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Fingerhut is a catalog/online retailer. Fingerhut was founded in 1948 by William Fingerhut and his brother Manny, selling automobile seat covers. In 1952, the business re-positioned itself to a mail order catalog company and diversified its goods to include towels, dishes, and tools. In 1969 the company went public.〔("History: Fingerhut Companies Inc." ), ''Funding Universe''〕 Today, Fingerhut is distinguished from other online retailers in that customers can pay with credit, and make monthly payments until their orders are paid off. The Fingerhut brand has passed through several ownerships during its existence, including onetime ownership by American Can Company and its successor Primerica, Federated Department Stores (1999), and Petters Group Worldwide (2002), and Bain Capital Ventures (2004).〔("Fingerhut Receives $62.5 Million Equity Investment: New Financing Positions Company for Significant Growth" ), Minneapolis, MN, March 31, 2004, press release.〕 The company has received criticism for allegedly engaging in practices such as robocalls.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Debt Collectors Real & Fake Top List Of Most-Blocked Phone Numbers )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fingerhut Robocalling Class Action Lawsuit )〕 In 2014, a class action lawsuit was filed in response to Fingerhut nuisance robocalls. ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fingerhut」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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