"Beko Beko (sometimes stylized as beko) is a Turkish domestic appliance and consumer electronics brand of Arçelik A.Ş. controlled by Koç Holding. Beko Elektronik A.Ş. was founded by Vehbi Koç, the founder of Koç Holding (who also founded Arçelik A.Ş., the parent company of Beko, in 1955), and Leon Bejerano in Istanbul, Turkey, 1967. The company's name is a combination of the first two letters of the founders' surnames. In 2004, Beko Elektronik purchased the German electronics company Grundig and by January 2005, Beko and its rival Turkish electronics and white goods brand Vestel accounted for more than half of"
"brands. This is Beko's first appearance in the United States market. P.C. Richard and Son has 66 stores in United States. P. C. Richard & Son P.C. Richard & Son, commonly known as simply P.C. Richard, is the largest chain of private, family-owned appliance, television, electronics, and mattress stores in the United States. Its 66 stores are located in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, with the majority of the stores located on Long Island and in the New York City boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn. The company is also known for its trademark whistle jingle created by Soundsmith"
"Kesko Kesko Corporation (Finnish: Kesko Oyj) is a Finnish retailing conglomerate with its head office in Katajanokka, Helsinki. It is engaged in the food trade, the home and specialty goods trade, the building and home improvement trade, and the car and machinery trade. It also has subsidiaries in Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, and Belarus. The key focus areas in Kesko's business operations are to strengthen sales growth and the return on capital in all divisions, to exploit business opportunities in e-commerce and in Russia, and to maintain good solvency and dividend payment capacity. Kesko was formed when four"
"brand (from Philco International) for use in Italy. The Italian Philco produces household appliances in affiliation with ex-Bendix Corporation and Thorn EMI Moyor Electronics (e.g. Bendix 71258 1000 automatic washing machine 1986). As of 2006, the company is mainly recognised in Australia. In Argentina, in March 2004, Philco was acquired by a group of Argentine investors. The presence of Philco in Argentina dates since 1930 and remains a traditional mark of appliances in this country. It currently manufactures refrigerators by Helametal Catamarca S.A. (Philco Argentina). All the line electronics, LCD TV, Car Stereos, Air Conditioning, MWO, Audio & DVD, is"
"BenQ BenQ Corporation (; ) is a Taiwanese multi-national company that sells and markets technology products, consumer electronics, computing and communications devices under the ""BenQ"" brand name, which stands for the company slogan ""Bringing Enjoyment N Quality to life"". Its principal products include TFT LCD monitors, digital projectors, digital cameras, and mobile computing devices. BenQ's head office is located in Taipei, and the company operates five branch offices in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, China, Latin America and North America, and employs over 1,300 individuals. The ""BenQ"" brand is present in more than 100 countries worldwide. BenQ was originally spun off from"
"Bahco Bahco is a Swedish brand within the hand tool industry, which is now part of ""SNA Europe"", part of Snap-on. Its roots go back to the industrial revolution in Sweden in the late eighteen hundreds, starting with innovations such as the pipe wrench and the modern adjustable wrench. Since then, the product range has expanded with a total assortment of products that today includes over 7000 hand tools. The story of Bahco began in 1886 when the Swedish inventor Johan Petter Johansson (1853–1943) established his company ""Enköpings Mekaniska Verkstad"" in Enköping, Sweden. Johan Petter, also known as ""JP"", was"
"countries. Beko changed its for a in June 2014. Beko has been the official sponsor of the Turkish and Lithuanian premier basketball leagues, as well as the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. Beko is a partner of the Spanish football club FC Barcelona since 2014 and Turkish football club Beşiktaş JK, Turkmen football club FC HTTU and has been one of the largest advertisers in the English Premier League since 2008, and an official sponsor of the FA Cup. In New Zealand, Beko is a premier sponsor of Netball New Zealand. Beko is a premier sponsor of Volley"
"multinational’s largest company. Since its early stages, its production has focused mainly on the manufacture of stainless steel sinks, kitchens, ovens and extractor hoods. One of Teka’s most important business areas is in the ""White Goods Line"", which refers to kitchen-related electrical appliances such as washing machines, refrigerators, freezers and dishwashers, among others. Since the outset, Teka has committed to integrating electrical appliances into kitchen furniture, a practice known as built-in or fitted kitchens. It has factories in Germany, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Scandinavia, Hungary, Mexico, Venezuela, Turkey, Indonesia and China. Through its Vitrogar brand name, it enamel-coats both ovens and"
