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Kroger Eyes Private Label Manufacturer Acquisitions to Enhance Cost and Quality Controls

...e, etc). -- John Failla for Store Brands Decisions... have some idea of a big multiple in their head," Kroger Chairman and Chief Executive David Dillon s...Dillon said at the company's investor conference. Kroger has made a few unsuccessful bids for some p Read More...

More than 600 New Private Label Products at Kroger This Year

...of double-digit growth this time last year.”...the second quarter, according to Rodney McMullen, Kroger’s president, noting that new refriger...porate brands are a key competitive advantage for Kroger. Our exclusive preferred brands help streng Read More...

Kroger Expands Private Label Beauty and Personal Care Line

...ty and personal care categories, Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. has more than doubled the SKUs in its M...ming this fall.Without much fanfare or promotion, Kroger has realized double-digit sales increases o...ington Herald-Leader"This was a very big leap for Kroger," Susan Scherer, who manages Kroger’s Read More...

Kroger's New and Remodeled Units Offer Expanded Prepared Foods

...ts $100 million expansion and renovation project, Kroger stores will feature upgraded ready-to-eat f... food for many years. Elliott added that because Kroger has improved its hot meals menu, its stores...pping and then get a real home-cooked meal.” Read More...

PLMA Live!: New Strategies for Supermarkets

Don McGeorge, former president and COO of The Kroger Co., the country’s largest supermarket chain, discusses store brand innovation, supplier relations and the competitive retail landscape in this week’s edition of PLMA Live! VIEW VIDEO Read More...

Part 2 of 2: Kroger and Loblaw Roll Out Retail-Ready Packaging for Store Brands

...il benefits of retail-ready packaging, as well as Kroger’s and Loblaw’s five pillars of ...w’s five pillars of execution. Kroger's acceptable RRP... Kroger and Lobla...n. Kroger's acceptable RRP... Kroger and Loblaw take the plunge with retail-read Read More...

Kroger and Loblaw Roll Out Retail-Ready Packaging for Store Brands (Part 1 of 2)

...r store brands, which traditional grocers such as Kroger and Loblaw are embracing to streamline oper...or benefits of retail-ready packaging, as well as Kroger’s and Loblaw’s five pillars of .... Now, traditional North American grocers such as Kroger and Loblaw hope to do the same with their s Read More...

Supervalu Cuts National Brands to Make Way for Store Brands

...continue to be very economical. While many grocers such as Kroger have deeply discounted prices Supervalu has mostly held the, which has adversely affected same-store sales. In the third quarter ended Dec. 5, Supervalu reported a 6.5 percent decline in same-store sales, and total revenue dropped 9 Read More...

Kroger Store Brands Tally Double-Digit Sales Increases

...s for the long-term growth of our business.”...ers responded positively to lower prices.” Kroger’s private label unit share is 35 perc...s for the long-term growth of our business.” Read More...

Kroger Unveils Produce Traceability Technology

...to safe grilling: Chill, Clean, Separate and Cook....s to learn where the produce was grown as part of Kroger’s “Quality You Can Trace”...way to learn more about where the produce used in Kroger salads was grown. Fresh Selections by Kroge Read More...

Wal-Mart Edges Out Fry's in Tucson Store Brand Pricing Survey

...loyalty card discounts, however, Fry's Food Store, owned by Kroger, came the closest (within 24 cents) to Wal-Mart's regular pricing. After the two price leaders, Food City took third place, then Bashas, Albertsons and Safeway.Because Walmart, Food City and Albertsons do not require loyalty cards fo Read More...

Managing the Growth of Store Brands

...chairman of Retail Optimization Inc., whose clients include Kroger, Supervalu, Safeway, Ahold and Rite Aid. "This has resulted in retailers turning away from heavy reliance on national brand manufacturers to support their optimization activities," Roller said. "Retailers are now taking this initiat Read More...

Deflationary Pressures Cut Grocery Company Sales and Earnings

In the latest string of declining grocery company earnings reports, Safeway and Supervalu blamed lower performance on heavy promotions and price reductions it took to attract today's cost-conscious shoppers, according to an Associated Press report. Safeway earned $128.8 million for the quarter, dow Read More...

Retailer and CPG Panel Attempts to Ease Tension Over Store Brands

...nel participants included senior management from Supervalu, Kroger, BI-LO, Giant Food Stores, T. Marzetti & Co., Barilla America and Sunstar Americas. The following are key takeaways from the session, which the white paper explores in more detail: The tension that the growth of private bran Read More...

Kroger Store Brand Manufacturing and Product Testing Get Attention

...gent approach to store brand new product testing, Kroger made headlines this week in various newspap...some analysts downgrading the stock on fears that Kroger, like many other retailers, may be too deep...in August. One special interest piece focused on Kroger as a manufacturer who makes nearly 50 perce Read More...

Meijer and Kroger Forecast Double-Digit Store Brand Growth

...evin Holden, Bay Valley Foods; Linda Severin, The Kroger Co.; Dan Mazur, Topco Associates; and Mauri...everin, vice president of corporate brands at The Kroger Co., said her company ensures continued suc...mise of national brands versus private brands. At Kroger we need to provide a broad range of choices Read More...

Kroger’s Store Brands and Overall Net Income Spike

CEO David Dillon: Kroger's store-brands comprised 35 percent of all units sold in the quarter, while sales of national name-brand groceries declined slightly but at a slower rate compared to the last six months of 2008. Fiscal first-quarter net income rose 12.7 percent, due primarily to cost control Read More...

FMI Kicks Off Private Brands Summit in New York

... Other speakers and panelists included Linda Severin of The Kroger Co., Ralph Fischer of Meijer Inc., Kevin Hunt of Ralcorp Holdings Inc., Jack Kelly of American Italian Pasta Company, Carla Cooper, formerly of PepsiCo, Dan Mazur of Topco Associates LLC, Kevin Holden of Bay Valley Foods, Mark Gersh Read More...