50+ Businesses That Are Not American Anymore

Published on 10/22/2021
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Lucky Strike

Lucky Strike, also known as Luckies, is widely believed to be the most popular cigarette brand in the United States. People smoked the product because the company had a successful marketing strategy in the 1930s and 1940s. One of the reasons the brand became the best-selling cigarette brand at the time was because of this. British American Tobacco, based in the United Kingdom, began doing business with the company in 1976.

Lucky Strike

Lucky Strike

In 1994, the United Kingdom-based company bought the American Tobacco Corporation and its subsidiaries, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall. Despite its many transformations, it is still regarded as a uniquely American brand. This is due to the fact that it is widely accepted in popular culture. The Mad Men television show featured the brand prominently!

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American Apparel

Consumers couldn’t help but notice American Apparel’s “Made in the USA – Sweatshop-free” slogan, among other things. I thought encouraging ethical buyers to support the LA brand was a fantastic idea. Until 2015, when it began to struggle to regain its previous performance levels, the company had been performing exceptionally well.

American Apparel

American Apparel

Two years later, the company was rescued by Gildan Activewear, a Canadian firm that paid $8 million for the rights to the company’s name and manufacturing equipment. If this had not happened, we doubt American Apparel would still be in business today. The brand’s headquarters are still in the United States of America if you want to be literal about it.

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