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    By Alyce Lomax, The Motley Fool

    | 6:00AM 1/28/2012
    Martha Stewart has a new legal problem to contend with: Macy's, which had an exclusive licensing deal with her namesake company, has filed a lawsuit against Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia for hooking up with J.C. Penney.

    By Barbara Thau

    | 6:30AM 6/23/2011
    Ron Johnson, the man credited with the success of the Apple Store, is about to move downmarket to take over as CEO of J.C. Penney. The buzz from Wall Street has been nothing but positive, but can the executive live up to the hype and reinvent the retailer's dated brand?

    By Danny King

    | 8:00AM 3/31/2011
    Subway tops a Harris Poll of fast-food brand recognition but sandwiches still trail burgers among Americans favorite meals.

    By Danny King

    | 10:00AM 3/11/2011
    In this economy, cash-strapped consumers have become more budget conscious and less concerned about appearing cheap. As a result, better-known brands have steadily been losing ground to store-branded food products.

    By Jonathan Berr

    | 11:15AM 11/18/2010
    When people donate money to a politician, all they usually get is a letter of thanks. Supporters of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie can now get something more: a selection of branded merchandise.

    By David Schepp

    | 4:00PM 6/10/2010
    GM felt it necessary to remind employees that the iconic auto brand is properly called by its full name. The folly of that guidance quickly rebounded to the brass that issued it, and a backtrack -- and video -- was promptly issued.

    By Bruce Kennedy

    | 6:45PM 3/16/2010
    In a move that could start the drive to rehabilitate his flailing brand, Tiger Woods has announced plans to return to golf next month at the Masters Tournament. Will he be able to hit his brand out of the rough?

    By Jonathan Berr

    | 3:00PM 1/28/2010
    Crisis management experts say the time is now for Toyota to do everything possible to reassure the public that it's fixing the problems -- and that consumers should not lose faith in the carmaker's reputation for quality.

    By Tom Johansmeyer

    | 3:00PM 12/16/2009
    Though promotional saturation can be the kiss of death for social media platforms, marketers can't resist them. And whether they want to admit it or not, social media sites need the marketers. This week, two top sites -- LinkedIn and Twitter -- are putting their days of purity in the past and offering new tools that meet the needs of corporate marketing departments.

    By Sarah Gilbert

    | 6:30PM 9/14/2009
    Many a customer has probably faced a dizzying array of gas stoves and thought to themselves, which is better, Kenmore or Kitchenaid? Should I buy this Whirlpool refrigerator, or the Kenmore? Isn't Bosch a more trusted name than Kenmore for dishwashers? The answer to those questions is probably, in...