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Geocaching (/ ˈ dʒ iː oʊ k æ ʃ ɪ ŋ /, JEE-oh-KASH-ing) is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called geocaches or caches, at specific locations marked by coordinates all over the world. [2]
A Travel Bug is a dog tag used in Geocaching. Produced by Groundspeak, the bugs can be moved from cache to cache, with unique tracking numbers allowing their movements to be tracked through the company's geocaching website. Some tags are fastened to an object, known as a "hitchhiker", before they are released into a cache.
The Moun10Bike Version 1 Geocoins are sought-after geocoins. They are all displayed on geocaching.com as owned by Moun10Bike and he has strictly forbidden their sale. [16] March 2002: The first geocoin that was produced and sold to the public to collect and release was the Canadian geocoin. [17]
Brand Image Founded / Came to UK Owner # of shops Notes B&M: 1978 B&M European Value Retail S.A. 741 [1]: The business was founded by Malcolm Billington as Billington & Mayman and the first store opened in Cleveleys, England, in 1978 and was acquired by Simon and Bobby Arora from Phildrew Investments in December 2004
Founded as Popular Merchandise, Inc, during the 1980s the business expanded into the catalogue market with Popular Club Plan. In 1989 the business became J. Crew and opened its first retail shop. Its first UK shop opened in Regents Street in 2011. Jacamo
Blacks is the largest outdoor retailer in the UK with stores nationwide. The company entered administration in 2012 and is now owned by JD Sports Fashion plc. JD made a cash offer of £20 million for the majority of the retailer's 300 UK stores and said it will retain the majority of Blacks' 3,500 staff. [1]
The company then underwent massive expansion and, by 2001, the chain had opened its 25th shop, located in the Victoria Centre in Nottingham. [7] By November 2008, the chain had 50 stores. [8] In February 2013, The Entertainer extended to Pakistan and Dubai through franchise agreements. [9] In March 2014, the retailer opened its 100th store in ...
Welcome to the WikiProject Geocaching home page. The active portion of the project was created on July 10, 2009, however it had previously been created, never took off. In 2024, the wikiproject was revived. If you would like to become a member, simply add your name to the list of members below.