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FFR-DSI Enters Strategic Representation Agreement with Daymon Worldwide

TWINSBURG, Ohio – FFR-DSI, Inc., a leading provider of retail merchandising solutions, announces their representation agreement with Daymon Worldwide, the world’s leading Private Brand and Consumer Experience Marketing expert. This agreement will allow Daymon to bundle their Private Read More...

Cott Completes Cliffstar Acquisition

Soft-drink company, Cott Corp. completed its previously announced acquisition of private-label juice maker Cliffstar Corp. and its affiliated companies for $500 million in cash.Cliffstar is eligible for additional payouts of up to $55 million, depending on its performance this year and the completio Read More...

Shopping Is Not Just About Saving Money These Days

American consumers have re-learned how to shop — and in the process reshaped the playing field for both consumer packed goods companies and retailers. The recession made it necessary for Americans to rethink and adjust their shopping patterns, which has resulted in a more strategic, informed Read More...

Method Laundry Develops Award Winning Product and Packaging

...Handy, Method's senior director of industrial design, whose business card lists "disrupter" as one of his titles, told Fast Company that the first clue they were on to something significant was when "people wouldn't give us back our prototypes." IDEA jurors said the innovation is not just the deter Read More...

Study: Regional Grocers Can Compete With Walmart

...allet," according to Kantar. Market Basket, a family owned business since 1917, operates 65 stores in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Read More...

IRI Reports Cite Strength of Store Brands

Store brands are fast becoming household names highly trusted by consumers, with retailers using sophisticated strategies to grow store brand dollar and unit share. Meanwhile, national brand manufacturers are responding to lost share with aggressive new marketing strategies of their own. Two report Read More...

Safeway Expands the Refreshe Store Brands Label

The Refreshe brand, once only used on Safeway’s store branded bottled water, has been redesigned and expanded to include other beverage categories. “Refreshe is currently showing up on your store shelves in a whole new look and with some new company: soft drinks, water and mixers,&rdquo Read More...

Whole Foods Redesigns Its Store Brands Prepared Food Packaging

Gone are the days of offering customers different types of foodservice packaging at different Whole Foods Markets across the country. Under the leadership of branding and advertising agency Duffy & Partners, the retailer is unveiling a unified package design for its bakery products, soups, and Read More...

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

...ned to the merchandising team to properly run the business, according to an anonymous source. Impro... heading Walmart's global sourcing and Global.com business, and former chief merchandising office Jo...eport. "You are officially unleashed to run your business," Duke reportedly told buyers at the meet Read More...

Brand Management Technologies Accelerate Speed to Shelf

By Patti Soldavini To compete effectively against national brands for the consumer’s share of purse, retailers understand they must step up their store brands game. No longer are they hijacking national brand designs for their retail store brands. That was then. Instead, they are emulating t Read More...

Store Brands Expected to Reign Even After Economic Recovery

Shoppers are ready to begin spending again, especially the most affluent ones who report they are seeing economic improvement, according to a new GfK North America consumer study commissioned by the Private Label Manufacturers Association. Without question, the protracted recession has deeply affec Read More...

Nielsen: Don't Ignore Baby Boomers

While many marketers focus on the trendy youth segment, Nielsen Co. research indicates retailers and consumer goods manufacturers are overlooking a group that has tremendous buying power ––the 78 million Baby Boomers in the U.S. today. At a time when most analysts are predicting much sl Read More...

CPGs Should Focus on Innovation and Emerging Markets

Consumer packaged goods companies must employ different tactics than those used during the recession and focus on innovation to grow in the future, according to a report from the Grocery Manufacturers Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Innovation is what it will take to encourage household spe Read More...

Loblaw Runs Switch-and-Save Promotion

Canada’s Loblaw is making it easy for shoppers to switch –and-save with store brands this week as it flags more than 100 President’s Choice products at the shelf, proving the savings against national brands. The Switch and Save event also extends beyond the grocery cart to Preside Read More...

Safeway Tour Promotes Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products

Safeway’s Bright Green Clean Team tour is showcasing the grocer’s store brand natural household cleaning line while cleaning up America along the way. As part of its marketing campaign, the tour has already visited Washington, Philadelphia, Seattle and Portland, Ore., with San Francisco Read More...

Families Increase Store Brands Back-to-School Spending

American families are gearing up to spend more than $55 billion this year on back-to-school items and store brands are winning a larger share of the spend, according to The National Retail Federation. In its 2010 Consumer Intentions and Actions Back to School survey, more than 44 percent of respond Read More...

Aldi Launches One-Week EDLP Challenge

... day low prices due to its streamlined, efficient business approach that eliminates hidden costs (su... the ‘80s and ‘90s, Walmart built its business by focusing on its ability to deliver on ...sh;– John Failla for Store Brands Decisions. Read More...

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

...gmans Food Markets is working hard to eliminating business disruptions to yield better sales, profit... focus on while they strive to jointly grow their businesses –– Wegmans is successfully ...g because of trust and improved collaboration and business practices.” Tetegan said the main Read More...

Who Should Pay for Packaging Design?

...nt software, these sophisticated tools fully integrate many business systems from product conception, design and manufacturing, to service and disposal. Thirty-six companies operating more than 58,000 stores and generating more than $900 billion in annual retail sales participated in the industry Read More...

Study: Store Brands Transform How Canadians Shop

More than 80 percent of Canadian grocery shoppers purchase store brands and 49 percent do so frequently, according to a survey conducted by Harris/Decima for Canadian retailer Sobeys. tore brands are gaining popularity across Canada because they offer equal or better taste and quality compared to l Read More...

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

Store brand sales of over-the-counter (OTC) pain and allergy remedies are rising as Johnson & Johnson sales collapsing as it recalls even more products, including regular Tylenol and now Benadryl. Over the past month, OTC store brands have increased 23 percent to $51.9 million as J&J’ Read More...

Food Lion's Breakfast Club Promotes Store Brands

As part of its month-long rotating mobile marketing campaign, this week Food Lion is promoting its store brand oatmeal with a $1 off as part of its “Breakfast Club” program. The offer is available to those who text the word “oatmeal” to a provided number, and the savings ar Read More...

