Detailed description of the The Working Person's Store website
Founded in 1995, The Working Person's Store rapidly grew to become a major destination for quality, name brand
workwear,
footwear,
outerwear and
accessories while serving a wide spectrum of serving working people throughout the Midwest. In 1998, we added an Industrial Shoe Mobile to better serve our industrial customers at their place of work. By 2001, business continued to grow at a very rapid pace and we responded to the needs of our more distant customers, to provide a more convenient online catalog to serve repeat ordering needs. After the opening of WorkingPerson.com, we were very pleased to begin serving an even wider array of customers on both a national and international basis, with ever increasing demand for our goods and services. Then, in 2005, we continued our expansion with the acquisition of our new 32,000 sq. ft. Technology Center from North Main Ventures, as well as a dramatic increase in the size and scope of our team. Since that time, the WorkingPerson.com site has become the number one, world-wide destination for work clothing, work footwear and safety gear, serving customers on five continents daily.
Philosophy
How did we do it? With a simple premise: You work hard, and so do we. (There are no slackers at WorkingPerson.com.) But it's more than just hard work. Our growth has been guided by honest principles:
QUALITY AS A NECESSITY
We're dedicated to the needs of working people everywhere, based on the proposition that quality isn't a luxury, it's an absolute necessity. Why? Because we've learned from experience that buying quality may cost a little more to start with, but it's a bargain in the long-run. Thus, our customers shop with confidence knowing the brands and products found at WorkingPerson.com have passed stringent requirements for quality, durability, comfort and outstanding value.
LOW PRICES - ALL THE TIME
We firmly believe every working person deserves a fair deal each and every time they shop with us. But how do we make sur