Foundation Principles : Posts from July 2013

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  • Air of Excitement Award

    In 2012, The Container Store experienced the sudden passing of a long-time and much-loved Distribution Center employee, Poncho Martinez, due to a car accident. To honor his memory, we established the Poncho Martinez “Air of Excitement” Award, because he always went above and beyond to live this Foundation Principle and inspire others to do the same! Each quarter, our Distribution Center employees vote on one team member that has best exemplified “Air of Excitement” by bringing the most

  • Presidential Shout Out!

    Thank you President Barack Obama for recognizing our commitment to our employees in today’s speech at Knox College in Illinois. You can watch the video of our Presidential shout out here!We’re so proud of our yummy culture, and our continued focus on operating according to our Foundation Principles and Conscious Capitalism!

  • Safety Slogan Contest in Our DC

    Safety is always top-of-mind in our Distribution Center! Each year, we host a fun contest asking all of our Distribution Center employees to come up with a new and catchy safety slogan. This year Justin R. from our Inbound team submitted the 2013 winning slogan: “Safety can’t be neglected, so expect the unexpected!” Justin was announced as the winner at our quarterly Distribution Center all-employee meeting, and his safety slogan was printed on a giant banner that will hang from the ceiling of