Episode
The Profit: Tankfarm & Co.
Overview
A men's apparel business on the California coast is about to unravel completely for co-owners and brothers Mike and John, who found early success selling to big stores, but profitability never followed when they opened up two locations of their own.
Details
- Series
- The Profit
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2018-06-12
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Tankfarm & Co. is Episode 11 in Season 5 of The Profit. It aired on 2018-06-12. The runtime is 45 min.
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