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September 13, 2011
First Global Sustainable Packaging Measurement System Released
The protocol aims to reduce the environmental impact of packaging by providing a common language to address a range of business questions about sustainable packaging.
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September 12, 2011
Ahold and BJ's Execs Join Summit Retail Advisory Board
Store Brands Decisions also announces new dates for its 2012 Innovation & Marketing Summit, and unveils attendee evaluations from the July inaugural event.
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September 6, 2011
Dollar General PL Sales Outpace Overall Revenue Growth
Economic pressures are fueling Dollar General sales and store brands are outpacing overall sales growth, thanks in part to its Rexall line.
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September 6, 2011
Safeway Supports New Store Brand With Facebook Contest
The supermarket chain launches a contest in search of America’s Most Natural City, supporting its all-natural Open Nature store brand.
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September 6, 2011
Co-Founder of Costco and Kirkland Signature Brand to Retire
Jim Sinegal plans to step down in January; separately the wholesale club announces it will sell Sears’ iconic Craftsman brand.
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September 6, 2011
United Supermarkets Expands Private Label Wine
The Texas-based supermarket chain is going local with new store brands from a Texas winery.
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September 6, 2011
Marks & Spencer Builds Green Packaging into Beauty Care Line
The U.K. retailer continues to hone its green packaging strategy and shifts executives to continue building its store brands business.
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September 6, 2011
Huhtamaki Expands With Paris Packaging
The acquisition expands Huhtamaki’s portfolio for a more complete solution to foodservice operators and prepared meals retailers.
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August 30, 2011
Sam's Club Debuts Simply Delicious Chef Brigade
The warehouse club continues to build store brands, with the most recent innovation featuring celebrity chefs.
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August 30, 2011
Waitrose Brand Duchy Explores Spain
Spanish department store chain El Corte Ingles welcomes Waitrose store brand Duchy Originals and Seriously.
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August 30, 2011
Store Brands Decisions Opens Innovation Awards Nominations
Awards will be presented in four categories -- product development, packaging design, consumer marketing and in-store merchandising.
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August 30, 2011
Michaels' Profit Fueled by Store Brands
The nation’s largest crafts retailer swung to a profit this quarter, thanks to an increased assortment of private label merchandise.
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August 30, 2011
Winn-Dixie Recalls Private Label Milk, Sees Sales Plummet
The Florida grocery chain proactively recalls its store brands chocolate milk that may contain an allergen.
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August 30, 2011
Big Lots Gets Bigger on Private Label
The closeout chain is enjoying higher sales, thanks in part to more consumable store brands.
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August 30, 2011
Walmart: Sustainable Packaging About More Than Size
The company looks at the entire lifecycle of packaging in its sustainable packaging efforts, not just package size, according to Ron Sasine, Walmart's senior director of packaging.
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August 30, 2011
Aldi Grows Store Base and Popularity
Aldi is on track to open 80 to 100 new stores this year, but formats are getting smaller and a new class of shopper is in its sights.
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August 24, 2011
Terry C. Lee to Leave Dollar General
The retailer’s store brands vice president said he has accomplished his objective of building a value-driven and quality portfolio of store brands for Dollar General.
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August 23, 2011
Sam's Club Leads Walmart in Q2 Earnings
The wareh
ouse club and its new private label offerings score big with shoppers, making it the performance highlight in Walmart’s second quarter earnings report.
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August 23, 2011
Walmart Regains Low Price Title
Walmart’s shifts back to EDLP helped it eclipse Target as the low price market basket leader, Kantar survey shows.
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August 23, 2011
H-E-B to Add Two Joe V's Smart Shop Stores
Home state expansion of Joe V's will double the grocer’s store base and bring private label discounts to Houston ‘food deserts’ with Aldi-style stores.
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August 23, 2011
Spar Brings Economy Label to the U.K.
By the end of summer, Spar will expand its private label offering in U.K. stores to include the S Budget, a line previously only sold in foreign markets.
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August 23, 2011
STR Holdings Sells Quality Assurance Group
The sale to Underwriters Laboratories comes as STR plans to focus exclusively on its solar market.
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August 23, 2011
Store Brands Soar and Gain Loyal Customers
Nearly half of all shoppers now choose private label, and one third decide which store to shop in based on how much they like the store’s brands, according to Acosta research.
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August 23, 2011
Shoppers Dissatisfied with Body Care Offerings
Opportunity knocks for store brands to develop better products that meet shopper needs in the under-performing body care category.
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August 16, 2011
Nice! Joins Walgreens' Store Brands Stable
The new value line extends Walgreens’ store brands positioning in the grocery category, replacing the drug chain’s Deerfield brand.
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August 16, 2011
Ralcorp Rebuffs ConAgra's Third Purchase Offer
Despite sweetening the acquisition price from $82 in March to the current $94 a share, Ralcorp continues to reject ConAgra’s overtures.
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August 16, 2011
CVS Unveils Nuance Beauty Line
Salma Hayek is the face of the new store brands line as the chain releases an ambitious new collection.
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August 16, 2011
Online Advertising Set to Soar
Retailers and their store brands should be alert as CPG companies pour big bucks into digital marketing.
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August 16, 2011
Ground Beef Recall Affects Major Grocers' Store Brands
Publix, Winn-Dixie and Kroger among supermarkets voluntarily recalling private label beef in the wake of an E. coli scare.
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August 16, 2011
Kohl's Q2 Performance Fueled By Store Brands
Kohl's department stores are bucking the bad economy with a second quarter sales and earnings increase, due in large part to the success of store brands.
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