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Tis the Season Christmas Shoppe Corporate Office

Tis The Season Christmas Shoppe

Tis the Season Christmas Shoppe was founded in 1996 by former Amish believer Jo Ann Hershberger. The building was originally part of a larger farm that had been purchased and was used as a farm tool and stock warehouse. Hershberger wanted a year round Christmas store that was big enough to include a “Christmas Village.”

The building is 20,000 square feet, broken up into sections, each with a different theme. In the beginning, only the first floor was used, but today, the company has grown so much that the basement and balconies are also used. Tis the Season Christmas Shoppe is an authorized seller of many collectable Christmas items, including Possible Dreams, Snowbabies, and Byers Choice.

The basement includes a cafe type of setting, with free coffee and ESPN for those who enjoy the game more than shopping. The center of the store is a chapel, complete with a real bell, not chimed in music. The store is open all year, 9 to 7.

History

Tis the Season Christmas Shoppe was founded in 1996 by former Amish believer Jo Ann Hershberger. The building was originally part of a larger farm that had been purchased and was used as a farm tool and stock warehouse. Hershberger wanted a year … [Continue reading] about Tis the Season Christmas Shoppe Corporate Office

Half Price Books Corporate Office

Half Price Books

Half Price Books was founded in 1972 by Pat Anderson and Ken Gjemre, in Dallas, Texas. The original store was a remodeled Laundromat where the pair put 2,000 of their own books on sale and advertised that the company was buying and selling books. After buying thousands of books, records, and magazines, the company expanded their location.

Today, the company has more than 120 locations and outlet stores in 16 states. Half Price Books is the largest family owned chain of bookstores in the U.S. Pat Anderson’s daughter is current CEO. The company is well-known for donating millions of books to non-profit organizations such as American Red Cross and Feed the Children.

Half Price Books also owns their own printing company, Hackberry Press, which reprints non-copyrighted titles or English language translations of books from other publishers.

History

Half Price Books was founded in 1972 by Pat Anderson and Ken Gjemre, in Dallas, Texas. The original store was a remodeled Laundromat where the pair put 2,000 of their own books on sale and advertised that the company was buying and selling books. … [Continue reading] about Half Price Books Corporate Office

Halloween Hallway Corporate Office

Halloween Hallway

Halloween Hallway was founded in 2007 in Chicago, Illinois, by Brian Bowers. Originally founded as a small, seasonal only store and online site, the company has expanded tremendously to 7 locations around the greater Chicago area, as well as pop-up stores during the holiday season.

Halloween Hallway aims to be different from other stores by providing accessories and sizes that other stores do not. In addition to being an interactive store experience, the company focus is on being a comprehensive, one-stop-Halloween-shop where customers can find everything they need.

The company’s online store claims to have more than 10,000 costumes in stock, including pet costumes. In addition to costumes, the company offers party goods, such as cups, plates, napkins, table covers, party favors and decorations for the home.

History

Always Christmas Corporate Office

Always Christmas

Founded in 1991 by husband and wife team Boyd and Loretta Aldridge, Always Christmas at Canterbury Village in Lake Orion, Michigan, started off as a small seasonal only Christmas store. The company expanded until they completely filled a 90,000 square foot building.

In late 2014, the company sold their large building to Woodside Bible Church, who had plans to turn it into an 800 seat church/auditorium. The Always Christmas store moved to a more modest 10,000 square foot building next door. The owners state that they intend to expand their company again, although no actual date was set. Expansion plans include a small wedding chapel, as well as expanding the store another 7,000 to 8,000 square feet.

Always Christmas is open all year and is an authorized seller of many collectible Christmas items including Hallmark and Department 56.

History

Family Christian Stores Corporate Office

Family Christian Stores

Family Christian was founded in 1931 in a farmhouse in Grandville, Michigan. Two brothers, Bernie and Pat Zondervan, created Zondervan Publishing, which printed Christian tracts, then later, books and other Christian materials.

The company was a division of Zondervan Publishing until 1993 when the company split itself into two separate companies. Originally called Family Bookstores, the company changed its name to Family Christian Stores to better reflect their values and merchandise. The company says that 100 percent of their profits go to charities benefiting orphans and widows. The US federal government granted the company 501 c status om 2012, which marks it as a non-profit organization.

Today, Family Christian Stores has 281 locations, as well as an online store. The company filed for bankruptcy in 2015.