Corporate Office HQ

Headquarters

Estée Lauder Corporate Office

Joseph Lauder and wife Estée Lauder began producing cosmetics in New York in 1946. At first the company only offered four products.

The next year Estée Lauder established its first department store account with Saks Fifth Avenue.

Over the next fifteen years the company expanded nationally, and in 1960 it expanded to London with a partnership with Harrod’s. In 1962 Estée Lauder expanded internationally again, this time to Hong Kong. In 1981 the company’s products became available in the Soviet Union.

In 2013 Estée Lauder reached $10 billion in sales for the first time.

Today Estée Lauder has a total of 27 brands, including Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Donna Karan, Kate Spade, M-A-C, Origins, Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors, and Sean Jean Fragrances. The company continues to be controlled by the Lauder family, which controls 70% of voting shares.

Estée Lauder has 46.000 employees and had almost $11 billion in revenue in 2014.

 

Estée Lauder

Joseph Lauder and wife Estée Lauder began producing cosmetics in New York in 1946. At first the company only offered four products.

The next year Estée Lauder established its first department store account with Saks Fifth Avenue.

Over the next fifteen years the company expanded nationally, and in 1960 it expanded to London with a partnership with Harrod’s. In 1962 Estée Lauder expanded internationally again, this time to Hong Kong. In 1981 the company’s products became available in the Soviet Union.

History

In 2013 Estée Lauder reached $10 billion in sales for the first time.

Today Estée Lauder has a total of 27 brands, including Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Donna Karan, Kate Spade, M-A-C, Origins, Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors, and Sean Jean Fragrances. The company continues to be controlled by the Lauder family, which controls 70% of voting shares.

Estée Lauder has 46.000 employees and had almost $11 billion in revenue in 2014.

 

PC Mall Corporate Office

PC Mall was founded by brothers Sam and Frank Khulusi in 1987 as Creative Computers. The company was a mail-order catalog company with products being advertised in catalogs and ordered over the phone.

This first catalog featured one brand of computers, the “Amiga” made by Commodore International. When Commodore failed in 1994 the company began to sell Apple computers.

In 1995 PC Mall expanded its product line to include PC Wintel products.

In 1997 the company acquired Computability and Elek-Tek, both of which dealt primarily in PC Wintel products.

In 2001 PC Mall acquired Wareforce, and in 2002 Club Mac.

PC Mall changed its name to PCM, Inc. in 2012.

The company now has 10 operating segments, which range from PC Mall Sales, which provides IT products to small and medium businesses, to OSRP LLC, which provides marketing and customer support and is based in the Philippines.

Today PCM has 2,500 employees and had $1.37 billion in revenue in 2010.

PC Mall

PC Mall was founded by brothers Sam and Frank Khulusi in 1987 as Creative Computers. The company was a mail-order catalog company with products being advertised in catalogs and ordered over the phone.

This first catalog featured one brand of computers, the “Amiga” made by Commodore International. When Commodore failed in 1994 the company began to sell Apple computers.

In 1995 PC Mall expanded its product line to include PC Wintel products.

History

In 1997 the company acquired Computability and Elek-Tek, both of which dealt primarily in PC Wintel products.

In 2001 PC Mall acquired Wareforce, and in 2002 Club Mac.

PC Mall changed its name to PCM, Inc. in 2012.

The company now has 10 operating segments, which range from PC Mall Sales, which provides IT products to small and medium businesses, to OSRP LLC, which provides marketing and customer support and is based in the Philippines.

Today PCM has 2,500 employees and had $1.37 billion in revenue in 2010.

J. Crew Corporate Office

J. Crew was founded in 1947 by Mitchel Cinader and Saul Charles as Popular Merchandise, Inc., which sold low-priced women’s clothing through home demonstration.

In the 1980’s Popular Merchandise started its own catalog under the name Popular Club Plan. The catalog business grew rapidly at 25-30 percent a year. Sales grew from $3 million to $100 million over five years.

In 1989 Popular Merchandise changed its name to J. Crew, named after the popular 1970’s cartoon, Jabberjaw.  That same year the company opened its first retail location in Manhattan.

