Jim Walter, Southern Prefabs, Goodbye
TAMPA – I always wanted the Islander. Up on stilts, it had two bedrooms, a big living area and a kitchen that backed up to the bathroom, to save on plumbing.... Read more.
Macy’s Wants Guarantees To Keep Former Burdines Open
MIAMI – Macy’s (NYSE: M) is considering revitalizing its important, and historic downtown Miami store. The store is the former flagship Burdines. At... Read more.
Working On Georgette Klinger
BrandlandUSA reported last year about the demise of the Georgette Klinger brand, and its possible revival by the founder’s family. They released a form letter... Read more.
Cypress Gardens Opening Day March 28
WINTER HAVEN – Cypress Gardens Adventure Park is thankfully ditching its disastrous foray into becoming a theme park, and will rename itself Cypress Gardens... Read more.
Pan Am Jumbo Jet Hostel, Stockholm
STOCKHOLM – We are so there. It’s a Jumbo Jet hotel that opened in January in Stockholm. It’s a converted 747, made extra cool because it was formerly... Read more.
Mobil Oils Up New Cable TV Show
FAIRFAX – Mobil has always known how to brand itself through television. The idea? Don’t engine up your name everywhere, but instead attach your name... Read more.
Greenbrier Bankrupt
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS — CSX has decided to send its West Virginia-based Greenbrier Hotel Corporation into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Greenbrier Hotel Corp., a... Read more.
Bringing Jack Murphy to the States
How do you position a foreign brand if you are bringing it to the United States? The question came up over comments on LinkedIn.com’s Licensing, Merchandising... Read more.
Artificial Owl Sees Detroit’s Future
DETROIT – We found the rather spectacular website Artificial Owl with some hauntingly beautiful photos of Detroit’s empty Union Station. The site is... Read more.
Recession Spurs Shasta and Faygo Sales
FORT LAUDERDALE – Make a simple boring product, keep at it, and folks will buy it. That’s the philosophy behind National Beverage Corp. (NASDAQ:FIZZ),... Read more.