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Columbia Sportswear began as a family-owned hat distributor. Former chairwoman Gert Boyle's parents, Paul and Marie Lamfrom, fled Nazi Germany in 1937 and immediately purchased a Portland hat distributorship. The company became the Columbia Hat Company, named for the nearby Columbia River. In 1948, Gert married Neal Boyle, who became the head ...
Dick's is the largest sporting goods retail company in the United States, [5] with over 800 stores as of 2023. [6] [7] The public company is based in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, [8] and is physically located in Findlay Township, Pennsylvania, [9] outside Pittsburgh, and has approximately 53,000 employees as of August 2023. [10]
Apple Authorized Service Providers (previously called Apple Specialist Resellers [1]) are independent companies which are certified by Apple Inc., which carry out in-warranty or out-of-warranty repairs of Apple products as part of the company's AppleCare program. [2] Apple provides retailers and repairers with tools, training, and service manuals.
Southeast Toyota Distributors LLC, (SET) founded in 1968, is the top private distributor of Toyota vehicles in the world. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] They are franchised by Toyota Motor Sales, USA to sell vehicles and parts to car dealerships in the five states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. [ 7 ]
Misumi USA consists of a local suppliers network including Sugura USA in Addison, Illinois, along with its own distribution centers near Chicago O’Hare Airport and in Torrance, California. [ 13 ] In November 2012, Misumi acquired the Dayton Lamina Corporation , a company known for press die components, with brands including Dayton Progress ...
This is a list of notable automotive fuel retailers ("petrol" or "gasoline", "diesel", etc.) and their controlling oil companies.The format of this page is based on current ownership and where they largely operate:
In January 2016, the company merged with Glazer's, changing the name to Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, forming the biggest wine and spirits distributor in the country. [5] [6] Currently, Forbes lists Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits as the 10th largest private company in the United States. They also note an annual revenue of $26 billion ...
The National Semiconductor 8250 UART chip, one of the most prolific and most cloned UART chips due to its presence in the first IBM Personal Computer. Peter Sprague, Pierre Lamond and the affectionately called Charlie Sporck worked hand-in-hand, with support of the board of directors to transform the company into a multinational and world-class semiconductor concern.