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A Merle Norman studio in Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh Studio in Colorado Springs, Colorado Below is a list of current domestic and international studio outlets as of 2021, with there being 955 throughout 49 U.S. states and 52 locations throughout 8 Canadian Provinces and 5 countries abroad totaling 1,007.
The Merle Norman Building is a streamline moderne and art deco building in Santa Monica, California which was the former headquarters of Merle Norman Cosmetics located at 2525 Main Street. The building was designated as Santa Monica Historic Landmark #44 on June 10, November 11, 2002.
The Merle Norman House is an historic ocean view estate built for cosmetics magnate Merle Norman located at 2523 Third Street in Santa Monica, California. It was constructed during the Great Depression in 1935 with a mix of Mediterranean Revival and Art Deco designed by architect Ellis G. Martin.
Under his tenure, Merle Norman was recognized as one of the top 10 largest American cosmetic companies by People magazine. [12] By 1981, Nethercutt spent $5 million on Merle Norman's first nationwide advertising campaign, which had previously only used word-of-mouth marketing. The company also had begun experimentally selling in European ...
El Rancho Merlita (built 1950), 13-acre compound in Tucson, Arizona that was also used as a corporate retreat for Merle Norman Cosmetics executives, and later became a hotel. [15] San Sylmar (built 1971), Art Deco tower estate in Sylmar, Los Angeles that was one of the largest houses in the United States at 60,000 square feet (5,600 m 2). [16]
Austin's Arlyn Studios celebrates its 40th anniversary this November. In 1984, Arlyn Studios opened as a premier recording institution, occupying 200 Academy Drive, right off the collar of South ...
Norman has been credited of being ahead of her time, laying out the foundations for franchising before they were properly defined in modern business. [13] [14] Norman would be described as a pioneer entrepreneur and an inspiration for women of the time, with the large majority of Merle Norman Cosmetics franchise studios being owned independently by women nationwide by 1934. [9]
Post-earthquake San Sylmar tower viewed from the museum display in 2015. In the late 1960s Nethercutt ascended to CEO and Chairman of Merle Norman Cosmetics and purchased several acres of land in Sylmar, Los Angeles to develop a warehouse for his growing car collection and connect it to a new Merle Norman manufacturing plant.