January 2012 News Center
January 31, 2012
Sam's Club Unveils Simply Right New Vitamin Line
Sam’s Club replaces more of its Member’s Mark store brand with Simply Right in vitamins, launches mobile content.
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January 31, 2012
Duane Reade Expands UpMarket Offerings With Fro-Yo
Frozen Yogurt is the latest addition to Duane Reade’s new look and expanded food selection.
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January 31, 2012
J.C. Penney's New Focus On Store Brands, Exclusives and Martha Stewart
Department store chain outlines bold changes, new partner Martha Stewart gets sued by Macy’s.
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January 31, 2012
Pet Category Boasts Strong Store Brand Loyalty, Dollar General Adds Butcher's Select
Pet category getting more competitive, says new study from Packaged Facts.
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January 31, 2012
Accenture Survey: Brand Web Sites Drive Store Traffic
Shoppers that go online to research brands buy more in stores.
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January 24, 2012
Stop & Shop Shows Off New Store Brand Look
The budget friendly Guaranteed Value line now has a more streamlined and frill-free look as well as new items.
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January 24, 2012
H-E-B Expands Private Label HBC, Promotes Store Values
The Texas grocer dares shoppers to compare store brands, and expands its Orchid beauty care line.
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January 24, 2012
Kohl's Expands Support Functions For Store Brands
The retailer has expanded design and office space to develop more store brands.
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January 24, 2012
Fresh & Easy Launches Private Label Vitamin Line
The Neighbor Market adds vitamins and supplements to its rapidly expanding store brands portfolio.
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January 24, 2012
Loblaw's and President's Choice Award $2.6 million to Breakfast for Learning
The latest donation is part of overall contribution and three year commitment of $7.2 million.
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January 23, 2012
Retail Futurist to Speak at Summit Pre-Conference Workshop
Doug Stephens -- who has worked with such retailers as Walmart, Home Depot and Loblaw -- will discuss dramatic shifts in consumerism, technology, economics and demographics affecting retail.
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January 18, 2012
A Cadre of Retailers to Present at the Innovation & Marketing Summit
Six store brands executives from high-performing retailers will share their expertise during presentations at the Store Brands Decisions Innovation & Marketing Summit.
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January 17, 2012
The Store Brands Sustainable Packaging Conundrum
While the answers to the store brands sustainable packaging quandary are elusive, some are tackling it from a cost savings standpoint first, according to participants in a recent Store Brands Decisions packaging design roundtable.
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January 17, 2012
Target Ups Exclusives Ante With New In-Store Shops
The chic discounter continues to bring vogue designs and cutting edge products to the masses with new exclusive partnerships.
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January 17, 2012
Delhaize Consolidates to Strengthen Food Lion Banner
The grocer plans to build on the Food Lion banner and store brands strategy, as it prunes underperforming stores and repositions its U.S. stores for future growth.
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January 17, 2012
Supervalu Store Brands Grow as Transformation Continues
Increasing demand for store brands and success with its Essential Everyday roll out is driving the grocer's private label expansion.
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January 17, 2012
Family Dollar Expands Store Brands
The discounter is growing private label with new consumables and its Family Wellness store brand.
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January 17, 2012
REI Revamps Sustainable Packaging Work and Goals
The company has replaced all-plastic PVC clamshell packaging with paper-based solutions that reduce plastic materials and overall packaging weight.
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January 11, 2012
Driving Innovation in Product Development Explored at the Summit
Store Brands Decisions will feature sessions at the Summit on innovation in product development, addressing flavor trends that will drive future growth and common characteristics shared by the hottest new store brands products of the past year.
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January 10, 2012
Time for a Change: Packaging Innovation Stifled by Both Manufacturers and Retailers
Retailers should drive packaging design more, but must be prepared to pay more for structural innovation, according to participants in a recent Store Brands Decisions packaging design roundtable.
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January 10, 2012
Walmart and Kroger Amp Up Online Marketing
Walmart turns to crowd sourcing for its new hot products as Kroger searches for social media advocates.
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January 10, 2012
Walgreens and BJ's Take Private Label Coffee to New Heights
Premium coffee is in the store brands spotlight as Walgreens debuts a new brand and BJ's introduces new packaging.
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January 10, 2012
Organic Milk In Short Supply
Retailers and shoppers face shortages and higher prices as private label organic milk supplies remain scarce.
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January 10, 2012
USDA Reports Private Label Growth and Savings
Retailers are rolling out more sophisticated private label offerings positioned as differentiators, which reduce consumer savings but grows private label market share, according to the report.
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January 10, 2012
Fresh & Easy Expands Healthy Store Brands
The small-format grocer’s eatwell and Goodness lines get a boost in product introductions for the New Year.
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January 4, 2012
Walmart's Sam's Club to Keynote the Innovation & Marketing Summit
The retail giant will share how it integrates packaging innovation with its sustainability goals at both Sam’s Club and Walmart.
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January 3, 2012
What Lies Ahead for Sears' Store Brands?
Sears Holdings is closing up to 120 Sears and Kmart stores and has added a new chief merchant, and industry pundits speculate what it could mean for the company’s store brands.
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January 3, 2012
Wegmans Adds Organic Shrimp
The grocer expands its store brands organic seafood product selection with organic farmed shrimp.
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January 3, 2012
Research: Store Brands Will Be a Retail Bright Spot in 2012
Strong growth is forecasted for private label across categories -- especially in OTC and the value-priced tier -- as shoppers continue to stretch their dollars.
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January 3, 2012
Private Label Squeezes Out Weaker Brands
As store brands continue to gain ground and strong nationally advertised brands dominate at the other end of the spectrum, weaker middling brands are left out in the cold.
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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.
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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.
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