Case Study
The Container Store
The Container Store was first opened in Dallas in 1978 and was devoted entirely to storage and organization. Currently, there are 60 stores across the US with annual sales growth in the double digits with sales forecast for 2013 of approximately $766 million. They stock over 10,000 products with nearly 2,000 new products added annually. Kip Tindell, Co-founder and CEO of The Container Store, is proud to be a workplace of choice, with no layoffs or store closings during the recent economic recession. The employee comes first at The Container Store and they are compensated much higher than the industry average. This philosophy allows The Container Store to attract and retain talented and dedicated people. They believe that when employees are well taken care of, customers will be equ