680 Home Appliances, Inc. was incorporated on August 28, 1968. Its primary purpose then was the sale of home appliances. The name “680 Home Appliances, Inc.” was taken from the address of the original first store in 680 Rizal Avenue, Sta. Cruz, Manila. It was also selected due to the name's uniqueness signifying very good fortune and good luck in Chinese. Rizal Avenue or Avenida Rizal at the time was the country’s busiest and center of trade where it made its hallmark selling millions of electric fans and gas stoves then at less than half the prevailing prices with various giveaways.

680's outlet continued to grow in number. On August 23, 1979, the company purchased huge concrete building and land situated at 839-841 Edsa, Diliman, Quezon City, then known as Highway 54 major route to all provincial areas around Manila. The land has a total area of 3,300 square meters. A five (5) storey concrete building with a total area of 5,000 square meters was constructed in this area. The main office was transferred to this location. 680 Home Appliances EDSA was then opened to the public in December, 1980. In the 1990's, an additional annex building was constructed to make the total building area 12,000 square meters. Even up to the present, it is the biggest of all the 680 outlets and is still 680's main office.

In 1989, the property in 5021 P. Burgos Makati, another one of 680's outlets, was inaugurated. It was acquired in 1978 and a 5 storey building was constructed in the late '80's. It was envisioned to have a two-pronged purpose: first, to make the ground floor into another outlet of 680; second, to try unit rentals in the upper floors. The original concept of long-term rentals had to be revised in order to adjust to the growing demands of the public. That was when 680 Apartelle was born.

In 1995, the Imus Cavite Branch was opened. The building was constructed and is owned by the company on a long-term lease agreement. This outlet carries all brands of appliances and a grocery on a 2,500 square meter lot and fully-occupied building.

680 aggressively expanded in the outskirts of Metro Manila. The following years saw the opening of another 500 square meter branch in FSC, Hi-way Plaza in Dasmariñas, Cavite. Inaugurated on September 01, 1996, this outlet was 680's venture into the mall concept. Shortly thereafter, another outlet in Baliuag, Bulacan was opened on December 15, 1996. The high traffic in the area attracted the company to set up this outlet at the very heart of Baliuag. Simultaneously, another branch in Tanay, Rizal with a 600 square meter floor area was opened on January 08, 1997.

Although the company's primary undertaking was that of appliance retail, it also ventured into other areas. Collecciones Michaelangelo Antiques was set up in the early 1980's and its main purpose is in the distribution of rare antique pieces. Its main office and showroom is located at the 680 Building near Channel 2 & 7 in EDSA. In October 1992, Collecciones Michaelangelo Antiques opened a showroom in EDSA Shangri-la in Ortigas Center, where business proved to be an even more lucrative venture. As present, CMA boasts of having the largest collection of Philippine furniture and other rare antique pieces. It also actively participates in international trade fairs in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and other international locations. The Corporation boasts of having the widest and biggest inventory of the oldest ethnic jewelries, garments, bulols and Chinese annamest and southeast asian antique ceramic pieces numbering more than 10,000 pieces.

Express Embroideries Technologies Corporation, a sister company of 680, was incorporated in March 1990. It is engaged in computerized embroidery services. At present, it does job orders for leading garment brands for export like Guess, Bossini, Umbro and Walt Disney.

Another company, Durastar Corporation, was incorporated in 1994. It is primarily engaged in the importation, assembly, and distribution of home appliances. Durastar is the sole agent for two of the world's largest manufacturers of TV sets today, which boasts of having the latest technology in large-scale integrate circuitry. At present, Durastar carries complete lines of the latest high quality consumer electronics and home appliances. It is distributed nationwide, courtesy of our well-trained sales personnel. Durastar also has a very comphensive after-sales service with over 20 authorized service centers nationwide.

Durastar's main office, located at 680 Building in EDSA, houses its assembly and 12,000+ square meter warehouse. A sales office branch at Santolan, Pasig also serves the needs of nearby areas. To support its sales in the Northern Luzon Area, Sales and Service Center in Dagupan City, Pangasinan was opened in April, 1997. Another branch, Mandawe City, Cebu was inaugurated in November, 1999 when Durastar went nationwide.