"in bright neon colours. In 2000 Nikko, a Japanese toy manufacturer, purchased 49 per cent of Meccano and took on its marketing internationally through its established channels for radio-controlled toys. Development and design remained with Meccano SN, based in Calais, France. Nikko launched a successful range of new sets, including ""Crazy Inventors"" and the ""Future Master"" range. Significantly, Nikko radio control and programmable electronics started to appear in the System. However, under commercial pressure, Nikko sold its interest in the Meccano name and System back to Meccano SN, the French parent company, in August 2007. Meccano is now manufactured in"
"the Brico website. Brico Brico is a Belgian hardware store-chain. The chain focuses mainly on DIY items, but also sells garden related articles. The chain has 140 locations (as of February 2016) spread over Belgium, about 95 of which are franchised. The first store opened in 1973 in Schoten. The name Brico comes from the French ""bricoler"", which means ""to do DIY"". During the 1980s, Brico produced two brands of its own, namely Stop and Bricobi. Currently these brands are known as Central Park and Sencys. Until 2002 Brico was part of the GIB Group, when it was sold to"
"Misco Misco was an IT brand whose ownership was split between Hilco Capital Limited and Systemax. The company operates in Italy, Spain, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and a Shared Service Centre in Hungary. Misco also used to operate in Germany, but that business has been sold to CANCOM SE in July 2016. It used to operate in the United Kingdom and Ireland, but the businesses in those countries have failed. Sales were targeted at business, education, public sector and consumer markets, with sales being made online, via telephone and mail order catalogue. Misco was founded in New Jersey, United"
"again before the district court. In this connection Buffalo is hopeful that it will shortly be permitted to, once again, sell IEEE 802.11a and 802.11g compliant products in the United States. Melco Melco Holdings Inc. is a family business founded by Makoto Maki in 1975 and is located in Japan. The company's most recognizable brand is Buffalo Inc. Buffalo Inc. is currently one of the 14 subsidiaries of Melco Holdings Inc., initially founded as an audio equipment manufacturer, the company entered the computer peripheral market in 1981 with an EEPROM writer. The name BUFFALO is derived from one of company's"
"Brico Brico is a Belgian hardware store-chain. The chain focuses mainly on DIY items, but also sells garden related articles. The chain has 140 locations (as of February 2016) spread over Belgium, about 95 of which are franchised. The first store opened in 1973 in Schoten. The name Brico comes from the French ""bricoler"", which means ""to do DIY"". During the 1980s, Brico produced two brands of its own, namely Stop and Bricobi. Currently these brands are known as Central Park and Sencys. Until 2002 Brico was part of the GIB Group, when it was sold to the Dutch Vendex"
"China, Latvia and United Kingdom. The number of Bershka stores in each country or region: Bershka Bershka () is a clothing retailer company. It is part of the Spanish Inditex group (which also own the brands of Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, Oysho, Uterqüe, Stradivarius and Zara Home). The company was created in April 1998 as a new store and fashion concept, aimed at a young target market. It now has over 1000 stores in 71 countries around the world. The sales made from Bershka represent 10% of the Inditex group. On 6 September 2011, the company (alongside its sister brands)"
"Asko Cylinda Asko Appliances AB is a Swedish company producing household appliances such as refrigerators, dishwashers and washing machines. It is based in Jung in Vara Municipality in Västergötland. The products continue to be sold in Sweden under the brand ""ASKO"", and are exported under the same name. In North America Asko only imports dishwashers and laundry. Asko is upscale and competes against Bosch, Miele, SMEG, Viking Range, Fulgor and Kitchen Aid. The company was established in 1950 by Karl-Erik Andersson, whose first invention was a washing machine. The company started producing a fully automatic front-loading washing machine and a"
"Melco Melco Holdings Inc. is a family business founded by Makoto Maki in 1975 and is located in Japan. The company's most recognizable brand is Buffalo Inc. Buffalo Inc. is currently one of the 14 subsidiaries of Melco Holdings Inc., initially founded as an audio equipment manufacturer, the company entered the computer peripheral market in 1981 with an EEPROM writer. The name BUFFALO is derived from one of company's first products, a printer buffer and the name for the American Bison (Buffalo). Melco's name stands for Maki Engineering Laboratory COmpany. Melco Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 1986; currently its subsidiaries"
"Oppo Digital OPPO Digital () is an independently operated overseas division sharing the brand name OPPO with OPPO Electronics, both owned by Chinese company BBK Electronics. Founded in 2004, it is based in Menlo Park, California. OPPO Digital designs and markets audio and video equipment, including Blu-ray Disc players and personal audio products such as headphones and headphone amplifiers, mainly targeting markets in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and India. On April 2, 2018, Oppo Digital announced they were winding down product production and stopping development of new products, but would continue to support"
