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Nine West Corporate Office

Nine West was founded in 1983 in New York, New York, by Jerome Fisher & Vince Camuto. The first store location was located in Stamford, Connecticut. Originally, the store sold only women’s shoes. Since that time, the company has expanded tremendously, offering handbags, sunglasses, legwear, outerwear, jewelry, belts, watches, cold weather accessories, hats, scarves and wraps, and eyewear. After the launch of handbags in 1995, Nine West expanded to dresses, suits and children’s shoes.

The company went international in 1994, opening its first overseas location in Hong Kong. In 1995, Nine West acquired the United States Shoe Corporation, which included the Easy Spirit brand of shoes.

Nine West once had 800 global locations in 57 countries, as well as an active e-commerce site.

In April 2018, it was announced that Nine West’s U.S. business had filed for bankruptcy and closed all its stores. It was announced that Nine West’s business would be closed for good. It was also announced that the Nine West brand would be acquired by Authentic Brands Group.

Authentic Brands reopened many store locations and announced in 2019 that Tyra Banks would be their new ambassador and spokesperson.

In late 2019, the company emerged from bankruptcy and announced that it would rebrand itself as Premier Brands.

Headquarters for Nine West is located in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Nine West

History

Nine West once had 800 global locations in 57 countries, as well as an active e-commerce site.

Authentic Brands reopened many store locations and announced in 2019 that Tyra Banks would be their new ambassador and spokesperson.

In late 2019, the company emerged from bankruptcy and announced that it would rebrand itself as Premier Brands.

Headquarters for Nine West is located in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Sundance Catalog Corporate Office

Actor Robert Redford purchased a 6,000-acre ranch in Utah in 1969 after making the movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” in which Redford played the Sundance Kid. The ranch was named Sundance and Redford created the Sundance Group, which is a non-profit organization.

Sundance Ranch offers a small resort and “town”, which features local artists and artesian products. The store became very popular and Redford began selling these items via the Sundance Catalog, which was first published in 1989. Mr. Redford once quipped, “Let me say that if for any reason this Catalog should fail, I plan to change my name and move to Bolivia.”

The catalog is published several times each year and has a separate catalog for jewelry. There are also Sundance retail stores and outlets, with 18 locations in as many states.

Sundance also sells its products via a website.

Sundance Holdings Group has been sold several times, with the last sale being to Webster Capital for an undisclosed sum in October 2019.

Sundance published its first home furnishing and home decor catalog in March 2019.

Headquarters for Sundance are located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Sundance Catalog

History

The catalog is published several times each year and has a separate catalog for jewelry. There are also Sundance retail stores and outlets, with 18 locations in as many states.

Sundance also sells its products via a website.

Sundance Holdings Group has been sold several times, with the last sale being to Webster Capital for an undisclosed sum in October 2019.

Sundance published its first home furnishing and home decor catalog in March 2019.

Headquarters for Sundance are located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Fisher Investments Corporate Office

Ken Fisher is an American investment analyst and one of the richest men in the world. His father was also an investment advisor. He graduated with a degree in economics in 1972. In 1979, with $250, Fisher started his own investment firm, Fisher Investments in San Francisco, California.

Fisher was the first to use a practice called price-to-sales ratio to gauge his stock buying. Fisher defined his investment philosophy after studying the stock returns and P/E ratios between January 1976 and June 1995 ousing six investment categories: big-cap value, midcap value, small-cap value, big-cap growth, midcap growth, and small-cap growth.

Fisher served as CEO until 2016 and now works as Chairman of the company. Fisher Investments and its subsidiaries manage over $100 billion in assets for individual investors and institutional investors around the world. The firm maintains four principal business units: Fisher Investments Institutional Group, Fisher Investments Private Client Group, Fisher Investments 401(k) Solutions Group and Fisher Investments International Group.

While the company has some of the highest fees in the industry, it also outperforms nearly every other investment firm. Fisher typically makes bold statements and predictions, including saying that the Federal Reserve doesn’t matter as much as people think it does.

At a private “power lunch” meeting on October 8th, 2019, Fisher was recorded making sexist comments during his speech. He compared attaining new clients to picking up girls at a bar. Fisher has since apologized for his comments, calling them inappropriate, but his comments have snowballed into a huge loss for the company, with at least 6 large government pension or investment firms pulling their money out of the company. This loss currently stands at $2.7 billion.

Fisher has been banned from doing interviews or giving speeches for the time being.

Company headquarters are located in Camas, Washington.

Fisher Investments

History

Fisher has been banned from doing interviews or giving speeches for the time being.

Company headquarters are located in Camas, Washington.

Barrio Tacos Corporate Office

Barrio Tacos was founded in 2012 by friends Joe Kahn, Tom Leneghan, & Sean Fairbairn. The company operates a small chain of Mexican food restaurants that specialize in “build your own tacos,” along with alcoholic beverages.

Restaurants feature an intricate wall mural and a Day of the Dead theme. Food trucks are often found at local events and catering and delivery service are also offered.

The company now has 6 locations in Ohio, one in New Hampshire, and one is scheduled to open in late 2019 or early 2020 in East Lansing, Michigan.

The co-founders are involved in a lawsuit over copyright infringement and breach of contract after former co-founder and owner Joe Kahn started his own taco business Condado’s Tacos.

Headquarters for Barrio Tacos remain in Cleveland, Ohio.

Barrio Tacos

Restaurants feature an intricate wall mural and a Day of the Dead theme. Food trucks are often found at local events and catering and delivery service are also offered.

History

The company now has 6 locations in Ohio, one in New Hampshire, and one is scheduled to open in late 2019 or early 2020 in East Lansing, Michigan.

The co-founders are involved in a lawsuit over copyright infringement and breach of contract after former co-founder and owner Joe Kahn started his own taco business Condado’s Tacos.

Headquarters for Barrio Tacos remain in Cleveland, Ohio.

Nautica Corporate Office

David Chu and his family immigrated from Taiwan in the early 1960s. Chu attended the New York Fashion Institute and began to design men’s coats that resembled old fashioned sailor suits. The coats were instant hits in the upscale New York men’s clothing stores. Chu named his company Nautica, which is an offshoot of the Latin word “Nauticus”, which means ship.

Today, the company sells a variety of men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing, watches, shoes, perfume, towels, linen, and more. Nautica has 170 stores around the world and the brand is sold in a variety of retail locations.

Nautica is generally priced between mid-range brands and premium designer brands, making it a popular choice for those seeking quality but aren’t necessarily interested in big-name brands.

In March 2018, Authentic Brands, Inc., acquired Nautica for an undisclosed sum.

In October 2019, the company decided to relaunch its Nautica Jeans brand, competing directly with Aeropostale.

New Balance filed a lawsuit against Nautica stating that the company’s use of the capital letter “N” on their shoes and other items was a copyright infringement.

Headquarters for Nautica remains in New York City, New York.

Nautica

History

Nautica is generally priced between mid-range brands and premium designer brands, making it a popular choice for those seeking quality but aren’t necessarily interested in big-name brands.

In March 2018, Authentic Brands, Inc., acquired Nautica for an undisclosed sum.

In October 2019, the company decided to relaunch its Nautica Jeans brand, competing directly with Aeropostale.

New Balance filed a lawsuit against Nautica stating that the company’s use of the capital letter “N” on their shoes and other items was a copyright infringement.

Headquarters for Nautica remains in New York City, New York.