Specialty Store

Scentsy Corporate Office

Scentsy was founded in 2003 by two sister-in-laws, Kara Egan and Collette Gunnell in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company began making light bulb based candle and scented wax warmers.

Orville Thompson purchased the company from the women in 2004. He re-launched it to be the home party based business it is today. The company sells its products via multi-level, direct marketing. The company grew quickly and as of 2013, had more than 75,000 sales consultants and 1,013 employees who work at company headquarters in Meridian, Idaho.

Scentsy had annual revenue in 2011 of $190 million. In addition to the original candle warmers and scented wax, the company has expanded into scented bath products, laundry items, and cosmetics.

Scentsy

Scentsy was founded in 2003 by two sister-in-laws, Kara Egan and Collette Gunnell in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company began making light bulb based candle and scented wax warmers.

Scentsy had annual revenue in 2011 of $190 million. In addition to the original candle warmers and scented wax, the company has expanded into scented bath products, laundry items, and cosmetics.

History

BikeBandit Corporate Office

BikeBandit was founded in San Diego, California, by Ken Wahlster. The company operates a motorcycle parts and accessories online store. Besides motorcycles, the company also offers products and parts for ATV’s, snowmobiles, street and offroad vehicles. Originally using Wahlster’s home as a place of business, the company now has a 107,000 square foot warehouse and fills approximately 10,000 order each day.

The company offers both OEM and aftermarket parts for a wide range of motorcycle brands.

The company states that it has a solid base of at least 700,000 customers. The company logo and name comes from Wahlster’s black Labrador. Inc. states that the company employs approximately 70 persons and has revenue of $35 million annually. U-T San Diego listed BikeBandit as one of 7 San Diego based firms in the Top 500 List of Internet Retailers.

BikeBandit released their mobile phone app in early 2010 and sponsors numerous motorcycle races and competition events.

BikeBandit maintains a warehouse and corporate office in Spring Valley, California.

BikeBandit

History

The company offers both OEM and aftermarket parts for a wide range of motorcycle brands.

BikeBandit released their mobile phone app in early 2010 and sponsors numerous motorcycle races and competition events.

BikeBandit maintains a warehouse and corporate office in Spring Valley, California.

Parsons Gifts Corporate Office

Parsons Gifts was founded in 18756in Cumming, Georgia. Originally, the company was a general merchandise store, but Calvin and Kate Parsons set up a gift store in 1925. The original building burned in 1982, and the company moved from their downtown location to the Tri-County Plaza.

The company offers a gift, greeting card, and home decor stores. Parsons Gifts is the largest seasonal Christmas store in Georgia. From the one original store in Cumming, the company now has three locations in Atlanta and Alpharetta as well.

The company also sells a wide variety of women’s handbags, scarves, and other accessories, such as jewelry. Parsons also specializes in items for baby showers, weddings, anniversaries, and birthday gifts. The company has approximately 80 employees and has annual revenue in the $3 million range.

Parsons Gifts

History

Tastefully Simple Corporate Office

Tastefully Simple was founded in 1995 by current CEO Jill Blashack Strahan, who originally ran the company out of a shed in her backyard. Tastefully Simple is a multi-level marketing company which focuses on gifts and food. Products are sold by sales associates at home “parties” where foods can be sampled or gift items inspected before purchase.

The company currently has more than 24,000 sales associates, with approximately 300 of these working at company headquarters in Alexandria, Minnesota. In 2001, the company was listed on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest Growing Companies, and in 2005 the company was inducted into the Inc. Hall of Fame.

Tastefully Simple operates in all 50 US states, as well as other countries. The company is a member of the Direct Selling Association and the Better Business Bureau.

Tastefully Simple

Tastefully Simple operates in all 50 US states, as well as other countries. The company is a member of the Direct Selling Association and the Better Business Bureau.

History

Lehman’s Corporate Office

Lehman’s Hardware and Appliances, today, simply called Lehman’s, was founded in 1955 by Jay Lehman. His idea was to sell non-electrical and other types of old fashioned tools and hardware to the Amish community in Ohio. Business was nothing more than average until the oil embargo of 1973, when everyone began looking for ways to beat the energy crisis.

Today, Lehman’s specializes in tools and survival gear for environmentalists, survival buffs, Preppers, and those who prefer “off the grid” living. The Amish community used to make up 95% of company sales, today, they account for only about 5% of annual revenue. The company remodeled the store front, using Amish workers, to restore it to its original 1955 facade, although the store has doubled in size over the past decade.

The store is a popular tourist attraction as well, with many people believing that it is a type of museum, when in fact, every item in the store is for sale and is fully functional.

Lehman's

The store is a popular tourist attraction as well, with many people believing that it is a type of museum, when in fact, every item in the store is for sale and is fully functional.