www.JackListens.com Jack in the Box was not started by someone named Jack. Imagine that. Cooper the cute dog opens his mouth in the below photo to express his surprise. Cooper told us he thought Jack in the Box was started by a man named Jack. So you can imagine his surprise when we told him […]
Crackerbarrel-Survey.com Ever wonder how Cracker Barrel got its name? The dictionary defines “cracker-barrel” as, adjective, “suggestive of the friendly homespun character of a country store.” This means you could say or even sing a song that says, “I can’t wait for my cracker-barrel visit to Cracker Barrel.” Not that anyone except you and I would […]
CicisVisit.com CiCi’s Pizza no longer exists. Now it is called Cici’s. They took away the “Pizza” section of the name as well as the second capital c. What is up with all the brands taking away the capital letters from their names. *mastercard* I’m taking about you *ahem*. What is also up with all the […]
Bass Pro Survey Bass Pro started as an 8 sq ft small fishing section in the back of a liquor store, Brown Derby, owned by the Bass Pro Shop’s founder John Morris. The original liquor store that housed the tiny fishing aisle was in Springfield MO, on the way to the popular fishing spot Table […]
MyHBVisit Who received The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise: International Trade? Holland & Barrett did! They have also received numerous other rewards including the 2016 Retail Week Rising Stars Awards – IT or Technology Individual of the Year. 1,300 stores in 16 countries, the majority of its stores present in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, […]
Arby’s Survey You know that feeling when you are really craving something, but the only thing available is something different? Yep. So did the brothers Leroy and Forrest Raffel. They both had a taste for roast beef, and they saw that hamburgers were pretty much the only fast food hot meat sandwich available. So, in […]
TalkToFridays Sometimes the truth will surprise you. Like the fact that Fridays started as a hopping ’70’s cocktail bar on the Upper East Side. The founder, Stillman, decided he wanted to meet girls and was having trouble doing so. He thought opening a bar would be the best way to do that, and so TGI […]
SearsFeedback We all call it Sears, however did you know its actual name is Sears, Roebuck and Company? In 1886 Richard W. Sears founded the R.W. Sears Watch Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he sold watches you could order via the mail. Richard was born in MN in 1863 to a wealthy family located in […]
morrisonsislistening What do 11 million people do every week? Answer: They shop at a Morrisons. Wow. There are also 11 million online Morrison registered shoppers. Crazy to think how large this UK grocery store chain is. 110K employees staff and work in the Morrison stores, so they are also a large employer. Founded in 1899 […]
TSCListens When I first heard of TSC, I thought someone was talking about the TSA, aka the Airport Security Administration. Nope! TSC is actually the Tropical Smoothie Cafe, much more fun than anything airport security related. It was started rather recently in 1997 as a small smoothie shop in Florida. Only 1 year in later […]