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Retailers Continue to Gain on Strong Store Brands

As retailers finalize third quarter reporting and head into the all important holiday season, chains from all sectors of the industry -- now including CVS and Whole Foods -- continue to credit strong store brands for positive performance.“We saw strength in a number of categories especially al Read More...

Kroger Consolidates Store Brands Under Simple Truth Label

The Kroger Company’s natural foods products have found a home under one banner, Simple Truth, as the line gets a new cohesive look.“Naturally Preferred and Private Selection Organic are switching to Simple Truth,” according to the grocer’s website announcing the maneuver. &ld Read More...

Private Label and Cost Reductions Return Safeway to Profit

A heavy focus on private label and price cuts helped Safeway return to profit in the fourth quarter, beating Wall Street estimates.The 1,694-store operator reported net income of $229.6 million for the quarter ended Jan. 1, compared to a year-earlier loss of $1.61 billion in the same period, which t Read More...

Brookshire Brothers to Sell O Organics and Eating Right

Brookshire Brothers plans to carry the Eating Right and O Organics brands, both of which were initially developed as a Safeway private label, according to a Supermarket News Report. The Lufkin, Texas-based retailer will roll out approximately 300 certified organic O Organics SKUs and 250 Eating Rig Read More...

PLMA LIVE! on Natural and Organic Opportunities

Kim Greenfeld, an expert in natural and organic products who has worked with Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods, discusses what categories are primed for growth, what national brands are moving into the natural and organic space and if there is enough supply in the pipeline to meet demand. Greenfeld Read More...

Organic Watchdog Group Takes on Target Store Brands

Target' Corp. is being accused by U.S. organic farming group, The Cornucopia Institute, for alleged misleading consumers into thinking some conventional food items it sells are organic.The institute -- which filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's organic program, and Wisconsin an Read More...

Profiles in Innovation: A&P's 'Green Way' to Sustainability (Part 3 of 4)

Editor's Note: This is the third in an exclusive four-part series on A&P's revamped store brands' program. Part I, "A&P's Store Brands Transformation," focused on the grocer's overall strategy and plan. Last week's Part II, "A&P's High Hopes for Premium Store Brands," focused on Via Roma Read More...

Profiles in Innovation: A&P's High Hopes for Premium Store Brands (Part 2 of 4)

Editor's Note: This is the second of an exclusive four-part series on A&P's revamped store brand's program. Last week's article, "A&P's Store Brands Transformation," focused on the grocer's overall strategy and plan. Subsequent weekly articles in the series will feature Green Way, A&P's Read More...

Profiles in Innovation: A&P's Store Brands Transformation (Part 1 of 4)

Over the past 18 months, Doug Palmer and his store brands' team seem to have accomplished the impossible  -- they revamped and repositioned The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.'s (A&P's) entire store brands' portfolio of more than 4,000 items across 435 stores. At the center of the pr Read More...

Meijer and Kroger Forecast Double-Digit Store Brand Growth

While the economy has helped drive further gains in store brands, many retailers say their sales have been growing aggressively for the past two to three years because they have been focusing on quality and innovative products, and it doesn't hurt that consumers are getting smarter. In fact, retail Read More...