You see these acronyms everywhere. And we’re not talking about the LOLs or the BRBs--we’re talking about the names of your favorite retail stores, cell service providers and candies. Here, we break down nine acronyms you always see, but never gave a second thought. Cue the "Ohhhhs."
9 Famous Brand Acronyms You Never Knew the Meaning Of
We have some shopping to do at Hennes and Mauritz
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Published Apr 13, 2016
H&M
Stands for: Hennes and Mauritz
Two Swedish brands (Hennes and Mauritz Widforss) merged to form this one-stop shop for last-minute outfits.
AT&T
Stands for: American Telephone & Telegraph
Telegraph?! That explains why we can never get any service.
EOS
Stands for: Evolution of Smooth
The name of our next R&B album.
IKEA
Stands for: Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd
Founder Ingvar Kamprad grew up on a farm called Elmtaryd in his hometown of Agunnaryd….thank God for acronyms.
Mars
M&M's
Stands for: Mars and Murries
Two geniuses responsible for many a cavity.
CVS
Stands for: Consumer Values Stores.
But now they say it stands for "customer, value and service." Probably a stretch.
Aflac
AFLAC
Stands for: American Family Life Assurance Company
As long as they keep that duck around, we’re good.
GEICO
Stands for: The Government Employees Insurance Company
Ditto the gecko. We love that cheeky little chap.
ESPN
Stands for: Entertainment and Sports Programming Network
Not so sure about the “entertainment” part, but W/E.
