January 2010 News Center

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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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January 19, 2010

Walgreen Tests Store Brand Prepared Foods

Walgreens storefront In an attempt to boost declining same-store sales, Walgreens throws its hat into the competitive and challenging on-the-go prepared food business.

Keywords: business, companies, drug, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label food, private label prepared food, store brand food, store brand prepared food, walgeens

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January 19, 2010

Supervalu Cuts National Brands to Make Way for Store Brands

supervalu logo The grocer, whose same-store-sales are in deep decline, will reduce SKUs by as much as 25 percent to also reduce costs and negotiate better supplier deals.

Keywords: albertson's, business, chuck elias, companies, craig hekert, food and beverage, industry, jewel, kroger, markets, private label trends, save-a -lot, store brand trends, supervalue

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January 19, 2010

Procter & Gamble Tests Online Store to Counter Retailer Assortment Cuts

The online store will study consumer buying habits and attempt to counter retailers who are cutting national brand SKUs to make way for their own brands.

Keywords: , business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label trends, proceter& gamble estore, procter & gamble, store brand trends

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January 19, 2010

Nielsen: Store Brands Price Gap Leaves Dollars on the Table

Nielsen logo Price gaps between store brands and manufacturer brands shows that retailers may be leaving valuable margin dollars on the table in certain categories.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, nielsen, private label pricing, store brand pricing

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January 19, 2010

Sam's Reorganizes Its Merchandising Department

Sam's club logo A leaked internal memo reveals the warehouse club realigned its merchandising teams into five major category groups.

Keywords: business, club, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, sam's club, wal-mart, walmart

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January 12, 2010

Target Unveils Two Store Brand Initiatives in Kitchenware and Home Garden

Giada de Laurantiis photo The mass merchandiser launches Giada De Laurentiis branded kitchenware and foods, and acquires the Smith & Hawken brand from The Scotts Company.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, giada de laurentiis, industry, markets, mass, private label food, private label home garden, private label kitchenware, smith & hawken, store brand food, store brand home garden, store brand kitchenware, target, the scotts company

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January 12, 2010

Global Price Roll Backs: H-E-B and Asda Follow Other Retailers With Price Cuts

H-E-B store front From the U.K. to the U.S., dozens of retailers cut prices on store brands and national brands to combat declining sales volume and profits as budget conscious shoppers buy less.

Keywords: asda, business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, h-e-b, h.e. butt, industry, markets, private label pricing, sainsbury's, store brand assortment, tesco

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January 12, 2010

Brookshire Brothers to Sell O Organics and Eating Right

O organics logo Brookshire becomes the fifth U.S. retailer to sell labels that were originally developed as store brands for Safeway and are now marketed to non-competing grocers.

Keywords: albertsons, big y, brookshire brothers, business, companies, eating right, food and beverage, grocery, hy-vee, industry, markets, o organics, price chopper, private label food, private label organic food, pruvate label all-natural food, safeway, store brand all-natural food, store brand food, store brand organic food

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January 12, 2010

Aldi to Open Texas Stores in March

aldi logo The limited assortment retailer will open its first Texas store in Dallas/Forth Worth and is slated to add 16 more new stores in the spring.

Keywords: aldi, business, companies, food and beverage, industry, limited assortment, markets, private label trends, store brands trends

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January 12, 2010

Supervalu and Family Dollar Bring in New Executive Talent

supervalu logo Supervalu hires a new executive vice president of merchandising and Family Dollar names new senior vice president of customer marketing, both also charged with store brands oversight.

Keywords: business, companies, dollar, don hamblen, family dollar, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, steve jungmann, supervalu

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January 12, 2010

Food Lion Introduces New Store Brand Cereal

Food lion logo The grocer unveils Good 4 Kids, a new low-sugar breakfast cereal for kids.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, food lion, good 4 kids, grocery, industry, markets, private label food, private label for kids, private label grocery, store brand food, store brand grocery, store brands for kids

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January 12, 2010

Store Brands and International Retailer Growth Expected in India in 2010

Wal-Mart’s and Tesco’s presence in India is expected to expand, while Indian retailers plan to focus on growing their store brand portfolios to boost profits.

Keywords: aditya birla, business, companies, food and beverage, future group, industry, markets, private label trends, spencer’s retail, store brand trends, tesco, wal-mart, walmart

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January 5, 2010

Sam's Club Launches Its First Store Brand Spirit With Rue 33

Sam's club logo The chain enters the category with an ultra-premium wheat-based vodka produced in the Cognac region of France, which received a score of 91 from the independent Beverage Testing Institute.

Keywords: business, club, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, maurice d. markey, member's mark, private label beverages, private label spirits, private label vodka, rue 33, sam's club, store brand beverages, store brand spirits, store brand vodka

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January 5, 2010

CVS Gets Aggressive With Store Brands Promotion of 50-Percent-Off

CVS store With the CVS loyalty card, shoppers can mix and match a variety of store brands across multiple categories for a buy-one-get-one free storewide sale until Jan 9.

Source: Store Brands Decisions

Keywords: business, companies, cvs, drug, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label marketing, private label promotions, store brand marketing, store brand promotions

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January 5, 2010

Wal-Mart to Reduce Supply Chain Costs Systemwide

Wal-Mart store front image The world's largest retailer views consolidated global sourcing as a major cost savings and an important efficiency generator for the near future.

Keywords: asda, business, club, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, mass, private label buying, private label procurement, store brand buyer, store brand procurement, supply chain, wal-mart, walmart

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January 5, 2010

Bay Area Store Brands Beat Out CPG

safeway logo Panel tastings by the San Francisco Chronicle find that more store brands win out on taste, and a large number make it into the newspaper's hall of fame with high overall scores.

Keywords: andronico's, business, cala foods, companies, draeger's, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, mollie stone's, private label trends, rainbow grocery cooperative, safeay, store brand trends, trader joe's, whole foods

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January 5, 2010

Mintel: Shoppers Stick With Organic Purchases in Down Economy

org Natural and organic customers stay loyal to the category, while the heaviest users seek less expensive organic options to carry them through.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, mintel, natural food, organic food, research

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