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Timeline |
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| 1949 |
Global Equipment Company founded by Michael and Paul Leeds in Queens, New York as a materials handling business. |
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| 1972 |
Direct marketing begins with first mail order catalog distributed as Global Industrial Products. |
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| 1977 |
Annual sales approximately $3 million. |
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| 1977 |
Bruce and Robert Leeds join company after college graduation. |
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| 1981 |
Global Computer Supplies founded and begins selling computer equipment and supplies. |
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| 1982 |
Richard Leeds joins company after college graduation. |
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| 1986 |
Dartek acquired (founded in 1981 in Chicago and now part of TigerDirect). |
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| 1987 |
Sales exceed $100 million. |
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| 1989 |
Corporate headquarters established in Port Washington, New York. |
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| 1990 |
Computer supply business founded in Scotland (now part of MISCO UK). |
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| 1991 |
Computer supply business founded in Paris, France (now MISCO France). |
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| 1992 |
MISCO acquired (founded in 1980s in UK, Germany, Italy, Spain and Canada; Canada renamed TigerDirect.ca). |
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| 1993 |
Employees exceed 1,000. |
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| 1995 |
Global Directmail founded as parent company in preparation for IPO. |
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| 1995 |
IPO on NYSE. |
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| 1995 |
TigerDirect acquired (founded in 1987 in Miami, Florida as Tiger Software). |
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| 1996 |
Employees exceed 2,000. |
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| 1997 |
06 Software acquired (founded in 1985 in Amsterdam, Netherlands; renamed MISCO Holland). |
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| 1997 |
Midwest Micro and Infotel acquired (founded in 1982 in Fletcher, Ohio; Midwest Micro renamed Systemax Manufacturing). |
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| 1997 |
Sales exceed $1 billion. |
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| 1998 |
Company listed in Fortune 1000 for first time. |
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| 1998 |
Dabus acquired (founded in 1963 in Lidkoping, Sweden; renamed MISCO Sweden). |
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| 1998 |
Employees exceed 3,000. |
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| 1999 |
Employees exceed 4,000. |
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| 1999 |
Global Directmail changes name to Systemax. |
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| 2000 |
TigerDirect opens first stand-alone retail store in Miami, Florida. |
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| 2005 |
Sales exceed $2 billion. |
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| 2008 |
CompUSA assets acquired (founded in 1984 as Soft Warehouse in Addison, Texas). |
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| 2008 |
Sales exceed $3 billion.
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| 2009 |
Circuit City assets acquired (founded in 1949 as Wards Company in Richmond, Virginia).
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| 2009 |
2009 WStore Europe acquired (founded in 1980s in France and UK).
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