SAN FRANCISCO — The retail and catalog chain Banana Republic will echo camels, Arabia and Raiders of the Lost Ark in a new fall collection called, simply “The New Look.” The fashion collection, which revises the whole feel of the retailer, echoes the company’s earliest looks, with khaki, hats, andMORE HERE
WILKES-BARRE – Fall is the time of the year for the arrival of Brach’s candy and their signature product, candy corn. What was once America’s largest assorted candymaker is now known for candy corn in the fall, and jelly beans in the spring. The Brach’s logo, which has had manyMORE HERE
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The mall and online retailer Pacsun is releasing collection after collection this fall with branded labels and in house labels. Top sellers including the in house FOG, or Fear of God collection, which sells out when it gets to stores. On a busy Saturday Labor Day weekend, theMORE HERE
Editor’s Note: Today, BrandlandUSA begins a new feature, our Brand of the Day, where we pick a brand that is in the news, or just strikes a fancy. Brands can be dead or alive, and need to at least be 40 years old. Got an idea? Or wish to sendMORE HERE
Carroll Reed. Just the mention evokes cozy New England towns, comfy sweaters, and snazzy ski apparel for that weekend trip to Stratton. Over two decades after its retail operations closed, it is still one of the more collectable vintage prep clothing brands. Even as it lives on in thrift shopsMORE HERE
CLERMONT, Ky. — The James B. Beam Distilling Co. on Aug. 31 unveiled the Fred B. Noe Distillery. It is dedicated to Jim Beam master distiller Fred Noe. The distillery is led by his son, Freddie Noe, the eighth generation in the position. It will distill annual blends, including Little Book,MORE HERE
CHICOPEE, Mass. – The Chemex drip coffee maker, that perfect symbol of 20th century product design, celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. The coffeemaker, created in 1941, is still made in the U.S., by a family owned company. The product is deceptively simple, namely an X-shaped beaker. The beaker hasMORE HERE
HANOVER, Penn. – The Utz potato chip, and Utz Brands Inc. snack company, is celebrating 100 years. The brand dates from 1921, when William and Sally Utz started making potato chips in their house. The Utz girl has remained mostly unchanged over the decades, and was reportedly designed by aMORE HERE
“Buy only the best pencils. The others are a snare, a delusion and utterly useless.” -Eberhard Faber II The book Quintessence, published in 1983, profiled a series of American products that were perfect, and could not be improved. One of those brands, along with Coca-Cola, Slinky, Oreo and the CartierMORE HERE
The United States once had dozens of pencil manufacturers. Among the better known was the Union Pencil Company Inc. of New York, also a maker of erasers. The Union pencils, first an independent company, became a sister pencil product brand and sub brand of Eberhard Faber of Brooklyn. The UnionMORE HERE