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Bugle Boy

Bugle Boy Industries, Inc. was an American apparel company best known for its jeans and casual pants—including parachute pants and cargo pants—and for its television advertising during the 1980s and 1990s. The company was founded in 1977 by engineer and entrepreneur William C. W. Mow as Buckaroo International, Inc., and was renamed Bugle Boy Industries in 1980. The company was privately held and grew into one of the largest apparel firms in Southern California, with annual sales of roughly $500 million, before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and being liquidated in 2001. Its trademark and wholesale operations were sold to Schottenstein Stores Corp. for $68.6 million.

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Bugle Boy Industries, Inc. was an American apparel company best known for its jeans and casual pants—including parachute pants and cargo pants—and for its television advertising during the 1980s and 1990s. The company was founded in 1977 by engineer and entrepreneur William C. W. Mow as Buckaroo International, Inc., and was renamed Bugle Boy Industries in 1980. The company was privately held and grew into one of the largest apparel firms in Southern California, with annual sales of roughly $500 million, before filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and being liquidated in 2001. Its trademark and wholesale operations were sold to Schottenstein Stores Corp. for $68.6 million.

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  1. date of foundation: 1977 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1977". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361423230

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