"digital synthesizers, such as the DS-250, for use in electronic music. Today the music division (part of Seiko Life Sports) produces metronomes and tuning devices. Seiko , commonly known as Seiko ( ), is a Japanese holding company that has subsidiaries which manufactures and sells watches, clocks, electronic devices, semiconductors, jewelries, and optical products. The company was founded in 1881, when Kintarō Hattori opened a watch and jewelry shop called in the Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan. Eleven years later, in 1892, he began to produce clocks under the name , meaning roughly ""House of Exquisite Workmanship"". According to Seiko's"
"Japan. In 2014, Newell Rubbermaid acquired American baby brand, Baby Jogger. Graco offers products including car seats, travel systems, strollers, high chairs, playards and baby swings. Graco (baby products) Graco (pronounced gray-co) is an American baby products company based in High Point, North Carolina. It is owned and operated by Newell Brands. Graco was founded in 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Russell Gray and Robert Cone (hence the name) as Graco Metal Products, a company that fabricated machine and car parts. Rex Thomas (one of two engineers hired to come up with a sustainable product) watched his wife sitting on"
"Belkin Belkin International, Inc., is an American manufacturer of consumer electronics that specializes in connectivity devices. Headquartered in Playa Vista, Los Angeles, California, it sells various consumer and commercial product lines, including routers, iPod and iPhone accessories, mobile computing accessories, surge protectors, network switches, hubs, (USB and computer network) cables, KVM switches, racks and enclosures, and other peripherals. Belkin International is the parent company for Belkin, Linksys and Wemo branded products and services, as well as the smart home water management company, Phyn. Belkin was founded in 1983 in California, by Chet Pipkin. In March 2013, Belkin acquired Cisco Systems'"
"reaching distribution in more than 130 countries. In 2007 French power company, Schneider Electric purchased Pelco for US$1.22 billion in an effort to enhance their building automation business. Pelco's security and surveillance systems most notably protect Buckingham Palace, The Statue of Liberty, and China's Presidential Palace. Pelco produces a comprehensive collection of high-tech security and surveillance products. Pelco Pelco by Schneider-Electric, commonly referred to as Pelco, is an American-based security and surveillance technologies company, founded in 1957 and headquartered in Clovis, California. Pelco was purchased by current parent company, Schneider Electric, in 2007 and was incorporated into Schneider Electric's Building"
"developed together with Nissan. The spartanly equipped little car (with the rear seat upholstered in vinyl, for instance) was only offered in ""marble white"". The brand name ""Muji"" appears to have been used since around 1999. In Japan, Ryohin Keikaku has 328 directly-operated stores, and supplies 124 outlets, . Ryohin Keikaku has three factory outlets at Osaka, Gotenba and Fukuoka. There are 418 International retail outlets , which include UK (12), France (9), Italy (9), Germany (7), Ireland (1), Sweden (8), Norway (4), Spain (6), Turkey (2), Poland (1), Portugal (1), United States (13), Canada (7), Hong Kong (17), Singapore"
"Seiko , commonly known as Seiko ( ), is a Japanese holding company that has subsidiaries which manufactures and sells watches, clocks, electronic devices, semiconductors, jewelries, and optical products. The company was founded in 1881, when Kintarō Hattori opened a watch and jewelry shop called in the Ginza area of Tokyo, Japan. Eleven years later, in 1892, he began to produce clocks under the name , meaning roughly ""House of Exquisite Workmanship"". According to Seiko's official company history, titled ""A Journey In Time: The Remarkable Story of Seiko"" (2003), Seiko is a Japanese word meaning ""exquisite"" or ""success"" (""exquisite"" is"
"Bershka Bershka () is a clothing retailer company. It is part of the Spanish Inditex group (which also own the brands of Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, Oysho, Uterqüe, Stradivarius and Zara Home). The company was created in April 1998 as a new store and fashion concept, aimed at a young target market. It now has over 1000 stores in 71 countries around the world. The sales made from Bershka represent 10% of the Inditex group. On 6 September 2011, the company (alongside its sister brands) launched into the online market in France, Germany, Greece, Poland, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,"
"biggest owner of the company. As of 2011, there are stores in New York City, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Oxford, Mississippi; Miami, Florida; and Vancouver, British Columbia. By September 2011 there were 84 stores across the world. Marikmekko products are (2017) made in China, India, Thailand and other countries. Fabrics are still printed in Marimekko's textile factory in Finland. The logo of Marimekko has been in use since 1954. Armi Ratia wanted the logo to be simple and timeless. Graphic designer Helge Mether-Borgström used modified versions of classic Olivetti typewriter letters to create the logo. The Marimekko name has been adopted within"
