Alternate Timelines

Scenarios about 'american business'

The development and evolution of commercial enterprises within the United States from colonial mercantilism to modern corporations. American business history encompasses the rise of industrial capitalism, innovation in management practices, economic policies like laissez-faire and regulation, and the global influence of American commercial models and multinational corporations. In alternate history scenarios, different trajectories of American business development can fundamentally reshape global economic systems and power dynamics.

What If Walmart Never Expanded Beyond Arkansas?

Exploring the alternate timeline where Sam Walton's retail experiment remained a small regional chain, dramatically altering American retail, labor practices, and global supply chains.