Ahold's Store Brands Seek Sustainable Palm Oil Supplies

...ugh GreenPalm certificates to cover the requirements of our businesses is a further step to meet our objective of using only sustainable palm oil in our private label products by 2015,” Lodewijk Hijmans van den Bergh, member of Ahold’s corporate executive board said in a statement. The Read More...

Publix Debuts Kids' Meals

At the end of the month Publix Deli will offer five proprietary fresh, ready-to-eat kids’ meals –– including an entrée, two sides and a drink –– for $3.99. The deli worked with Publix’s in-house registered dietician to ensure each meal was balanced, wholes Read More...

Procter & Gamble Responds with Exclusive Brands

...tner stores. According to a report in Cincinnati Business Courier, the company recently launched a ...nd brands, P&G spokesman Don Tassone told the Business Courier that “you can expect more o...ve retailer lines are not new, they are resurging. Read More...

Jewel-Osco Cuts SKUs and Steps Up Store Brands Merchandising

...uce costs and clutter, according to a Crain’s Chicago Business report. As Jewel thins inventory, it is also more prominently displaying its own store brands. "There is an opportunity for them to sharpen their inventory, but (product) reduction is always very difficult because you are always Read More...

Grocers Supply Co. Joins Topco Associates

...e in the marketplace by reducing costs and offering winning business-building capabilities. Read More...

Cott Corporation Acquires Cliffstar

Toronto-based Cott Corp. signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Cliffstar Corporation, the leading store brands manufacturer of shelf-stable juices, for cash consideration of $500 million.Store Brands Packaging Design Research Report: Learn the 3 key factors fueling the explosion in Read More...

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

...nd capitalize on it is health and wellness, a $2.1 trillion business, according to IRI data. As part of the larger category, preventative care alone is a $105 billion retail opportunity, that most retailers are not engaged in actively,” Blischok said. “People can’t afford to go to Read More...

New Store Brands Debut from International Retailers

Canadian grocer Sobeys launched a line of chilled ready-to-eat foods, Morrisons of the U.K, a healthy-eating line, while Casino of France rolls out a specialty coffee capsule and Denmark’s SuperGros focuses on an organic and eco-friendly line. Sobey’s food line, marketed under the Gourm Read More...

NPD: Consumers Clutch Thrift When Planning Meals

After two years of cutting corners, consumer have learned to get by with less and say they will continue to practice thriftiness at least for the next six to 12 months and perhaps well beyond that, according to NPD Group research. Many consumers feel that their financial situation will not improve Read More...

Rite Aid Introduces Simplify

Rite Aid is rolling out Simplify, its new “price fighter” store brand, as part of the drug chain’s plan to revamp its entire store brands program with a new look, new brands and additional offerings. Simplify products currently available in stores include two-ply paper towels and Read More...

United Supermarkets Expands Store Brand Wines

This past weekend United Supermarkets expanded its store brand wine offering with the addition of three new Market Street wines, including sangria and two table wines. The wines, marketed under the Vineyards of Market Street label, will be sold in the 42 stores that currently sell wines and beer. T Read More...

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

A new study reveals why the best CPG companies realized more than six times the new product revenue compared to the rest, insights that can help retailers develop more successful store brands. Although billions of dollars are spent developing and launching new consumer packaged goods (CPG) products Read More...

Walmart Shakes Up Its Leadership Team

... of groundbreaking efforts to grow our e-commerce business, creative marketing programs to communica...e and the authority to drive Walmart’s U.S. business. It will be interesting to see what role ...future. -- John Failla for Store Brands Decisions. Read More...

Walgreens Confirms Chilled Foods Test this Fall

This fall, Walgreen Co. will begin testing chilled foods –– including sandwiches, wraps, fresh fruit cups, soups and salads –– at approximately a dozen stores. Walgreens spokesperson Tiffani Washington confirmed the test to the Wall Street Journal, noting the food initiativ Read More...

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. VIEW VIDEO Read More...

Loyalty to Nationally Advertised Brands Declines

Due primarily to the protracted recession, loyalty to nationally advertised brands has been falling over the past two years, according to research conducted by Decision Analyst Inc. Based on a survey of 15,384 U.S. grocery shoppers, the company’s “Anatomy of the Recession” shows t Read More...

Ralcorp Buys Three Bakery Companies

Kevin Hunt Less than a week after making a $1.2 billion acquisition of American Italian Pasta Company, Ralcorp Holdings announced three other acquisition –– North American Baking, JT Bakeries and Sepp's Gourmet Foods. North American Baking, formerly known as PL Foods, Read More...

Perrigo Acquires Exclusive Rights to OTC Store Brand Versions of Allegra

Perrigo acquired exclusive U.S. store brand rights to sell and distribute over-the-counter (OTC) versions of Allegra, generically known as fexofenadine. The rights include Fexofenadine HCl 180 mg and 60 mg tabs, Fexofenadine HCl 60 mg and Pseudoephedrine 120 mg tabs, the generic versions of Sanofi- Read More...

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

After testing the product in limited markets for nearly a year, Procter & Gamble said it is reviewing results to determine next steps for Tide Basic, a lower-cost version of Tide laundry detergent for budget-conscious shoppers. Priced 20 percent less than regular Tide, Tide Basic is one way P&a Read More...

Walgreens to Sell DR Delish Chainwide

Beginning in August, Walgreens said it plans to introduce a selection of Duane Reade’s DR Delish store brands to its stores chainwide. After acquiring Duane Reade earlier this year, Walgreens’ CEO Greg Wasson said the company was impressed with the success of the DR Delish line. The ann Read More...

Walmart's and Great Kitchens' BBQ Pizzas Recalled

Great Kitchens Inc., a private label manufacturer and maker of Walmart’s Marketside pizzas, issued a recall for nearly 110,000 pounds of BBQ chicken pizza product sold mostly at Walmart stores. The affected products were produced by the Romeoville, Ill.-based company on June 15 and 16. Great Read More...

