Made in Oregon (company)

This article is about the gift retailing company. For the Portland, Oregon landmark sign that once had this wording, see White Stag sign.
Made In Oregon
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
HeadquartersPortland, Oregon, U.S.
ParentNaito Corporation[1]
Websitemadeinoregon.com

Made in Oregon is a private company founded in Portland, Oregon, United States in 1975 by Portland businessman Sam Naito.[2] The company is a gift retailer that specializes in Oregon-made products. It was originally owned by Norcrest China Company, an import business co-owned by Sam Naito and his brother Bill Naito,[2] until Norcrest was reorganized as H. Naito Corporation in 1992.

The first Made in Oregon store opened in 1975 in an 812-square-foot (75.4 m2) space at Portland International Airport,[2] and was one of the first retailers in what became the Oregon Market inside the airport.[3] The idea of offering products from one state was then a novelty; now the concept has been often copied.[2] The chain had expanded to 11 stores by 1989[4] and had stores in 12 locations in 1998.[5]

As of 2024, Made in Oregon had 5 retail locations, including one location in Portland International Airport, three elsewhere in the Portland Metro Area, and one each in Eugene, Salem and Newport.[6] The company also has a mail-order catalog and an e-commerce website where it sells goods from more than 2,000 Oregon manufacturers and artisans. Products sold include food, clothing, jewelry, and arts and crafts.[2]

  1. ^ "About Us". Naito Properties. Archived from the original on 2001-12-02. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e Colby, Richard (February 28, 1988). "Made in Oregon shops offer unique marketing style". The Oregonian, p. D1.
  3. ^ Hamburg, Ken (August 27, 1989). "Sales take off at redesigned airport shopping area". The Oregonian, p. B1.
  4. ^ Key, Janet (July 3, 1989). "Marketers Find Riches in Our Reborn Regionalism". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  5. ^ Jaquiss, Nigel (July 29, 1998) Empire of the Sons Archived 2007-07-29 at the Wayback Machine (sidebar to a longer article, "Naito Divided"). Willamette Week. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
  6. ^ "Store Locations". Made in Oregon. 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.