Portillos

Can you do the rise of Portillos? It’s probably the best fast food that you can buy. Have you ever tried their Chocolate cake? It’s really good.

wienerschnitzel

I feel like when i was kid, wienerschnitzel was more or less popular back than with their on going commercials but, nowadays, you never hear anyone talk about them anymore…

Lechmere

A discount chain that would have almost died if Montgomery Wards hadn’t purchased the company.

Hy-Vee

Hy-Vee is an employee-owned chain.

Shop N’ Save

It was a store that was only in Missouri, and Illinois, and existed since the 70s, but shut down a majority of it’s stores around a little more than half…

Stater Bros Market

A small but successful private retail store company founded in 1936 with 171 stores in California with 18,000 employee’s and a revenue of 4.2 billion and was featured in the…

The Yugo

The weird history of a communist car entering the US market whilst the Cold War ist still going on and then becoming a instant joke for its bad quality, etc.

The rise and fall of Arena Football 🏈

In the 80’s through the early 2000’s, Arena Football was a very popular sport at the time. It had major players, located in major cities, and had major TV deals,…

Jamesway

Once a thriving discount chain, which was almost purchased by Ames, Jamesway failed to adapt to the deadly economy of the early ’90s. This would be a great topic for…