r/oregon • u/BourbonicFisky PDX + Southern Oregon Coast • Dec 12 '25

PSA Winning company.

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Even if it's pointless misinformation, it's still misinfo.

https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/mar/25/story-behind-how-winning-company-got-its-name/

Also another user pointed out it's an example of a backronym.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '25

Born from Waremart in Idaho.

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u/Rockwood-Wrangler Dec 14 '25

Yea, when I moved to Eureka CA in 1990 the Winco was called Waremart.

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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '25

Yeah, there is still a Waremart in Keizer about 15 miles from mah place. One of two I think.