When it was founded in northern Minnesota in 1902, this company had one goal--to mine for corundum; it has since expanded
A 2018 book about this company once valued at $9 billion was titled "Bad Blood"
The "stencil" logo released in 1979 for this chain used only 2 colors, one of which emphasized "energy" & "value"
In 2024 this company said only 4 of its 400+ locations will let Mr. Munch, Helen Henny, Jasper T. Jowls & its namesake still perform
A 2014 tweet said that this mascot was the "embodiment of a milkshake or taste bud"
After joining the Army at 16 in 1906 for a brief stint, he received a much higher honorary rank from the governor of his state 29 years later
Early 1900s labels for this beverage brand featured a beaver sitting on a log at the top of a map
In the 1850s the .925 sterling silver standard was instituted by this company, the first American one to do so
On Twitter in 2023, this food franchise followed an exact total of 11 accounts that included Victoria Beckham, Mel B & Herb Alpert
These were first sold in 1908, at a price equivalent to about $27,000 today
In 2004, after a century as a household name, its last model rolled off the assembly line in Lansing, Michigan
The "effect" named for this company founded in 1943 refers to increased value of a product to a consumer whose own labor is needed
Adjusted for inflation, the nightly rate this company put in its name in 1962 is now $51
Stuck with 260 tons of unused turkey in late 1953, this company ordered aluminum trays & sold 10 million units of a new item in 1954
It's the last name of the man who said, "Our whole concept was based on speed, lower prices & volume...my God, the carhops were slow"
The New York Stock Exchange allowed jeans on the trading floor for the initial public offering of the stock with this 4-letter symbol
Peaking at 9,000 locations in 2004, this chain of stores was down to one in 2019, located in Bend, Oregon
After it stopped U.S. operations in 2018, its website said, "Promise us just this one thing: don't ever grow up"
Last name of John, Daniel, Elisha & Edward, whose firm turned 200 in 2018 & has dressed 40 U.S. presidents
Promising "value", which partly gives it its name, this Pennsylvania-based retailer did $7,400 in sales on its opening day in 1986
Bill Fernandez, who in 1971 introduced to each other the 2 founders of this California company, became its first full-time employee in 1977
A 2007 headline said after being ridiculed since the 1950s, it "takes its victory lap" & noted the auction of one for $184,000
This company's first mailers in 1953 offered 20 different magazine subscriptions--prizes came 14 years later
In 2000 this company reported revenues of more than $100 billion; in 2001 it was bankrupt
The corporation of this British man got its name from his early inexperience in business
This company founded in 1945 offers a special deal on the last day of January, March, May, July, August, October & December
Created in 1971, this company's logo has been likened to a wing & was supposed to connote motion
This European company uses about 1% of the world's lumber each year; it aims to make that 100% sustainable by 2020
An 1860 ad for this business that only lasted 19 months sought "ten or a dozen men, familiar with the management of horses"
This alliterative beverage chain says it gets its name from an African word meaning "to celebrate"
In July it replaced Toyota as the world's largest automaker; in September its stock price fell by one-third
Ironically, this man worth tens of millions when he died in 1990 said his parents named him with a socialist logo in mind
This U.S. retailer's 133 Canadian stores closed in 2015; its CEO said, "We missed the mark... by taking on too much too fast"
This social media company launched in October 2010; in 2012, with about a dozen employees & no revenue, it sold for $1 billion
Still around, these 2 rival companies began with a 1744 sale of "scarce & valuable books" & a 1766 sale of chamber pots
Today this company markets more than 100 times the number of products found in a slogan it used in 1896
Founded in 1908, this big company was removed from the S&P 500 in 2009 after filing for bankruptcy but returned in 2013
"The Everything Store" is a book about this company that in 2012 was home to 1% of all North American Internet traffic
In 1972 this company bought its first ship, the Empress of Canada, & renamed it the Mardi Gras
Thomas Watson Jr. appeared on the March 28, 1955 cover of Time with the caption "Clink. Clank." This
Still in existence, it began in 1688 in a British coffee shop popular with maritime folk; it soon got involved in their business
In the 1880s he developed Crystal A Caramels; a product under his own name came out in 1900
The car company that sponsored the radio show for which his father worked inspired the middle name of this filmmaker
The names of 2 men, 1 born in Germany in 1834 & 1 in Kansas in 1875, were joined in this company name lasting 1998-2007
On April 17, 1973 this company began operations with the launch of 14 small aircraft from Memphis International Airport
Of the 30 corporations that make up the Dow Jones index, it's the only one that began as an entertainment company
On Sept. 29, 2008 every stock in the S&P 500 dropped except this maker of comforting food, founded in 1869
In 1945 Mr. & Mrs. Shoen founded it after no one locally would rent them a trailer for their move from L.A. to Portland
Registered in 1893, this product's trademark is written in the Spencerian script of bookkeeper Frank Robinson
In 1951 this company whose origins date back to 1876 became the first U.S. company to have 1 million stockholders