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

A Store Brands Decisions’ Exclusive Report: Consumer Insights on Store Brands Shopping, Part 1 Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a two-part interview with Thom Blischok of Symphony IRI. Part 1 details the dramatic shifts in consumer needs and store brands shopping behavior. Part Read More...

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

Doug Palmer, vice president of store brands for The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. (A&P), was named a Brand Innovator 2010, the only store brands retail executive to be recognized this year by Brand Packaging magazine. “Doug Palmer has made an indelible impression on a long and notabl Read More...

Stew Leonard's Introduces Store Brands Organic Milk

Stew Leonard’s introduced store brand Organic Whole Milk, Organic 1% Lowfat Milk and Organic Fat Free Milk produced by family-owned Clover Farms Dairy. All certified USDA organic, the new product line will be sold for an introductory price of $2.99 for half-gallons, which is about $1 more exp Read More...

Walmart Exports Its Private Label Wine to Japan

Seiyu, Walmart’s Japanese banner, is now selling two store brand wines imported from Walmart’s Oak Leaf Vineyards in California. Offering red and white wine varieties at its 369 stores nationwide, Seiyu’s store brand wine – priced at $4.19 per bottle – is said to be th Read More...

Nielsen: Retailers Should Tread Cautiously When Cutting SKUs

More than half of U.S. consumers tell The Nielsen Company they are likely to shop elsewhere if they notice a reduced product selection, while nearly half of retailers indicate continued plans to decrease assortment. So far, most consumers haven’t observed assortment changes. Only 7 percent of Read More...

CEO Panel: Increased Competition Forces Smarter Practices

...o our retailers and finding ways of removing costs from the business.” In-Store Marketing Opportunity Kelly added that packaging innovation and in-store marketing are areas in which the industry can improve, especially in light of new data from Symphony IRI indicating that 67 percent of cons Read More...

Ralcorp Acquires American Italian Pasta Company

...d we intend to continue to invest in the combined business for sustainable and profitable growth." ...ks, sauces and spreads and frozen bakery products businesses, Ralcorp said in a statement. “W... prior year, according to a Reuter’s report. Read More...

Hannaford and Bloom Recall Store Brand Frozen Shrimp

Hannaford Supermarkets and Bloom voluntarily recalled store brand frozen fish purchased from Eastern Fish because the products may contain undeclared sulfites. Included in the recall are frozen raw extra jumbo shrimp in 16-ounce packages, as well as the same shrimp merchandised in its deli cased. Read More...

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

BJ’s Wholesale Club launched Wellsley Farms brand pastries inspired by European artisans-style products such as breads, croissants, Danishes, muffins and other pastries. The new line, featuring enhanced ingredients and old world baking processes, is baked throughout the day at BJ’s 189 Read More...

Nice N Easy Store Brands Steadily Grow

New York convenience store chain Nice N Easy Grocery Shoppes is expanding its store brands portfolio, including packaged snacks, beverages and coffee. "We have selected categories that we feel we are being held hostage by direct-store delivery (DSD) vendors with questionable service and terrible pr Read More...

Store Brands Beauty Care Category Poised for Global Growth

The beauty care category has lagged behind other store brands categories that have grown exponentially over the past several years, but it is poised for growth as retailers focus more on product quality and packaging, according to industry analysts. “Private labels tend to do very well in are Read More...

Walmart CFO: Stores Replace 400 Grocery Items Previously Cut

Backpedaling on a previous initiative to rationalize SKUs, Walmart is replacing between 300 and 400 grocery items it decided in February to cut, according to Thomas W. Schoewe, executive vice president and CFO. At a New York meeting with investors the CFO indicated additional SKUs outside of the gr Read More...

Kroger's New and Remodeled Units Offer Expanded Prepared Foods

A part of its $100 million expansion and renovation project, Kroger stores will feature upgraded ready-to-eat food areas that will offer many store brands menu items positioned to compete with restaurants. “It is something we consider at all of our store investments and remodels,” spoke Read More...

Shopper Insights Drive Sobeys' New Portfolio Strategy

Without the benefit of consumer research and shopper insights, Sobeys Inc. would have blindly continued executing on its three-tiered store brands strategy without realizing that its customers were misinterpreting the positioning of its product tiers. Instead, based on consumer insights, Sobeys rec Read More...

Store Brand Growth Tougher in a More Competitive Environment

Jack Kelley of AIPC (left) and Curt Hollmann of Giant Eagle. Consumer confidence and spending remains soft and recession-weary shoppers are deeply entrenched in frugal shopping habits, which is driving national brands to more deeply discount and promote their brands to win bac Read More...

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

...ve to improve customer satisfaction and eliminate business disruptions, Wegmans’ shared the fr...at has improved trading partner collaboration and business results. In fact, trading partner Irving ...cisions web site and weekly e-newsletter Thursday. Read More...

Generation Y More Willingly Switches to Store Brands

U.S. consumer are signaling a significant change in attitudes and attachment to national brands, and Generation Y is leading the charge. Retail Forward Intelligence System, Kantar Retail, which tracks the opinions of U.S. family shoppers through a monthly survey of 4,000 consumers, indicates a stro Read More...

FMI Private Brands Summit Kicks Off Monday

... means to them in his keynote address, “Preparing for Business as Unusual.” For a Wall Street, Andrew Sawyer, vice president of global investment research at Goldman Sachs, will share what a major resurgent consumer product goods company is doing to expand its presence in several store Read More...

May Store Brand Dollar and Unit Sales Decline

For the second consecutive four-week period, store brand unit sales declined, while store brand dollar sales declined for the first time after four straight periods of growth. Store brand dollar sales fell 1.4 percent and unit sales declined 1.5 percent, according to Nielsen data. Dollar sales of Read More...

Dollar General Rebrands Household Products Line

Dollar General has renamed its DG Everyday line of household cleaning items, paper products and kitchen essentials to DG Home, the company announced on its web site. The rebranding is part of the discount store chain’s store brands overhaul project, which recently included the launch of DG Ba Read More...

