June 2010 News Center

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June 30, 2010

Store Brands Buying Decisions Made at the Shelf, Not in the Home

comparison shopper How consumers shop for store brands is completely inverse from how they shop for national CPG brands. Retailers should wholeheartedly leverage this dynamic, according to Symphony IRI.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, iri, markets, private label research, store brand research, symphony iri, thom blischok

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June 30, 2010

Walmart's and Great Kitchens' BBQ Pizzas Recalled

Marketplace BBQ chix pizza Great Kitchens Inc., a private label manufacturer and maker of Walmart’s Marketside pizzas, issued a recall for the retail giant's BBQ chicken pizza.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, marketside, mass, private label food, store brand food, wal-mart, walmart

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June 30, 2010

Walgreens to Sell DR Delish Chainwide

dr delish Impressed with Duane Reade’s store brands program, Walgreens will roll out a selection of products in all of its stores later this summer.

Keywords: business, companies, dr delish, drug, duane reade, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label food, store brand food, walgreens

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June 30, 2010

P&G Concludes Tide Basic Testing, But Future Plans Unclear

The company said it will study market test results to determine next steps for Tide Basic, a lower-cost version of Tide laundry detergent.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, p&g, private label trends, procter & gamble, store brand trends, tide basic

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June 30, 2010

Perrigo Acquires Exclusive Rights to OTC Store Brand Versions of Allegra

perrigo logo The world's largest manufacturer of OTC pharmaceutical products for the store brands market now has the rights for generic fexofenadine, a $2 billion-plus allergy medication.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, perrigo, private label non-foods, private label drugs, private label health care products, store brand drugs, store brand health care products, store brand non-foods

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June 30, 2010

Ralcorp Buys Three Bakery Companies

Kevin Hunt Ralcorp shores up its store brands bakery offerings with three strategic purchases just one week after announcing its acquisition of American Italian Pasta Company.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label bakery, private label food, store brand baker, store brand food

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June 30, 2010

Loyalty to Nationally Advertised Brands Declines

Research by Decision Analyst shows declining shopper loyalty to national brands over the past two years due primarily to the recession.

Keywords: business, companies, decision analyst inc., food and beverage, industry, markets, private label research, research, store brand research

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June 30, 2010

PLMA Live!: Packaging Opens Up to Store Brands

PLMA interviews Joe Angel, vice president and publisher of Packaging World magazine and looks at the changing relationship between private label and packaging suppliers.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, packaging design, plma, private label manufacturers association, private label packaging design, store brand pckaging desing

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June 22, 2010

CEO Panel: Increased Competition Forces Smarter Practices

Kelly and Hollman Aggressive CPG attacks against store brands force industry retailers and suppliers to operate more efficiently, with an eye toward store brands product, packaging and supply chain innovation. (Pictured from left to right are Jack Kelly of AIPC and Curt Hollmann of Giant Eagle).

Keywords: aipc, american italian pasta company, business, companies, fmi, food and beverage, food marketing institure fmi private brands summit, frozen specialties inc., giant eagle, grocery, iga, industry, lidestri, markets, private label trends, store brands trends

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June 22, 2010

Nielsen: Retailers Should Tread Cautiously When Cutting SKUs

nielsen logo More than half of U.S. consumers said they are likely to shop elsewhere if they notice reduced product selection, a cautionary note to retailers trimming assortment.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, nielsen, private label research, product assortment, sku rationalization, store brands research

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June 22, 2010

Walmart Exports Its Private Label Wine to Japan

Oak Leaf wine Walmart’s Oak Leaf Vineyard wines find their way into the company’s wholly-owned Japanese subsidiary.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, mass, oak leaf wine, private label beverages, private label wine, seiyu, store brand beverages, store brand wine, wal-mart, walmart

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June 22, 2010

Stew Leonard's Introduces Store Brands Organic Milk

Retailing for $1 more than its regular milk, the organic line is produced by a family-owned farm in New England.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label beverages, private label milk, private label organic beverages, stew leonard's, store brand beverage, store brand milk, store brand organic beverages

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June 22, 2010

A&P's Doug Palmer Named Brand Innovator of 2010

Brand Packaging magazine recognized doug palmer headshot Palmer for the “indelible impression” he has made on stores brands.

Keywords: , a&p, business, companies, doug palmer, food and beverage, green way, grocery, industry, markets, private label food, private label innovation, store brand food, store brand innovation, the great atlantic and pacific tea co., via roma

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June 21, 2010

Ralcorp Acquires American Italian Pasta Company

ralcorp logo The $1.2 billion merger strengthens and expands Ralcorp’s portfolio of store brand foods and positions it as the number-one provider of store brand pasta in the country.

