Shinola, the watch and bike company that has used the Detroit image to grow its business domestically and internationally, offered up a little quip on Sunday about its apparent success.
In a full-page ad Sunday in The New York Times' main news section, the company shows some of its products and states:
"If this keeps up, we might have to convert some condos back into factories."
Shinola has become one of the darlings of Detroit. At the same time, it has been the subject of criticism by some who say it has capitalized on Detroit's gritty, working class image, while producing high-priced products that many in the city can't afford. -- Allan Lengel
