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Costco made $3 billion in sales in its first six years, making it the fastest company to reach that amount starting from 0$.

For Black Friday, some retailers inflate reference prices before applying discounts, making deals seem bigger than they are.

In 1922, Levi's introduced jeans with belt loops, replacing the need for suspenders and setting a new standard in jeans design.

Twice, Rolex has sent a watch to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, and both times, they functioned perfectly at extreme depths.

Did you know that back in the 50s, Balenciaga only unveiled its new designs to stores a day before release to stop copycats?

Did you know that Crocs were named after crocodiles because of their ability to survive on both land and water?

H&M's flagship store in New York is the largest H&M store in the world, at 63,000 square feet (5,853 square meters).

IKEA's letters stand for three things – its founder, Ingvar Kamprad, his family's farm, Elmtaryd, and their local area, Agunnaryd.

In 2017, Birkenstock ended its relationship with Amazon due to many similar counterfeit products being available on the site.

Did you know that in 2010, legendary film director Martin Scorsese directed an advertisement for Chanel's Bleu de Chanel?

The first Cyber Monday occurred on November 28, 2005, but only in the US. Canada followed a few years later, starting in 2008.

On Black Friday in 2011, a woman used pepper spray on other shoppers at an LA Walmart to get herself a half-priced Xbox.