Walmart and Carrefour Expand Store Brand Lines Internationally

Walmart Brazil launched Bom Preço, a new private label line that features 150 food and household cleaning product. Available in Walmart, BIG, Mercadorama, National and Bompreço chains, many of the products feature sustainable packaging. This new line unifies store brand products sold Read More...

Delhaize Store Brands Focus on Seasonal BBQ Promotions

Bloom grocery stores is tantalizing consumer senses using a new billboard advertising technology that emits the smell of cooking steak to promote its new line of store brand steak. Located in Mooresville, N.C, the billboard along River Highway uses a system created by ScentAir of Charlotte, N.C., a Read More...

Winn-Dixie Introduces Store Brand Yogurt Line

Entering the competitive yogurt category, Winn-Dixie Stores introduced a line of all-natural organic yogurts that include probiotics and prebiotics that support digestion. Winn-Dixie Organic Active Yogurt, which has no artificial preservatives or flavors, is USDA-Certified Organic and Kosher-Certif Read More...

Retailers Place Greater Focus on Store Brand Packaging Design

Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of a two-part news report on the Store Brands Packaging Design Benchmark Study conducted by Store Brands Decisions. Part 2 will examine the role of technology in the packaging design process as well as packaging design budgets and the diverse funding mechanisms us Read More...

Pemmican Delivers on its Beef Jerky Donation

TAYLOR, Mich.  – Marfood USA Inc.  announced that it donated more than $25,000 in Pemmican Beef Jerky to Feeding America member, Gleaners Community Food Bank in Taylor, Michigan today. On April 1, 2010, to launch the new www.pemmican.com website Marfood USA gave away a free bag of Pe Read More...

Low Retailer Confidence Undermines Store Brand Growth

... U.S. retailers are somewhat stuck in the old way of doing business while simultaneously trying to shift into a new paradigm, resulting in a half-in, half-out cultural and organizational mindset when it comes to store brands. “But how can you change the perception of the consumer unless you Read More...

Walmart's Asda Targets Global Store Brands Launch

Asda is seeking to develop international store brands to be sold in Walmart stores around the world. The U.K. grocer is looking to develop five or six international store brands that would be sold globally through Walmart owned chains, global chief marketing officer Rick Bendel told Marketing Week. Read More...

Brookshire's Unveils Store Brands Contest

Brookshire’s Food & Pharmacy stores will offer customers a $1 coupon for every $10 spent on selected store brands purchased in a single transaction during its Bonus Bucks promotion June 2 and Aug. 3. Every Tuesday during the promotion, customers will receive two Bonus Bucks coupons for ev Read More...

FDA and NIH Launch Food Safety Reporting Portal

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launched the Safety Reporting Portal web site, which provides increased access to all interested parties, including concerned citizens, to submit reports concerning regulated products. “As access to this intern Read More...

Store Brand Product Introductions Outpace National Brands

Lynn Dornblaser After several years of increases, new product launches in the U.S. declined 20 percent overall in 2009, however store brand new product introductions increased, according to new Mintel research. In fact, store brand share of all new products increased from 16.6 pe Read More...

Research: Store Brands Promote Competition

...chards, the Marvin and June Morrison Chair of Agribusiness and Resource Management at the W. P. Care... Resource Management at the W. P. Carey School of Business. “Consumers benefit because the wh...brands create retailer niches and differentiation. Read More...

Save-A-Lot and Aldi Target Urban Markets

As other large grocery chains de-emphasize urban markets, opportunistic discounters such as Supervalu’s Save-A-Lot and Aldi plan to expand there to fill the void. In January, Supervalu revealed it planned to double its Save-A-Lot store count over the next five year, and recently added that ab Read More...

Costco to Expand Kirkland Signature Consumables

Costco plans to introduce more store brand consumables under its Kirkland Signature store brand over the next six to nine months, according to transcripts of the company’s call with investors to review third quarter financial results. Although CFO Richard Galanti declines to specify the items Read More...

Landmark Study Finds Retailer Packaging Design Practices In Transition

The industry’s first research study on retailer store brand packaging design practices has been  completed by Store Brands Decisions. Thirty-six retailers responsible for $900 billion in sales, representing more than 58,000 stores participated in the landmark store brands packaging design Read More...

PLMA Live!: New Strategies for Supermarkets

Don McGeorge, former president and COO of The Kroger Co., the country’s largest supermarket chain, discusses store brand innovation, supplier relations and the competitive retail landscape in this week’s edition of PLMA Live! VIEW VIDEO Read More...

What Went Wrong With Walmart's Great Value Strategy?

What’s behind Walmart’s first drop in customer traffic and revenue in its history? According to author and journalist Darlene Quinn, it’s because the world’s largest retailer got greedy and took its eye off the customer. “Wal-Mart's hiccup occurred when the retailer, i Read More...

Sobeys Launches Its Cheapest Store Brand

Unveiling its cheapest store brands to date, Canadian retailer Sobeys Inc. introduced Signal, a line of every day essential products. “Signal offers our lowest prices on shelf for everyday essentials across all of the key food, household and cleaning product lines,” said Belinda Youngs, Read More...

Research Reveals Opportunistic Categories for Store Brand Development

Retailers looking for opportunist categories to expand their store brands might want to explore bottled water, peanut butter and cereal, according to Consumer Edge Research. The research firm surveyed more than 2,500 households and rated 90 categories of grocery products based on the likelihood tha Read More...

Kings to Feature Balducci's Store Brand Gourmet Products

A line of Balducci’s gourmet store brand products will soon be featured at Kings upscale supermarkets in New York and New Jersey, according to a Progressive Grocer report. Balducci's "tradition of unrivaled excellence and a passion for great food," including fresh seasonal foods sourced direc Read More...

Walmart Takes Over Supplier Deliveries

The world’s largest retailer has yet another plan to cut in-store prices. Walmart is asking suppliers to ceded their U.S. transportation services where the chain believes it can haul products for less. according to a Bloomberg report. Kelly Abney, Walmart’s vice president of corporate t Read More...

