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Bi-Mart Corporate Office

Bi-Mart was founded in Yakima, Washington, in 1955. The company is an employee owned chain of department stores across the north west U.S. Bi-Mart has changed hands several times over the years with Pay ‘N Save buying the company in 1976, Thrifty Corporation in 1984, PayLess Drugs in 1990, and Rite Aid in 1996. Endeavour Capital purchased the company in 1997 and sold it to employees in 2004 for $94 million.

Bi-Mart stores are quite diversified in their product line. A typical store offers a pharmacy, power tools, sporting goods, canned and packaged foods, clothing, shoes, housewares, small appliances, and personal care products.

Today, the company has 75 locations in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Like Costco and Sams, Bi-Mart is a membership store, however, unlike the former, Bi-Mart membership fees are a mere $5 per family and there are no annual renewal fees.

Bi-Mart

Bi-Mart was founded in Yakima, Washington, in 1955. The company is an employee owned chain of department stores across the north west U.S. Bi-Mart has changed hands several times over the years with Pay ‘N Save buying the company in 1976, Thrifty Corporation in 1984, PayLess Drugs in 1990, and Rite Aid in 1996. Endeavour Capital purchased the company in 1997 and sold it to employees in 2004 for $94 million.

Bi-Mart stores are quite diversified in their product line. A typical store offers a pharmacy, power tools, sporting goods, canned and packaged foods, clothing, shoes, housewares, small appliances, and personal care products.

Today, the company has 75 locations in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Like Costco and Sams, Bi-Mart is a membership store, however, unlike the former, Bi-Mart membership fees are a mere $5 per family and there are no annual renewal fees.

History

Halls Corporate Office

Halls is the store division of Hallmark Cards. The Halls and Hallmark line was founded in 1916 by Joyce Hall in Kansas City, Missouri. Hall originally sold greeting cards from a display case in the lobby of a Kansas City store. The company soon moved to their own store and slowly began adding other merchandise to their line in addition to the very popular greeting cards.

Building a new store in the Crown Center began in 1973. Crown Center replaced the original downtown Halls store. Halls stores feature a wide variety of clothing, jewelry, wedding items, shoes, children and infants clothing, as well as china and crystal glassware.

In 2013, Halls consolidated their two stores into the new Crown Center. The new Crown Center officially opened September of 2014. Halls employs 10,500 full time employees and almost 20,000 part time employees. The company had annual revenue in 2015 of $3.7 billion.

Halls

Halls is the store division of Hallmark Cards. The Halls and Hallmark line was founded in 1916 by Joyce Hall in Kansas City, Missouri. Hall originally sold greeting cards from a display case in the lobby of a Kansas City store. The company soon moved to their own store and slowly began adding other merchandise to their line in addition to the very popular greeting cards.

Building a new store in the Crown Center began in 1973. Crown Center replaced the original downtown Halls store. Halls stores feature a wide variety of clothing, jewelry, wedding items, shoes, children and infants clothing, as well as china and crystal glassware.

In 2013, Halls consolidated their two stores into the new Crown Center. The new Crown Center officially opened September of 2014. Halls employs 10,500 full time employees and almost 20,000 part time employees. The company had annual revenue in 2015 of $3.7 billion.

History

Tupperware Brands Corporate Office

Tupperware Logo

 

Tupperware Brands was founded in 1946 as The Tupperware Company in Leominster, Massachusetts by Earl Tupper. The once-patented “burping seal” is a famous aspect of Tupperware, which distinguished it from competitors.

The company is perhaps best known for their home parties. Tupperware pioneered the direct marketing strategy.  The Tupperware home party allowed women of the 1950’s to work and enjoy the benefits of earning an income without completely taking away the independence granted to women during the second world war, when women first began entering the labor market, all the while keeping their focus on home and family.  The party plan idea builds on characteristics generally developed by being a housewife (e.g., party planning, hosting a party, sociable relations with friends and neighbors) and created an alternative choice for women who either needed or wanted to work.  Tupperware party invite

In 1958 Earl Tupper sold the company to Rexall in a $16 million deal. In 2005 the company’s name changed to Tupperware Brands Corporation to reflect diversification of the company’s product line.

In the 1950’s Tupperware parties became a symbol of suburban American life. The first home party outside of the US was held in Weybridge, England, in 1960. Tupperware spread quickly throughout Europe.

Tupperware ad

Tupperware discontinued selling in England and Ireland in 2003, stating that customers were no longer happy with the direct sales model.

Today the company sells household products and beauty under the Tupperware, Armand Dupree, Avroy Shlain, BeautiControl, Fuller, Nutrimetrics, NaturCare, and Swissgarde.

Armand Dupree Tupperware Perfume Bottle

Tupperware Brands trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TUP, is a member of the S&P 400, is #792 in the Fortune 1000, has 13,100 employees, and had $2.3 billion in revenue in 2014.

Tupperware selection

The company announced in May 2018 that they were pulling out of Israel. While no reason was given, it is thought that the regional headquarters in the Middle East played some part in this decision. An estimated 2,000 persons will lose their jobs due to this action.

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Tupperware Brands

Tupperware Logo

 

Tupperware Brands was founded in 1946 as The Tupperware Company in Leominster, Massachusetts by Earl Tupper. The once-patented “burping seal” is a famous aspect of Tupperware, which distinguished it from competitors.

History

The company is perhaps best known for their home parties. Tupperware pioneered the direct marketing strategy.  The Tupperware home party allowed women of the 1950’s to work and enjoy the benefits of earning an income without completely taking away the independence granted to women during the second world war, when women first began entering the labor market, all the while keeping their focus on home and family.  The party plan idea builds on characteristics generally developed by being a housewife (e.g., party planning, hosting a party, sociable relations with friends and neighbors) and created an alternative choice for women who either needed or wanted to work.  Tupperware party invite

In 1958 Earl Tupper sold the company to Rexall in a $16 million deal. In 2005 the company’s name changed to Tupperware Brands Corporation to reflect diversification of the company’s product line.

In the 1950’s Tupperware parties became a symbol of suburban American life. The first home party outside of the US was held in Weybridge, England, in 1960. Tupperware spread quickly throughout Europe.

Tupperware ad

Tupperware discontinued selling in England and Ireland in 2003, stating that customers were no longer happy with the direct sales model.

Today the company sells household products and beauty under the Tupperware, Armand Dupree, Avroy Shlain, BeautiControl, Fuller, Nutrimetrics, NaturCare, and Swissgarde.

Armand Dupree Tupperware Perfume Bottle

Tupperware Brands trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TUP, is a member of the S&P 400, is #792 in the Fortune 1000, has 13,100 employees, and had $2.3 billion in revenue in 2014.

Tupperware selection

The company announced in May 2018 that they were pulling out of Israel. While no reason was given, it is thought that the regional headquarters in the Middle East played some part in this decision. An estimated 2,000 persons will lose their jobs due to this action.

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