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Movado Watches Corporate Office

Movado

Movado can trace its roots back to 1881. Originally founded as LAI Ditescheim & Freres in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, by Léopold Achille Isidore Ditesheim. The company changed its name to Movado in 1905. In 1983, the company was purchased by North American Watch Corporation, which is now part of the Movado Group.

The company is best known for The Museum Watch, which was designed in 1947. This simple design features a dot at the number 12, symbolizing high noon. There are no other numbers or markers on the watch, making it difficult for some to determine a precise time.

History

Movado Group’s brands include Movado, Concord, EBEL, and MVMT, plus licensed brands including Olivia Burton, Hugo Boss, Coach, Lacoste, and Tommy Hilfiger.

Movado acquired watch brand Movement, also known as MVMT, for $100 million in August 2018.

Headquarters for Movado is located in Paramus, New Jersey.

Movado can trace its roots back to 1881. Originally founded as LAI Ditescheim & Freres in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, by Léopold Achille Isidore Ditesheim. The company changed its name to Movado in 1905. In 1983, the company was purchased by … [Continue reading] about Movado Watches Corporate Office

GetGo Corporate Office

GetGo

GetGo began as Cross Roads convenience stores and gas stations throughout the Pennsylvania area. Giant Eagle also had their own gas stations, a few with attached convenience stores, starting in 2001. In 2003, Giant Eagle acquired nearly all the Cross Roads gas stations and convenience stores from Guttman Oil, who owned Cross Roads.

In 2004, Giant Eagle acquired several Shell gas stations in Ohio that were close to Giant Eagle stores. Gas stations and Cross Roads locations were changed to the GetGo names in 2005.

History

After these acquisitions, GetGo has built the remainder of the company from the ground up, other than the recent acquisition in late 2018 of the 56 Indiana based convenience stores Rickers. Guttman oil still supplies the chain with its gas and oil products.

The company introduced a fuel perks program in 2007 where customers can save ten cents per gallon for every $50 spent. In addition to the food stores and gas stations, some locations also have WetGo car washes.

In May 2019, the company announced that they were going to offer a variety of CBD based products in their Giant Eagle and GetGo locations.

To compete with Amazon, GetGo and Giant Eagle announced that customers would soon be able to take their purchases and walk out the door using the app on their mobile phone for payment.

In 2017, GetGo partnered with Uber Eats to allow for delivery service of their food and drink items. The company currently has 250 GetGo locations in 5 states.

In October 2023, the company announced that it was profitable for the second year in a row with revenue surging by more than 300%.

Headquarters are located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

GasBuddy Corporate Office

GasBuddy

Childhood friends Dustin Coupal and Jason Toews founded GasBuddy in April 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Originally designed as a free website where consumers could share information about gas prices and availability, the pair filed as a for-profit company in April 2004.

The GasBuddy app is a GPS-based program for smartphones and tablets, providing prices of nearby gas stations from user-submitted data, as well as through partnerships with other companies and directly from station operators.

History

While the company still operates a website where consumers report gas prices and availability, registered GasBuddy members are encouraged to input gas price data, with the incentive to earn points that allow them to obtain electronic tickets for entry towards a daily drawing for a $100 prepaid gas card. The website offers additional features such as a fuel logbook, which allows users to record fuel purchases, odometer miles, and fuel usage.

In March 2013, UCG acquired GasBuddy for an undisclosed amount. Initially available only in the US and Canada, the company expanded to include Australia in 2016.

GasBuddy also noted which gas station brands tended to have the cleanest restrooms in each state, as reported by consumers in May 2019.

During hurricane Dorian in September 2019, the GasBuddy app helped customers find gas stations that were still open and had gas available .

The app also helped those in Louisiana and Mississippi after Hurricane Ida passed through the area in 2021.

Headquarters for GasBuddy are located in Boston, Massachusetts.

AMPM Corporate Office

AMPM

Founded in 1978 by the Atlantic Richfield Corporation, AMPM is a chain of convenience stores most often attached to ARCO or BP gas stations.

BP acquired Atlantic Richfield in 2000. While many locations have changed the name of the gas stations to BP, some retain the ARCO name and logo. The AMPM name remains the same. Convenience stores are mostly franchises with more than 970 locations found mainly in the Western portion of the US.

History

A key focus of AMPM is its food program. Stores offer fresh coffee, bakery items, fresh sandwiches and hot foods, such as hot dogs and burritos. AMPM offers up to 24 different soda fountain flavors and a condiment bar so customers can top off their nachos or hot dogs with pickles, onions, cheese, and other items.

The company was chosen by Convenience Store News as being the 2018 Best New Food Service Offering with their Project Mojo.

In June 2019, the company announced that it would carry Harvest brand CBD products, which include lotions, oils, and snack bars.

In August 2022, the company announced that it would start expanding the AMPM convenience stores to the East Coast.

Headquarters for the company are located in La Palma, California.

Founded in 1978 by the Atlantic Richfield Corporation, AMPM is a chain of convenience stores most often attached to ARCO or BP gas stations. BP acquired Atlantic Richfield in 2000. While many locations have changed the name of the gas stations to BP, … [Continue reading] about AMPM Corporate Office

Snapchat Corporate Office

SnapChat

In April of 2011, Reggie Brown brought the idea for a disappearing pictures application to Evan Spiegel since he had prior business experience, Brown thought he could offer advice. Brown and Spiegel then pulled in Robert (Bobby), who had experience in coding. The three worked closely together for several months and launched Snapchat as “Picaboo” on the Apple iOS operating system on July 8, 2011. Reggie Brown was ousted from the company a few months later.

The app was relaunched as Snapchat in September of 2011. Reggie Brown attempted to negotiate a settlement for his share of the company. Lawyers for Snapchat denied that he had anything to do with the creation of the company. In September 2014, the trio reached a settlement where Brown received $157 million and would receive credit for starting the company.

History

Snapchat is a mobile phone app that provides social networking via photos or “snaps.” One of the core concepts is that any picture or video or message you send – by default – is made available to the receiver for only a short time before it becomes inaccessible. This temporary nature of the app was originally designed to encourage a more natural flow of interaction.

Snapchat recently updated the app so that users can now store photos, rather than see them deleted, with unlimited viewing time.

One of the popular features is the use of stickers, geofilters, and visual effects. The company went public on the NYSE under the ticker symbol SNAP in March 2018. Since going public, the company has grown tremendously, forcing it to move most of its corporate offices to temporary locations in Santa Monica, California. Snapchat says they are looking for a more permanent solution.

Snapchat launched a new tool in late August 2019 to help developers create filters for changing hair and makeup styles.

In September 2019, a Jacksonville, Illinois, elementary school principal was sent a Snapchat image of what appeared to be a student with a gun at the school. The photo and incident are under investigation.