April 2010 News Center

April 27, 2010

Supervalu Dramatically Reduces SKUs

supervalu logo With its eye on creating a more efficient and less costly product assortment, Supervalu cuts 20 percent of SKUs from its shelves.

Keywords: acme markets, albertson's, business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, jewel-osco, markets, private label merchandising, shaw's, sku rationalization, store brand merchandising, supervalu

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April 27, 2010

Costco's Retail Dominance Powered by Strong Store Brands

Kirkland Signature accounts for 20 percent of sales and its high quality in certain categories enables Costco to price slightly higher than CPGs, according to L.E.K. Consulting.

Keywords: business, club, companies, costco, food and beverage, industry, kirkland, kirkland signature, l.e.k. consulting, markets, private label pricing, store brand pricing

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April 27, 2010

Duane Reade's Store Brands Redesign Reflects a New York State of Mind

Dr Salsa The drug chain brought in a branding and design agency to launch several new store brand lines and re-energize tired labels.

Keywords: apt. 5, business, cbx, companies, dr delish, drug, duane reade, duane reade beauty book, duane reader, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label packaging design, store brand packaging design

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April 27, 2010

Hannaford Removes Trans Fats From Store Brand Products

Hannaford logo The chain also plans to introduce more healthy products and reformulate some of its bakery cake recipes to make them more nutritionally balanced.

Keywords: business, companies, delahize, food and beverage, grocery, hannaford, industry, markets, private label food, store brand food

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April 27, 2010

Rite Aid Plans to Revamp Its Store Brands

rite aid logo The drug chain also launched wellness+ customer rewards program that includes store brand product discounts in addition to other benefits.

Keywords: business, companies, drug, food and beverage, industry, markets, rite aid, rite aid home, rite aid pantry, rite aid pharmacy; rite aid renewal, rite aid simplify, rite aid tugaboos, rite aid wellness+ rewards

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April 27, 2010

CVS Gold Emblem Cheese Crackers Win Contest

CVS gold emblem cheese snacks Beating out Target and Jewel-Osco’s brands, CVS cheese crackers come closest to Cheez-It, the national brand, according to Store Brand Scorecard.

Keywords: business, cheez-it, companies, cvs, cvs gold emblem, drug, food and beverage, grocery, industry, jewel, jewel-osco, market pantry, markets, private label snacks, store brand scorecard, store brand snacks, sunshine, target, wallet pop

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April 27, 2010

GFSI Study: Food Safety and Sustainability Will Top Consumer Concerns

The top three food safety issues over the next 10 years were identified as biological risks and microbial safety, supply chain risks, and chemical or physical contaminants.

Keywords: business, companies, diversey, food and beverage, food safety, gfsi, global food safety initiative, industry, markets, research, sustainability

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April 20, 2010

Duane Reade Debuts Green Store Brand Products

Dr deilsh logo The drug chain also launched EcoClub rewards program to encourage shoppers with various incentives to purchase more eco-friendly products.

Keywords: business, companies, dr delish, drug, duane reade, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label eco-friendly products, private label snacks, store brand eco-friendly products, store brand snacks

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April 20, 2010

Walmart Reduces Food and Staple Prices

walmart store fornt Walmart hopes this pricing tactic will revive waning U.S. sales in recent months, after more than a year of sales spikes during the recession.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, mass, wal-mart, walmart

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April 20, 2010

Bloom Unveils Store Brand Hand-Cut Beef

Bloom sheffield & sons logo With the tagline “Bring the Steakhouse Home,” Food Lion’s Bloom stores introduce USDA-certified Choice Angus beef from Scotland.

Keywords: bloom, business, companies, food and beverage, food lion, grocery, industry, markets, private label fod, private label meat, sheffield & sons, store brand food, store brand meat

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April 20, 2010

Landmark Store Brands Packaging Design Study Underway

SBD logo _rectangle For the first time ever, retail store brand managers can compare their packaging design practices to the broader retail market.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label packaging design, store brand packaging design

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April 20, 2010

7-Eleven Launches Budget Priced Store Brand Beer

7-11 game day beer The convenience store chain tries its hand at a store brand beer for the second time in seven years to buck the price-increase volume-decrease category trend.

Keywords: 7-eleven, business, companies, convenience, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label beer, private label beverages, store brand beer, store brand beverages

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April 20, 2010

Rewe Launches New Eco-Friendly Pro Planet Label

Rewe store front The German retailer’s Pro Planet label will help consumers more easily identify eco-friendly store brand products.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label eco-friendly products, private label sustainability, pro planet, rewe, store brand eco-friendly products, store brand sustainability

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April 20, 2010

Store Brands' Dollar Sales Rise, Unit Volume Declines

For the first month after a very long stretch of volume increases, store brand units sales declined slightly in March.

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

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April 13, 2010

P&G to Build Brands with Packaging and Design Focus

p&g logo The CPG giant’s design team is focused on developing high impact packaging that wins customers at the shelf, requires less space, uses less material and costs less.

Keywords: business, companies, consumer packaged goods, cpg, febreze, food and beverage, industry, markets, p&g, private label packaging and design, procter & gamble, store brand packaging and design

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April 13, 2010

Italian Trade Missions Showcase Authentic Italian Products Opportunity

imported from Italy logo U.S. retailers, brokers and distributors are invited to participate in a variety of Italian trade missions where they can learn more about the growth opportunities for "authentic" Italian store brand food and wine.

