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In 1998, husband and wife Michael and Ladina Hackley founded the Grill Store & More in Baton Rouge,<ref name="suttles2014">{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinfocusmagazine.com/2014/04/shopperschoice/ |title=Going the Extra Mile |last=Suttles |first=Claire |publisher=Business in Focus |date=April 2014 |access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> on Tiger Bend Road. The couple were inspired to start their own barbecue grill retailer after passing by a Barbecues Galore store in [[Des Moines]], [[Iowa]]. When Grill Store & More suffered financial difficulties during the [[dot-com bubble]], Michael Hackley transitioned his business to [[e-commerce]] under the bbqguys.com website. Online success resulted in the closure of the company's three [[brick and mortar]] stores within a year.<ref name="boone2016" /> |
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Selling from their homes in 2003,<ref name="boone2016" /> Shopperschoice.com was launched in 2004.<ref name="suttles2014" /> Between 2003 and 2016, Shopperschoice.com grew from five to 140 employees. Mike Hackley and Corey Tisdale founded Blaze Outdoor Products to manufacture grills, smokers, and drawers.<ref name="boone2016" /> The company was named Small Business of the Week by the United States Senate Committee in 2019, by which time it was in its 11th consecutive year on the [[Inc. (magazine)|Inc. 5000]] list for 11 consecutive years.<ref name="milstein2019">{{cite web |url=https://www.casualliving.com/barbecue-grills/bbqguys-named-small-business-of-the-week/ |title=BBQGuys named Small Business of the Week |last=Milstein |first=Alex |publisher=Casual Living |date=May 1, 2019 |access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> The same year, Shopperschoice.com consolidated its brand under BBQGuys.com, the original name of the company.<ref name="boone2019">{{cite web |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/business/article_76ef2304-1da1-11e9-b27e-63e20cc2d0fc.html |title=ShoppersChoice.com consolidating brands under BBQGuys name |last=Boone |first=Timothy |publisher=The Advocate |date=Jan 21, 2019 |access-date=May 10, 2020}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:58, 11 May 2020
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Predecessor | ShoppersChoice.com |
| Founded | 2003[1] |
| Founder | Mike Hackley[1] |
| Headquarters | , |
| Owner | Mike Hackley |
Number of employees | 140[1] (2016[1]) |
| Website | bbqguys.com |
BBQGuys is a barbecue grill retailer headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
History
Founding and Consolidation
In 1998, husband and wife Michael and Ladina Hackley founded the Grill Store & More in Baton Rouge,[2] on Tiger Bend Road. The couple were inspired to start their own barbecue grill retailer after passing by a Barbecues Galore store in Des Moines, Iowa. When Grill Store & More suffered financial difficulties during the dot-com bubble, Michael Hackley transitioned his business to e-commerce under the bbqguys.com website. Online success resulted in the closure of the company's three brick and mortar stores within a year.[1]
Selling from their homes in 2003,[1] Shopperschoice.com was launched in 2004.[2] Between 2003 and 2016, Shopperschoice.com grew from five to 140 employees. Mike Hackley and Corey Tisdale founded Blaze Outdoor Products to manufacture grills, smokers, and drawers.[1] The company was named Small Business of the Week by the United States Senate Committee in 2019, by which time it was in its 11th consecutive year on the Inc. 5000 list for 11 consecutive years.[3] The same year, Shopperschoice.com consolidated its brand under BBQGuys.com, the original name of the company.[4]
2019 Headquarters Expansion
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Boone, Timothy (March 12, 2016). "ShoppersChoice.com planting seeds for continued growth". The Advocate. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ a b Suttles, Claire (April 2014). "Going the Extra Mile". Business in Focus. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ Milstein, Alex (May 1, 2019). "BBQGuys named Small Business of the Week". Casual Living. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ Boone, Timothy (Jan 21, 2019). "ShoppersChoice.com consolidating brands under BBQGuys name". The Advocate. Retrieved May 10, 2020.