In an overmarketed world of buzz words and sound bites, it is charming to be reminded of how some companies first got their names. Doral Hotels? After the owners of the first Doral, Doris & Al. The Big Y supermarket chain in New England? From the first small market that was located at an intersection of 3 roads, a Y. Nice.
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