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Selfridges & Co. Ltd. owns and operates departmental stores. It offers men's and women's wear, beauty treatment, bridal and gift registry, personal shopping, and deli counters. The firm also retails its store products through its online store and mail orders. The company was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge in 1909 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Alibaba.com Ltd. provides software, technology, online business-to-business and e-commerce services. It also offers business management software solutions. The firm’s operations are carried out through the following platforms: alibaba.com, 1688.com, and aliexpress.com. The Alibaba.com platform caters the global trading. The 1688.com platform involves the Chinese domestic trading. The Aliexpress.com platform engages the small quantity trading in faster shipment. The company was founded in June 1999 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Inc. provides business travel management services. Its services include travel management, traveler care, and meetings and events. It serves travel buyers and business travelers, as well as companies, government institutions, and non-governmental organizations. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Fleishman Hillard, Inc. is a strategic communications company. It provides public relations, public affairs and marketing communications services. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Pinnacle Foods Group LLC operates as a producer, marketer, and distributor of shelf stable and frozen food products. Its products are sold through supermarkets, grocery wholesalers and distributors, mass merchandisers, convenience stores, warehouse clubs and military channels. The company was founded on June 19, 1998 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Evernote Corp. develops applications for notes management. It offers mobile productivity apps, iPhone productivity apps, note taking apps, and personal task management apps. The company was founded by Stepan Alexandrovich Pachikov, Phil Libin and David Engberg in 2004 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Smith College opened in 1875 with 14 students. Today, Smith is among the largest women’s colleges in Northampton, MA, with students from 48 states and 72 countries. The college remains strongly committed to the education of women at the undergraduate level, but Smith admits both men and women as graduate students.

Part of PepsiCo, Inc., PepsiCo Beverages & Foods North America provides soft drinks, beverages, and snack foods. The company is based in Chicago, IL.

Trinsum Group, Inc. provides management consulting services. It provides services in the areas of strategy, execution, organic growth, growth through acquisition, productivity and risk management. The company was founded by James M. McTaggart in 1978 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Dress for Success Worldwide provides business suits and career development to low-income women. The company was founded by Nancy Lublin in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

National Retail Federation operates membership organizations. Its channels of distribution include department, specialty, discount, catalog, Internet and independent stores. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Retail Industry Leaders Association operates a membership organization for retailers. The non-profit company is based in Arlington, VA.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. provides entertainment services. It offers dance, music, film, opera, theater, family, and festivals and programs. The company was founded by Dwight D. Eisenhower on May 14, 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Text 100 Public Relations Consultancy provides public relations services. It offers media and analyst relations, corporate communication, international consulting practices, and research and measurement. The company serves clients in the technology industry include Cisco, IBM and Symbian. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

The Rockefeller Foundation operates and organizes charitable trusts. The company supports grants, fellowships, and conferences for programs that try to identify and alleviate need and suffering. It was founded in 1913 by John D. Rockefeller Sr. and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

The New York Public Library engages in the provision of library services. It uses its available resources in a program of collecting, cataloging, and conserving books and other materials, and providing ready access directly to individual library users and to users elsewhere through cooperating libraries and library networks. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Minnesota Orchestra provides support for the orchestra and promotes music education. Its association reaches 10,000 children and adults each year through its music education programs. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

The Business Council operates as an organization of business leaders. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC produces and markets food products. The company was founded on March 5, 2007 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Abyssinian Development Corp. provides family support and business consulting services. It offers services to the community through programs like affordable housing development, family services and economic revitalization. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

StyleSeat Inc. provides online services related to beauty and wellness. It services include hair stylists, massage therapists and personal trainers to showcase their work, connect with new and existing clients and build their business, as well as enables clients to discover new services and providers and book appointments online. The company was founded by Melody McCloskey and Dan Levine in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Blue Apron LLC provides a weekly subscription service for home cooks. It delivers a meal kit, which include pre-measured ingredients, a refrigerated box, and a dinner recipe card. The company was founded by Matthew Salzberg, Ilia M. Papas, and Matthew Wadiak in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Gather Ventures LLC (Gather Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Adam H. Slutsky. The firm is headquartered in New York.