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Penguin Random House is the world`s largest trade book publisher. Worldwide, the company is comprised of the adult and children`s fiction and nonfiction print and digital trade book publishing businesses of Penguin and Random House in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, and South Africa, and Penguin`s trade publishing activity in Asia and Brazil; DK worldwide; and Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial`s Spanish-language companies in Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, and Chile. Penguin Random House employs more than 10,000 people globally across almost 250 editorially and creatively independent imprints and publishing houses that collectively publish more than 15,000 new titles annually. Its publishing lists include more than 70 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world`s most widely read authors. Our mission at Penguin Random House is to foster a universal passion for reading by partnering with authors to help create stories and communicate ideas that inform, entertain, and inspire, and to connect them with readers everywhere. We are committed to championing freedom of expression, and recognize the cultural responsibility we have to advance the reading experience for our society now and for future generations. Penguin Random House was formed on July 1, 2013, upon the completion of an agreement between Bertelsmann and Pearson to merge their respective trade publishing companies, Random House and Penguin, with the parent companies owning 75% and 25%, respectively.
Guitar Center is the world`s largest retailer of guitars, amplifiers, drums, keyboards, recording, live sound, DJ, and lighting equipment, with more than 260 stores across the U.S. 2014 marks the milestone 50th anniversary of the Guitar Center Brand as we continue to help people make music from coast to coast. In addition, the Music and Arts division operates more than 120 stores specializing in band and orchestral instruments for sale and rental, serving teachers, band directors, college professors, and students since 1952. With an unrivaled in-store experience and passionate commitment to making gear easy-to-buy, Guitar Center is all about enabling musicians and non-musicians alike to experience the almost indescribable joy that comes from playing an instrument. All we sell is the greatest feeling on earth.
Headquartered right in the middle of the Upstate paddling scene in Greenville, S.C., Confluence not only understands paddlesports, but each member of the Confluence team is committed to helping every customer find his or her own paddling passion. Confluence’s eight distinguished brands offer boats and accessories for everyone from beginners experimenting with recreational paddling to well-seasoned experts trading in for the latest playboat.
At Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), they love to get outside and play, and we know first-hand the importance of quality outdoor gear. They stand behind all their products with a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and they design their own line of award-winning REI brand gear and clothing. Each year, REI donates millions of dollars to support conservation efforts nationwide and sends dedicated teams of volunteers—members, customers and REI employees—to build trails, clean up beaches, restore local habitats and more.Through responsible business practices across the company, they strive to reduce their environmental footprint.