Its diverse product line includes educational toys, games, brainteasers, creative play activities, building sets, coloring books and more! The company was founded in with a small retail store in Minneapolis and has evolved into a direct-to-consumer catalog and website, along with its own wholesale division.
MindWare's proprietary products are to be found on the shelves of over 30, retailers worldwide. Consumers, educators and retailers have come to recognize MindWare as a trusted resource for their families, students and customers. As part of the festivities, Oriental Trading customers who register on the Oriental Trading Company website and upload photos of their luau celebrations will be eligible to win an ultimate luau celebration for friends and family.
In addition, each week registrants will be entered into a drawing to win special luau party packs full of fun Oriental Trading luau products. To inspire entrants, Oriental Trading Company's party experts are posting tips, project ideas and fun photos on the company website, and luau-themed products are on sale throughout the month.
We're inviting our customers to have fun and get creative as they send us photos of their luau celebrations. Entries will be accepted throughout the month of May. Entrants are asked to register at www. Each week in May, ten entrants will receive special luau party packs full of Oriental Trading products.
At the end of the contest, two grand prize winners will be chosen to receive an ultimate luau celebration for friends and family. The transaction is expected to close by the end of November and is subject to the termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and other customary closing conditions. We are delighted to have them join the Berkshire Hathaway family and continue their quest to make the world more fun. They have had several changes to ownership in the past, but OTC has a permanent home with Berkshire Hathaway.
Berkshire Hathaway recognizes the growth potential of our business and provides a permanent foundation for our long-term strategic initiatives to expand our product lines and leverage our world-class technology and operations platform.
For over 80 years Oriental Trading Company has made it easy and affordable for everyone to celebrate, have fun, and express creativity throughout their lifetime. The company offers over 40, products—more than half of which are exclusive—at guaranteed lowest prices through its website and catalogs.
Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries engage in diverse business activities including property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, finance, manufacturing, retailing and services. A and BRK. Certain statements contained in this press release are "forward looking" statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of These statements are not guaranties of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those forecasted.
Today, Oriental Trading announces a new, enhanced version of the free app, available on iTunes, for the upcoming Christmas season. The streamlined usability and convenience of mobile shopping continues to resonate with consumers.
Oriental Trading Company recognizes this revolutionary digital shift and is continually working to provide customers with innovative tools to make their shopping experience easy and fun.
Since its initial launch in September, the Oriental Trading app has proven to be popular with consumers, consistently ranking among the most downloaded free catalog apps in the iTunes app store. Interactive enhancements to this newest version of the Oriental Trading iPad app include a Trim the Tree feature, holiday costume runway, enhanced zoom capability, increased social networking functionality, favorites lists, fun activities for families, plus many others.
To provide additional savings for mobile shoppers, Oriental Trading has included a free shipping offer within the app. The upcoming episode marks a number of "firsts" for the hit CBS reality series. This is also the first time all of the front-line jobs highlighted in the show occur within the same facility. Taylor worked alongside veteran employees within Oriental Trading Company's , square foot, state-of-the-art fulfillment center, receiving a firsthand look at what it takes to process thousands of orders each day.
Due to their efforts and productivity improvements, Oriental Trading is able to offer an outstanding customer experience, as well as guaranteed lowest prices on all our products. Situated on a acre parcel, the company's world-class fulfillment center boasts the capacity to house over million items, contains over four miles of conveyors, and utilizes a specialized tilt tray sorter which travels at a speed of feet per minute and processes over 40, units per hour.
The sorter is the fastest of its kind in North America, and the fulfillment center ranks among the top five in the U. Driven by technology investments and talented employees, Oriental Trading maintains a While working alongside their employees, they see the effects their decisions have on others, where the problems lie within their organizations and get an up-close look at both the good and the bad while discovering and rewarding the unsung heroes who make their companies run.
This was the series' best viewer performance since Jan. Three different digital holiday catalogs are currently available, both for consumers and for businesses. The company plans to launch digital versions of party, crafts, school supplies, and wedding catalogs over the next several weeks. Available through a partnership with Catalog Spree, Oriental Trading customers may flip through the digital catalogs page by page on their iPads, just as if they were paging through the print versions.
Users can browse thousands of items at unbeatable prices, zoom in on products, obtain detailed product information, and then purchase the items safely and securely on the orientaltrading. The digital catalogs have search functionality to assist customers in quickly finding products they are looking for. Customers may also mark their favorite items, place digital bookmarks, and easily share catalogs and products with their friends on Facebook or via email.
Making our catalogs available in a portable digital format offers them the flexibility to manage their holiday event planning and gift giving more efficiently and cost effectively than ever before," said Sam Taylor, CEO of Oriental Trading Company.
Catalog Spree is a "discovery" platform for shoppers, providing a free app that customers may use to access Oriental Trading Company digital catalogs. In addition to being easy and fun to use, this digital offering provides consumers with an eco-friendly way to shop.
Designed in partnership with mobile platform company Usablenet, the new mobile site is designed to enhance the mobile shopping experience for busy consumers who choose to purchase through their smart phones and mobile devices. They also came together to thank local schools and churches who hosted Red Cross shelters this summer due to Missouri River flooding.
Oriental Trading Company presented representatives from the Nebraska and SW Iowa schools and churches with a special assortment of school spirit and Sunday school supplies as a thank you. Oriental Trading Company was founded in the year The company has been active for almost 87 years now.
The founder of the company was Harry Watanabe. The company was mainly founded as a gift shop. The company then expanded to 17 shops in the Midwest. In the year , the company had resumed its imports from Japan and was a major carnival supplier and in the year , it launched its first catalogue as well. During the year , the focus of the company had shifted from carnivals to supplying party goods for churches, schools, retailers and individuals. Then in the year , the company was sold off to Brentwood Associates.
As of the year , The Carlyle Group bought 68 per cent interest in the company with Brentwood owning a reported 25 per cent. As of the year , the company had filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. In , Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway saw tremendous value and growth opportunity in Oriental Trading and made the decision to purchase our company.
Shortly after, Oriental Trading acquired two companies that aligned with our mission: MindWare , a manufacturer, wholesaler and direct retailer of "brainy toys for kids of all ages;" and SmileMakers , a leading brand specializing in patient giveaways and promotion products for dental and healthcare markets.
To better meet the needs of our customers, Oriental Trading created Fun in Fun is a one-of-a-kind inspiration destination that features thousands of share-worthy craft and party ideas, each one including a digital shopping list with all the needed supplies. In , Oriental Trading purchased Morris Costumes, a leader in the costume industry for over 50 years. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Oriental Trading has continued its long-standing commitment to excellent customer service by offering the best selection at the best price, even being recognized by Foresee as one of the Top 20 Internet Retailers based on customer satisfaction.
For over 85 years, we've helped friends and families around the world spark imaginations and celebrate special moments. Spreading fun one smile at a time? That's our specialty!
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