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REI Corporate Office

REI

History

REI is a consumers cooperative with a $20 lifetime membership fee. Members receive an annual dividend equal to 10 percent of the amount of purchases they have made during a calendar year. This dividend must be spent at an REI store.

The company specializes in outdoor recreational gear and accessories, sporting goods, footwear, outdoor apparel and active wear, along with camping gear. REI has more than 140 retail stores as well as selling online and via catalogs. The company had annual revenue of $2.2 billion in 2014.

In January 2022, REI stated that it was building a 4th warehouse/distribution center in Tennessee.

REI maintains a corporate office in Sumner, Washington, and Kent, Washington.

REI was founded in 1938 in Seattle, Washington by Lloyd and Mary Anderson. Originally named REI Co-Op, the store later changed the name to simply REI, which stands for Recreational Equipment Incorporated. REI is a consumers cooperative with a $20 … [Continue reading] about REI Corporate Office

Gander Mountain Corporate Office

Gander Mountain

Gander Mountain was founded in 1960 by Robert Sturgis, an avid outdoorsman who was disappointed that he was unable to find quality hunting and fishing equipment in his small town of Wilmont, Wisconsin. He began a mail order catalog business which grew very quickly. Unfortunately, the Federal law passed in 1968 outlawed the sale of mail order guns, which lead Gander Mountain to revamp their focus.

Gander Mountain opened their first retail store in 1996, The success of this company has allowed it to open 115 stores in 22 states. The company operates retail stores which focus on outdoor clothing and footwear, hunting, fishing, and camping equipment, along with knives, new and used guns, ammunition, flashlights, lasers, optics, holsters, and personal defense products such as pepper spray.

The company had $1.6 billion in revenue in 2014 and employs 2,325 people.

History

Gander Mountain was founded in 1960 by Robert Sturgis, an avid outdoorsman who was disappointed that he was unable to find quality hunting and fishing equipment in his small town of Wilmont, Wisconsin. He began a mail order catalog business which … [Continue reading] about Gander Mountain Corporate Office

Sunpower Corporate Office

Sunpower

Founded in 1985 by Dr. Richard Swanson, SunPower actually had its start in the 1970’s when Dr. Swanson conducted research on how solar cells, which were used only on satellites at the time, could be used in both residential and commercial settings.

With funds from the Electric Power Research Institute, the U.S. Department of Energy, as well as start up funds from several other venture capital firms, SunPower was incorporated in April of 1985.

Today, SunPower designs and manufactures crystalline silicon solar cells, solar panels, and roof top solar tiles based on a silicone backed design developed at Stanford University. The company has projects around the world and recently announced that they would allow Ford electric car buyers an option to install solar panels on the roof of the car, which would charge the battery.

History

SunPower is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol SPWR.

Founded in 1985 by Dr. Richard Swanson, SunPower actually had its start in the 1970's when Dr. Swanson conducted research on how solar cells, which were used only on satellites at the time, could be used in both residential and commercial … [Continue reading] about Sunpower Corporate Office

Fry’s Electronics Corporate Office

Fry's Electronics

Fry’s Electronics was founded in 1985 by Charles Fry, Randy Fry, and David Fry after father Charles Fry sold his Fry’s supermarket chain. The company is a super big box retailer of consumer electronics, household appliances, car audio, computer software and hardware. Fry’s Electronics, frequently referred to as simply “Fry’s”, offers in-store computer repair, car audio installation, as well as custom built computers.

Fry’s has more than 14,000 employees and had $2 billion in revenue in 2014. The original store was located in Sunnyvale, California, and the company now has more than 34 stores in 9 states.

Fry’s stores are enormous in size and often have decorating “themes”. The store in Phoenix, Arizona, for example, has an Aztec theme, while the Palo Alto, California, store has a Wild West theme.

History

Fry's Electronics was founded in 1985 by Charles Fry, Randy Fry, and David Fry after father Charles Fry sold his Fry's supermarket chain. The company is a super big box retailer of consumer electronics, household appliances, car audio, computer … [Continue reading] about Fry’s Electronics Corporate Office

Etsy Corporate Office

Etsy

Etsy was founded in June of 2005 in New York by Rob Kalin, Jared Tarbell, Chris Macguire and Him Schoppik. The company is a peer to peer e-commerce website which mainly sells handmade, custom made, and vintage items including jewelry, wedding items, clothing and decorative items for the home. The company also sells materials and crafts for making items. In addition to these items, the company sells a small selection of unique, commercially made items but mostly focuses on items that cannot be found in brick and mortar stores.

Etsy has 804 full time employees, 1.5 million sellers and 22.6 million buyers around the world. The company generated $1.93 billion in revenue in 2014. Etsy is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol Etsy:US. Etsy is based in New York but has offices in almost every country in the world.