Jane Parker Fruitcakes at A&P
MONTVALE, N.J. – We somehow missed this one over the holidays. Jane Parker is BACK. Apparently, the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company (NYSE: GAP) re-introduced... Read more.
Valuation of Circuit City’s Web Operation
RICHMOND – So Circuit City is in trouble, and the press is reporting that the company has days to either be purchased, or liquidated. We can’t predict... Read more.
Fjord 40, a Cool Boat
NORWAY – So it’s an awful time to launch a new boat model, but a new model might just sell if it as good looking as the Fjord 40, a Norwegian powerboat... Read more.
Darden’s Olive Garden Presses On
Drive Thru Restaurant Analysis? SARASOTA – Here in this retiree mecca, you can get a pretty good indication of the health of America’s restaurants as... Read more.
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.