TIL Quaker Oats Co. fully funded the 1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory movie to promote a new line of candy.
The premise is simple yet brilliant: take coveted brand-name merchandise, slash the prices dramatically, arrange it all in a convenient outdoor mall format, and watch as Minnesotans flock to it like ...
It’s a shame to see it close after all these years. But the industry and attitudes have changed so much the past few years.” ...