Rite Aid Launches Baby Care Line

Tugaboos, Rite Aid’s new store brand baby care line is available in all stores with Tugaboos diapers leading the way, including jumbo, overnight diapers and trainers, all of which are hypoallergenic. The Tugaboos line will soon also include creams, lotions and wipes as well. The new baby care Read More...

OfficeMax Pursues Channel Expansion

...rograms based on a retailer’s customers and business model,” Vero added. “We are e... our partners, and really help them improve their business.” Research RevelationsFor the past...ns, picture frames, mouse pads, ribbon boards and business card cases as well as a laptop sleeves an Read More...

Daymon's CEO Resigns Abruptly

    Alex Miller Alex Miller, President and CEO of Daymon Worldwide, resigned abruptly yesterday and is being replaced by board member Allan Noddle, who will serve as interim president. Founder and chairman of the board Milt Sender is stepping back in as CEO. The news Read More...

PLMA International Show Opens in Amsterdam

More than 1,800 store brand manufacturers and suppliers from 65 countries will show their wares at the PLMA World of Private Label show opening today in the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam. The two-day show features 39 national and regional pavilions, including new ones from Singapore, Hungary, Read More...

Gluten-Free Store Brand Products on the Rise

Since 2004, sales of gluten-free products have increased 74 percent, and more store brands are touting the gluten-free benefits of their products. In response to the rising number of  U.S. consumer swho suffer from Celiac Disease, more than 62 percent of store brands claim to be gluten-free, t Read More...

Leaders in European Premium Private Label Chocolate Expand to North America

Farm-to-bar producer of award-winning natural chocolate for leading European retailers, ICAM S.p.A. is expanding its private label chocolate manufacturing program to North America. The new North American sales office operating under the brand Agostoni Chocolate, will be located in Los Angeles where Read More...

Perrigo's OTC Store Brands Win Big

Perrigo's store brand Zyrtec Giant healthcare company Perrigo Inc. is gaining profits and market share with its store brand over-the-counter (OTC) medicines that are appealing to cash-strapped customers. Perrigo offers store band alternatives to products such as allergy medicatio Read More...

Meijer Stores to Carry Reed's and Virgil's Beverages

Meijer Inc. has agreed to sell Reed’s all natural sodas in all of its 119 supercenter stores throughout Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based discounter has agreed to carry select varieties of Reed’s and Virgil’s beverages direct through its Read More...

Store Brands and Value Drive Whole Foods Recovery

After a long stretch of declining sales, Whole Foods has turned business around, more than doubling its recent quarterly profits, by focusing on stores brands and value pricing and promotions. "It is a turnaround," Keith Jelinek, director in Alix Partners' global retail practice told MarketWatch. " Read More...

Wegmans Features Manufacturer's Name on New Store Brand Cookies

Sailing into new store brands waters, Wegmans has added the name of family-owned Gottlieber Spezialitäten AG to the label of its new Swiss Crepes cookies to communicate their quality and authenticity. Calling out the manufacturer’s name on the label “allows us to call attention to Read More...

Nielsen Predicts Continued Store Brands Share Gains

U.S. store brands closed 2009 with strong scores – unit share increased 1.9 points, dollar share was up 2.1 points and in 48 of 117 categories tracked by The Nielsen Co. store brands captured a 20 unit share or better. With one share point representing a lucrative $5.1 billion in sales, store Read More...

Walmart Puts Marketing Muscle Behind Great Value

   It looks like Walmart is investing marketing dollars to advertise the benefits of its Great Value store brand as part of the companywide Rollback initiative. The new 30-second spot shows a family enjoying spaghetti night at home for less than $2 a serving thanks to assorted Read More...

Shoppers Drug Mart to Extend Store Brands to Prescription Drugs

Shoppers Drug Mart plans to extend its store brand business to include generic drugs to keep consumer prices low. The Canadian chain of 1,234 stores currently sells assorted store brands in the household and health and beauty care categories under the Life Brand banner “We want to have privat Read More...

Aldi Embraces Flexible Packaging for Store Brand Frozen Entrees

Aldi's new Bremer Select store brand entrees are using a combination of flexible packaging and a thermal processing technique that reportedly delivers restaurant quality results. Previously available to cook frozen vegetables, the packaging and cooking technology is now expanding into foods that fe Read More...

FDA Considers Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labeling

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking comments and research about the usefulness of front-of-package nutrition labeling, which it believes might enhance consumer access to information. The FDA said it is looking for research that assesses and compares the effectiveness of various front-of-pac Read More...

CVS to Test Expanded Grocery and Store Brand Prepared Foods

CVS Caremark Corp. is expanding its grocery section and adding prepared fresh salads and sandwiches at urban stores to bolster non-pharmacy sales and keep pace with competitors. "We have a select group of stores currently reconfigured where we are tailoring our assortment to how the consumer shops Read More...

Wegmans Unveils Irradiated Specialty Burgers and Sliders

Wegmans is offering customers a new twist on its store brand specialty burgers and sliders this grilling season –– fresh ground beef that has been irradiated for extra food safety so customers can enjoy their burgers at their favorite temperature. “You can cook it the way you like Read More...

Walmart's Green Initiatives Challenge Pallet and Packaging Industries

... and pallet suppliers that want to continue doing business with Walmart –– which recentl... and want to lead with us, we will benefit entire business systems across the globe,” Matt Kis...egional publication targeted to Walmart suppliers. Read More...

Safeway and Supervalu Outline Store Brand Vision and Strategies

...o;  Managing “brands as brands and as businesses; and Winning at retail with execution,...see “Safeway Shifts It’s Store Brands Business Model,” and “Supervalu Ends R... development, analysts and supply chain positions. Read More...

Daymon Unveils Supervalu and Safeway Plans

... they were previously because the managing of the business is different,” said Gosselin, addin... outside informational resources to help us drive business decisions with the retailer and our suppl...see “Safeway Shifts It’s Store Brands Business Model,” and “Supervalu Ends R Read More...

Delhaize Restructures Its Store Brands Team

Tim Jacques Delhaize America named Tim Jacques senior director of the new centralized private brands team charged with product innovation and portfolio management for all the company’s banners. What was once a blend of a centralized and decentralized organizational structur Read More...

