Detroit: Re-hire the Stripped Car
Sometimes you bury pride and sell on price. Remember Ed Rooney, in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off? He drove a government issue K-car. During the 1980s, the Plymouth... Read more.
Design: Seaman Shepps Business Card of Patricia Vaill
NEW YORK– So you need an idea for a business card? Try this one. The above card was in the back of an old desk that was once in the Abraham & Straus department... Read more.
Next Steps for the Waterford and Wedgwood Brands
DUBLIN – The Irish-based owners of Wedgwood, Waterford, Royal Doulton and Rosenthal have put the company into receivership, the British word for Chapter 11... Read more.
Unions the Problem at CSX resort The Greenbrier
A local’s take on the problems at the storied West Virginia resort. Dear BrandlandUSA: “The Greenbrier has struggled with the union for years. Another... Read more.
Solutions for CSX’s Greenbrier, $15 Million in Red
Twelve Ways to Rethink The Greenbrier brand WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS – The West Virginia resort The Greenbrier is apparently losing $15 million a year for its... Read more.
Great Pre-Castro Cuban Brands
In honor of pre-Revolutionary Cuba, we examine Havana-related brand names HAVANA – We all have nostalgia for pre-Castro Cuba, and this is the year to remember... Read more.
Valentine Museum Shows Richmond Retail Neon
RICHMOND — Original neon signs from two well-known Virginia retailers have been restored to original working condition and are on display at the Valentine Richmond... Read more.
Founding Family Interview: The Anderson-Little Brand Returns
One of the many retail brands that was part of the old American F. W. Woolworth was Anderson-Little Co. But just as they did with Kinney and Woolworth’s itself,... Read more.
New Year’s And Luck’s Blackeye Peas
SEAGROVE, N.C. – Our friend Doug Dobey, that fantastico Richmond, Virginia graphic designer, says that he is getting out the Luck’s Black Eyed Peas for... Read more.
Finding Aria Di Palma at Maus and Hoffman
PALM BEACH – Those search for defunct colognes and perfumes often have a hard time. An essay in The Wall Street Journal By André Aciman tells of his search... Read more.