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Zondervan Corporate Office

Zondervan was founded in 1931 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, by Peter and Bernard Zondervan. The brothers were nephews of publisher William Eerdmans. The company began by selling excess books and bibles out of the family barn.

Today, Zondervan is one of the largest sellers of Christian themed books, bibles, music, and movies. The company is now a part of the HarperCollins Christian Publishing Company. In addition to Christian themed books and music, the company has a division of books on tape, children’s books, and religious home decor, including candles and wall plaques.

The company has been highly criticized by some fundamentalist groups for publishing different versions of the bible, including their gender neutral Today’s New International Version. Rolling Stone magazine received criticism after refusing to accept an advertisement for Zondervan’s bibles.

Zondervan

Zondervan was founded in 1931 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, by Peter and Bernard Zondervan. The brothers were nephews of publisher William Eerdmans. The company began by selling excess books and bibles out of the family barn.

Today, Zondervan is one of the largest sellers of Christian themed books, bibles, music, and movies. The company is now a part of the HarperCollins Christian Publishing Company. In addition to Christian themed books and music, the company has a division of books on tape, children’s books, and religious home decor, including candles and wall plaques.

The company has been highly criticized by some fundamentalist groups for publishing different versions of the bible, including their gender neutral Today’s New International Version. Rolling Stone magazine received criticism after refusing to accept an advertisement for Zondervan’s bibles.

History

Schuler Books & Music Corporate Office

Schuler Books and Music, originally called Schuler Books, was founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1982, by current owners Bill and Cecile Fehsenfeld. The couple loved books and decided to make it their life’s career. The original store sold only new books and magazines. Today, the company sells new, used, and digital books, as well as used books and music.

The company operates a chain of 3 book and music stores in the state of Michigan. Food and coffee were introduced in 1995. The company also prints books via books on demand through their Espresso Book Machine. This machine can print and bind a book in minutes. This allows clients to obtain books that are currently out of stock or even out of print books.

Schuler Books and Music acquired Nicola’s Bookstore, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2014, but has not changed the name and, at this time, it is unclear if they will.

Schuler Books and Music

Schuler Books and Music, originally called Schuler Books, was founded in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1982, by current owners Bill and Cecile Fehsenfeld. The couple loved books and decided to make it their life’s career. The original store sold only new books and magazines. Today, the company sells new, used, and digital books, as well as used books and music.

The company operates a chain of 3 book and music stores in the state of Michigan. Food and coffee were introduced in 1995. The company also prints books via books on demand through their Espresso Book Machine. This machine can print and bind a book in minutes. This allows clients to obtain books that are currently out of stock or even out of print books.

Schuler Books and Music acquired Nicola’s Bookstore, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2014, but has not changed the name and, at this time, it is unclear if they will.

History

Half.Com Corporate Office

Half.com was founded in 1999 by Josh Kopelman. The original idea behind the company was to sell used books and textbooks for “half price” or less. The company has no inventory or stores, but instead, has sellers offer their own personal items for sale. The original site sold books, textbooks, and music on CD’s.

The company was purchased by eBay in 2000 for $350 million. Today, it works as a subsidiary of eBay, however, the company does not use an auction type setting as its parent company does. Buyers can see the current new, used, and previously sold prices, however, so they know if the price is a good deal or not. Half.Com offers books, textbooks, music CD’s, movies, and video games.

eBay had considered integrating Half.Com into their platform, however, customers objected. Its main revenue source lies with the used textbook market. The company began accepting PayPal as a means of payment in 2013.

 

Half.Com

Half.com was founded in 1999 by Josh Kopelman. The original idea behind the company was to sell used books and textbooks for “half price” or less. The company has no inventory or stores, but instead, has sellers offer their own personal items for sale. The original site sold books, textbooks, and music on CD’s.