Aggressive Competition Forces Walmart to Test Even Smaller Formats

... doing internally in regards to integrating the Albertson's business, we're not focused today on growth in our traditional retail stores,” he said. Read More...

Sanfilippo Profits Rise as Company Contemplates Acquisitions

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, the country’s largest private label nut manufacturer, posted significant earnings increases and indicated it is eying some potential acquisitions for next year. For the first nine months of the year, Sanfilippo earned $11.7 million, up form $3 million in the same Read More...

Kohl's Expands Its Store Brand Strategy in the Home Category

Kohl's Corp. and Lagardère Active signed a multi-year licensing agreement to expand its successful Elle-branded lifestyle collection into the home category with an Elle Decor line of contemporary home furnishings. This is the first time Lagardère Active Enterprises has entered into a Read More...

Wegmans Takes a Stand on Products Containing BPA

Mary Ellen Burris Responding to customer concerns about the health and environmental concerns over Bisphenol A (BPA), Mary Ellen Burris, Wegmans’ senior vice president of consumer affairs, issue an update on the grocer’s position on her weekly blog. BPA, a controversi Read More...

P&G and Other CPGs Cut Prices to Combat Store Brands

...ces this year across nearly every category in which is does business. Initial price cuts made last quarter are paying off with P&G reporting a 7 percent increase in same-quarter sales, its best results in 18 quarters, according to the report. P&G’s rivals such as Colgate-Palmolive and Read More...

Target Privatizes Its Credit Cards

The country’s second-largest discount chain no longer is issuing co-branded Visa credit cards, and is instead offering new qualified credit-card applicants its private-label Target credit card accepted only at Target stores and Target.com. The company said this move is designed to generate gr Read More...

FMI's Safe Quality Food Program Introduces Standard for Labor and Environmental Practices

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Safe Quality Food (SQF) Institute recently added an Ethical Sourcing standard for labor and environmental practices to its supplier auditing programs. The SQF Institute, a division of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), already audits suppliers worldwide for compliance wit Read More...

PLMA Live: How Retailers Can Build Their Brands

Retail expert Todd Hale, senior vice president for The Nielsen Co. reveals which retailers are poised for the most store brand growth, whether retailer SKU rationalization will be successful and if the price gap between store brands and CPG brands are becoming too big. VIEW VIDEO Read More...

GFSI Study: Food Safety and Sustainability Will Top Consumer Concerns

Within the next 10 years, food safety, environmental protection and business sustainability will merge and become a primary concern among consumers, according to a new study conducted by The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and Diversey Inc. The 37-question survey provided a framework for exper Read More...

CVS Gold Emblem Cheese Crackers Win Contest

Wallet Pop’s Store Brand Scorecard tackled baked cheese crackers this week, and voted CVS’s Gold Emblem cheese crackers the best store brand in the category, though the chain was scolded for its deceiving packaging size. Sunshine’s Cheez-It brand remains the cheesiest, but the mos Read More...

Rite Aid Plans to Revamp Its Store Brands

Rite Aid will restructure its entire store brand portfolio beginning this year and continue into next year, John Standley, president and COO, told analysts. Six new brands will be launched -- Rite Aid pharmacy for health products; Renewal, a beauty care line; Pantry for food and other consumable pr Read More...

Hannaford Removes Trans Fats From Store Brand Products

Hannaford, a Delhaize grocery chain, modified recipes for 295 store brand items to remove artery-clogging trans fats from its entire store brand food line, according to a report in MPBN News. "Our shoppers want choices that help them save money and eat better, and the Hannaford brand can help on bo Read More...

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

With more than 250 locations in New York City and the surrounding boroughs, and dominant market share, Duane Reade wanted to deepen its relationship with customers and expand its store brand positioning. The end result was the recent launch of DR Delish, a new line of premium foods, and the reposit Read More...

Costco's Retail Dominance Powered by Strong Store Brands

As the nation’s third largest retailer generating annual U.S. sales of $58 billion from only 414 warehouse stores, Costco’s Kirkland Signature store brand accounts for $11.6 billion, or 20 percent, of those sales, a figure that has grown steadily since the brand launched in 1995. While Read More...

Supervalu Dramatically Reduces SKUs

To lower its inventory costs and free up shelf space for its less expensive and higher-margin store brands, Supervalu reduced SKUs by 20 percent across 10 major food categories, according to a Wall Street Journal report. "The stuff we took out still positions us to be a leader in assortment and var Read More...

Store Brands' Dollar Sales Rise, Unit Volume Declines

Store brand dollar sales rose for the third consecutive month of the year, but unit volume declined slightly, according to Nielsen data reported by Media Buyer Planner. During the four-week period ended March 20, 2010, store brand dollar sales rose 2.1 percent on an annual basis, while unit sales d Read More...

Rewe Launches New Eco-Friendly Pro Planet Label

German retailer Rewe’s new Pro Planet sustainability label will highlight the eco-friendly features of its existing store brands such as green manufacturing methods employed and responsible resource usage, according to a Planet Retail report. The label will first be used in the produce depart Read More...

7-Eleven Launches Budget Priced Store Brand Beer

... a premium to a supplier," said Harry Schuhmacher with Beer Business Daily, which first reported the news. In 2003, 7-Eleven launched Santiago, it first attempt at a store brand beer in the import category when that segment was growing rapidly. The brand ultimately failed because "high-end no-name Read More...

Landmark Store Brands Packaging Design Study Underway

Store Brands Decisions launched the industry’s first Packaging Design Benchmarking Study to help advance industry best practices in brand development and brand building, an area of growing importance to the industry. For the first time ever, store brand management across the retail channels c Read More...

Bloom Unveils Store Brand Hand-Cut Beef

Looking to offer customers a steakhouse experience “at an honest price,” Bloom launched fresh hand-cut Black Angus beef from Sheffield & Sons, a small family farm in Aberdeen County, Scotland. “Black Angus is served today in fine steakhouses for a good reason: its juicy, mouth Read More...

