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February 16, 2010

Loblaw Launches a New Line of Discount Store Brands

loblaw Prices for the new line are higher than the Canadian chain’s value tier and below national brand equivalent products.

Keywords: business, companies, discount, food and beverage, industry, loblaw, markets, no frills, private label trends, store brand trends, tesco

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February 16, 2010

Shoppers Drug Mart to Sell Store Brand Generic Drugs

shoppers drug mart store front The Canadian chain hopes the addition of store brand generic drugs will boost tight margins at the pharmacy counter and offset the impact of new government regulation.

Keywords: business, companies, drug. generic drugs, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label trends, shoppers drug mart, store brand trends

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February 16, 2010

Family Dollar to Ramp Up Store Brands

The discount store chain said it aims to double its store brand penetration on consumable products.

Keywords: business, companies, dollar, family dollar, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label trends, store brand trends

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February 16, 2010

TreeHouse CEO: U.S. Store Brands Growth to Outpace Grocery Sector

Private label food maker TreeHouse Foods’ top executive said 2010 will be a banner year for store brand sales and profit growth.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label trends, sam reed, store brand trends, sturm foods, treehouse foods

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February 16, 2010

Nielsen: Store Brand Wine Growth Outpaces National Brands

wine Private label beers have not gained the same foothold as wine primarily due to the strength of national players with dominant shares of market.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, nielsen, private label beer, private label research, private label wine, store brand beer, store brand beverages, store brand research, store brand wine

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February 16, 2010

Study: Canadians Want Companies to be More Environmentally Accountable

Separately, Wal-Mart announced plans to launch its Sustainable Product Index in Canada, a program introduced in the U.S. last summer.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label trends, store brand reearch, store brand trends

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February 9, 2010

Wal-Mart Cuts Food Storage Bag Brands

walmart store front Glad and Hefty food storage bags have been cut from Wal-Mart’s line-up, leaving only Ziploc and the company’s Great Value store brand.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, glad, great value, grocery, hefty, industry, markets, mass, pactiv, private label household products, private lbael non-foods, store brand household products, store brand non-foods, wal-mart, walmart

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February 9, 2010

Daymon President and 30-Year Veteran Named CEO

Alex Miller The store brand broker also appointed the top executive of Jamba Juice and former Safeway executive to its board of directors.

Keywords: alex miller, business, coca cola, companies, daymon, food and beverage, gillette, industry, jamba inc, jamba juice, james. d. white, markets, milt sender, nestle, purina, safeway

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February 9, 2010

Nutrition Claims on Store Brand Products Rise

Retailers are quickly developing products that are organic, natural, gluten-free and GMO-free, but so far are steering clear of high fructose corn syrup claims, according to Nielsen.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, mass, private label food, private label research, private label trends, store brand food, store brand research, store brand trends

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February 9, 2010

Store Brand Beverage Sales Climb

orange juice The mature juice segment is particularly vulnerable to store brand incursion, according to beverage analysts Canadean.

Keywords: business, canadean, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label beverages, private label juice, private label research, store brand beverages, store brand juice, store brand research

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February 9, 2010

Wal-Mart Tests Private Label Spice Program

spices The store brand spice category has gained a point in market share over the past year, resting at the end of 2009 at 14.5 percent.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, great value, grocery, industry, markets, mass, mccormack, orivate label food, store brand food, wal-mart, walmart

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February 9, 2010

OfficeMax Expands Store Brand Furniture Lines

Zentra collection The company expands its Eastleigh and Brenton Studio brands to enhance home office and workspace décor.

Keywords: brenton studio, business, companies, eastleigh, food and beverage, industry, markets, office max, office supply, private label non-foods, private label office furniture, private label office supplies, store brand non-foods, store brand office furniture, store brand office supplies

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February 9, 2010

Supervalu Improves Baby Basics Diapers

Baby Basics The store brand diaper line now provides better leak protection, improved fit and more cost-savings.

Keywords: baby basics, business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label baby care, private label non-foods, private label trends, store brand baby care, store brand non-foods, store brand trends, supervalu

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February 2, 2010

Wal-Mart Creates Global Merchandising Centers to Streamline Sourcing

wal mart exterior The company will continue to increase direct sourcing for its store brands, a core component of its global sourcing strategy.

Keywords: business, companies, ed kolodzieski, eduardo castro-wright, food and beverage, global merchandising centers, global sourcing, industry, li & fung, markets, mass, wal-mart, walmart

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February 2, 2010

Wal-Mart Melds Merchandising and Operations to Sharpen Customer Focus

As part of the reorganization, store brands executive Andrea Thomas is promoted to senior vice president of brand merchandising for home, hardlines and entertainment.

Keywords: andrea thomas, bill simon, business, companies, eduardo castro-wright, food and beverage, industry, john fleming, markets, mass, mike duke, private label trends, store brand trends, wal-mart, walmart

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February 2, 2010

Study: Post-Recession Shoppers Stay True to Store Brands

A majority of shoppers believe store brands present extremely good value, and more than a third plan to stick with store brands after the economy rebounds.

