TEANECK, N.J. – Leica Camera, a German camera and optics company, will open a store in Chicago on April 30, 2026. The store sits in the Gold Coast district on Michigan Avenue. The location will include gallery exhibitions, Leica Akademie workshops, and space for visitors to view imaging technology. ItMORE HERE

Quaker’s Raisins & Spice Instant Oatmeal has returned to grocery store shelves after periods of limited availability at major retailers such as Walmart. Instant oatmeal first appeared on the market in 1965. Quaker launched its own version in 1966 as a convenient hot cereal packaged in single-serve packets. The brandMORE HERE

Folgers Coffee is one of those rare American brands that’s more than just a name on a can. Its roots stretch back to 1850, when William H. Bovee established the Pioneer Steam Coffee and Spice Mills in San Francisco. The company pioneered selling pre-roasted and ground coffee, an innovation inMORE HERE

A refresh for a historic brand can now be as simple “merch” hoodies and tees trying some new co-promotions with a fellow brand. Such is the case with a co-promotion of Canada Dry, the soft drink, with the Canadian retailer Roots. They have launched what is sometimes now called aMORE HERE

Bulova, among the earliest U.S. wristwatch makers, still has a presence at U.S. department stores. Unfortunately, it is no longer a U.S. brand as Citizen Watch Co. Ltd., a Japanese watchmaker, acquired the company in 2008. The brand is one of the surviving American watch brands, which included a pantheonMORE HERE