July 2010 News Center

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July 27, 2010

Walmart's Plan to Restore Sales Momentum and Supplier Relations Unveiled

President and CEO Mike Duke officially unleashes buyers to run the business and rekindle more collaborative supplier relations.

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

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July 27, 2010

Whole Foods Redesigns Its Store Brands Prepared Food Packaging

whole foods soup cartons The new packaging style unifies the brand identity, giving it a consistent presentation market to market, which is also more cost efficient.

Keywords: business, companies, duffy & partners, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label food, private label packaging design, private label prepared food, store brand food, store brand packaging design, store brand prepared food, whole foods

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July 27, 2010

Safeway Expands the Refreshe Store Brands Label

refreshe logo The grocer redesigned the bottled water label and is expanding it to other beverage categories.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label beverages, private label bottled water, private label carbonated beverages, refreshe, safeway, store brand beverages, store brand bottled water, store brand carbonated beverages

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July 27, 2010

IRI Reports Cite Strength of Store Brands

Two new reports focus on the increasing power of store brands and the determination of national brands to regain lost market share.

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

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July 27, 2010

Study: Regional Grocers Can Compete With Walmart

market basket logo Solid store brands priced right, combined with local appeal, can set local regional chains apart from behemoth retailers such as Walmart.

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

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July 27, 2010

Method Laundry Develops Award Winning Product and Packaging

Metod Detergent Named one of Fast Company’s International Design Excellence Award recipients, Method Laundry detergent is said to solve shopper and environmental problems.

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

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July 27, 2010

Shopping Is Not Just About Saving Money These Days

Consumers have reshaped the shopping playing field, becoming more resourceful and precise due to the recession, according to a new Deloitte/Harrison Group study.

Keywords: business, companies, deloitte, food and beverage, harrison group, industry, markets, private label research, store brand research

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July 21, 2010

Store Brands Expected to Reign Even After Economic Recovery

PLMA logo A new PLMA/GfK consumer study indicates shoppers are beginning to loosen purse strings, and economic recovery is not expected to thwart store brands growth.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, gfk, gfk north america, industry, markets, plma, private label manufacturers association, private label research, store brand research

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July 20, 2010

Wegmans' Mission: Make Business Easier, Faster and More Profitable

Wegmans store front Using The New Ways of Working Together framework, Wegmans is collaborating with suppliers –– branded and private label – to eliminate business disruptions and improve performance.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, irving consumer products, mark mcmaster, markets, pam fisher, the new ways of working together, wegmans, wegmans food markets

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July 20, 2010

Aldi Launches One-Week EDLP Challenge

aldi logo The limited assortment retailer, which claims it can save families an average of $2,000 per year, dares shoppers to compare savings with traditional grocers.

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

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July 20, 2010

Families Increase Store Brands Back-to-School Spending

Of the $55 billion families will spend on back-to-school items in the coming months, 44 percent will be on store brands.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, industry, markets, national retail federation, nrf, private label apparel, private label non-foods, private label office supplies, store brand apparel, store brand non-foods, store brand office supplies

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July 20, 2010

Safeway Tour Promotes Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products

safeway green clean team A cleaning team armed with the grocer’s Bright Green store brand cleaning products tour major cities and scrub designated areas with help from local community groups.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label eco-friendly products, private label household products, private label non-foods, safeway, store brand eco-friendly products, store brand household products, store brand non-foods

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July 20, 2010

Loblaw Runs Switch-and-Save Promotion

Loblaw logo The grocer’s President’s Choice store brand goes head-to-head with myriad national brand products.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, loblaw, markets, president's choice, private label marketing, private label promotions, store brand marketing, store brand promotions

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July 20, 2010

CPGs Should Focus on Innovation and Emerging Markets

GMA logo To grow revenues, CPG companies need to focus on innovation to encourage household spending and expand in emerging markets, according to a GMA and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Keywords: business, companies, consumer packaged goods, cpg, food and beverage, gma, grocery manufacturers association, industry, markets, pricewaterhousecoopers

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July 20, 2010

Nielsen: Don't Ignore Baby Boomers

It’s a mistake to lump retiring Baby Boomers into the old definition of ‘senior citizens’ who were notorious for spending less, and resisting new technologies and new products.

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

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July 13, 2010

Who Should Pay for Packaging Design?

