The Working Person’s Store joins the INC. Top 100 Retailers and the INC 500!

Aug. 28, 2008 - PRLog -- Specialty retailer The Working Person’s Store has been recognized as one of America's 500 fastest-growing privately held companies in America within the Inc. Magazine Annual Review of fast growing privately held companies.  Other companies winning similar recognition within the Inc. 500 in years past include Microsoft, Patagonia, Timberland and Under Armor.

With a cumulative three year growth rate of 717%, Working Person’s Store ranked 444 in the 500, and was included in Inc. magazine’s “Top 100 Retailers” list, placing 23rd from the top.

“The Working Person’s Store team has worked incredibly hard,” said Eric Deniger, the company’s CEO. “We’ve kept our focus on serving our customers well and building a strong business. We appreciate this recognition of our efforts and our company’s success.”  

With operations in Lakeville, Indiana and Buchanan, Michigan, The Working Person’s Store along with its WorkingPerson.com web site, has experienced exponential growth, providing working people across the U.S. and worldwide with a broad selection of work centric apparel, footwear and accessories.

The WorkingPerson.com web site has been recognized by Internet Retailer magazine at a “Top 500” online retailer for the last two years in a row, and more recently as one of the “Hot 100 Best Web Sites”. The company was picked as one of “50 Companies to Watch” in Michigan and won the top “Indiana Excellence Award” in the Technology category.


About: The Working Person’s Store

Since 1995, The Working Person’s Store has grown into a leading multi-channel resource for quality work apparel, footwear and safety-gear from leading brands including Carhartt, Carolina, Dickies, Dr. Martens, Timberland PRO, Wolverine, Wrangler and a hundred other great brands.  Details at WorkingPerson.com – Dedicated to the Working Person.  

About: INC 500 Ranking Details ~ see:

http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2008/company-profile.html?id=2...

http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2008/lists/retail-companies.ht...

http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2007/company-profile.html?id=2...

http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2007/lists/top100-industry-retail.html?o=0&c=200707150

http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2007/lists/top100-Inc5000-ipos.html?o=50&c=200707150

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