Keywords: business, companies, daymon, food and beverage, glazer's distributors, industry, italian trade commission, itc, kehe distributors, markets, private label food, private label italian food, store brand food, store brand italian food, tree of life

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April 13, 2010

Consumers See Little Quality Difference Between Store Brands and National Brands

ipsos logo A majority of consumers worldwide find essential brand attributes equal among store brands and national brands, according to global research from Ipsos Marketing.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, ipsos marketing, markets, private label research, private label trends, store brands research, store brands trends

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April 13, 2010

Fresh & Easy Launches New Healthy Prepared Food Line

Fresh & Easy new exterior The new EatWell store brand offers more nutritious options with front-of-pack nutritional labeling.

Keywords: business, companies, eatwell, food and beverage, fresh & easy, industry, markets, private label food, private label prepared food, store brand food, store brand prepared food, tesco

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April 13, 2010

Safeway Promotes ‘Bright Green' Store Brand for Earth Day

Safeway logo The California grocer promotes the attributes of its earth-friendly household products with a special promotion.

Keywords: bright green, business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label household products, prvate label non-foods, safeway, store brand household products, store brand non-foods

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April 13, 2010

Store Brands Market Share Gains Level, But Likely to Hold

Bernstein & Co. logo Although store brand market share gains are leveling off, industry analysts say CPG companies will struggle to regain lost ground.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, iri, markets, nielsen, private label research, sanford c. bernstein & co., store brands research

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April 13, 2010

ConAgra Acquires Elan Nutrition from Sun Capital Partners

The new company will be integrated into ConAgra’s store brands business unit.

Keywords: business, companies, conagra, elan nutrition, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label food, private label snacks, store brand food, store brand snacks

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April 13, 2010

Perrigo Wins Unfair Competition Case Against Rexall

In an important victory for stores brands, a jury unanimously found that Perrigo’s comparative marketing statements were not false or misleading.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, perrigo, private label drugs, private label health care products, private label trends, rexall sundown, store brand drugs, store brand health care products, store brand trends

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April 6, 2010

CEO Interview: Daymon's Alex Miller

alex miller headshot Alex Miller talks about the future of the store brands business, the importance of Daymon’s continued diversification and the recent loss of Safeway and Supervalu as customers.

Keywords: alex miller, business, companies, daymon, food and beverage, industry, markets, milt sender, peter schwartz, private label broker, private label trends, safeway, store brands broker, store brands trends, supervalu

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April 6, 2010

Safeway Hosts New Innovation Expo

safeway logo The event will focus on new products for 2012 launch, with particular interest around health and wellness, sustainability, meal solutions and convenience.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, innovation, markets, private label innovation, safeway direct connect, safeway innovation expo, safway, store brand innovation

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April 6, 2010

Store Brands Tally Historic Market Share Gains

nielsen logo Store brand unit share increased 25.3 percent while dollar share increased by 28.2 percent, according to 2009 year-end Nielsen data.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, nielsen, plma, private label manufacturers association, private label research, private label trends, store brands research, store brands trends

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April 6, 2010

Target Launches a New Home and Personal Care Line

Target storefornt The collection includes hand soap, lotion, dish soap, all purpose cleaner and kitchen candles made with naturally-derived or plant-derived ingredients and essential oils.

Keywords: business, caldrea essential collection, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, mass, private label beauty and personal care products, private label household products, store brand beauty and personal care products, store brand household products, target

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April 6, 2010

Carrefour and Tetra Pak Use First FSC-Certified Beverage Cartons

Carrefour store front As part of its continuing sustainability initiatives, Carrefour has agreed to use Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) labeled beverage cartons from Tetra-Pak.

Keywords: business, carrefour, companies, food and beverage, forest stewardship council, fsc, grocery, industry, markets, mass, private label beverages, private label sustainability, store brand beverages, store brand sustainability, tetra pak

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April 6, 2010

GfK: Slow Economic Recovery Underscores Continued Store Brand Growth

plma logo Due to the dim consumer economic outlook, GfK research conducted for PLMA predicts that the recent surge in store brands sales is likely to continue.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, gfk, grocery, industry, markets, plma, private label manufacturers association, private label research, private label trends, store brands research, store brands trends

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April 6, 2010

Valero Introduces Store Brand Sports Drink

Valero U Force The convenience store operator expects to introduce a variety of store brand products this spring including meat snacks, nuts and trail mixes.

Keywords: business, companies, convenience, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label trends, store brand trends, u force energy, u force sport, valero

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April 6, 2010

Aldi and Other Discounters Descend on Tampa

aldi logo Frugal shoppers make the Tampa Bay market appealing to store brand retail kings such as Aldi and Save-A-Lot.

Keywords: aldi, business, companies, dollar, dollar tree, family dollar, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label trends, save-a-lot, store brands trends

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Guest Columns

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

Although the economic downturn accelerated private label growth in Europe, there was another key driver -- retailers started to brand their stores.

Source: IPLC

Linking Your Empowered Customer into Your Store Brand Management Process

The formula for success is for retailers to take a holistic store brands management approach by collaborating with customers to maximize store brands potential.

Source: Austin Clark Group

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