The Mega-Brands That Built America
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Année : 2023
Nombre de saisons : 2
Durée moyenne d'un épisode : 42 minutes
Genre(s) : Documentaire, Histoire
The innovations, failures and incredible achievements of some of the most successful businesses in history, from megastores like Costco and Walmart to shipping giants like FedEx and UPS, that forever changed the way Americans live.
Saisons
Saison 1
Saison 2
Épisodes
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Épisode 1 - Battle of the Superstores
23 juillet 2023
Founding fathers of the biggest retail stores in the world battle to be the first to innovate, build, and revolutionize the industry. And one of the top businessmen of the 20th century, Sam Walton, will construct the world's largest retail empire.
Épisode 2 - The World Delivered
30 juillet 2023
A century ago, shipping packages was slow and shipping overnight was impossible, until two Seattle brothers risk everything to reinvent shipping packages for all; a tenacious Yale graduate creates a world-famous express delivery service.
Épisode 3 - A Whole New Ballgame
6 août 2023
The evolution of America's most beloved sports of baseball, basketball and football are made possible by the innovations of sporting goods pioneers named Spalding, Wilson, and the Rawlings brothers.
Épisode 4 - Dirty Work
13 août 2023
James Gamble and Harley Procter invent a revolutionary new soap that revolutionizes America and opens up a market to entrepreneurs in the late 1800s, when Americans rarely bathed and deadly diseases were commonplace.
Épisode 1 - End of the Landlines
28 avril 2024
The technology battle among international telecommunications companies to produce the most popular cell phone, from flip phones to ringtones to text messaging; Blackberry combines the features of a computer with a cell phone to make a smartphone.
Épisode 2 - Internet Killed the Video Store
5 mai 2024
A database software engineer is inspired to create a bigger, family-friendly video store, Blockbuster; an opening appears for two software executives in California to take on the media giant with their online subscription service, Netflix.
Épisode 3 - Easy Money
12 mai 2024
In the middle of the 20th century, a small piece of plastic revolutionizes the world of commerce as Diners' Club, Bank of America, and American Express race to change how people pay for everything kicking off the $6 trillion dollar a year credit card industry.
Épisode 4 - Suite Dreams: Birth of the Modern Hotel
19 mai 2024
Two visionaries breathe new life into the hotel industry in America and the world, by setting the modern standard for hospitality. Despite setbacks, economic downturns, and international conflict, these rivals will stop at nothing to be number one.
Vidéos
The Mega-Brands That Built America | New Nonfiction Series Premieres Sun. July 23 at 10/9c | History
14/05/2024
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