Background Category 1 a)The Container store is a very successful company and is one that treats customers and employees correctly. “The company has become so respected for its commitment to employees and their creative input that it has catapulted itself into a position of leadership in the HR fields” (Laabs, 2001). Two entrepreneurs Garrett Boone and Kip Tindell started the company in Dallas in 1978. It all started when the two had an idea about a custom-made furniture store but was quickly turned down. The men later went to a trade show and looked at akro bins and said, “There’s a need for storage pieces. There might be business in this” (Boone, Tindell, 1978). The Container Store is very well known and continues to grow as a company b)The …show more content…
The Container Store’s primary NAICS code is 57199904. Some of the Container Store’s major products, services, and emphasis are storage containers for kitchens, bathrooms, offices, and garages (Van Liew, Nils C, 2016). The Container Store also sells different types of shelving (Laura Fenton, 2016). Lastly, in the Fortune 500 ranking system, the Container Store is ranked fourteenth. The Container Store’s NAICS Code, its products, and its ranking in the Fortune 500 ranking system gives us a little insight as to what the Container Store really …show more content…
Their home office is located in Coppell, Texas. The major officers in this company are: William A. Tindell III, Chairman & Chief Executive; Sharon Tindell, President; Melissa Reiff, Chief Operating Officer; and Jodi L. Taylor, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary. The Container Store currently employs 5,300 people across the country. With so many employees and store locations, it’s no wonder this company made it on the best Fortune 100 companies to work for in 2016. b) According to the company website for The Container Store, there are currently 86 U.S. store locations in total scattered across the U.S. Additionally, I found reference to an article at Gale Virtual Reference Library (Cited below-The Container Store Group Inc.) that the company has had rapid coast to coast growth in the United States but has yet to globalize internationally. That being said, according to data recorded at Reference U.S.A., (see Employee Size by Year line graph cited below), it is safe to assume that although the employment base grew from 2015 to 2016, it is still relatively the same in size as it was from 2009-2012. Based on the chart, the company employment base seems to have downsized from 2013-2015 before climbing back up. Therefore, the projected job outlook in 2016 and beyond can be expected to remain about the same, and possibly continue to rise if the company begins to globalize and start doing