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Tractor Supply Corporate Office

Tractor Supply

Tractor Supply Company, or TSC for short, began in 1938 as a mail order tractor parts business founded by Charles E. Schmidt, Sr. In 1939, the first retail store opened in Minot, North Dakota.

The company sells agriculture equipment, pet supplies, home improvement, and lawn and garden maintenance items.

History

In 1958, the company went public and growth accelerated.

In 1966, the company opens stores in Ontario, Canada.

In 1969, the company is purchased by National Industries. Then they are acquired by Fuqua Industries in 1978.

In 1982, a leveraged buyout (LBO) is led by upper management of the company.

In 1987, all Canadian stores are sold to Murray Cummins.

Today, TSC has over 1800 stores in 49 US states. Annual revenue in 2018 was $7.911 billion.

Tractor Supply continues to thrive by avoiding tariffs and appealing to both agricultural farmers and home owners.

In September 2019, the company stated that charities that were offering rifles as prizes for winning a raffle would no longer be allowed to sell tickets from storefronts.

In December 2022, The Motley Fool stated that Tractor Supply stock was a bargain and posted it as a “buy”.

In October 2022, Tractor Supply acquired Orscheln Farm and Home for $238 million.

It is unknown if Orscheln will be rebranded as Tractor Supply.

The Tractor Supply corporate office is located in Brentwood, Tennessee.

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Dick’s Sporting Goods Corporate Office

Dick's Sporting Goods

In 1948, Richard, “Dick” Stack was working for an army surplus store. The owner asked young 18-year-old Dick if he had any ideas for other items that they could add to their inventory. Dick said that the thought fishing supplies (bait and tackle) would sell well. The store owner laughed and said that Dick would never be a merchant.

Disappointed, Dick told his grandmother this story. “Go for your dreams”, she told her grandson and handed him $300 of her own savings. Dick used the money to buy some stock and open a small storefront.

History

In the mid-1950s, the store began selling general sports merchandise. In the early 60s, the first Dick’s Sporting Goods store was opened.

Under the supervision of the man who would “never be a good merchant”, the store flourished and a second location was opened in Vestal, New York.

Dick Stack retired in 1984 and his son Eddie, the current CEO, took over the business. Edward Stack has served as chairman and chief executive officer of his father’s company since 1984, having started with the company full-time in 1977, and gradually working his way up in a variety of positions, including store clerk, merchandise manager, store manager and president.

The chain expanded quickly under Eddie. They began opening more stores across Upstate New York in the 1990s.

In 1994, the Dick’s Sporting Goods corporate office was moved from Binghamton, NY to Coraopolis, Pennsylvania.

In early February 2018, Dick’s put out a press release which acknowledged that, in November 2017, it was responsible for the sale of a shotgun to the perpetrator of the Stoneman Douglas High School, Florida, shooting. Although it was not the gun that was used in that shooting, the company stated that “on so many levels that the systems in place are not effective to protect our kids and our citizens”, Dick’s announced the immediate end of all sales of assault-style type rifles. The company had done this previously in 2012 but claims it will not reverse its stance on the issue this time around. Dick’s also said it would no longer sell high capacity magazines, nor would they sell guns to people under the age of 21. This move cost the company at least a quarter of a billion dollars, according to the CEO.

CEO Ed Stack also stated in an October 2019 interview that the company destroyed nearly $5 million dollars worth of assault-style weapons they had in stock, rather than return them to the manufacturers for credit, thus preventing them from ever being used.

He also slammed Senate leader Mitch McConnell for not allowing a vote on universal background checks for firearms.

Today, the company operates over 610 stores in 42 US states. In 2016, the company had annual revenue of $7.92 billion. The company is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol DKS.

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Harley Davidson Corporate Office

Harley Davidson

Harley Davidson was founded in 1901 by William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson in Milwaukee, Wisconsin when Harley designed a 116cc engine and attached it to a bicycle frame.

In 1903, the first real motorcycle was created with a 405cc engine.