Throughout the 1990’s J. Crew expanded to 35 retail stores and catalog sales in Canada.

J. Crew went public in 2006. The company was taken private in 2010 in a $3 billion deal led by management with the backing of TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners.

Today J. Crew has 400 retail stores, 12,700 employees, and had $1.7 billion in revenue in 2011.

J. Crew

J. Crew was founded in 1947 by Mitchel Cinader and Saul Charles as Popular Merchandise, Inc., which sold low-priced women’s clothing through home demonstration.

In the 1980’s Popular Merchandise started its own catalog under the name Popular Club Plan. The catalog business grew rapidly at 25-30 percent a year. Sales grew from $3 million to $100 million over five years.

In 1989 Popular Merchandise changed its name to J. Crew, named after the popular 1970’s cartoon, Jabberjaw.  That same year the company opened its first retail location in Manhattan.

History

Throughout the 1990’s J. Crew expanded to 35 retail stores and catalog sales in Canada.

J. Crew went public in 2006. The company was taken private in 2010 in a $3 billion deal led by management with the backing of TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners.

Today J. Crew has 400 retail stores, 12,700 employees, and had $1.7 billion in revenue in 2011.

Shutterfly Corporate Office

Shutterfly was founded by Eva Manolis and Dan Baum in 1999. At the beginning, Shutterfly faced literally 1,000 competitors, including giants like Walmart, Eastman Kodak, and Yahoo! The company’s odds of survival seemed low, but as of the beginning of 2013 the company had 47 straight quarters of revenue growth.

Jeffrey Housenbold took over as CEO of the company (coming in from eBay) in 2005 and took the company public the next year.

Shutterfly specializes in digital photo products and services for consumers and professional photography markets as well as the ability to upload, store, share, edit, and print photos through its website.

Shutterfly had $600 billion in revenue in 2012 and is valued at $1 billion by investors.

Shutterfly

Shutterfly was founded by Eva Manolis and Dan Baum in 1999. At the beginning, Shutterfly faced literally 1,000 competitors, including giants like Walmart, Eastman Kodak, and Yahoo! The company’s odds of survival seemed low, but as of the beginning of 2013 the company had 47 straight quarters of revenue growth.

Jeffrey Housenbold took over as CEO of the company (coming in from eBay) in 2005 and took the company public the next year.

Shutterfly specializes in digital photo products and services for consumers and professional photography markets as well as the ability to upload, store, share, edit, and print photos through its website.

History

Shutterfly had $600 billion in revenue in 2012 and is valued at $1 billion by investors.

Peapod Corporate Office

Peapod is an online grocery delivery service that was founded in 1989 by brothers Andrew and Thomas Parkinson.

Before 1996 Peapod provided online grocery shopping in partnership with Jewel, Safeway, Randall’s, and Kroger, depending on the location.

In 1996 Peapod launched its own website and became one of the earliest internet start-ups. The same year Peapod went public on the NASDAQ.

In 2000 global grocery giant Royal Ahold bought 51% of Peapod’s shares. The next year in 2001 Royal Ahold bought out the rest of the company.

Today Peapod is available in Philadelphia, Maryland, Virginia, Chicago, Indiana, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. Peapod offers 12,000 products including natural and organic, videos, pet supplies, office and school supplies, and prepared foods.

Peapod

Peapod is an online grocery delivery service that was founded in 1989 by brothers Andrew and Thomas Parkinson.

Before 1996 Peapod provided online grocery shopping in partnership with Jewel, Safeway, Randall’s, and Kroger, depending on the location.

In 1996 Peapod launched its own website and became one of the earliest internet start-ups. The same year Peapod went public on the NASDAQ.

History

In 2000 global grocery giant Royal Ahold bought 51% of Peapod’s shares. The next year in 2001 Royal Ahold bought out the rest of the company.

Today Peapod is available in Philadelphia, Maryland, Virginia, Chicago, Indiana, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. Peapod offers 12,000 products including natural and organic, videos, pet supplies, office and school supplies, and prepared foods.