brand news
Posted by Stephanie Startz on November 13, 2009 09:30 AM
Sales are up at Wal-Mart, but price cuts trim profits. [NY Times]
Daimler offers discounts on Smart cars in the US. [FT]
GM CEO denies rumors that Opel will become a global brand. [Automobile]
Anticipating recovery, McDonald's tests new menu items, store designs. [WSJ]
InterContinental Hotels will strip Holiday Inn brand from franchises that refuse to upgrade. [WSJ]
Comcast-NBC deal could make Versus a competitor to ESPN. [NY Times]
(More headlines: Ed Hardy, Pine-Sol, Playboy sale.)
Ed Hardy brand under assault by digital brand hackers. [NY Times]
Sex appeal moves Pine-Sol. [NY Times]
Two groups are in talks to purchase Playboy. [LA Times]
But what is the Playboy bunny worth? [WSJ]
The Sharper Image is back. [WSJ]
How Coke made it into "The Road." [WSJ]
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