SBD rectangle logo To support increased investment, including the use of more sophisticated software tools, retailers boost package design budgets and diversify design funding practices, according to the industry’s first Store Brands Packaging Design Benchmark Study.

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

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July 13, 2010

Jewel-Osco Cuts SKUs and Steps Up Store Brands Merchandising

Jewel store front To better compete with Walmart and other discounters, Jewel-Osco pares inventory and gives store brands more prominent merchandising display position.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, jewel-osco, markets, private label merchandising, store brand merchandising, supervalu

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July 13, 2010

Procter & Gamble Responds with Exclusive Brands

P&G logo To regain lost market share to store brands and cheaper priced competitors, P&G expands exclusive brand offers with select retail partners.

Keywords: business, companies, exclusive brands, food and beverage, industry, markets, p&g, private label trends, procter & gamble, store brands trends

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July 13, 2010

Publix Debuts Kids' Meals

publix healthy kids repared fresh daily, the meals are nutritionally balanced with the help of a in-house registered dietician, but cannot be customized.

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

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July 13, 2010

Ahold's Store Brands Seek Sustainable Palm Oil Supplies

GreenPalm logo he Dutch grocer’s mission is to use only sustainable palm oil in all of its store brands in Europe and the U.S. by 2015.

Keywords: ahold, business, companies, food and beverage, greenpalm sustainability grocery, industry, markets, private label sustainability, roundtable on sustainable palm oil. rspo, store brand sustainability

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July 13, 2010

Food Lion's Breakfast Club Promotes Store Brands

The grocer’s month-long mobile marketing campaign begins to incorporate store brands.

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

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July 13, 2010

Store Brand OTC Sales Rise as J&J Recalls More Products

tylenol Shoppers turn to stores brands for OTC pain and allergy remedies as Johnson & Johnson recalls even more products, including anchor brands such as Tylenol and Benadryl.

Keywords: benadryl, business, companies, food and beverage, industry, johnson & johnson, markets, mcneil consumer healthcare, private label drugs, private label health care products, private label non-foods, store brand drugs, store brand health care products, store brand non-foods, tylenol

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July 13, 2010

Study: Store Brands Transform How Canadians Shop

Sobeys logo Canadians are purchasing store brand products in an increasing number of categories including dairy, fresh produce, fresh meat) and fresh baked goods.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label research, sobeys, store brand research

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July 8, 2010

Cott Corporation Acquires Cliffstar

cott beverages The new merged entity will yield manufacturing leadership in the store brands carbonated soft drinks and the juice categories.

Keywords: , business, cliffstar, cliffstar corporation, companies, cott, cott corporation, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label beverages, store brand beverages

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July 6, 2010

Retailers: Focus on Packaging and In-Store Marketing to Drive Shopper Growth

With 67 of consumer decisions about store brands made at the shelf, retailers should upgrade packaging and labeling, and boost in-store marketing activity, according to Symphony IRI.

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

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July 6, 2010

Walgreens Confirms Chilled Foods Test this Fall

walgreen's store front Although the test is said to include mostly grab-and-go lunch fare in a dozen stores, some industry insiders say it is broader and deeper than that.

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

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July 6, 2010

Walmart Shakes Up Its Leadership Team

Eduardo Castro-Wright moves to a global role, Bill Simon is promoted to president and CEO of Walmart U.S., and CMO John Fleming resigns.

Keywords: bill simon, business, companies, eduardo castro-wright, food and beverage, grocery, industry, john fleming, markets, mass, wal-mart, walmart

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July 6, 2010

Nielsen: Secret to Successful New Product Innovation is to Keep the Boss Out

nielsen logo Two important principles drive successful new product development –– managing ideas lightly while managing the process precisely.

Keywords: business, companies, consumer packaged goods, cpg, food and beverage, industry, markets, nielsen, private label new products, private label research, store brand new products, store brand research

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July 6, 2010

United Supermarkets Expands Store Brand Wines

sangria The role out includes a sangria variety as well as a white and red table wine under the Vineyards of Market Street label.

Keywords: business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, privat label wine, private label beverages, store brand beverages, store brand wine, united supermarkets

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July 6, 2010

Rite Aid Introduces Simplify

The new price fighter store brand is intended to position the drug chain to better attract price conscious customers across myriad categories.

Keywords: business, companies, drug, food and beverage, industry, markets, private label food, private label non-food, rite aid, simplify, store brand food, store brand non-food

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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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