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10 Mom-and-Pop Businesses That Turned Into Empires

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Today, The Bean has approximately 350 company-owned stores, with locations in Southern California, Las Vegas, Honolulu, New York City and Southeast Asia. and sells products through a wholesale customer network of nearly 20,200 stores. The first Yankee Candle Shop opened in 1975 and continued to expand throughout Massachusetts.