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Season 1 – The Mega-Brands That Built the World

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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.
The Mega-Brands That Built the World — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired Jul 23, 2023 Battle of the Superstores Founding fathers of the biggest retail stores in the world battle to be the first to innovate, build, and revolutionize the industry; one of the top businessmen of the 20th century, Sam Walton, will construct the world's largest retail empire. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 30, 2023 The World Delivered 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. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 6, 2023 A Whole New Ballgame 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. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 13, 2023 Dirty Work 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. Details

Season Info

Director
Drew Painter
Executive Producer
Shari Ortner Middleman
Network
History
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 23, 2023