"Benco Dental Benco Dental is an American dental product and equipment distributor based in Pittston, Pennsylvania. Benco Dental has been privately owned and operated since 1930, when first-generation owner, Benjamin Cohen, moved to Northeast Pennsylvania after six years of traveling from train station to train station, selling dental supplies. Benco Dental is now the largest privately owned full-service distributor of dental supplies, dental equipment, dental consulting & dental equipment services. The company has remained family-owned and is in its third generation of leadership. During the company's 80-year history, Benco Dental has grown from a single storefront location in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania,"
"Zalando Zalando SE is a German electronic commerce company based in Berlin. The company maintains a cross-platform online store that sells shoes, fashion and beauty items. The company was founded in Germany in 2008, and since has begun operating in fifteen European countries and worldwide with spin-offs and subsidiary companies. Swedish company Kinnevik is the largest owner with 32%. Zalando was created in 2008 by Rocket Internet, Ruysen Fee and David Schneider, initially under the name Ifansho. Inspired by US online retailer Zappos.com, Zalando initially specialised in the sale of footwear but has since included other areas of fashion and"
"SAKO SAKO, Limited (, lit ""Civil Guard Gun and Machining Works Ltd"") is a Finnish firearm and ammunition manufacturer located in Riihimäki, Tavastia Proper in southern Finland. It also owns the Tikka brand of bolt-action rifles since 1983, and is now owned by the Italian firearm holding company Beretta Holding. In 1919, two years after Finland declared independence from the Russian Empire, the Suojeluskuntain Yliesikunnan Asepaja (Civil Guard Supreme Staff Gun Works) opened in a former Helsinki brewery to repair private arms and recondition Russian military rifles for Finnish service. The rifle repair shop became financially independent of the civil"
"Wacoal Wacoal is a manufacturer of women's lingerie and underwear, founded in 1949 in Japan by Koichi Tsukamoto. The company has divisions in North America and Europe, and manufactures the brands Wacoal, b.tempt'd, Elomi, Eveden, Fantasie, Freya, and Goddess. In 1964, Wacoal established the Human Science Research Center to conduct scientific research on women's beauty, health, and bodies for product development. In 1985, Wacoal launched in America. To encourage potential customers to purchase the new brand despite the higher prices than its competitors, Wacoal's fit experts partnered with sales associates in department stores across the country to educate consumers about"
"Technomarket Technomarket (Cyrillic: Техномаркет) is a Bulgarian retailer of consumer electronics that operates stores in Bulgaria, Kosovo, Croatia, Serbia, the Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Slovakia, Montenegro and Romania. Technomarket is the brand name of K&K Electronics, a Bulgarian company founded in 1992. K&K Electronics is owned by the London Stock Exchange-listed British Virgin Islands-based company Equest Investments Balkans Limited. The first Technomarket store opened in 1999. In 2007, K&K Electronics acquired the Romanian chain DOMO, which by the time had entered the Bulgarian market, and established the TechnomarketDomo Group. DOMO operates as a separate brand name in"
"States of America, and Italy.In the past decade, they have gradually expanded internationally, with the majority of its shops located in Asia. In addition, all of their flagship shops are located in South Korea: Myeongdong, Gangnam, Doonsan, DongSeongRo, GwangBok; and the bike repair shop in Hongdae. Since its establishment, Bean Pole has adjusted its logo, making minor changes since the original. The logo is a depiction of a man riding a penny-farthing bicycle, which represents the brand’s image: “a dedication to rise to new challenges and pursue creativity.” Furthermore, the logo is to emphasize the British-like style that they aim"
"Emeco Emeco is a privately held company based in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The iconic Emeco 1006, known as the Navy Chair, has been in continuous production since the 1940s. Today, Emeco manufactures furniture collections designed by internationally recognized designers and architects such as Philippe Starck and Norman Foster. Wilton C. Dinges founded the Electric Machine and Equipment Company (Emeco) in 1944 with $300 in savings and a used lathe for machine-work. He started bidding on government manufacturing contracts out of a loft in Baltimore, Maryland, beginning with experimental antennas and jet engine parts. Dinges moved to Hanover, Pennsylvania in 1946 in"
"Cuckoo Electronics Cuckoo Electronics (Hangul:쿠쿠전자) is a South Korean manufacturing firm founded in 1978 and originally incorporated as Sunkwang Electronics Co., Ltd. Its corporate identity was formally changed to Cuckoo Co., Ltd. in 2002 reflecting its major export brand name which had been in use since 1999. The company's headquarters is located in Yangsan. Cuckoo manufacturers small home appliances, notably Korean-style pressure rice cookers. Korean-style cookers (0.8 kg to 0.9 kg cooking pressure) typically gelatinize rice starches more completely than Japanese-style cookers (0.4 kg to 0.6 kg cooking pressure) resulting in a more glutinous and marginally more nutritious cooked rice."