Definitions for Welcome Wagon
wel·come wag·on

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. welcome wagonnoun

   a wheeled vehicle carrying information and gifts from local merchants for new residents in an area

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Welcome Wagonnoun

   A nationwide business which contacts new homeowners after relocation, providing them with coupons and advertisements from local businesses.

2. Welcome Wagonnoun

   Any similar approach of institutionalised welcoming.

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1. Welcome Wagon

   Welcome Wagon is a business in the United States (and formerly in Canada) that contacts new homeowners after relocation, providing them with coupons and advertisements from local businesses. The company's full name is Welcome Wagon International, Inc. The company was founded in 1928, by Thomas Briggs in Memphis, Tennessee. Briggs later established the Thomas W. Briggs Foundation in 1957.When the company was founded, Welcome Wagon "hostesses" would visit new homeowners with a gift basket containing samples, coupons, and advertising from contributing businesses. These home visits continued for over 50 years until 1998, when then-owner Cendant laid off the "hostesses", saying that changing demographics meant few homeowners would be at home when representatives called.Welcome Wagon Canada, a separate company, continued to offer home visits until its closed in May 2020. It also operated events for people planning a wedding or expecting a baby. Welcome Wagon in Canada was founded in 1930 and was run for many years by Pauline Hill, who first became a Hostess in 1953 and advanced to be head of the company as CEO (1962–1990). Welcome Wagon Ltd. became a wholly Canadian-owned entity in 1979 when a group of Canadian managers purchased it outright from the US owners. Its head office was situated in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Hostesses were subsequently known as representatives.Welcome Wagon International has had several owners. In 1995, CUC International Inc. which subsequently merged into Cendant acquired Welcome Wagon. In 2001, Homestore Inc., later known as Move, Inc., bought Welcome Wagon. Move, Inc. announced in August 2008 that it was putting Welcome Wagon International, Inc. up for sale. On June 26, 2009, the South Florida Media Group, publisher of South Florida-based local publications, acquired Welcome Wagon International, Inc. In 2014, Welcome Wagon was sold to coupon company Money Mailer.Welcome Wagon International, Inc., originally based in Memphis, Tennessee, moved from Westbury, New York to Plainview, New York in 2004. The company had local representatives throughout the United States. Welcome Wagon still markets to new residents through mail and telemarketing calls, and online. The company is now based in Coral Springs, Florida.

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1. welcome wagon

   A welcome wagon is a program or initiative that provides a welcoming service to new residents in a town, community, or locality, typically offering information, gifts, advice, or other forms of assistance to help them settle in their new environment. It originated from the "Welcome Wagon International, Inc.", a U.S. company known for its welcoming services for new homeowners, but the term is now generalized to refer to any type of warm welcoming service.

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1. Welcome Wagon

   Welcome Wagon is a business in the United States that contacts new homeowners after relocation, providing them with coupons and advertisements from local businesses. The company's full name is Welcome Wagon International, Inc. The company was founded in 1928, by Thomas Briggs in Memphis, Tennessee. Briggs later established the Thomas W. Briggs Foundation in 1957. When the company was founded, Welcome Wagon "hostesses" would visit new homeowners with a gift basket containing samples, coupons, and advertising from contributing businesses. These home visits continued for over 50 years until 1998, when then-owner Cendant laid off the "hostesses", saying that changing demographics meant few homeowners would be at home when representatives called. Welcome Wagon Canada, a separate company, continues to offer home visits. It also operates events for people planning a wedding or expecting a baby. Welcome Wagon in Canada was founded in 1930 and was run for many years by Pauline Hill, who first became a Hostess in 1953 and advanced to be head of the company as CEO. Welcome Wagon Ltd. became a wholly Canadian-owned entity in 1979 when a group of Canadian managers purchased it outright from the US owners. Currently, Welcome Wagon Ltd. is being led by its CEO, Pat Neuman and its head office is situated in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Hostesses are now known as representatives.

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1. • Wheeled Vehicle

How to pronounce Welcome Wagon?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Welcome Wagon in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Welcome Wagon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Welcome Wagon in a Sentence

1. Red Buttons:

   He's a real loser. He moved into a new neighborhood and got run over by the Welcome Wagon.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Welcome_Wagon
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_Wagon
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5. ^ Wikidata
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