Keywords: aipc, american italian pasta company, business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label acquisitions, ralcorp, store brand acquisitions

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June 17, 2010

Shopper Insights Drive Sobeys' New Portfolio Strategy

Sobeys store front Shopper panels, loyalty card data and other research tools position Sobeys as a customer-centric organization developing store brands that shoppers not only want and need, but clearly understand.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, foodland, freshco, grocery, iga, industry, markets, paul flinton, price chopper, private label research, sobeys, sobeys urban fresh, store brand research

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June 17, 2010

Kroger's New and Remodeled Units Offer Expanded Prepared Foods

kroger store front As consumers more willingly purchase meals and meal components in grocery stores and other retail formats, Kroger's new and renovated stores will feature expanded and enhanced prepared foods.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, kroger, markets, private label food, private label prepared food, store brand food, store brand preparaed food

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June 17, 2010

Walmart CFO: Stores Replace 400 Grocery Items Previously Cut

walmart exterior Walmart admits it cut inventory too deeply and made erroneous assumptions about substitutions it thought customers would be willing to make.

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

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June 17, 2010

Store Brands Beauty Care Category Poised for Global Growth

beauty care products Aware of the growth potential in the beauty care and personal care categories, retailers are expected to develop more innovative products and packaging to bolster credibility and sales.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label beauty and personal care, private label non-foods, store brand beauty and personal care, store brand non-foods

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June 17, 2010

Nice N Easy Store Brands Steadily Grow

easy street kettle chips Despite the challenges of being a small regional retailer, this New York convenience store chain is succeeding with store branded salty and sweet snacks as well as beverage and retail coffee products.

Keywords: business, companies, convenience, easy street, food and beverage, industry, markets, nice n easy, nice n easy grocery shoppes, private label beverages, private label food, private label snacks, store brand beverages, store brand food, store brand snacks

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June 17, 2010

BJ's Rolls Out High-End Store Branded Baked Goods

bj's pastries Inspired by old world European-style baking techniques, BJ’s rolls out store branded croissants, artisan breads and other delicate pastries under the Wellsley Farms brands.

Keywords: bj's, bj's wholesale club, business, club, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label bakery, private label food, store brand bakery, store brand food, wellesly farms

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June 17, 2010

Hannaford and Bloom Recall Store Brand Frozen Shrimp

shrimp The undisclosed presence of sulfites forced both Delhaize chains to recall frozen and deli-merchandised shrimp.

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

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June 16, 2010

Store Brand Growth Tougher in a More Competitive Environment

Frugal consumer spending continues unabated, but national brand competition curtails store brand market share growth, making innovation, in-store marketing, and social media campaign exploration more important than ever.

Keywords: american itelain pasta company, apic, business, companies, food and beverage, giante eagle, iga, industry, iri, lidestri foods, markets, private label trends, private lable growth, store brand growth, store brands trends, symphony iri

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June 15, 2010

Sobeys, Wegmans and Symphony IRI Kick off FMI Private Brands Summit

PB Summit ogo Presenters focus on store brands growth opportunities, quality benchmarks, trading partner collaboration and the “halo affect” of store brands on a retailer's store and vice versa.

Keywords: business, companies, fmi private brands summit, food and beverage, grocery, industry, iri, iriving consumer products, markets, sobeys, symphony iri, wegmans

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June 8, 2010

Retailers Place Greater Focus on Store Brand Packaging Design

SBD logo At every stage of the packaging design process –– from strategy development to prepress management –– retailers are re-evaluating practices and using specialized external resources, according to the industry’s first Store Brands Packaging Design Benchmark Study.

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

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June 8, 2010

Winn-Dixie Introduces Store Brand Yogurt Line

The organic and Kosher-certified yogurt also offers consumers added health features including probiotics, prebiotics and omega-3s.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label dairy, private label food, store brands dairy, store brands food, winn-dixie

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June 8, 2010

Delhaize Store Brands Focus on Seasonal BBQ Promotions

Bloom billboard small Bloom grocery stores uses creative billboard advertising to promote store brand steaks, and Hannaford shoppers can sample a new line of spice rubs for meats, free of charge.

Keywords: bloom, business, companies, delhaize, food and beverage, grocery, hannaford, industry, markets, private label food. private label grocery, private label meat, store brand food, store brand grocery, store brand meat

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June 8, 2010

Walmart and Carrefour Expand Store Brand Lines Internationally

walmart exterior Walmart Brazil launches a new food and cleaning products line, while Carrefour introduces a new economy store brand line in Spain with Italy coming on line later this year.

Keywords: business, carrefour, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, mass, private label new products, store brands new products, wal-mart, walmart

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June 8, 2010

Dollar General Rebrands Household Products Line

After its recent launch of DG Baby and revamping its store brand grocery line, Clover Valley, the discounter rebrands its household products line.

Keywords: business, companies, dollar, dollar general, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label new products, store brands new products

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June 8, 2010

May Store Brand Dollar and Unit Sales Decline

nielsen logo Dollar sales reversed a trend of four straight four-week periods of growth, although store brands unit sales have declined for only the past two periods.

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

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June 8, 2010

FMI Private Brands Summit Kicks Off Monday

Workshop sessions and presentations focus on key drivers of innovation and strategies that yield winning results.

Keywords: , business, companies, fmi, fmi private brands summit, food and beverage, industry, markets

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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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