Sun-Mart
Sun Mart Corporation | |
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| Type | Real estate, Retail, technology, transport |
| Membership | 529,000 employees |
| Leaders | |
• CEO | Robert Barris |
• Executive Chairman | Emily Grey Barris |
• Vice-President | Aden Zhao |
• COO | Richard Hallworth |
| Establishment | August 28th, 1962 |
Overview[edit | edit source]
The Sun Corporation was founded as a real estate company in 1962 during the Costa Admin of Slokais Islands. During this time they often refused to sell houses to those who opposed the government. In 2021 a book was released that revealed documents from this era; because of the book the Barris family had to apologize for their actions. In 1971 they expanded to a chain of stores called Sun-Mart. These quickly expanded their empire and became a household name in the San Fernando area. By 1993 they had locations in every province and were one of the largest retail companies in the nation. In 1994 they went public on the New Liverpool Stock Exchange, soon they began to launch stores though the world. In 2002 they got into the transport industry with Sun Rail a network of trains in the San Fernando area, they also launched Sun Airways, however, the company fell after the industry was nationalized. As of 2021, they are the 2nd largest employer behind the government itself. Today their biggest asset is Sun Mart followed by Sun Tech and Full Sun Real Estate.
Popular Culture[edit | edit source]
The company is the basis of the TV show Sun Rising, a reality show about a store owner in New Liverpool. They are many spinoffs of this show, mostly of the Slokais United TV, the 2nd largest TV network in the nation. They also have been many books and people from Joseph Chavez to actors and soccer players have worked at Sun Mart.