THINGS REMEMBER BABY SHOWER BOXED GIFT SILVER BABY'S 1ST TOOTH CURL NURSERY ROOM

Description

Things Remembered
is an American
mall
retailer
with hundreds of retail locations throughout the United States and four Canadian provinces. Their stores specialize in personalized gifts and
engraving
.
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History
Things Remembered was founded as "Can Do" in 1967 as a subsidiary of Cole National Corporation by Joseph Edmund Cole. At the time Cole National consisted of Cole Vision, DBA
Sears
Optical,
Montgomery Ward
Vision, Cole Key Company, and several other subsidiaries. Cole National was taken private in 1984 by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. The Cole family reclaimed the company in 1987 through a
leveraged buyout
. The company prospered through much of the 80s.
Sales began to slump and in 1990, under the direction of CEO Jeffery Cole, Cole National unloaded unprofitable business units leaving Cole Key, Cole Vision and Things Remembered. The company went public in 1994 to reduce the persistent debt from the leveraged buyout. In 1998 the key business was shuttered while Things Remembered and its 800+ stores failed to meet sales goals. Restructuring and an image change were necessary. Cole National brought in a CRM agency which revealed the store was seen as a "brass and glass" gift shop that offered some engraving. In reaction, the company focused on this removing all non-personalized gifts and the motto was changed from Great Unexpected Gifts" to "The Place for Personalized Gifts." Research also showed their typical patrons were women who viewed themselves as unique gift givers. This moved the company to make stores warm and less masculine. Store associates took the title "Gift Advisers" with the premise that interactions with customers were conversations between two friends coming up with a gift idea. Things Remembered also released its first catalog during this time. There were three versions: General Gift, Wedding and Business focused.
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The combined strategies paid off almost instantly allowing the company to meet sales projections in 1999 for the first time in years.
CNC which now owned Pearl vision had become the target of
Luxottica
, parent company of
LensCrafters
.  The sale went through in 2004 and Things Remembered was quickly spun off in 2006 to investment firms Bruckmann Rosser Sherrill & Co. and GB Merchant Partners for 0 Million.  The chain was sold again in 2012 to Chicago based private equity Firm Madison Dearborn Partners for 5 Million which also backs fellow mall retailer
Yankee Candle
.  In 2014 Michael Anthony who had been CEO since the Luxottica spin off stepped down with former
Talbots
and
Express
executive Lisa Gavales taking the helm. n June 2017, Lisa Gavales resigned and Things Remembered appointed Nelson Tejada to President. Nelson Tejada was then promoted to President and CEO in June 2018 which continues to be his current role.
On March 8, 2019 Enesco, LLC, a global leader in the giftware, home décor, and accessories industries acquired Things Remembered, Inc., the North American leading omnichannel retailer of personalized gifts and merchandise. Things Remembered will continue to operate more than 170 retail locations, as well as its online, direct mail, and B2B retail businesses, all under its brand name.
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BABY'S FIRST CURL AND BABY'S FIRST TOOTH SENTIMENTAL ITEMS FOR THE NEW PARENTS MOMMY AND DADDY
(HAVE ITEM PERSONALLY ENGRAVED)
PLASTIC STILL AROUND SPOT TO HAVE ENGRAVED
GREAT CHILD'S BABY SHOWER GIFT
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE:
THINGS REMEMBERED CUSTOM ENGRAVERS BABY NURSERY GIFT
BABY'S FIRST TOOTH DESIGN BEAR BOX
AND BABY'S FIRST CURL TEDDY BEAR BOX
BOTH ITEMS ARE IN GREAT SHAPE WITH A SOFT LINING ON THE INSIDE OF THEIR BOXES
SATIN LINING OF LARGE BOX PROTECTING THE TWO COLLECTIBLE BOXES
LOT NUMBER WIS013100083
SKU NUMBER 6818443
EACH SMALL BOX MEASURES APPROX.....2.5"
LARGE BOX MEASURES APPROX.....6.5" ACROSS AND 3" TALL
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