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John Batterson Stetson (May 5, 1830 – February 18, 1906) was an American hat maker who invented the cowboy hat in the 1860s. He founded the John B. Stetson Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1865, and it became one of the largest hat manufacturers in the world.
The John B. Stetson Company, founded by John B. Stetson in 1865, was the maker of the Stetson cowboy hats, but ceased manufacturing in 1970. [1] Stetson hats are now being manufactured in Garland, Texas , by Hatco, Inc., who also produce Resistol and Charlie 1 Horse hats.
By 1886, Stetson's hat company was the largest globally and had mechanized the hat-making industry ("producing close to 2 million hats a year by 1906"). [2] The Stetson Hat Co. ceased production in 1968 and licensed another hat company. [2] However, these hats still bear the Stetson name, with the hats produced in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Shoprite is a public company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and A2X Markets in South Africa, with secondary listings on both the Namibian and Lusaka stock exchanges. The Shoprite Group employs more than 163,000 people and is the largest private sector employer in South Africa.
Checkers is a supermarket retailer owned by Shoprite that operates in Southern Africa. By 2024, Checkers had 293 Checkers and 38 Checkers Hyper operating in Botswana , South Africa , and Namibia . The supermarket chain focuses more strongly on fresh produce and offers a wider range of choice food items to a more affluent clientele.
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JJ Hat Center in New York (founded 1911) an American hat maker, which claims to be New York City's oldest hat store. [16] Teofilo Garcia, recognized as a National Living Treasure in the Philippines for pioneering the tabungaw hat, a headwear made from gourd. [17] John Batterson Stetson, credited with inventing the classic cowboy hat [18]
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