Applebees Job Application

History of Applebee’s Applebee’s was founded by Bill and T.J. Palmer in Decatur, Georgia on January 1, 1980. The pair decided to sell their business to W.R. Grace and Company in 1983 after opening their second restaurant.   When they sold the stores ...

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Chili’s Restaurant Job Application

History of Chili’s Grill & Bar This restaurant chain was founded by Larry Lavine and now has over 1400 casual dining restaurants. Most of Chili’s Grill & Bars are located in the United States and Canada. Chili’s is owned by Brinker Internati...

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Sonic Job Application

History of Sonic Drive-In Sonic Drive-In is a fast food restaurant chain based in forty-four states with approximately 3,500 restaurants. Many of the carhops wear roller skates to deliver your food. The founder of Sonic Drive-In restaurants is Troy N. Smi...

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Tim Horton’s Job Application

History of Tim Horton’s Tim Horton is a Canadian coffee shop known for its coffee and doughnuts. The coffee shop was founded in 1964 Hamilton, Ontario by Canadian hockey players Tim Horton and Jim Charade. Tim Horton partnered with an investor named Ron...

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TGIFridays Job Application

History of TGI Fridays TGI Fridays was founded by a young American boy who used the expression “Thank God it’s Friday” but now the restaurant claims their logo really is “Thank Goodness it’s Friday.” Many people refer to the restaurant as just...

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Outback Steakhouse Job Application

History of Outback Steakhouse Outback Steakhouse was started as an American dining restaurant chain based in Tampa, Florida.   Today they have over 900 locations in 21 countries throughout North and South American countries. They are located in Europe, A...

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Gamestop Job Application

History of Game Stop Game Stop is known as the world’s largest video game retailer with over 6,200 stores located throughout the United States and 17 countries. Game Stop proudly proclaims that they are the store for gamers around the world.   Game Sto...

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The Limited Job Application

History of The Limited The Limited began by a girl named Bella Cabakoff who had emigrated with her parents from Russia to Columbus, Ohio. She worked for the Lazarus department store chain after spending over 20 years with Lazarus in 1951 she and her husba...

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Apple Store Job Application

History of Apple Corporation Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation. It is noted for its design and marketing consumer electronics, computers, software, and personal computers. Apple is best known for its creation of Macintosh computers, the ...

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BJ Wholesale Job Application

History of Bj Wholesale BJ Wholesale Club introduced the concept to the northeastern part of the United States in 1984. The club has now expanded into Maine, south to Florida, and west to Ohio. They now are operating over 180 clubs in 15 states. BJ Wholes...

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Office Depot Job Application

History of Office Depot The Office Depot was founded by three partners in 1986 named Stephen Dougherty, Pat Sher, and Jack Kopkin. The idea that they envisioned was a warehouse-style store for office products where customers could purchase items in bulk f...

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Valero Gas Station Job Application

History of Valero Energy Corporation Valero Energy Corporation was created on January 1, 1980 as a spinoff from the Coastal States Gas Corporation. This was considered the largest corporate spin off in U.S. history. The name Valero comes from Mision San A...

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Dell Job Application

History of Dell Corporation Dell began in 1984 when Michael Dell created PC’s Limited while a student at the University of Texas at Austin. The first headquarters was a simple dorm room where Michael Dell sold compatible computers built from stock compo...

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Loves Travel Center Job Application

History of Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores Tom and Judy Love started a line of grocery items along with their self-service gasoline station in 1964 being one of the first to offer one-stop traveling for travelers. The Mini Stop was a huge succe...

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Toys R Us Job Application Online

History of Toys R US Toys R US started out as Children’s Supermart by Charles Lazarus in Washington, DC during the post-war baby boom era in 1948. At first it was a furniture retail outlet for baby furniture. Mr. Lazarus soon started getting requests fo...

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Staples Job Application

History of Staples Staples, Inc started when the founder Thomas G. Stemberg was working on a proposal for a different business but needed a ribbon for his printer. He/She found out that the local dealer was closed for Independence Day holiday and often ha...

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Meijer Job Application

History of Meijer Hendrik Meijer a Dutch immigrant founded Meijer’s in Greenville, Michigan in 1934. He/She was a local barber but decided to go into the grocery business in his community. One of his first employee’s was Frederik Meijer his 14-year-ol...

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7-11 Job Application

History of Seven-Eleven (7-11) Seven-Eleven began as U.S. originating company but today is owned by Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd which in turn is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co. of Japan. Today Seven-Eleven is the largest retail chain store with more t...

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JCPenney Job Application Online

History of J.C. Penney J.C. Penney was founded by James Cash Penney and William Henry McManus who gave the store the name “The Golden Rule Store,” which was owned by T.M. Callahan in Longmont, Colorado. Later the name J.C. Penney was given to the stor...

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