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Subject: Retail companies
Category: Business and Money > Finance
Asked by: bruce1234-ga
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Posted: 08 Jan 2003 09:08 PST
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Question ID: 139283
What names does Berkshire Hathaway-Retail operate under?

Request for Question Clarification by tar_heel_v-ga on 08 Jan 2003 10:10 PST
Are you looking for the various retail entities BH has holdings in (or
subsidiaries) or are you looking for the name of the division within
BH that is responsible for retial acquisitions?

-THV

Clarification of Question by bruce1234-ga on 08 Jan 2003 12:29 PST
I am looking for the various retail entities BH has holdings in or
their subsidiaries.
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Subject: Re: Retail companies
Answered By: tar_heel_v-ga on 08 Jan 2003 12:39 PST
 
bruce1234..

Thanks for your question.  According to the 2001 BH annual report,
here are the subsidiary holdings for Berkshire Hathaway:

Acme Building Brands
2821 West 7th Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107-2219
(817) 390-2409
www.brick.com

 Executive Jet
581 Main Street
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(732) 326-3700
www.netjets.com

 MiTek Inc.
14515 North Outer Forty Dr.
Chesterfield, MO 63017-5746
(314) 434-1200
www.mitekinc.com
 
Ben Bridge Corporation
2901 Third Avenue
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 448-8800
www.benbridge.com

 Fechheimer Brothers Co.
4545 Malsbary Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513) 793-5400
www.fechheimer.com

 National Indemnity Co.
3024 Harney Street
Omaha, NE 68131
(402) 536-3000
www.nationalindemnity.com
 
Benjamin Moore
51 Chestnut Ridge Rd.
Montvale, NJ 07645
(800) 344-0400
www.benjaminmoore.com

 FlightSafety International Inc.
La Guardia Airport
Flushing, NY 11371-1061
(718) 565-4100
www.flightsafety.com

 Nebraska Furniture Mart
700 South 72nd Street
Omaha, NE 68114
(402) 397-6100
www.nfm.com
 
Berkshire Hathaway Credit Corp.
1440 Kiewit Plaza
Omaha, NE 68131
(402) 346-1400

 GEICO
One GEICO Plaza
Washington, DC 20076-0001
(301) 986-3000
www.geico.com

 Precision Steel Warehouse
3500 North Wolf Road
Franklin Park, IL 60131
(847) 455-7000
www.precisionsteel.com
 
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Companies
9290 West Dodge Road
Omaha, NE 68114
(402) 393-7255
www.bh-hc.com

 General Re Corporation
695 East Main Street
Stamford, CT 06904-2351
(203) 328-5000
www.gcr.com

 Scott Fetzer Companies
28800 Clemens Rd.
Westlake, OH 44145-1197
(440) 892-3000
www.carefreecolorado.com; www.chpower.com
www.kirby.com; www.quikut.com
www.waynepumps.com; www.worldbook.com
 
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Division
100 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902-6745
(203) 363-5200
www.brkdirect.com

 Helzberg’s Diamond Shops
1825 Swift
North Kansas City, MO 64116-3671
(816) 842-7780
www.helzberg.com

 See’s Candies, Inc.
210 El Camino Real
South San Francisco, CA 94080
(650) 761-2490
www.sees.com
 
Borsheim’s Jewelry
120 Regency Parkway
Omaha, NE 68114
(402) 391-0400
www.borsheims.com

 Johns Manville Corporation
717 17th Street
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 978-2000
www.jm.com

 Shaw Industries
616 E. Walnut Ave.
Dalton, GA 30720
(706) 278-3812
www.shawinc.com
 
H. H. Brown Shoe Co., Inc.
124 West Putnam Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
(203) 661-2424
www.hhbrown.com; www.dextershoe.com

 Jordan’s Furniture
100 Stockwell Drive
Avon, MA 02322
(508) 580-4600
www.jordansfurniture.com

 Star Furniture
16666 Barker Springs Road
Houston, TX 77218
(281) 492-6661
www.starfurniture.com
 
The Buffalo News
One News Plaza
Buffalo, NY 14240
(716) 849-3434
www.buffnews.com

 Justin Brands Inc.
610 West Daggett
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(800) 358-7846
www.justinbrands.com

 United States Liability Insurance Group
190 South Warner Road
Wayne, PA 19087
(610) 688-2535
www.usli.com
 
Central States Indemnity Co.
1212 No. 96 Street
Omaha, NE 68114-2274
(402) 397-1111
www.csi-omaha.com

 Kansas Bankers Surety Company
1220 S.W. Executive Drive
Topeka, KS 66615
(785) 228-0000

 Wesco Financial Corp.
301 East Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91101-1901
(626) 585-6700
 
CORT Business Services Corporation
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 968-8500
www.cort1.com

 Larson-Juhl
3900 Steve Reynolds Blvd.
Norcross, GA 30093
(770) 279-5200
www.larsonjuhl.com

 R. C. Willey Home Furnishings
2301 South 300 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
(801) 461-3900
www.shoprcwilley.com
 
Dairy Queen
7505 Metro Boulevard
Edina, MN 55439
(952) 830-0200
www.dairyqueen.com

 MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.
666 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50390
(515) 242-4300
www.midamerican.com

 XTRA Corporation
200 Nyala Farms Road
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 221-1005
www.xtracorp.com
 
According the most a May 2002 10-Q from Berkshire Hathaway:
"Berkshire's home furnishing and jewelry retail businesses generated
first quarter 2002 revenues of $468 million, a $31 million (7.1%)
increase over the first quarter of 2001. Most of the revenue increase
was generated by Nebraska Furniture Mart and R.C. Willey. Pre-tax
earnings of Berkshire's retail businesses for the first quarter of
2002 were $30 million, a $4 million (15.4%) increase over the first
quarter of 2001. Increased earnings were generated by R.C. Willey, the
Nebraska Furniture Mart and Jordan's Furniture, partially offset by
comparatively lower earnings at Helzberg Diamond Shops. "
http://biz.yahoo.com/e/020514/brka.html

Thanks again for your question.  If you need any additional
clarification, pleae let me know.

Regards,

-THV

Search Strategy:
Berkshire Hathaway Retail

References:
Berkshire Hathaway 2001 Annual Report
http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/2001ar/table01.html
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