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6PM.Com Corporate Office

6PM.Com was founded in 1999 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Originally named Shoedini.Com,Inc. The company changed their name to 6PM.Com, LLC, in late 2005 and is now a subsidiary of Zappos.Com,Inc, which is owned by Amazon.Com.

6PM.Com offers online shopping for new and discounted women’s, men’s, and children’s shoes, ladies handbags, luxury watches, backpacks, swimwear, coats, sweaters, jeans, ladies skirts, and children’s clothing. The company also offers a wide range of men’s wear including underwear, socks, jeans, sweatshirts, and belts. In addition to clothing and shoes, 6PM.Com also offers sporting goods, home exercise equipment, housewares, luggage, messenger bags, briefcases, diaper bags, as well as wallets for both men and women.

In May of 2010, a glitch in a computer system accidentally priced everything online at $49.99, including GPS navigation systems and other items costing several hundred dollars. 6PM.Com stood by their online pricing, which cost the company $1.6 million.

6PM.Com

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Von Maur Corporate Office

Von Maur was founded in 1872 by J.H.C. Petersen and his three sons in Davenport, Iowa. Petersen’s son, William, sold the store in 1916 to R. Harned and the Von Maur brothers. The Von Maur’s assumed complete ownership of the company after Harned passed away in 1937.

Today, the company has 30 locations and offers upscale clothing, footwear, ladies handbags, jewelry, and accessories. Von Maur is known for offering an interest free credit card, free shipping, free shipping for online returns, and free gift wrapping. Most Von Maur stores feature a live pianist playing music during business hours.

Von Maur is continuing to open new stores at a time when many locations are cutting back. The company announced that they would take over the former Nordstrom location in the Mall of Georgia, as well as open a second store in the Minneapolis-St.Paul area in the fall of 2016.

Von Maur

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Bergdorf Goodman Corporate Office

Bergdorf Goodman was founded in 1899 when a French tailor, Herman Bergdorf, opened a shop in Manhattan, New York. Bergdorf’s apprentice, Edwin Goodman, earned enough money to buy an interest in the business. The company renamed itself Bergdorf Goodman in 1901. The company moved to its present address on 5th Avenue and 58th Street in 1928.

Today, Bergdorf Goodman is one of the most prestigious and popular high end clothing and accessory store in America. The company has two stores, directly across the street from one another. The original store offers women’s designer clothing, jewelry, shoes,and childrens clothing. The newer store, located on the east side of 5th Avenue, features men’s clothing, shoes, and accessories.

Bergdorf Goodman is now a subsidairy of Neiman Marcus, which is owned by the private equity firms Warburg Pincus and TPG Capital. The Neiman Marcus Group had $5.1 billion in revenue in 2015.

Bergdorf Goodman

Bergdorf Goodman is now a subsidairy of Neiman Marcus, which is owned by the private equity firms Warburg Pincus and TPG Capital. The Neiman Marcus Group had $5.1 billion in revenue in 2015.

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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

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Claire’s Stores Corporate Office

Claire’s was founded in 1961. Originally named Fashion Tress, the company’s main focus was on wigs and hairpieces. In 1973, Fashion Tress purchased Claire’s, a jewelry chain with 25 locations at the time. The company moved away from wigs and placed their focus on costume jewelry and ear piercing.

Most Claire’s locations today are geared towards pre-teens and teenagers. Many locations have a section for children under 7. The company offers costume jewelry, fashion jewelry, hair accessories, clip in hair pieces, teen music band jewelry and body jewelry, such as tongue rings. In America, 95% of all shopping malls contain a Claire’s store.

Claire’s has 3,469 locations throughout the U.S. and globally, including Hong Kong and the U.K. The company had $1.6 billion in sales in 2015 and employs 17,600 persons worldwide.

Claire's

Claire’s has 3,469 locations throughout the U.S. and globally, including Hong Kong and the U.K. The company had $1.6 billion in sales in 2015 and employs 17,600 persons worldwide.