Posts tagged “Nostalgia”

Toys R Us was killed by $400M/year in debt from a private equity buyout. Blockbuster declined to buy Netflix for $50M. Pan Am never recovered from Lockerbie. Discover discontinued brands and why they died. Explore our database.

Etch A Sketch is now Spin Master. Slinky is now Just Play. Play-Doh is Hasbro. Lincoln Logs is licensed to Basic Fun! Discover toys from your childhood and who makes them now. Explore our database.

Hoover is split between TTI (Hong Kong) and Haier (China). Kodak Moments was sold to CEWE (Germany). Polaroid is owned by a Polish businessman. Discover brands your parents loved and who owns them today. Explore our database.

The iPod died in 2022. Nokia sold its phone division to Microsoft. Blockbuster is one store in Bend, Oregon. Discover what happened to 2000s brands and who owns them now. Explore our database.

Nintendo launched the NES in 1985 and just released Switch 2. Sony's Walkman is now an Android player. Apple was nearly bankrupt in the 80s. Discover 80s brands that still exist and who owns them. Explore our database.

Tamagotchi is owned by Bandai Namco. Beanie Babies are still Ty Warner's. Nokia phones are now HMD Global. The Sony Walkman is now an Android player. Discover 90s brands and who owns them now. Explore our database.