WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc operates as one of the United Kingdom’s largest supermarket chains, focusing primarily on food and grocery retailing across England, Scotland, and Wales. Founded in 1899 as an egg and butter merchant stall in Bradford’s Rawson Market, the company evolved through generations of family leadership into a major British retailer. Headquartered in Bradford, United Kingdom, Morrisons engages in fresh food manufacturing, meat processing, grocery retailing, and property development through its subsidiaries. The company offers comprehensive product ranges including both branded and own-label items, emphasizing fresh food production and vertical integration strategies. Through transformative acquisitions including the landmark…
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Key Stats Founded: December 29, 1945 in Amalner, Maharashtra, India Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Employees: 234,054 (March 2024) FY 2025 Revenue: $10.43 billion Market Cap: $27 billion (January 2026) Wipro Ltd. is an Indian multinational technology company that provides information technology, consulting, and business process services. The company ranks as the fourth-largest IT services provider in India, following TCS, Infosys, and HCL Technologies. The company delivers services in cloud computing, cybersecurity, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, robotics, and data analytics. Wipro serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, and telecommunications sectors. Wipro operates through two segments: IT Services and IT…
Willis Group Holdings Plc history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Willis Group Holdings plc was a multinational risk advisor, insurance brokerage, and reinsurance brokerage company headquartered in London, England, the United Kingdom. HISTORY Willis Group Holdings was founded in 1828 as one of the world’s oldest insurance brokers. Its origins lie in the early 19th century, with the founding in London of three firms, Henry Willis & Co, Faber Brothers, and Dumas & Wylie. The first two merged in 1897 to form Willis, Faber & Co. Dumas & Wylie joined in 1928, creating the famous name of Willis,…
Whirlpool Corp. history, profile and history video Whirlpool Corp. manufactures and markets home appliances. Its principal products include home laundry appliances, home refrigerators and freezers, home cooking appliances, home dishwashers, and room air-conditioning equipment, mixers, and other portable household appliances. The company markets its products under the brand names such as Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Bauknecht, Brastemp and Consul. Its geographic segments consist of North America, Latin America, EMEA and Asia. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Benton Harbor, MI.” “Whirlpool History Whirlpool Corporation is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, with annual sales…
Key Stats Founded: 1917 (as Sun Company of Canada); Suncor Inc. formed in 1979 Headquarters: Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2024 Revenue: C$50.69 billion (approximately US$37.3 billion) Employees: 15,010 (2024) Market Cap: Approximately US$64 billion (February 2026) Suncor Energy is Canada’s largest integrated energy company. The company specializes in oil sands development, conventional oil and gas production, refining, and retail fuel distribution through its Petro-Canada brand. Suncor operates across the entire energy value chain. Its business includes mining and in situ bitumen extraction in northern Alberta, offshore production off Canada’s east coast, four refineries in North America, and more than 1,800 Petro-Canada…
Westfield Retail Trust profile and corporate video Westfield Retail Trust operates as a real estate investment trust, which focuses on ownership of retail properties. Its investment properties include shopping centre investments, development projects and construction in progress. The company was founded in December 2010 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.” “About Westfield Retail Trust Westfield Retail Trust is Australia’s largest domestic retail focused real estate investment trust, with a total asset value of $14 billion at 31 December 2013, low gearing and income being derived primarily in Australian dollars. The Trust’s principal investment is the joint venture ownership, alongside Westfield Group…
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. history, profile and corporate video Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. operates as an investment holding company, which engages in the development of property for sale and investment. It has complementary operations in property-related fields, including hotels, property management, construction, insurance and mortgage services, as well as investments in telecommunications, information technology, infrastructure and other businesses. The company’s Hong Kong properties for sale and investment include residential estates, offices and shopping centers; Mainland properties are in Shanghai and Yangtze River Delta, Guangzhou and Pearl River Delta, Chengdu and other cities; and property related business are in fields, including…
Westfield Group was a leading Australian shopping centre developer and operator that transformed the retail property landscape across multiple continents. Founded in Sydney’s western suburbs, the company grew from a single shopping centre to become one of the world’s largest retail property groups. The organization pioneered modern shopping centre development in Australia before expanding internationally to the United States and New Zealand. Through strategic acquisitions and organic development, Westfield established a portfolio of premium retail destinations in major metropolitan markets. As a vertically integrated property group, Westfield controlled every aspect of shopping centre operations from initial design and construction through…
Sumitomo Corp. history, profile and corporate video Sumitomo Corp. engages in the provision of trade services. It operates through the following segments: Metal Products; Transportation and Construction Systems; Environment and Infrastructure; Media, Network, and Lifestyle Related Goods and Services; and Mineral Resources, Energy, Chemical, and Electronics. The Metal Products segment involves trade of metal products, including steel sheets, tubular products, and other products, as well as non-ferrous metals such as aluminum and titanium. The Transportation and Construction Systems segment deals with the automobile, ship, aircraft, rail, other transportation equipment, and construction equipment businesses. The Environment and Infrastructure segment works on infrastructure businesses…
Sulzer AG history, profile and corporate video Sulzer AG is a Switzerland-based company involved in the machinery and equipment production sector. It is also involved in the surface engineering segment. The Company operates four core business divisions. The Sulzer Pumps division develops and supplies centrifugal pumps and agitators for the oil and gas industry, hydrocarbon processing, pulp and paper and power generation, among others. The Sulzer Metco division specializes in solutions, products, services and equipment for the thermal spray, and thin film and selected other functional surface technologies, as well as in the provision of specialized machining services. The Sulzer Chemtech division…