Winchester Firearms

One of the biggest companies in the late 19th century had a massive decline in the mid 20th century.

Lacoste

when I was younger in the 80s my mother would buy these “little alligator” shirts at cheap discount stores . but now all of a sudden the brand has become…

Beyond meat, Inc.

They just went public and the stock is performing well. I’d be curious to see where this company got there start and what the future potential of companies like this…

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet

Growing tremendously quickly and in a space where retail is struggling, they continue to thrive. Their stores are interesting as they are messy and low overhead, but it’s the thrill…

Product: Tickle Me Elmo

Tickle Me Elmo is a product that took the world by storm and isn’t really understood well. I saw it in my childhood and others did too. This is for…

Rustbelt cities

Discuss cities that grew with corporations, then declined when the world market changed in the 80s and 90s. For example, the Binghamton, NY area with IBM, Whirlpool, Endicott-Johnson, Valvoline, and…

Lego Bionicle

it was supposedly helped Lego come out of bankruptcy by being they first official Intellectual Property after the Star Wars License proved popular but required royalties. it was designed to…