Zara is a global brand of clothing owned by the Inditex Group. It was established in 1975 by Spanish fashion designer and tycoon Amancio Ortega. The first store opened in Galicia, Spain, where it is now headquartered. The company is very unusual in t
Adidas is one of the worlds top sporting brands. It is based in Germany and includes other brands like Reebok in its group. The three parallel bars that form its logo is known worldwide. The company bought these Three Stripes from a Finnish sports co
Chanel is a Paris-based fashion house founded in 1909 by Gabrielle Coco Chanel. She operated on her design maxim that simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance. Chanel has an unrivalled reputation for quality and style. Its iconic products inclu
BMW (Bavarian Motor Works in English) is a German car, motorbike and engine maker. It is well known for its high quality luxury vehicles. Its website states: The BMW Group has its sights set firmly on the premium sector of the international automobil
BlackBerry is one of the worlds leading smart phone and e-mail devices. It currently enjoys a 20% market share of mobile phone sales, but that is under pressure from Apples iPhone and similar phones. The BlackBerry is developed by the Canadian IT com
Benetton is a globally known fashion brand based in Italy. It was founded in 1965 by Luciano Benetton and other family members. He had the idea of selling very colorful clothes at a local market and it caught on. Continuing with this theme, the compa
American Express, a.k.a. AmEx, is one of the worlds top 20 global brands. The financial services company was established in 1850. It is one of the 30 companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average index. The companys core business is credit
Apple Inc. is one of the worlds best-known and perhaps favourite companies. It has earned the reputation as being an innovative leader in the fields of personal computers, software, music players, mobile phones and digital music distribution. The com
Burger King is a global chain of hamburger and fast food restaurants. It was founded in 1955 by David Edgerton and James McLamore in Miami, Florida. It has since grown to 12,000 restaurants in over 70 countries and is now one of the worlds biggest re
The Barbie doll is one of the most successful toys in history. It was launched in 1959 by the U.S. toy manufacturer Mattel. It has since become a cultural icon. American businesswoman Ruth Handler came up with the idea of an adult doll for small girl
Armani is known all across the world for being a leader in style. The Italian fashion house was founded by legendary designer Giorgio Armani in 1975. It is today one of the fashion worlds most prestigious names. It produces a wide range of clothes, a
Avon is the worlds largest cosmetics and perfume company. Its also one of the oldest. It was founded in New York in 1886 by a door-to-door book salesman David H. McConnell who gave away perfume to encourage sales. The perfume became more popular than
KFC Corporation, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is the world's most popular chicken restaurant chain. It specializes in freshly made chicken sandwiches made according to the special Colonel Sanders recipe - a secret blend of 11 herbs and spices Colon
Budweiser is one of the biggest selling beers in the world. It is brewed by the Anheuser-Busch breweries in the United States but it has its origins in the Czech Republic. In 2008 Anheuser-Busch sold most of the operations to the Belgian-Brazilian be
Boeing is a major aerospace and defense company founded by William E. Boeing in Seattle in 1917. It is the worlds largest aircraft manufacturer and third largest maker of military aircraft and weapons. Boeing is a major service provider to NASA and h
Prada is an Italian fashion brand that produces high-end luxury goods for men and women. It was started in 1913 by the Prada brothers Mario and Martino. They opened a leather goods store in Milan, Italy, specializing in handbags, suitcases and trunks
Carlsberg is a Danish brewing company founded in Copenhagen in 1847. It was started by J.C. Jacobsen and named after his son Carl. The pH scale, the standard measurement of acidity, was developed in Carlsbergs laboratories in 1909. It is currently th
Gucci, or the House of Gucci, is a leading brand of fashion and leather goods. Its name is synonymous with style and luxury. It was founded in 1921 by fashion designer Guccio Gucci. Many of his designs are still with the company today, most notably t
Steve Jobs is the co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. and former CEO of Pixar Animation Studios. He is the largest individual shareholder in Walt Disney. Jobs name is associated with innovative products like the iPod, iPhone and iTunes. He is a much-res
Ayumi Hamasaki, a.k.a. Ayu, is dubbed the Empress of Japanese Pop. She is hugely popular in Japan and is one of the countrys few singers ever to become known overseas. She was born in 1978 on Japans southern island Kyushu. She moved to Tokyo when she
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