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Tesco Headquarters

Tesco

Tesco was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen. He began by selling surplus groceries at the Well Street Market on the east side of London.

In 1929, the first Tesco store opened in Middlesex. In 1956, the first self service store opened in St Albans.

The company grew to over 800 stores by the end of the 1960s.

History

In 1987, the company completed a hostile takeover of Hilliards. In 1994, William Low chain was acquired and in 1997, Associated British Foods was purchased.

In 1995, Clubcard, a loyalty program, was introduced.

More acquisitions followed in the 2000s, including HIT Hypermarkets in Poland, T & S convenience stores and Adminstore.

Today, Tesco is the third largest retailer in the world and has over 6300 stores in 14 countries.

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Dish Network Corporate Office

Dish Network

Dish Network, commonly referred to just as DISH, was founded in March 1996 as Echostar. The company was originally a distributor of C Band satellite TV systems. They launched their first satellite Echostar I at the end of 1995. They made their first broadcast in March of 1996.

History

In 1999, Dish was the first to release a HDTV tuner. In 2003, Echostar IX was launched, which allowed broadcasting of all local channels to US consumers.

In 2011, Dish acquired the assets of bankrupt Blockbuster Inc. and subsequently added Blockbuster Movie Pass to their offerings. That same year, the company spent more than $3 billion acquiring cable and satellite companies who were failing or in bankruptcy.

Dish also attempted to acquire Hulu in late 2011, but Hulu owners declined to sell.

In 2012, Dish dropped Network from their name and just goes by DISH. Their parent company is still called Dish Network.

Dish’s main service is satellite television, although it is considering adding satellite internet to its line up. It has petitioned the FCC, but remains in limbo at the moment. The company’s offerings are similar to other satellite and cable companies. Viewers can choose from a series of service bundles, paying more money for more channels. Company officials believe that by offering something different (internet) they have a better chance of standing out from their competition.

Dish Network independent dealers have repeatedly been charged and fined for employing illegal telemarketing tactics, such as violating do not call lists and making calls in which a live telemarketer does not connect promptly after the call is answered.

The company has been sued and countersued dozens of times over the years. Dish admitted in 2001 that they had employed more than 100 law firms and countless attorneys to handle these lawsuits over the past decade alone.

Dish currently services over 14 million customers in the US and in 2015, annual revenue of $15.1 billion. Dish is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol: DISH. Headquarters for the company are located in Englewood, Colorado.

Publix Corporate Office

Publix

Publix Super Markets were founded in 1930 by George Jenkins in Winter Haven, Florida.

In 1935, a second location was opened. In 1940, Jenkins mortgaged an orange grove to get the capital required to open Florida’s first supermarket.

History

In 1951, after rapid growth, a warehouse was opened in Lakeland. The Publix corporate office was also moved to Lakeland, where it still resides today.

By 1962, there were 85 stores. By 1969, there were 150 locations.

George stepped down as CEO in the 1980s and his son, Howard M. Jenkins, became the new CEO.

In 1991, the first non-Florida store was opened in Savannah, Georgia. In 1993, the company expanded to South Carolina. Expansion continued to Alabama in 1996.

George Jenkins passed away in 1996.

In 2009, Publix opened its 1000th store. The company currently operates nearly 1100 stores in the Southeastern US.

In July 2020, the company mandated the use of face masks in all stores by both employees and the public. Publix also began producing and selling their own brand of face masks.

In January 2021, Publix heiress Julie Jenkins Fancelli is said to have donated $300,000 to the capitol riots that took place on January 6th.

Publix announced that it would start COVID vaccine signups on Monday February 15, 2021, and that vaccines would take place starting Wednesday February 17, but these plans were canceled due to extremely bad weather.

Publix maintains a corporate office in Lakeland, Florida.

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Everbank Corporate Office

Everbank

Everbank was formed in 1994 when current CEO Robert Clements led a group of investors in acquiring Jacksonville, Florida based Alliance Mortgage Company.

In 1998, Alliance formed First Alliance Bank and acquired Marine National Bank.

In 2002, First Alliance acquired Everbank and took the name Everbank in 2004.

History

In 2007, the company was set to acquired NetBank but the acquisition fell through at the last minute due to the subprime mortgage crisis.

In 2010, the assets of the Bank of Florida were acquired from the FDIC. The company also purchased the rights to Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, now known as Everbank Field.

The Everbank corporate office is located in Jacksonville, FL.

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Costco Corporate Office

Costco

Costco was founded in 1976 by James (Jim) Sinegal and Jeffrey Brotman. Their first store was located in Seattle, Washington.

In 1993, Costco merged with Price Club, effectively doubling the size of the company. The executives from both companies never saw eye to eye and they split in 1994.

History

In 1997, the company name was changed to Costco Wholesale. Costco was the first company to reach $1 billion in sales in less than 6 years.

Costco is currently the fifth largest retailer in the US and is also the world’s largest wine retailer. Their major competitors are Sam’s Club and BJ’s Wholesale.

In 2017, the company had annual revenue of $129 billion. That same year, the company was named America’s Best Employer by Forbes.

Costco is being urged by many to remove a children’s book called No More Poems since many feel it contains a “poem” about how to kill your sibling in a variety of ways.

Besides the US, Costco has locations in Canada, Australia, the UK, Mexico, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan.

After stocks dipped drastically in the fourth quarter of 2020, they rebounded tremendously by September 2020.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Costco says that it has no interest in offering curbside pickup.

The Costco corporate office is located in Issaquah, Washington.

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