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Quick Tips for an Instant Holiday Entryway Makeover
06 Nov 2024
Want to make a festive first impression this holiday season? Your entryway sets the tone for your entire home's holiday spirit. Here are five quick and easy ways to design your holiday-ready foyer
5 Simple Upgrades for Stylish Holiday Dining & Entertaining
31 Oct 2024
When the holiday season arrives, our dining rooms are transformed into special gathering places for cherished memories and celebrations. Whether you're hosting an intimate family dinner or a holid
12 Days of Decorating for a Traditional Christmas
29 Oct 2024
There's something special about the classic styles and colors of Christmas—red, green, silver and gold—that truly brings out the holiday spirit. If you cherish the timeless charm of a traditional
Dreaming of a White Christmas? How to Design Your Winter Wonderland
22 Oct 2024
When the first snowflakes of the season begin to fall, there's a magical transformation that takes place. The world outside our windows becomes a pristine wonderland, blanketed in white, sparkling
Holiday Gift Guide: Perfect Presents for Every Room & Everyone
16 Oct 2024
The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes the joy of giving. This year, why not think beyond the usual suspects and consider gifts that add a touch of warmth and style to every corner of the ho
Hygge-Inspired Decorating Tips to Create a Cozy Holiday Home
11 Oct 2024
Picture this: You're curled up on the couch, a steaming mug of spiced cider warming your hands. Outside, snowflakes dance in the glow of streetlights, and the scent of freshly baked cookies wafts
Deck Your Tree With Magic: Meet Our 10 Exclusive Li Bien Ornaments
10 Oct 2024
The holiday season is quickly approaching, which means it’s almost time to deck the halls and your tree (if you haven’t already)! We can’t think of a better way to add holiday cheer and a touch of mag
The Best Ways to Use Reed Diffusers in Your Home
08 Oct 2024
Imagine walking into a home that instantly soothes your senses and lifts your spirits. That's the power of fragrance, and reed diffusers are the perfect way to harness it in a simple way. Let'
Pier 1 Li Bien Ornaments: A Look Inside These Special Collectibles
01 Oct 2024
The holiday season brings with it a flurry of excitement, and for many, the return of cherished traditions. This year, we're thrilled to announce that one such tradition is making a triumphant com
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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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