Buick and Tiger Divorce Exposes Legacy Cost Issue
You read it here first. Not that we had that much to do with it. On our November 1, 2008 story What’s Wrong With Buick, we suggested that it was time that... Read more.
How to Brand Yourself in Real Estate When the Market is Slow
It’s hardly even a buyer’s market, as few have money to buy. So what does a real estate broker do for branding when the market is temporarily kaput?... Read more.
British Woolworth’s in Jeopardy
LONDON – Decades of missteps and a brutal retail recession have hurt the British retailer Woolworth’s, which was one of the few surviving legacies of... Read more.
Thinking of Fenwicks, a Real British Department Store
An often unsung, but interesting British department store chain is Fenwick. It is not one of the big London stores that tourists know, but instead it was one of... Read more.
Some Interesting Branding Topics, Plus DePinna
We pulled some favorite branding stories from across the web. Thought it might make some good reference. And we just stuck a DePinna ad to promote our old story... Read more.
Briefly: Lilly Pulitzer in New York
PALM BEACH, NEW YORK – A revived Lilly Pulitzer retail operation has opened a boutique on the Upper East Side of Manhattan at 1020 Madison Avenue. The story... Read more.
Days of Drake’s Cake Numbered?
BROOKLYN – First the Dodgers and now this? If you grew up in Brooklyn or the Northeast, you know of Drake’s and their Yodels, Funny Bones, Coffee Cakes,... Read more.
Toledo White Tower Saved
TOLEDO – A White Tower in the way of the expansion of a downtown YWCA will be moved rather than destroyed, according to The Toledo Blade. We wrote about the... Read more.
Bring Back the American-flagged Ship
The demise of the American-flagged ship is often forgotten, though many of us who are saddened by it can also be heartened that a bit of it survives. Barely. We... Read more.
Twenty One Ways to Save Cypress Gardens
WINTER HAVEN – Last weekend, the legendary theme park Cypress Gardens closed for four months while management said it would refocus on its water park and historic... Read more.