Series
The Mega-Brands That Built America
Documentary
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.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 4 epS2 · 8 epS3 · 10 epS4 · 6 ep
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.
1Battle of the Superstores23 Jul 2023 · 42mFounding 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.
2The World Delivered30 Jul 2023 · 42mA 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.
3A Whole New Ballgame6 Aug 2023 · 42mThe 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.
4Dirty Work13 Aug 2023 · 42mIn the 1800s, when Americans barely bathed and deadly diseases were commonplace, James Gamble and Harley Procter invent a new soap that revolutionizes America and opens up a market to entrepreneurs. This includes King Gillette and Jacob Schick whose bitter rivalry will birth the billion-dollar shaving industry as we know it, and changing Americans daily lives forever.
Details
- First aired
- 23 Jul 2023
- Last aired
- 6 Sept 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- History
- Episodes
- 28
- Votes
- 7 on TMDB
Cast
Campbell ScottSelf - Narrator (voice)- GGary HooverSelf - Executive Director, American Business Center
