Circuit City Brand Lives with Systemax
PORT WASHINGTON – Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX) said that it will purchase selected assets of Circuit City’s e-commerce business for $6.5 million in cash pl... Read more.
MAST General Stores Keep Stores Alive
The idea that department stores are dead as an idea is disproven by the success of Mast General Stores. Our reader Chris, who was interested in the surviving do... Read more.
We Love Weaver’s Department Store in Lawrence, Kansas
LAWRENCE, KANSAS – We hear from BrandlandUSA reader Joe Vaughan that we need to mention Weaver’s Department Store. Says Vaughan, “It has opera... Read more.
We’re Watching Carson Pirie Scott
YORK, Pa.-We watch carefully the fate of Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: BONT), which owns some great old legacy department store names that include: Carson Pirie... Read more.
How To Re-Brand a Century Old Non-Profit
RICHMOND – I am a bit partial to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. They saved Jamestown Island, began the effort to save Willi... Read more.
American-Flag Ship Hijacked off Somalia
Just reading the recent news on the Maersk ship Alabama, an American-flagged vessel hijacked off of Africa in an area known for pirates. GlobalSecurity.org has ... Read more.
BrandlandUSA’s Top Soul Music Brands (and How to Visit)
What’s America’s greatest contribution to world culture? It’s our music. And luckily, much of that African American music part of the heritage... Read more.
Is Nothing Sacred: No More Wrigley Field?
NEW YORK – We need to end this crap right now. Does everything have to be torn down, rebuilt, and then torn down again. So we are reading an AP story abou... Read more.
Barcelona Fashion Brand Show Set for July 2008
NEW YORK – Barcelona will hold a giant fashion show called The Brandery at the Montjuïc exhibition site. We are fascinated with it not because of the nam... Read more.
Campbell Kids Play Ball in Camden Til 2030
CAMDEN, N.J. – Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) and the Camden Riversharks have extended their stadium naming rights agreement for 10 more years to the en... Read more.