The company was purchased by eBay in 2000 for $350 million. Today, it works as a subsidiary of eBay, however, the company does not use an auction type setting as its parent company does. Buyers can see the current new, used, and previously sold prices, however, so they know if the price is a good deal or not. Half.Com offers books, textbooks, music CD’s, movies, and video games.

eBay had considered integrating Half.Com into their platform, however, customers objected. Its main revenue source lies with the used textbook market. The company began accepting PayPal as a means of payment in 2013.

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Hard Rock Cafe Corporate Office

The Hard Rock Cafe was founded by two Americans in London in 1971. Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton began covering the walls of their restaurant with rock and roll posters, records, and other memorabilia. The Seminole Tribe of Florida purchased the chain in 2007.

The company has amassed one of the largest collections of rock and roll memorabilia in the world. The first piece of memorabilia came from Eric Clapton, who wanted to hang his Fender guitar over his regular seat. This caused Pete Townshend to put one of his guitars over his regular seat at the Picadilly restaurant. The movement went on from there. There are currently 191 locations in 59 countries. There are approximately 157 cafes, 22 hotels and 11 Hard Rock gambling casinos.

The company runs a chain of themed restaurants, hotels, and casinos. Some of the hotels and casino locations have been sold to various companies over the years, but the cafe’s remain under the control of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, with headquarters in Orlando, Florida.

Hard Rock Cafe, Hotels, and Casinos

The Hard Rock Cafe was founded by two Americans in London in 1971. Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton began covering the walls of their restaurant with rock and roll posters, records, and other memorabilia. The Seminole Tribe of Florida purchased the chain in 2007.

The company has amassed one of the largest collections of rock and roll memorabilia in the world. The first piece of memorabilia came from Eric Clapton, who wanted to hang his Fender guitar over his regular seat. This caused Pete Townshend to put one of his guitars over his regular seat at the Picadilly restaurant. The movement went on from there. There are currently 191 locations in 59 countries. There are approximately 157 cafes, 22 hotels and 11 Hard Rock gambling casinos.

The company runs a chain of themed restaurants, hotels, and casinos. Some of the hotels and casino locations have been sold to various companies over the years, but the cafe’s remain under the control of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, with headquarters in Orlando, Florida.

History

Shirokiya Corporate Office

Shirokiya was founded in what is now Tokyo, Japan, in 1662 by Hikotaro Omura.  This is one of Japan’s oldest retail stores. The original name, Shirokiya Gofukuten, would last for several hundred years.  The company started off as a dry goods store, but over time, it expanded and added clothing and other popular items. By 1903, the company had several locations.

The earthquake of 1923 destroyed the original store and a fire in 1932 engulfed another location. Word War II took most of the owners’ assets, however, the company began to use common Western marketing techniques to obtain more sales and this enabled the company to rebuild.

To avoid a hostile takeover, the company was sold to the seven executives of the store in Hawaii. Today, this is the only remaining store, however, this store has been extremely successful, with more than $40 million in revenue in 2007.

Shirokiya offers almost all things Japanese including beer, meals, snacks, gifts, cosmetics, jewelry, books, DVDs, cakes, fashion eyewear, and massage items.

Shirokiya

Shirokiya was founded in what is now Tokyo, Japan, in 1662 by Hikotaro Omura.  This is one of Japan’s oldest retail stores. The original name, Shirokiya Gofukuten, would last for several hundred years.  The company started off as a dry goods store, but over time, it expanded and added clothing and other popular items. By 1903, the company had several locations.

The earthquake of 1923 destroyed the original store and a fire in 1932 engulfed another location. Word War II took most of the owners’ assets, however, the company began to use common Western marketing techniques to obtain more sales and this enabled the company to rebuild.

To avoid a hostile takeover, the company was sold to the seven executives of the store in Hawaii. Today, this is the only remaining store, however, this store has been extremely successful, with more than $40 million in revenue in 2007.

History

Shirokiya offers almost all things Japanese including beer, meals, snacks, gifts, cosmetics, jewelry, books, DVDs, cakes, fashion eyewear, and massage items.