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April 11th, 2012 at 12:35am
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Groupon is a website that offers one deal each day, which consists of a discounted gift certificate for a different company each day. The name blends the words group and coupon, and is based on the idea that a coupon only becomes available after a set number of people agree to purchase it. The first region served by the website was Chicago, but this was soon followed by Boston, New York and Toronto. Today, the website serves much of North America as well as regions in Europe, Asia, South America. Groupon has approximately 35 million registrations and reported revenue for 2010 of over $300 million. The company employs over 7000 people and remains one of the most visited websites on the Internet. If you have ever wondered who founded this successful Internet business, keep reading to find out.
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Who Founded Groupon
March 27th, 2012 at 01:09am
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Juicy Couture is a fashion label best known for their clothing, accessories and perfumes. The best known product in the Juicy Couture line is their signature velour tracksuits. The label is sold in stores owned by the company as well as in many upmarket department stores such as Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. Their products are widely regarded as high-end with a more affordable price. Most of their products are marketed at girls and women from the ages of 10-26, but they have also branched out into clothes and accessories for men, babies and pets. If you have ever wondered who founded this popular fashion label, keep reading to find out.
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Who Founded Juicy Couture
March 17th, 2012 at 12:58pm
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The Home Depot is a well known retailer of home improvement products. The company began in the United States, but now operates more than 2,200 stores in more than 5 countries. Home Depot is the largest home improvement retailer in the United States. The stores operate on a big-box format with large warehouse style buildings. The company reported revenue of just under $68 billion in 2011 and employs about 320,000 people. Its headquarters are located in Cobb County, Georgia. If you have ever wondered who founded this successful company, keep reading to find out.
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Who Founded The Home Depot
March 12th, 2012 at 05:57pm
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Universal Studios, also known as Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios, is one of the oldest working movie studios in America. The headquarters of the studio is located in Universal City, California. It is considered to be one of the “big six” major movie studios and has almost 10% of the market share in the United States and Canada. Since 2004 Universal Studios has been owned by Comcast/General Electric, which is the parent company of NBC. This combination is now known as NBCUniversal, although the studio still keeps its name. They have produced many thousands of movies since the founding of the company in 1912.
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Who Founded Universal Studios
February 26th, 2012 at 12:58pm
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Victoria Secret is a well known retailer of women’s clothing, lingerie and beauty products. Victoria Secret has been owned and operated by Limited Brands since 1982. Sales of Victoria Secret products topped $5 billion in 2009. The brand is best known for their Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and mail order catalogs that feature some of the top fashion models in the world. If you want to know who created this iconic brand, keep reading to find out.
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Who Founded Victoria Secret
February 12th, 2012 at 12:48am
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The Gibson Guitar Corporation is an iconic guitar and other musical instrument manufacturer based in Nashville, Tennessee. They produce musical instruments under a number of different brand names including; Baldwin, Steinberger, Kalamazoo and many more. Their most famous guitar is the Gibson Les Paul, which was originally designed by Ted McCarty who worked together with the popular musician Les Paul. It is one of the most famous electric guitars in the world and they are very popular with collectors. If you want to know who founded this iconic company, keep reading to find out.
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Who Founded Gibson Guitars
December 3rd, 2011 at 12:49am
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Dunkin’ Donuts is an international company best known for their doughnuts and coffee. There are over 6,700 Dunkin’ Donuts stores in the United States and approximately another 3,100 stores in 31 other countries. Dunkin Donuts are a franchise chain and most of the stores are operated by a franchisee. The company headquarters are in Canton, Massachusetts. If you have ever wondered who founded this iconic company, keep reading to find out.
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Who Founded Dunkin’ Donuts
November 8th, 2011 at 12:57pm
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KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a fast food restaurant chain operating in over 110 countries of the world. They are best known for their chicken coated in 11 herbs and spices that remains a secret recipe to this day. Although chicken is the specialty of KFC, they have a wide variety of other items on their menu. Keep reading if you want to know who founded this successful fast food chain.
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Who Founded KFC
October 20th, 2011 at 12:02pm
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The Salvation Army is a Christian church that is best known for their charitable work around the world. It is an international organization, with over 1.4 million members, that can be found in over 120 countries of the world. They are well known in the United States for their red kettles, with which they collect donations, during the Christmas season. However, they also have a high level of community respect for their relief work after natural disasters, such as hurricane Katrina. Let’s take a look at who founded this charitable organization.
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Who Founded the Salvation Army
October 9th, 2011 at 12:58pm
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Crayola is a company that specializes in arts and craft products that are mostly targeted at the children’s market. The product they are best known for is crayons, which can be found in homes and schools in over 80 countries of the world. The company’s headquarters are located in Easton, Pennsylvania. The company is owned by Hallmark Cards, who bought it in 1984, and employs over 1,200 people. Let’s take a closer look at the history of this famous company.
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Who Founded Crayola
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