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G.I. Joe's was a privately owned retailer of sporting goods, ready-to-wear clothing, and auto parts, operating in the Northwestern United States. Founded in 1952, the company had as many as 31 stores, located in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.〔 It was based in Wilsonville, Oregon. In 2007, the company changed its name to Joe’s. In 2009, it filed for bankruptcy and was liquidated. ==20th century history== G.I. Joe’s began in 1952 when Edward Orkney purchased army surplus sleeping bags and then set up a tent in Portland, Oregon, to sell them to the public. Orkney sold out of the sleeping bags and then started selling other army surplus merchandise in a store that then doubled in size by 1956,〔 making it Portland's largest retailer of sporting goods and outdoor gear.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher= fundinguniverse.com )〕 During the 1960s, Orkney transitioned the company away from military surplus and towards an eclectic combination of sporting goods, automotive parts, and hardware; the 1970s saw the company become a chain within the Portland metropolitan area, with its line of merchandise expanding to include housewares, lawn and garden supplies, and apparel.〔 In 1976, Orkney died and his son, David Orkney, took over the business. A distribution center was built in 1979 in Wilsonville, with that facility expanded in 1986.〔(Joe's Sports & Outdoor plans to expand distribution center. ) ''Portland Business Journal'', August 28, 2007.〕 G.I. Joe's opened its eighth store, located in Eugene, Oregon, in 1983. At the time, the company also operated 16 The Jean Machine stores, and the two chains had combined annual revenue of $68 million in 1982.〔 In 1991 the chain expanded to the Seattle market and had increased to 14 stores with revenue of $135 million; the next year David Orkney stepped down as the chief executive officer and longtime-employee Norm Daniels assumed the role.〔〔 The new Seattle store was about the same size as the Portland area stores, but re-focused on two product lines: automotive parts and sporting goods.〔 In 1998, the company made plans to go public by issuing an initial public offering (IPO) of stock to the general public.〔 The plan was to use the cash from the sale of shares to fund an expansion program in order to become more of a regional chain.〔 The company even filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in late 1998 for an IPO, but the next year the plan was withdrawn when the expected price per share was not as high as had been hoped for by the company.〔 By 2000, revenue had increased to $161 million from 17 stores, making G.I. Joe's the 12th largest sporting goods retailer in the United States, and largest in the Pacific Northwest.〔 〕 It was also the 142nd largest retailer overall in the United States by revenue in 2000.〔(Annual Retailer Ranking by Sales - 1-40 - Illustration - Statistical Data Included. ) BNET. Retrieved on February 26, 2008.〕 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「G.I. Joe's」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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