History

In 1905, they began selling their engines to people via magazine advertisements.

In 1906, a factory was built on Chestnut Street.

Harley-Davidson provided about 15,000 motorcycles to the war effort in WWI.

By 1920, Harley-Davidson was the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world.

Harley-Davidson was one of only 2 American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the great depression.

The company has undergone several sales and many changes since WWII. The company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol: HOG. In 2013, the company reported revenue of $5.25 billion.

The company began producing and selling their motorcycles in India in 2010.

In June 2019, Harley announced it was teaming with a Chinese firm to produce small motorcycles for the Chinese market to be sold in 2020.

CEO Matthew Levatich stated in a June 2019 interview that it would be difficult to return manufacturing to the US and that Europe’s response to Trump’s tariffs has been detrimental to many American companies.

Marcolin eyewear renewed their contract with Harley Davidson in 2019 to continue to manufacture their sunglasses.

Today, the company produces over 150,000 motorcycles per year and enjoys a very high brand loyalty. The Harley-Davidson corporate office is still located in Milwaukee.

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Whole Foods Corporate Office

Whole Foods

Whole Foods Market began in 1978 when current CEO John Mackey and his girlfriend opened a natural food store called SaferWay in Santa Monica, California.

In 1980, SaferWay merged with another natural grocery store, resulting in the first Whole Foods location in Austin, Texas.

History

The following year, a huge flood devastated Austin. Whole Foods lost all of their inventory and had no insurance. Neighbors chipped in to help fix the damage.

In 1984, Whole Foods expanded to Houston and Dallas. In 1988, the expansion continued to New Orleans. In 1989, a Palo Alto location was opened on the west coast.

The company continued to grow in the 90s and the 100th location opened in Torrence, CA in 1999.

There were several acquisitions in the 2000s and the chain continued to grow. A flagship 80,000 sq ft store was built in Austin in 2005, which also serves as the Whole Foods corporate office.

Today the company operates more than 500 locations in the US, Canada, and the UK.

In June 2017, Whole Foods was acquired by Amazon for $13.7 Billion. The company is still struggling to make this endeavor a success two years later.

The company came under fire in the summer of 2019 for supporting the Drag Queen Story Hour. Christians are calling for a boycott of the company.

In August 2021, parent company Amazon stated that they would need to start charging for delivery service to stay profitable.

Headquarters, at this time, remain in Austin, Texas.

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Metro PCS Corporate Office

MetroPCS/T-Mobile

Metro PCS began in 1994 as General Wireless, Inc. The company was founded by current CEO, Roger Linquist, and Malcolm Lorang, both of whom were executives with PageMart.

MetroPCS provides nationwide talk, text, and data depending on the plan services using GSM, HSPA, HSPA+ and 4G LTE networks. MetroPCS previously operated the sixth largest mobile telecommunications network in the United States using CDMA technology.

History

In 1998, MetroPCS filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and emerged from bankruptcy in 1998.

In 2004, MetroPCS Communications began a subsidiary of Metro PCS as part of their restructuring.

At a time when most cell phone companies were charging high fees for data usage and international texting, MetroPCS was offering a flat $50 a month fee with unlimited texting and data, along with a $5 monthly plan which allowed for unlimited international texting, as well as calls to landline phones.

In 2009, a 3G network was launched. This was followed by the launch of an LTE network in 2010.

MetroPCS was the 6th largest wireless network in the US with 9.5 million subscribers. Although the company is a Delaware corporation, the Metro PCS corporate office is located in Richardson, Texas.

In April of 2013, Metro PCS was acquired by T-Mobile, USA. Although executives at T-Mobile had stated at the time of the acquisition that all locations would be rebranded into T-Mobile locations, this has yet to occur.

T-Mobile is now considering a merger with Sprint. If this is approved, it might mean higher prices for MetroPCS customers.

After the merger with Sprint, Metro PCS is being rebranded to Metro by T-Mobile.

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