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  2. AutoZone - Wikipedia

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    Originally a division of Memphis-based wholesale grocer Malone & Hyde, the company was known as Auto Shack. After the sale of the grocery operation to the Fleming Companies of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the name of the company was changed to AutoZone to better reflect the company focus just prior to the company going public.

  3. List of renamed products - Wikipedia

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    Royal Mail renamed itself Consignia in 2001. [30] The name change was unpopular with both the public and employees, and the company was renamed Royal Mail Group plc the following year. [31] Telecom Éireann became eircom in 1999. [32] US West, one of the original 7 Regional Bell Operating Companies, was acquired by Qwest in 2000. [citation needed]

  4. Carquest - Wikipedia

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    The Carquest marketing alliance and distribution network was formed in 1974 by O. Temple Sloan of General Parts, Dan Bock of Bobro Products, and Joe Hughes of Indiana Parts Warehouse. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In response to competition from high-volume retail stores, Sloan believed "that programmed distribution through a cooperative alliance would be ...

  5. McKesson Corporation - Wikipedia

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    It was later renamed Olcott, McKesson & Co. and John McKesson in 1833, [6] the business began as an importer and wholesaler of botanical drugs. A third partner, Daniel Robbins, who joined the enterprise as it grew, and who previously "was an assistant to the original partners", [ 7 ] was the "Robbins" when the company was renamed McKesson ...

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    Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!

  7. SpartanNash - Wikipedia

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    SpartanNash Company (formerly Grand Rapids Wholesale Grocery Company and Spartan Stores, Inc.) is an American food distribution and retail company headquartered in Byron Center, Michigan. [2] The company was founded in 1917 and was formerly known as Spartan Stores until it adopted its current name on November 19, 2013 following a merger with ...

  8. “Flushable Wipes”: 50 Things That Need To Be Renamed - AOL

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    Image credits: LittlestSlipper55 When you look around, you might be surprised how many things have names that can really mislead you. Take guinea pigs, for example.

  9. Gordon Food Service - Wikipedia

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    In 1897, Isaac Van Westenbrugge, a 23-year-old Dutch immigrant, started a butter-and-egg delivery service using a horse-drawn cart and $300 borrowed from his brother. In 1916, Ben Gordon joined the company and later married Van Westenbrugge's daughter, Ruth. In 1942, Ben and his brother Frank renamed the company Gordon Food Service. [5]