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November 19, 2009

Wal-Mart Offers Suppliers Financing Option

Wal-Mart store front imageWal-Mart leverages its scale and credit muscle to support vendors hurt by the CIT bankruptcy, and extends speedier payment terms, which helps guarantee supply to the world’s largest retailer.

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November 19, 2009

Target Launches Better-for-You Archer Farms Brand Extension

SB crackersArcher Farms Simply Balanced, which includes more than 70 new store brand products, centers on affordable and better-for-you foods that are nutritionally balanced.

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November 19, 2009

Store Branded Beverages a Big Threat to National Soft Drink Makers

New research from beverage research company Canadean, indicates private label beverages are on the rise in both quantity and quality, as operators such as convenience stores and fast feeders enter the fray as well.

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November 16, 2009

Retailers on the Tipping Point of a Store Branding Revolution

Retailers, branding strategists and design experts at a Store Brands Decisions’ roundtable identified how to elevate the store brand game through savvy branding and creativity in premium packaging and design.

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November 16, 2009

Creating a Point of Difference With Store Brands

Innovation Street signWhether through product and packaging innovation or raising the bar on food safety standards, retailers are focused on creating competitive differentiation, and increasing brand loyalty and trust.

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November 15, 2009

Product and Process Innovation Lead the Charge at PLMA Show Opening

PLMA show logo 2009Workshop speakers present a shelf optimization case study, forecast store brand growth categories, and highlight new product innovation flavor and other product attribute trends.

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November 10, 2009

CPG Promotions Slow Delhaize Store Brand Growth

Food Lion logoAggressive national brand pricing and promotions, combined with food price deflation, slow the international grocer’s store brand sales and same-store sales in the U.S.

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November 10, 2009

7-Eleven Releases Its First World Wine Store Brand

7-11 logoThe world’s largest convenience store chain introduces Yosemite Road store brand wines on both sides of the globe

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November 10, 2009

Slow Economic Recovery Presents Store Brand Challenges and Opportunities

A new Daymon report reveals that store brands are becoming a focal point of retail strategy and a key differentiator in the post-recession economy that continues to demonstrate ‘recession-like traits.’

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November 10, 2009

Holiday Price Wars Could Make Consumers Big Winners

Meijer logoBig box retailers such as Meijer, Wal-Mart and Target take off the gloves and duke it out to claim the title of heavyweight price-discounter to attract bargain-hunting cash-strapped shoppers.

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November 10, 2009

Walgreens and CVS Clean Up in Paper Towel Tests

Walgreens store frontConsumer Reports gives high scores to two drug chain store brands though Costco and Target’s brands also held up well against top national brands Bounty and Viva.

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November 10, 2009

Store Brand Ground Beef Recalled in Eight Eastern States

Retailers such as BJ’s, Trader Joes, Shaw’s and Giant-Carlisle are pulling store brand ground beef from their shelves due to a voluntary recall by supplier Fairbank Farms.

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November 10, 2009

Consumer Reports Finds Harmful Chemicals in Canned Foods

Consumer Reports finds that harmful BPA is still found in many canned foods such as soup, juice, vegetables and even organic foods and some labeled “BPA free.”

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November 5, 2009

Research Reveals Untapped Profits in Authentic Italian Store Brands

Imported from Italy labelConsumer research shows that shoppers want grocers to offer more store brand products imported from Italy, but most retailers are missing the opportunity to build customer loyalty and drive new profits in this segment.

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November 3, 2009

Kroger Unveils Produce Traceability Technology

Kroger evening store fronthe grocer’s Fresh Selections are the first in the nation to use cutting edge HarvestMark technology that reveals the origin of produce ingredients.

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November 3, 2009

Wal-Mart and Kroger Recall Select Store Brand Dairy Products

Wal-Mart store front imageDairy products manufacturered by Morningstar Foods are recalled due to a soy labeling error.

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November 3, 2009

Store Brands Gain Frozen Food Sales

Marsh store frontNational brands still drive the category, but store brands at retailers such as Brookshire Grocery and Marsh Supermarkets, gain market share.

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November 3, 2009

Marketing Expert Views Private Label as Brand Malpractice

Terri Golstein of The Goldstein GroupIn a scathing review of store brand strategies and tactics, one marketing consultant calls on retailers to stop practicing ‘private label thievery.’

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November 3, 2009

Wal-Mart Downsizes and Recasts its Marketside Web Site

Marketside logoReplacing its former focus on its new small-format prepared food chain in Arizona, Wal-Mart’s current web site promotes Marketside as a fresh food store brand.

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November 3, 2009

Private Label Today is a Lesson in Branding

Hartman Group logoRetailers are in the driver’s seat and have the ability to create high quality products as well as ‘reimagining’ shopper food experiences.

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November 3, 2009

7-Eleven Private Label Summit Focuses on Supplier Education

7-Eleven logoThe largest convenience store chain outlined its store brand strategy and growth plans, as well as its goal to introduce 7-Select frozen foods next month.

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Not only do brand management technologies empower in-house teams and vendors, they enable real-time online collaboration so new products can be brought from strategy to the shelf more quickly, accurately and efficiently.

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