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Dairy Queen Corporate Office

Dairy Queen

Dairy Queen was founded in 1940 by John McCullough and Sheb Noble. The first location was in Joliet, Illinois.

The chain expands quickly through franchising. There are 100 locations by 1947.

In 1949, malts and shakes are added to the menu.

History

In 1953, the first DQ opens in Canada.

In 1962, the company is renamed to International Dairy Queen, Inc.

In 1972, the company expands to Japan.

In 1987, IDQ acquires Orange Julius.

In 1991, the company expands to Mexico.

In 1998, the company is acquired by Berkshire Hathaway.

In 2001, the first DQ Grill & Chill restaurant is opened in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Today, there are nearly 6,000 Dairy Queen, Orange Julius and Karmelkorn locations worldwide.

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Target Corporate Office

Target

Target began in 1902 as the Dayton Dry Goods Company. The company was founded by George Draper Dayton.

In 1938, George died and his son, Nelson took over the multi-million dollar business.

History

In 1962, the company opened its first Target location. The idea came from John Geisse, who envisioned an upscale discount retailer.

In 1967, the Dayton Corporation was formed and went public.

By 1979, there were 80 Target stores in 11 states.

In 1982, the company expanded to the West Coast with the acquisition of 33 FedMart stores.

In 1990, Marshall Field’s was acquired.

In 2000, the Dayton Hudson Corporation was renamed to the Target Corporation.

In 2011, the company expanded to Canada with the acquisition of 220 Zellers locations.

In March 2019, Target distanced itself designer Mossimo Giannulli, who heads the “Mossimo” clothing line that has been sold in its stores for years, after he and his wife, actress Lori Loughlin, were linked to a college admission cheating scam.

Today, Target is the 2nd largest discount retailer in the US with nearly 1800 locations.

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Royal Caribbean Corporate Office

Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean Cruise Line was founded in 1968 by 3 Norwegian shipping companies. Its first ship, the “Song of Norway” was put into service in 1970.

In 1971, Nordic Prince was added to the fleet. Sun Viking was added the following year.

In 1986, the company leased a property in Haiti and turned it into a private port for guests. The port was eventually named Labadee.

History

In 1997, the company merged with Celebrity Cruises to form Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited. The cruise lines were kept separate following the merger.

In 2000, the Island Cruises line was launched.

In 2006, the company acquired the Pullmantur cruise line.

Today, Royal Caribbean is the second largest cruise line in the world. The company operates under 5 different lines.

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Crocs Corporate Office

Crocs

Crocs was founded in 2002 by friends Scott Seamans, Lyndon (Duke) Hanson, and George Boedecker, Jr. The original Crocs designed was acquired from a Quebec company called Foam Creations.

The first model, called The Beach, was unveiled at the 2002 Ft. Lauderdale boat show. All 200 pairs were sold at the show.

In 2003, the friend of the founders Ron Snyder was hired as CEO.

History

In 2004, the company acquired Finproject NA, the company who owned the proprietary foam formula.

In 2006, the company went public.

In 2008, after a 90% drop in stock price, the company hired former Nike executive Adam Baker to revamp their marketing.

In May 2018, Crocs stocks jumped nearly 160% on a resurgence of popularity.

Crocs is a specialty shoe manufacturer that also sells clothing and accessories.

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Giant Eagle Corporate Office

Giant Eagle

Giant Eagle was founded in 1918 as Eagle Grocery by 3 families: Porter, Chait, and Goldstein/Shapira.

In 1928, they sell the company to Kroger.

History

In 1931, after their non-compete had elapsed, those 3 families joined the Moravitz and Weizenbaum families to form Giant Eagle.

The company grew steadily in the ’30s and ’40s, despite the Great Depression.

The company expanded to Ohio in the 1980s with the acquisition of Youngstown-based Tamarkin.

In 1991, the Giant Eagle Advantage Card is introduced.

In 2000, the company enters the Columbus, Ohio market. They expand to Toledo the following year.

By 2008, the company had 23 stores in the Columbus market.

The company is the 49th largest retailer in the US, with annual revenue in 2011 of $9.3 billion and 36,000 full-time employees.

In 2017, the company rolled out a trial program called Food & Wine Fridays, where shoppers would purchase a wine glass and get free wine and food samples on Fridays.

Today, Giant Eagle operates 417 stores in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland. They also operate 168 GetGo gas stations.

In March 2023, the company announced that it would replace CEO Laura Karet with long-time Giant Eagle employee Bill Artman.

Giant Eagle maintains a corporate office in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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