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Patriot Group International Corporate Office

Patriot Group International

Patriot Group International, Inc., was founded in 2004 and is based out of Warrenton, Vermont. The company specializes in support services for selected clients who operate within the intelligence, defense, and/or private sector. The company serves more than 15 countries, on 4 continents, including those in high threat or high risk areas.

Patriot Group International is listed as #137 on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies in America. The company had a three year growth rate of 2,773% and $28.3 million in annual revenue in 2014. Patriot Group International has 100 employees, with 70 of these being added in the past 3 years.

The company is also listed as #5 on the Inc. list of Top Government Services Companies, #5 on their list of Top Washington D.C. Companies, and Patriot Group International takes the #4 spot on the Inc. list of Top Vermont Companies.

History

Patriot Group International, Inc., was founded in 2004 and is based out of Warrenton, Vermont. The company specializes in support services for selected clients who operate within the intelligence, defense, and/or private sector. The company serves … [Continue reading] about Patriot Group International Corporate Office

Pet Pros Corporate Office

Pet Pros

Pet Pros was founded in 1986 in Seattle, Washington. The company is now one of the largest, independently owned pet supply stores in the Pacific Northwest, with 24 locations. Several of the stores are family owned and operated, including the Las Vegas, Nevada, location as well as Haley Gardner, who owns another location in Washington.

Pet Pros offers personalized service and offers a wide range of pet food and pet care items including dog and cat food, small reptile and rodent food, bird seed and treats, collars, leashes, apparel for pets of all kinds, aquariums, heat lamps and heat rocks, thermometers, training and care books, pet beds, pet carriers, crates, treats, toys, bird accessories, and tropical fish accessories such as pumps, tubing, and filters, as well as aquarium decorations.

History

Pet Pros was founded in 1986 in Seattle, Washington. The company is now one of the largest, independently owned pet supply stores in the Pacific Northwest, with 24 locations. Several of the stores are family owned and operated, including the Las … [Continue reading] about Pet Pros Corporate Office

Moneygram Corporate Office

Moneygram

Moneygram International often referred to as simply Moneygram was the result of the merging of two separate businesses, Traveler’s Express and Integrated Business Systems. The company is currently based in Dallas, Texas.

History

Traveler’s Express was once the largest provider of money orders until the company underwent reorganization in 1993. By the late 1990’s, Moneygram had more than 22,000 locations in 100 countries. By 2006, the company had expanded to Asia, Central America, and Eastern Europe. Today, the company offers bill-payments and online money transfers.

Moneygram went public in 2004 and is sold on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol: MGI.

Company shares dropped 96% during the economic downturn in 2007 but has since recovered and has been in the black since 2009. In 2012, the company admitted to money laundering and wire fraud. Moneygram paid a fine in February of 2016 of $13 million, as well as $4 million in states costs and fees.

In 2013 the company considered putting themselves up for sale. In 2014, after losing a relationship with Wal-Mart Stores, it began restructuring to cut costs. From their peak in 2013 until late 2015, shares fell as much as 70%. Moneygram closed a Global Customer Care Operations center in Lakewood, Colorado, resulting in over 500 layoffs. Later, the company closed its 376-person Brooklyn Center operation in 2015. The company has offshored numerous positions to Warsaw, Poland from its Colorado and Minnesota locations for additional cost-cutting. Also in 2015, the company’s agent network in Africa reached 25,000 locations, including an agreement with the Mauritius Post Office.

Between late October 2016 and January 2017, Moneygram’s shares doubled in value. The company operates in more than 200 countries with a global network of about 347,000 agent offices.

In January of 2018. Moneygram and Ripple currency (also known as XRP) announced that they were making a partnership. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse described the MoneyGram tie-up as a strategic one and said it would demonstrate XRP’s ability to lower costs for money transfers between friends and families.

Also in January, the company called off its planned merger with a Chinese financial firm after failing to receive approval from the US government.

Moneygram International often referred to as simply Moneygram was the result of the merging of two separate businesses, Traveler's Express and Integrated Business Systems. The company is currently based in Dallas, Texas. Traveler's … [Continue reading] about Moneygram Corporate Office

Pet Supermarket Corporate Office

Pet Supermarket

Pet Supermarket was founded in 1973 and has headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The company’s original name was Pet Circus, which was changed to its current name in 1986. The company has more than 127 stores across the U.S.

Pet Supermarket offers a wide range of pet supplies including dog, cat, bird, small mammal and reptile foods, aquariums, bird cages, dog crates and carriers, cat carriers, vitamins, dental care products, treats, collars, leashes, training and care guidebooks, aquarium decorations, heaters, thermometers, air pumps, tubing, turtle food and habitats, reptile habitats and heating elements, as well as pet adoption services.

The company has 1,400 employees and had annual revenue in 2012 of $213 million. Pet Supermarket strives to be different from other pet stores by offering sound advice from employees who actually own the animals sold so they can provide their own experience and offer helpful solutions to common problems.

History

Pet Supermarket was founded in 1973 and has headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The company's original name was Pet Circus, which was changed to its current name in 1986. The company has more than 127 stores across the U.S. Pet Supermarket … [Continue reading] about Pet Supermarket Corporate Office

Shirokiya Corporate Office

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.

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, … [Continue reading] about Shirokiya Corporate Office