WDIV Celebrates 75 Years of Detroit Television Tonight
DETROIT – The television station WDIV will celebrate its 75th anniversary tonight with a two-hour documentary narrated by radio’s Dick Purtan, forme... Read more.
People: In 2022, It’s Time to Draw the Line at Soylent and Other Fake Food Brands
Grocery stores are full of more and more organic food, and not just at Whole Foods or The Fresh Market. Customers are looking for sustainably raised and non gen... Read more.
Vintage Pan Am Ads Online; Historic Gala Weekend in November Unveils Worldport Diorama
While Pan American World Airways is long gone, the airline is unique among airlines, defunct or still flying, in that they have two non-profits supporting the p... Read more.
Homer Formby Brand Needs Restoration After Minwax Shellacking
Minwax and parent Sherwin Williams have shuttered the beloved Homer Formby furniture refinishing brand. With the closing, a whole approach to conserving furnitu... Read more.
New Owners of Joy See Themselves Moving from Sink to Dishwasher
GREENWICH, Conn. – In 2019, Procter & Gamble sold one of its longest held brands, Joy, for a reported $30 million. Since then, JoySuds LLC has reinvig... Read more.
American Made Paintbrush Brands Make All-USA Paint Stores Possible
PORT CHARLOTTE, Florida – In spite of the ubiquity of the Chinese supply chain, it is possible in for some retailers to completely go Made in USA. Some ty... Read more.
Sleepytime and Celestial Seasonings Celebrate Half a Century
BOULDER, Colorado – It was 1972 when entrepreneur Mo Siegel began selling his Sleepytime and Red Zinger herbal teas. Today, Celestial Seasonings, is the m... Read more.
Mr. Bubble Brand Renovation Cleans Up
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota – Care and attention to the important identity elements of a historic brand can make the difference between a moderately successfu... Read more.
Igloo Coolers, Made in USA for 75 Years
Igloo is the original plastic cooler. So many of its products became synonymous with boating and summer that for generations, Igloo coolers were, and are, props... Read more.
Store Visit: JCPenney Tuned Up for Shopping
This spring, JCPenney unveiled a new shopping position. “Shopping is Back.” The company used a fictional character named Penny James, or “Ms. ... Read more.