Keywords: better homes and gardens, brandsparks, business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label research, private label trends, store brand research, store brand trends

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February 2, 2010

Mintel: U.S. Food Innovation Declines During the Recession

In synch with the economic environment, products boasting “economy” claims rose dramatically, and those with ethical claims and environmental packaging increased by high single digits.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, lynn dornblaser, markets, mintel, private label research, private label trends, store brand research, store brand trends

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February 2, 2010

Fresh & Easy Expands Gluten-Free Program

Fresh and Easy Gluten free label The West Coast retailer will add more gluten-free products, call them out more clearly on store shelves and provide stores with complete lists to aid customer shopping.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, fresh & easy, gluten-free products, industry, markets, private label trends, store brand trends

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February 2, 2010

Procter & Gamble Sales Rebound

Although profits are still challenged, consumers are responding to price reductions and new value brand extensions recently launched.

Keywords: , bob mcdonald, business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, procter & gamble, value brands

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February 2, 2010

Supervalu Names New Executive V.P. and CMO

Julie Dexter Berg Craig Heckert brings in a branding and marketing guru as the latest in a string of new hires since the former Wal-Mart executive took the helm of Supervalu last May.

Keywords: albertsons, business, companies, craig hekert, food and beverage, industry, jewel-osco, julie dexter berg, markets, shaw's, shop 'n save, supervalu, wal-mart, walmart

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January 26, 2010

Managing Store Brand Product Development Risk

As retailers move into the branding domain of consumer packaged goods companies, managing the risk of new product development now falls squarely on their shoulders and requires a shift in strategic mindset.

Keywords: a&p, aisle 9 design, andy johnson, business, companies, doug palmer, food and beverage, industry, maria dubuc, marketing by design, markets, michael kitz, officemax, private label design, private label packaging, rob wallace, store brand design, store brand packaging, store brands decisions design and packaging roundtable, susan steinberg, topco, united *, wallace church, wendy sallak

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January 26, 2010

Wegmans Launches 'Special Blends'

Wegmans introduced five varieties of its new store brand frozen mixed vegetables, called Special Blends, which are flash-frozen for maximum freshness.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label food, private label frozen food, special blends, store brand food, store brand frozen food, wegmans

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January 26, 2010

Store Brands Community Supports Haiti Relief Effort

In cooperation with the Save the Children Foundation, Store Brands Decisions established a fundraising program for the children of Haiti, with a pledge to match donations.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets

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January 26, 2010

Walgreens Hires New Fresh Food Director

walgreens store Former Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market executive Jim Jensen joins Walgreens as divisional merchandise manager of fresh foods.

Keywords: bryan pugh, business, companies, food and beverage, fresh & easy neighborhood market, industry, jim jensen, markets, private label food, private label prepared food, store brand food, store brand prepared food, walgreens

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January 26, 2010

Loblaw's No Name Store Brand Uses Stripped Down Advertising

loblaw store front The Canadian chain uses no-frills television ad spots to communicate the value proposition of its basic No Name brand.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, loblaws, markets, no name, private label food, private label marketing, private label non-food, store brand food, store brand marketing, store brand non-food

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January 26, 2010

Food Lion and Bloom Offer a New Store Brand Promotion

food lion logo Under the company's Private Brand Super Sale., shoppers can earn up to $10 in free groceries when they purchase store brand products.

Keywords: bloom, business, companies, delhaize group, food and beverage, food lion, home 360, industry, markets, private label marketing, private label promotions, store brand marketing, store brand promotions

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January 26, 2010

TreeHouse Dominates Canada's Non-Dairy Creamer Store Brand Segment

Treehouse logo The company’s E.D. Smith subsidiaries signed an agreement to directly supply the Canadian retail store brand non-dairy creamer business.

Keywords: bay valley foods, business, companies, e.d. smith, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label food, sandra, store brand food, treehouse foods

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January 26, 2010

PBM Products Hires Former Hershey Executive

Tom Hernquist The infant formula company hired former Hershey and Kraft executive to lead its U.S. store brand marketing and innovation.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, frito-lay, hershey, industry, kraft, markets, pmb products, private label baby food, private label food, private label infant formula, store brand baby food, store brand food, store brand infant formula, tom hernquist

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January 19, 2010

Packaging & Design: Elevating the Store Brands Game

Dubuc and Kitz As retailers move beyond national brand equivalents into new product innovation, strong design and packaging helps build shopper loyalty, according to a panel of experts who participated in a recent Store Brands Decisions' roundtable.

Keywords: a&p, aisle 9 design, andy johnson, business, companies, doug palmer, food and beverage, grocery, industry, maria dubuc, marketing by design, markets, mass, michael kitz, office supplies, officemax, private label packaging design, rob wallace, sbd roundtables, specialty, store brand packaging design, susan steinberg, topco, united*, wallace church, wendy sallak

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January 19, 2010

Wal-Mart Brings More Store Brands to India

bharti-Walmart logo Through its Indian partner Bharti Retail, Wal-Mart plans to roll out more store brands there, adding to the eight private labels it already introduced.

Keywords: bharti retail ltd., business, companies, easy day, food and beverage, great value, industry, markets, private label trends, store brand trends, wal-mart, walmart

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Guest Columns

Grocery Aisle Innovation Key to Retailer and Consumer Cost Savings

Retailers are redesigning the aisle, appealing to environmentally friendly consumers and capitalizing on market trends to make their private label brands more competitive.

Source: Tetra Pak Inc.

How to Develop a Private Label Expression Aligned with Retail Brand Strategy

By creating private label as a marketing tool rather than just a price alternative, retailers gain the opportunity to tell a complete brand story while simultaneously boosting customer loyalty.

Source: CBX

Using the Store Banner to Endorse Private Label Architecture