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ChristmasCentral.Com Corporate Office

ChristmasCentral.Com was founded in 2004 by members of the Gordon family. This eCommerce site offers a wide range of Christmas and holiday items, including Christmas trees, lights, decoration, wreaths, as well as other types of holidays, such as New Years and Easter.

The company was listed as #4537 on the Inc. 5000 list of American’s Fastest Growing Companies in 2016. This is the 5th consecutive year the company has made this prestigious list. ChristmasCentral had a three year growth rate of 55 percent and annual revenue in 2015 of $25.5 million.

ChristmasCentral.Com has more than 150,000 items available, with many of these being shipped directly from their warehouse in Cheektowaga, New York. Although the company had a difficult time in 2014 after a fire destroyed one of their warehouses, CEO Nathan Gordon says that the company has come back bigger and stronger than ever before.

ChristmasCentral.Com

ChristmasCentral.Com was founded in 2004 by members of the Gordon family. This eCommerce site offers a wide range of Christmas and holiday items, including Christmas trees, lights, decoration, wreaths, as well as other types of holidays, such as New Years and Easter.

The company was listed as #4537 on the Inc. 5000 list of American’s Fastest Growing Companies in 2016. This is the 5th consecutive year the company has made this prestigious list. ChristmasCentral had a three year growth rate of 55 percent and annual revenue in 2015 of $25.5 million.

ChristmasCentral.Com has more than 150,000 items available, with many of these being shipped directly from their warehouse in Cheektowaga, New York. Although the company had a difficult time in 2014 after a fire destroyed one of their warehouses, CEO Nathan Gordon says that the company has come back bigger and stronger than ever before.

History

Books-A-Million Corporate Office

Books-A-Million, sometimes called BAM!, was founded in 1917 by Clyde Anderson in Florence, Alabama. The company started as a small newspaper and magazine stand on a street corner. Soon, Anderson took his profits and purchased a bookstore in 1964, which he named Bookland. Bookland is still in business, operating today as a subsidiary of Books-A-Million.

Today, the company is the second largest bookstore chain in the U.S. With more than 250 stores, approximately 5,500 full time employees, as well as an eCommerce site, it’s difficult to not find a one of these chains in any large city in America. The company is second in size only to Barnes & Noble.

In addition to the book stores, the company also owns a distribution and wholesale book subsidiary, American Wholesale Book Company, as well as NetCentral, an internet service company. The company recently acquired Yogurt Mountain in 2010.

Books-A-Million

Books-A-Million, sometimes called BAM!, was founded in 1917 by Clyde Anderson in Florence, Alabama. The company started as a small newspaper and magazine stand on a street corner. Soon, Anderson took his profits and purchased a bookstore in 1964, which he named Bookland. Bookland is still in business, operating today as a subsidiary of Books-A-Million.

Today, the company is the second largest bookstore chain in the U.S. With more than 250 stores, approximately 5,500 full time employees, as well as an eCommerce site, it’s difficult to not find a one of these chains in any large city in America. The company is second in size only to Barnes & Noble.

In addition to the book stores, the company also owns a distribution and wholesale book subsidiary, American Wholesale Book Company, as well as NetCentral, an internet service company. The company recently acquired Yogurt Mountain in 2010.

History

St. Nicks Christmas Store Corporate Office

Founded in 1976, St. Nicks Christmas Store was the idea of Shawn Sealy, who loves Christmas and wanted a store that would bring the holiday to life every day of the year. The company is open all except for the first six weeks of the year. This gives employees time to overhaul the theme rooms, restock, and redecorate.

St. Nicks Christmas Store receives approximately 80 percent of its business between Halloween and New Years. Even in July and August, however, Sealy, who continues to be the sole owner of the company, receives about 80 visitors a day. Chris Davis is the visual designer for the more than 100 themed Christmas trees and 22 rooms.

The company has considered expansion plans, although no set date has been scheduled for this.

St. Nicks Christmas Store

Founded in 1976, St. Nicks Christmas Store was the idea of Shawn Sealy, who loves Christmas and wanted a store that would bring the holiday to life every day of the year. The company is open all except for the first six weeks of the year. This gives employees time to overhaul the theme rooms, restock, and redecorate.

St. Nicks Christmas Store receives approximately 80 percent of its business between Halloween and New Years. Even in July and August, however, Sealy, who continues to be the sole owner of the company, receives about 80 visitors a day. Chris Davis is the visual designer for the more than 100 themed Christmas trees and 22 rooms.

The company has considered expansion plans, although no set date has been scheduled for this.

History

Biblio.Com Corporate Office

Biblio was founded in 2000 by current CEO Brendan Sherar. The company was originally a price comparison search engine. In 2003, the company changed direction and retired the search engine in favor of an online used book store, with their main focus out of print or hard to find books.

In 2008, Biblio overhauled not on the site, but the way in which books are tagged for searching purposes. The company introduced SOLR, a super fast search engine to provide access to  the company’s 60 million book titles.  The company has a three way agreement between Biblioposis and ABBA. This four year agreement, signed in April of 2009, allows the ABBA eCommerce site clients access to the Biblio search engine.

Biblio is the first online book seller to offer carbon free shipping. Through the Ecosend program, Biblio purchases carbon offsets for every shipment of books it sends.

Biblio.Com

Biblio was founded in 2000 by current CEO Brendan Sherar. The company was originally a price comparison search engine. In 2003, the company changed direction and retired the search engine in favor of an online used book store, with their main focus out of print or hard to find books.

In 2008, Biblio overhauled not on the site, but the way in which books are tagged for searching purposes. The company introduced SOLR, a super fast search engine to provide access to  the company’s 60 million book titles.  The company has a three way agreement between Biblioposis and ABBA. This four year agreement, signed in April of 2009, allows the ABBA eCommerce site clients access to the Biblio search engine.

Biblio is the first online book seller to offer carbon free shipping. Through the Ecosend program, Biblio purchases carbon offsets for every shipment of books it sends.

History

Halloween Mega Store Corporate Office

Founded in 2007, Halloween Mega Store is a chain of costume and Halloween decorations located in Florida. From one small location in Fort Myers, the company has since expanded to 13 stores, all located in Florida, as well as pop up stores during the typical Halloween Season, which runs from Mid September through Halloween day.

The company offers a wide range of costumes for everything from Halloween parties to School Spirit Days. Decorations and accessories for home and office are also big sellers, with customers spending an average of $77 per person. In addition to the usual costumes, the company carries costumes for pets, plus sizes, and couples costumes.

Halloween Mega Store

Founded in 2007, Halloween Mega Store is a chain of costume and Halloween decorations located in Florida. From one small location in Fort Myers, the company has since expanded to 13 stores, all located in Florida, as well as pop up stores during the typical Halloween Season, which runs from Mid September through Halloween day.

The company offers a wide range of costumes for everything from Halloween parties to School Spirit Days. Decorations and accessories for home and office are also big sellers, with customers spending an average of $77 per person. In addition to the usual costumes, the company carries costumes for pets, plus sizes, and couples costumes.

History