Walmart Reduces Food and Staple Prices

Attempting to reverse a slow down in U.S. sales in recent months, Walmart cut prices on approximately 10,000 items, primarily food and staple products, “to reinforce its reputation as a discount leader,” according to a Wall Street Journal report. Walmart declined to reveal the depth of Read More...

Duane Reade Debuts Green Store Brand Products

New York drug chain Duane Reade introduces organic and environmentally friendly store brand products, and launches the EcoClub loyalty program to reward shoppers for green purchases, according to a Supermarket News report. For every dollar spent, shoppers will earn two points in the EcoClub, which Read More...

Winona Foods Offerings First 100% Natural, Chemical-Free Cooking Oils in Spray Form

Green Bay Wis.  — Winona Foods is proud to announce the launch of Winona Pure oils, the first truly viable cooking sprays with no additives or chemicals. Winona Pure is available in olive, sunflower and canola oil, and offers the purity of a bottle with the convenience of an aerosol. Wit Read More...

Perrigo Wins Unfair Competition Case Against Rexall

Generic drug maker Perrigo Co. won an unfair competition lawsuit brought by Rexall Sundown Inc., in New York federal court. Rexall Sundown, maker of Osteo Bi-Flex, a joint flexibility supplement that contains glucosamine and chondroitin filed suit in the U.S. Eastern District Court of New York, cha Read More...

ConAgra Acquires Elan Nutrition from Sun Capital Partners

... integrated into the company’s store brands business. Financial terms of the acquisition were ...allow ConAgra Foods to grow its private label bar business through new product development capabilit...d expect a smooth integration of Elan Nutrition's business and capabilities into our Snacks platform Read More...

Store Brands Market Share Gains Level, But Likely to Hold

The two-point market share gain by store brands since 2007 is leveling off, primarily due to CPG discounting, and some industry players predict they will have a very difficult time regaining lost ground, according to an Ad Age report. Store brands gained 1.1 share points last year –– th Read More...

Safeway Promotes ‘Bright Green' Store Brand for Earth Day

Commemorating Earth Day, Safeway is offering buy-two-get-one free discounts on its Bright Green store brand line through April 27, according to a Supermarket News report. “This is an easy and great way to kick-start your spring-cleaning, save money and do something better for the earth and yo Read More...

Fresh & Easy Launches New Healthy Prepared Food Line

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market launched EatWell, a new line of 17 healthy, ready-to-eat prepared meals and sides “to help customers manage their diets without compromising on taste.” Made fresh in the company’s Riverside, Calif.-kitchen, products include entrees, salads and Read More...

Consumers See Little Quality Difference Between Store Brands and National Brands

New research finds that 80 percent of global consumers feel store brands are the same as, or better than, national brands at providing a variety of benefits, according to research conducted by Ipsos Marketing, Consumer Goods, based in New York, N.Y. While store brands have built their foundation on Read More...

Italian Trade Missions Showcase Authentic Italian Products Opportunity

The Italian Trade Commission (ITC) is sponsoring multiple trade missions to Italy over the next few months, with the first one slated for Bari on April 18. Participants in the April event –– Kehe Distributors, Tree of Life, Daymon Worldwide, Isola Imports and Glazer's Distributors &ndas Read More...

P&G to Build Brands with Packaging and Design Focus

CPG companies such as Procter & Gamble want to attract customers at the shelf and win sales over store brands and other competitors, and they plan to do it by strategically focusing on packaging and design. Packaging and design is now a core function in brand building directed by Global Brand-B Read More...

Aldi and Other Discounters Descend on Tampa

The Tampa Bay area is getting a lot of attention from discounters such as Aldi, Save-A-Lot and Family Dollar. Four big grocery chains currently dominate the market –– Publix, Walmart, Sweetbay and Winn-Dixie –– but frugal shoppers are making it easy for a large number of dis Read More...

Valero Introduces Store Brand Sports Drink

San Antonio-based Valero Energy Corp. just rolled out its store brand U Force Sport drink to its network of 1,480 convenience stores this week, the second product in the line following U Force Energy introduced last November. U Force Sport is sold in 32-ounce and a 20-ounce bottles and is available Read More...

GfK: Slow Economic Recovery Underscores Continued Store Brand Growth

As consumers continue to struggle economically the appeal of store brands is stronger than ever and may even be intensifying, according to a study conducted by GfK Custom Research North America for the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA). American consumers are at odds with recent report Read More...

Carrefour and Tetra Pak Use First FSC-Certified Beverage Cartons

Tetra Pak will supply more than 100 million Forest Stewardship Council labeled milk and fruit juice carton packages to Carrefour stores across France this year. The supply agreement is seen as an important milestone in Tetra Pak’s global FSC deployment. In France, the company has set a goal o Read More...

Target Launches a New Home and Personal Care Line

Target debuted the Caldrea Essential Collection, a new exclusive assortment of home and personal care items featuring three scent selections—Citron Ginger, Olive Oil and Herbs of Provence. The collection –– which includes hand soap, lotion, dish soap, all purpose cleaner and kitch Read More...

Store Brands Tally Historic Market Share Gains

Sales of store brands topped $86.4, up $3.1 billion, across the major U.S. retail channels in 2009, according to The Nielsen Company. With 2009 gains, store brands now represent 21.8 percent of total dollar volume while comprising only 10 percent of total items in stores. This contrasts dramaticall Read More...

Safeway Hosts New Innovation Expo

...n-house strategy see “Safeway Shifts Its Store Brands Business Model.” ) “As we work to address the needs and aspirations of our shoppers, we invite you to present and demonstrate your best consumer-focused innovation in this forum,” Cola said. “We are interested in cu Read More...

CEO Interview: Daymon's Alex Miller

...s first 45 days as CEO were relatively quiet with business proceeding as usual. Over the past two we...Daymon, which employs 15,000, has diversified its business beyond brokerage to include an internatio...r us,” Miller said. “We just opened a business development center in Portugal where we h Read More...

Bensur Creative Marketing Group Creates New Brand Identity for RCPharma

...e companies as well as industrial, educational, tourism and business customers. Contact:Kevin Seekerkseeker@bensur.com Read More...

