October 2011 News Center
October 25, 2011
Supervalu Grows on Private Label
The grocery chain swings to profit as store brands grow and shoppers seek out lower-priced items.
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October 25, 2011
Sam's Club Drives Awareness of Simply Right Pet Products
Walmart’s warehouse club store division supports its store brand expansion with a $20,000 donation to animal shelters.
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October 25, 2011
Loblaw Looks to Reality TV for Store Brands Innovation
President’s Choice is getting creative, tapping into the talents of home cooks in search of new private label products and recipes.
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October 25, 2011
Ikea to Convert All Food to Private Label
The Swedish chain is dropping national branded foods in favor of selling only its own new private label offerings.
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October 25, 2011
Amazon's Soap.com Now Sells Groceries
Amazon’s subsidiary gets serious about food, selling national brand non-perishable items. Could private label be in Soap.com’s future?
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October 21, 2011
The Store Brands World is Coming Together in Chicago
The Private Label Manufacturer Association’s 2011 trade show next month includes a new Latino Pavilion, and features keynoters Douglas Merrill, former CIO of Google, and Harry Balzer of NPD Group.
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October 18, 2011
Innovation Award Winners Selected, Safeway Named Innovator of the Year
Seventeen retailers will be recognized at a November reception and ceremony for winning entries submitted in the Store Brands Decisions 2nd annual Retailer Innovation Awards.
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October 18, 2011
Walmart: Asda Store Brands on Top, Marketside Stores Shutter
Asda’s store brands sales overtake Sainsbury’s as the U.K. retailer maintains its pledge to be the low-price leader.
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October 18, 2011
Safeway Private Label Grows Faster than National Brands
The supermarket chain showed a profit for its second quarter, thanks to a fast growing private label program.
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October 18, 2011
Target Promises To Sell Only Sustainable Seafood
The discount retailer says it’s committed to selling only sustainable seafood and sets new goals for store brands as well.
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October 18, 2011
CVS Long-Time Exec Joins Family Dollar
Michael Bloom leaves CVS to become president and COO of Family Dollar as the chain transitions to new leadership.
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October 18, 2011
Spartan Store Brands Get a Facelift
The grocer's store brands have been redesigned to include front-of-package nutritional facts.
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October 11, 2011
Costco Private Label Market Share Under Expectation
The warehouse club forecasts private label growth will slow as new product introductions focus more on food and sundries.
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October 11, 2011
SymphonyIRI: Private Label Share Under Pressure
Demand for private label products remains high, but new retail strategies are needed that go beyond value offerings.
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October 11, 2011
Safeway Names Portland America's Most Natural City
The supermarket chain finalizes the launch of Open Nature by naming contest winner and handing out prizes.
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October 11, 2011
Albertsons Pushes Products With New Promotions
The grocery chain is partnering with Daymon Interactions to create in-store promotions and event marketing for private label and national brands.
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October 11, 2011
Toys R Us Imaginarium Brand Gets a New Look
The nation's largest toy retailer expands the store brand with new products, and redesigns the logo and packaging.
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October 4, 2011
Rite Aid's Private Label Share Rises
The drug chain advances its turnaround as front-end sales increase in lock step with store brands, but combo Save-A-Lot concept stalls.
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October 4, 2011
Anthem Wins Award for Safeway Store Brands Packaging
The grocer and design agency score winning entries with The Snack Artist snack line and the Refreshe beverage packaging redesign.
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October 4, 2011
Missoni Madness and Michael Francis: Target Wins and Loses
Target’s store brands program wins big, but the long-time architect of its marketing programs, Michael Francis, leaves the company.
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October 4, 2011
Retailers Rally to Support Breast Cancer Awareness with Store Brands
Kroger, Target, Walmart and others promote breast cancer awareness with exclusive store brands and charitable donations.
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October 4, 2011
Fresh & Easy Expands Private Label Wine Selection
The Neighborhood Market continues to grow store brands wine selection at both the high- and low-end of the price spectrum.
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October 2, 2011
Research: Store Brands Packaging Design Sophistication Evolves
Retailers reveal their top areas of concern as well as where they are investing, such as in packaging management software, in this year’s Store Brands Decisions Packaging Design Benchmarking Study.
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Guest Columns
Grocery Aisle Innovation Key to Retailer and Consumer Cost Savings
Retailers are redesigning the aisle, appealing to environmentally friendly consumers and capitalizing on market trends to make their private label brands more competitive.
Source: Tetra Pak Inc.
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
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