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Regis Corporate Office

Regis

Regis began in 1922 when Paul and Florence Kunin opened Kunin Beauty Salon. Kunin grew quickly as a value priced hair salon in department stores.

In 1958, Myron Kunin purchased the chain and changed the name to Regis. Myron began to move salons out of department stores and into shopping malls.

History

In 1996, Regis acquired SuperCuts.

In 2002, the company expanded into Europe with the acquisitions of Vidal Sassoon, Jean Louis David and Saínt Algue.

In 2006, the company announced plans to acquire Sally Beauty Company but the deal fell through at the last minute.

Today, Regis is the largest hair salon chain in the world. They operate over 11,000 locations worldwide under numerous brands.

Due to the coronavirus in 2020, Regis reported a loss in the first quarter of 2020.

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Arby’s Corporate Office

Arby's

Arby’s was founded in 1964 in Boardman, Ohio by Forrest and Leroy Raffel. The Raffel’s owned a restaurant equipment business and saw a need for a fast food chain that served something other than hamburgers. The first restaurant served roast beef sandwiches, chips, and soda.

The brothers originally wanted to call their restaurant “Big Tex” but discovered the name was taken, so they settled for their initial’s of R.B and came up with Arby’s.

History

In 1965, the first franchise opened in Akron, Ohio.

In 1968, the first restaurants were opened outside of Ohio in Pittsburgh and Detroit.

Arby’s expanded at a store per week pace during the 1970s. New menu items like the Beef N’ Cheddar and Jamocha Shakes were also added.

By 1981, there were 1000 locations.

In 1984, Southeastern Public Service Company purchased Arby’s.

In 1991, the company became the first fast food restaurants to offer a “lite” menu, offering a menu of sandwiches and salads under 300 calories and nearly fat-free.

In 1997, the company sold all 354 company-owned restaurants to its largest franchisee.

In 2002, Arby’s purchased Sybia, Inc, its 2nd largest franchisee.

In 2005, Arby’s purchased RTM Restaurant Group, its largest franchisee.

In early 2017 the company returned to Kuwait with two franchises. Also in 2017, the company announced that they would acquire Buffalo Wild Wings for $2.4 billion.

In October of 2017, the company announced that they would be selling Elk meat burgers in Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana for a limited time. The popularity of this product has hunters angry, stating that elk and deer should remain free-range animals and not become a domesticated food source.

Arby’s was recently ranked the #3 fast food restaurant chain by QSR Magazine, in a survey done in March 2019. The magazine noted that this might be more about their humorous commercials than food quality.

In February 2021, more than 100 people became sick with food poisoning after eating at one local Arby’s in Springfield, Illinois.

Today, Arby’s owns over 1000 restaurants with an additional 2400 franchise locations. The restaurants are located in the US, Canada, Russia and the UAE.

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American Apparel Corporate Office

American Apparel

American Apparel was founded in 1989 by Dov Charney while he was a freshman at Tufts University.

In 1997, the company headquarters moved to Los Angeles. Charney sub-contracted his sewing to Sam Lim. Charney and Lim became partners two months later.

In 2000, the company moved to a warehouse in downtown LA. The company was primarily a wholesaler of t-shirts at this time.

History

The company eventually moved into retail and was an Inc 500 company in 2005.

In 2006, the company went through a reverse merger and was listed on the ASE.

In 2010, Deloitte and Touche resigned as auditors for the company after the companies 2009 financial statements were determined to be unreliable. The SEC filed an investigation.

Today, American Apparel operates over 300 retail locations. The company is still a major wholesaler of basic sold color garments.

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Mattress Firm Corporate Office

Mattress Firm

Mattress Firm was founded in 1986 by Steve Fendrich, Harry Roberts and Paul Stork in Houston, Texas. The first store was a success and the company grew quickly through both corporately owned and franchise locations.

Fendrich left Mattress Firm in 2001. He rejoined the company in 2010.

History

By 2002, there were 250 corporately owned locations.

In 2010, co-founder Harry Roberts and his brother Charlie rejoined Mattress Firm. They are helping expand the franchise department.

In 2011, the company went public.

In 2012, the company acquired competitors Mattress Giant and Mattress Xpress.

Today, Mattress Firm is the largest bedding retailer in the US. The company currently operates over 1100 locations in 28 states.

The company filed for bankruptcy in October 2018. Longtime CEO Steve Stagner resigned in March 2018 and he was replaced by John Eck, former head of Univision, in May 2019.

The company successfully emerged from bankruptcy in late November 2018.

AEP Corporate Office

AEP

AEP began in 1906 as the American Gas and Electric Company.

History

In 1917, the company opened the Windsor “super” power plant in Wheeling, WV.

In 1922, the company expanded into Michigan with the acquisition of Indiana and Michigan Electric Company. There were many more such acquisitions in the 1920’s, including American Electric Power Company and the Appalachian Power Company.

In 1958, the company name was changed to American Electric Power.

In 1980, the company headquarters was moved from New York City to Columbus, Ohio where it remains today.

In 1997, the company merged with the Central and South West Corporation.

In 2013, the company had annual revenue of $15.357 billion and employs more than 18,000 persons.

Today, AEP delivers electricity to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. They also operate the largest electricity transmission network in the US at over 39,000 miles.

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