1-800-Flowers is an American floral and gourmet food gift retailer. It was founded in 1982 by James McCann and went public in 1999. The company was one of the first retailer companies that used 24/7 freephone services. After the increasing popularity of the internet, the company quickly changed its 24/7 freephone services to chatbots for direct sales. Recently, James McCann stepped down as CEO of the company and became the company’s chairman for the favor
ABC Fine Wine & Spirits is an American private, family-owned alcohol retailer. In the beginning, ABC Fine Wine & Spirits opened as a bar and package store in Orlando, Florida. Founded in 1936 by Jack Holloway, ABC is also Florida’s oldest and biggest wine and alcohol retailer. The products of ABC Fine Wine & Spirits are beers, wines, spirits, cigars, gourmet foods, gift baskets, etc. The company serves millions of American customers both on their
American Girl is a company that provides dolls, books and accessories for kids. American Girl was founded in 1986 by Pleasant Company. The dolls were from all different ethnicities, time periods, faiths and social classes mostly focused on American history. Other than classic American Girl dolls, customers also can buy dolls that look like themselves with their eye, skin, hair color and other clothing options. The company sold their dolls with books that aim to
Bottega Veneta is an Italian fashion retail company. The company’s most significant feature is using its special leather weave design called “intrecciato”. Intrecciato has been Bottega Veneta’s breaking point and its most famous design. The company was founded in 1966 by two Italians named Michele Taddei and Renzo Zengiaro. The initial products sold were leather designs, shoes, jewelry, perfume, eyewear and some furniture. In 2006 the company made its first jewelry line. In 2016 the
Build A Bear Workshop is a company that sells teddy bears, characters and other stuffed animals. The company was founded in 1997 by Maxine Clark and went public in 2004. At Build A Bear, customers can go to the stores and choose the teddy bear they want and customize them as they like. The building and customization process includes using different scents, sounds, even dressing them up and using different accessories. Build A Bear is
Lego Stores or simply Lego, is a plastic construction toy line. The products of Lego are mostly consisting of interlocking plastic bricks. The company was founded in 1932 by a Danish man Ole Kirk Christiansen. Lego also operates several amusement parks which are known as Legoland. The company’s name comes from the Danish words ‘’leg godt’’ which means “play well”. Lego Stores have been opened in 138 different locations around the world, and Lego has
Fossil Inc. was founded as Overseas Products in 1984 by an American university student named Tom Kartsotis. The company’s main product was retro-looking fashion watches at earlier times. As the company grew, they added new products as collection watches based on pop culture icons such as Batman, Elvis Presley, Pokemon and Matrix, etc. In 2006, Fossil produced an official watch collection for every football team in The USA National Football Leauge. Fossil is now a
Duluth Trading Company is a company that sells workwear, work equipment and work accessories for men. It was founded in 1989 by two brothers, Bob Fierek and David Fierek. As you can understand from the name, the company was founded in Duluth, Minnesota. The founders have opened their first store in The Ramsey Square Shopping Center. In 2005, Duluth Trading Company released its first women’s catalog. The company went public in 2015 and has been
Coach, which is also known as Coach New York or Coach IP Holdings LLC, is a luxury accessories company that was founded in 1941 by Lillian Cahn and Miles Chan. The company began as a family business workshop. The luxury accessories that Coach sells are handbags, apparel, watches, footwear, jewelry, makeup and perfume for both men and women. Over 250 Coach stores are located in 21 countries all around the world. In 1985, the founders
QVC is an American television network and a shopping channel that is also specialized in televised home shopping. QVC stands for “Quality Value Convenience”. The company was founded by Joseph Segel in 1986. QVC broadcasts worldwide in seven countries and more than 350 million households. The initial slogan of the company was ‘’Find what you love. Love what you find’’. Then, it has changed to ‘’More of what you love.’’ One of the first brands