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Founding Date | Founding Date 1869 | Founding Date 1968 | Founding Date 1923 | Founding Date 1967 | Founding Date 1957 | Founding Date 1927 | Founding Date 1922 |
Type | Type Private | Type Private | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations St. Louis, US HQ Halifax, CA | Locations Lakeland, US HQ Memphis, US Charlotte, US | Locations Cleveland, US HQ Salt Lake City, US Newark, US San Angelo, US Madison, US Augusta, US Memphis, US | Locations Paris, FR HQ North Ryde, AU Gemeinde Buchkirchen, AT Wien, AT Asse, BE Mississauga, CA Shanghai, CN see more | Locations Glenview, US HQ Buenos Aires, AR Brisbane, AU Sydney, AU Vienna, AT Willebroek, BE Sao Paulo, BR see more | Locations Lake Forest, US HQ Mumbai, IN Jakarta, ID Dubai, AE Miami, US | Locations Pittsburgh, US HQ |
Employees | Employees 6,68619% decrease | Employees 675% increase | Employees 6,664 | Employees 27,530 | Employees 8,900 | Employees 24,400 | Employees 9,100 |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 2.3 b | Valuation ($) 5.2 b | Valuation ($) 2.1 b | Valuation ($) 17.4 b | Valuation ($) 2.6 b |
Twitter followers | Twitter followers 9.6 k | Twitter followers N/A | Twitter followers 623 | Twitter followers 5.5 k | Twitter followers 14.8 k | Twitter followers 26 k | Twitter followers 5.5 k |
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Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $6.6b (FY, 2017) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $3.1b (FY, 2018) | Revenue (est.) €13.3b (FY, 2017) | Revenue (est.) $7.9b (FY, 2017) | Revenue (est.) $10.4b (FY, 2017) | Revenue (est.) $7.7b (FY, 2017) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $5.4b (FY, 2017) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $2.2b (FY, 2018) | Cost of goods €10b (FY, 2017) | Cost of goods $6.4b (FY, 2017) | Cost of goods $6.3b (FY, 2017) | Cost of goods $6.2b (FY, 2017) |
Gross profit | Gross profit $1.3b (FY, 2017) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $884m (FY, 2018) | Gross profit €3.3b (FY, 2017) | Gross profit $1.6b (FY, 2017) | Gross profit $4.1b (FY, 2017) | Gross profit $1.5b (FY, 2017) |
Net income | Net income $71.9m (FY, 2017) | Net income N/A | Net income $141.6m (FY, 2018) | Net income €104.9m (FY, 2017) | Net income $109m (FY, 2017) | Net income $622.4m (FY, 2017) | Net income $163.5m (FY, 2017) |
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Customers | Customers N/A | Customers N/A | Customers N/A | Customers N/A | Customers 125 k (FY, 2016) | Customers 3 m (FY, 2017) | Customers N/A |
Distribution Centers | Distribution Centers N/A | Distribution Centers N/A | Distribution Centers N/A | Distribution Centers N/A | Distribution Centers 62 (FY, 2016) | Distribution Centers 25 (FY, 2017) | Distribution Centers N/A |
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