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Authentic Unveils First Barneys New York Residences in Partnership with Sequence Tulum
14 Nov 2024
Authentic Brands Group (Authentic), a global brand development and licensing company, today announces a partnership with Sequence Tulum to introduce Barneys New York’s branded residences in Tulum, Mex
Eddie Bauer and Global Citizen Join Forces for Take Action Campaign
14 Nov 2024
Iconic outdoor lifestyle brand, Eddie Bauer and Global Citizen, the world’s leading international advocacy organization, today unveiled their new Take Action collection. The collaboration will launch
Reebok Celebrates New Brand Anthem, “Sport is Everything”
12 Nov 2024
Today, Reebok launched “Sport is Everything”, a 60-second campaign that unites athletes from across the globe, representing diverse passions and backgrounds. “Sport is Everything” celebrates Reebok’s
Reebok, Angel Reese Announce Multi-Year Partnership Extension and First Signature Shoe
25 Oct 2024
Reebok and partner - WNBA All-Star and fashion icon - Angel Reese announced that the two have agreed to a multi-year contract extension for their partnership that tipped off in fall of 2023, with a si
Lucky Brand and Cole Hauser Debut Western-Inspired Apparel
17 Oct 2024
Lucky Brand today unveiled its debut apparel collection designed by esteemed American actor, Cole Hauser. The launch marks the next chapter in Cole’s growing relationship with Lucky, a natural pairing
Authentic Brands Group and Saks Global Launch New Luxury Platform: Authentic Luxury Group
09 Oct 2024
Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) and Saks Global are partnering to launch a new joint venture, Authentic Luxury Group (ALG). Housing Authentic-owned luxury and accessible luxury brands, including Ba
Authentic Acquires Champion, Unveils New Brand Partners
01 Oct 2024
Authentic Brands Group (Authentic) announces that it has finalized the acquisition of athleticwear icon Champion. As the second-largest brand acquisition in Authentic’s history, Champion generates nea
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Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
How Quaker Oats grabbed customers’ attention
By Kiron Kasbekar | 07 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats, the American food products giant that was created in 1901 through the merger of many older oat millers, and was acquired by a bigger foods giant, Pepsi, in 2001, has been an innovative company. One example of its innovativeness shows in its packaging – the cereal box it launched in 1915.
Company story – Cunard Line
By Kiron Kasbekar | 12 Jan 2024
The Cunard Line started its life in Glasgow in 1839 as the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company when Samuel Cunard was awarded the first British transatlantic steamship mail contract.
Samuel Slater – textile tycoon or traitor?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Dec 2023
Samuel Slater is a name that holds significant importance in the annals of American industrial history. Often referred to as the ‘Father of the American Factory System’, Slater's contributions played a pivotal role in shaping the nation’s industrial landscape.
Underwood Typewriter Company – an icon of the past
By Kiron Kasbekar | 21 Dec 2023
You’ve probably never heard of Underwood typewriters. For the company folded up in 1963 – 60 years ago. You may not even have seen and handled a typewriter, unless someone in your family owned one.
The rise and fall of Chrysler
By Kiron Kasbekar | 16 Dec 2023
A century ago, the American automobile industry was more crowded than a vegetable market on a Sunday morning, with such a wide variety of stuff on sale that buyers were spoilt for choice. Buyers could pick and choose, bargain, pay up and drive out with the newly purchased vehicle.
TRW – the tide turned
By Kiron Kasbekar | 13 Dec 2023
There used to be an American company called Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc. This company, which was a global supplier of automotive systems, modules, and components to car and truck manufacturers, started small, as most companies do. Then, as the automotive industry grew bigger, so did TRW.
The rise and fall of Nokia
By Aniket Gupta | 07 Dec 2023
My interest is stories about dominant companies that failed all of a sudden. These companies were once etched into people’s minds but have since become a symbol of nostalgia. One such company, which was the biggest in its industry before it failed catastrophically, is Nokia.
Yahoo!: The first king of the internet
By Aniket Gupta | 01 Dec 2023
The year is 1994. You go to the internet to search for a particular website, but there is no Google that could be used to search your desired website. What do you do? The answer is that you use Yahoo.
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