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New York & Company Corporate Office

New York & Company

New York & Company was founded by Samuel A. Lerner ad Harold M. Lane in New York City in 1918.

The company functioned as a subsidiary of Lerner Brands from 1985 to 2002.

History

In 2004 the company was sold to an investor team which included Irving Place Capital for $153 million.

The new owners took the company public in 2004, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NWY.

New York & Company caters to women looking for moderately priced jeans, dresses, coordinates, sunglasses, jewelry, handbags, and hosiery.

The company sells its products through over 500 stores in 43 states. New York & Company has more than 5,000 employees and had $929.1 million in revenue in 2016.

Celebrities Eva Mendes and Gabrielle Union are both popular models for New York and Company.

New York & Company maintains a corporate office in New York, New York.

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LongHorn Steakhouse Corporate Office

LongHorn Steakhouse

LongHorn Steakhouse was founded by George McKerrow, Jr. in 1981 when he opened a restaurant called LongHorn Steaks Restaurant & Saloon in Atlanta, Georgia. The restaurant featured premium steaks that were grilled in a butter sauce.

History

A snowstorm stranded commuters in 1982 and drove them towards the only hospitable place around – LongHorn. From there the restaurant gained recognition and began to be successful.

By 2001 LongHorn had 136 locations.

In 2007 LongHorn was acquired by Darden Restaurants, the owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster.

In January 2020, a 6-year-old did a review of LongHorn’s Shirley Temple and gave it a 5 out of 10 because there were no cherries in the drink. LongHorn SteakHouse has now changed its recipe for the drink, adding 5 cherries, three on the bottom and two on the top.

Today LongHorn has 491 locations in 35 U.S. states.

T.G.I. Friday’s Corporate Office

T.G.I. Friday's

The concept for TGI Fridays was created by Alan Stillman in New York when he wanted to open a bar that was a good place to meet women. He lived in a neighborhood full of young single people with no safe place for young people to meet.

He put up $5,000 of his own money and borrowed $5,000 from his mother to buy a neighborhood bar. He named it T.G.I. Friday’s after the expression Thank God! It’s Friday, a phrase popular from his years at Bucknell University.

History

The trademarks of T.G.I. Friday’s began in this bar, including the red and white striped awnings, funky decorations, and the employee uniforms of red and white striped soccer shirts.

Franchising of T.G.I. Friday’s began in 1971.

The same year, Dan Scoggin bought the rights to 8 major cities in the Midwest. His franchised restaurants were high-performing and Scoggin and merged, forming T.G.I. Friday’s, Inc.

The company was acquired by Carlson Companies in 1975 and continues to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company.

The company began to experience financial problems after the recession of 2008 but it has been gaining ground once again.

Today T.G.I. Friday’s currently operates over 860 restaurants in 62 countries.

In November 2021, TGI Fridays partnered with Cattaboom to offer 5 Friday’s of prizes to customers.

Headquarters for TGI Fridays are located in Dallas, Texas.

La-Z-Boy Corporate Office

La-Z-Boy

La-Z-Boy was founded by in 1928 cousins Edward M. Knabusch and Edwin J. Shoemaker when they partnered in and invested in a furniture business in Monroe, Michigan.

They set out to design a chair that was “nature’s way of relaxing,” which resulted in them making a reclining wood-slat porch chair and upholstering it. The chair was a huge success.

History

The company primarily manufactured recliners until 1969, when it branched out to include sofas, sleep sofas, and modular groups.

In 1983 La-Z-Boy began offering a full line of home furnishings.

Today La-Z-Boy is a publicly traded company, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LZB. La-Z-Boy sells its products through 220 independent La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries and 550 Comfort Studios.

In 2016, Forbes listed the company as one of America’s Most Trusted Companies. They also made the list in 2012 and 2013.

Darrell Edwards, longtime COO for La Z Boy retired in March 2022. He was replaced by Mike Leggett.

The company announced a 22 percent increase in sales during the first quarter of 2022.

La-Z-Boy is part of the S&P 600, has 9,500 full-time employees, and had $1.70 billion in revenue in 2020.

La-Z-Boy maintains a corporate office in Monroe, Michigan.

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Friendly’s Corporate Office

Friendly's

History

Friendly’s was founded during the height of the Great Depression in 1935 by brothers Prestley and Curtis Blake in Springfield, Massachusetts. The ice cream shop began by selling double-dip cones for 5 cents.

In 1940 a second Friendly’s opened in West Springfield which included an expanded food menu. During WWII, the Blake’s closed the restaurant and reopened them in 1950.

By 1951, the company had 10 locations in Massachusetts and Connecticut.

By 1974, the company had more than 500 locations.

In 1979 Friendly’s was sold to Hershey Foods Corporation when the Blake brothers retired.

This purchase started a period of 30 years where the chain was bought and sold several times while trading publicly on the NASDAQ.

Friendly’s was aggressively franchised in the early 2000’s and now about 50% of the chain’s restaurants are franchised.

Harsh economic times caused Friendly’s to file for bankruptcy and close 63 of their locations in 2011. The company was sold to Sun Capital Partners, Inc. for $75 million. Restaurants are owned by Sun Capital and ice cream products sold in stores are now owned by Dean Foods, Inc.

Today Friendly’s has 380 restaurants across the East Coast of the United States. Friendly’s also distributes ice cream and frozen deserts through 7,500 retail locations including supermarkets.

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