Supervalu Ends Relationship With Daymon

...sions, see “Safeway Shifts Its Store Brands Business Model”). Supervalu's r...ng that the company’s domestic store brands business represents only a third of Daymon’s...mpete in different marketplaces and run different business models.” Alex Miller Read More...

TreeHouse Plans Another Store Brand Acquisition

TreeHouse Foods CEO Sam Reed said he expects store branded food sales to continue to grow and hopes to make another store brand manufacturer acquisition by the middle of next year, according to a Dow Jones Newswire report. Reed explained that Treehouse –– whose business is focused on st Read More...

Nielsen: Look to Europe for the Future of U.S. Store Brands

Lisa Rider To understand the future potential of U.S. store brands, retailers and suppliers should “look no further than Europe,” according to an article written by Lisa Rider, vice president, product leadership for Nielsen. In Europe, store brands enjoy a 40 percent Read More...

Mintel: Americans Willing to Pay More for Green Products

The environment remains a concern for the majority of Americans and more than one-third (35 percent) of consumers polled indicate they would pay more for environmentally-friendly products, according to Mintel’s latest report on green living. “Given this increased interest in the environ Read More...

Perrigo Acquires Baby Food Maker PBM

Healthcare giant Perrigo Co, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire private-label infant formula and baby foods manufacturer, PBM Holdings Inc., for $808 million in cash. PBM makes private label baby food for retail giants such as Wal-Mart, Kroger and Target. “This acquisition position Read More...

Waitrose Targets Desk Jockeys with New Lunchtime Store Brands Line

U.K’s Waitrose has introduced 90 new store brand products geared to inspire grab-and-go lunchtime eaters who are often forced to eat and work at their desks. Targeting what it calls “al desko” diners, Waitrose is expanding its sandwich and salad line to include open-faced sandwich Read More...

Gaea Products Continue to Proudly Share the Best of Greece with the World

The Entrepreneurial Spirit Continues in Greece with Internationally Celebrated Gaea Products (Athens, Greece) – March 24, 2010 -- While the world’s attention recently has focused on Greece’s financial woes, entrepreneurism is alive, well and growing in the lush Agrinion region in W Read More...

Store Brand Nut Manufacturer Implements New Forecasting Software

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS), maker of Fisher Nuts and one of America’s largest store brand snack nut manufacturers, is implementing Demand Foresight’s best-of-breed demand planning and supply chain management software. Based in Illinois, JBSS has five processing facilities natio Read More...

Food Deflation Could Hurt Store Bands More Than CPGs

While consumers have willingly migrated to store brands during the recession and will likely remain store brand fans post-recession, some industry pundits say deflation could hurt retailer store brands more than consumer packaged goods companies. For example, CPG companies have been able to leverag Read More...

Food Recalls from Tainted HVP May Increase to 10,000 Products

Experts estimate that salmonella contamination at Basic Food Flavors Inc.’s plant in Las Vegas may result in the recall of as many as 10,000 products, according to several media reports. Retailer store brands affected by the recall of hydrolyzed vegetable protein, or HVP, manufactured by Basi Read More...

Eight O'Clock Uses Social Media to Stimulate Consumer Loyalty

Eight O’Clock Coffee fans are invited to “show the world that your bag is the best of the best” in the Eight O’Clock Coffee’s Crazy 8’s ChampBEANship,” which the brand is supporting on its Facebook page from March 22 until April 5. Facebook fans can vote on Read More...

7-Eleven Develops Store Brands That Appeal to Hispanic Customers

In partnership with 7-Eleven Mexico, Dallas-based 7-Eleven is developing store brand foods that will appeal to Hispanic shoppers, according to a Supermarket News report. The products will be sold in 7-Eleven’s U.S. location with a high concentration of Hispanic shoppers and in 1,200 stores op Read More...

Topco Attempts to Buy the Wild Oats Brand

Private-label cooperative Topco Associates is seeking to buy the Wild Oats brand and other related intellectual property, which would significantly accelerate its market penetration in natural and organic store brands. Skokie, Ill.-based Topco, along with Luberski Inc., based in Fullerton, Calif., Read More...

Safeway Shifts Its Store Brands Business Model

...rect Connect, will also help suppliers grow their business more efficiently and effectively than in ...g for this roll out,” said Jeremy Whinnett, business solutions director for Agentrics, based i...ionship obsolete because it is imperative for all business processes to move in-house for maximum su Read More...

NSF International Receives Accreditation for Food Safety Management Systems Registration

...quo;s food safety services, please visit http://www.nsf.org/business/iso_22000/index.asp?program=ISO22000. About NSF International: NSF International, an independent, not-for-profit organization, certifies products and writes standards for food, water and consumer goods to minimize adverse health e Read More...

Co-CEO of Clement Pappas Dies

... by their father Clement, Peter and Dean grew the business into a nationwide juice and beverage comp...ent Pappas & Co. Pappas was involved in many business and civic organizations, including chairm...ter, a brother, and four nieces and three nephews. Read More...

Publix Recalls Store Brand Seasonings and Mixes

Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix Super Markets issued a voluntary recall of four varieties of its store brand seasoning mixes over concerns the packages could be contaminated with salmonella. Manufactured with HVP (hydrolyzed vegetable protein) supplied by Basic Food Flavors of Las Vegas, the company sa Read More...

Target to Debut Shaun White Shoes

Target announced plans to roll out Shaun White Shoes, an exclusive collection featuring skate-inspired shoes for boys and young men, which will debut nationwide in all 1,740 Target stores and on the retailer’s web site early next fall. The collection will be designed by Shaun White in collabo Read More...

OfficeMax Unveils New Store Brand Technology Products

OfficeMax introduces the company's first high-tech store brand product line under the brand name Engage, featuring innovative and affordable technology products and accessories that reflect its tagline –– Connect to the Future of Computer Technology. The first product to launch under th Read More...

Walmart Introduces New Home Decor Line

Walmart launched its new housewares and home decor store brand, called Hometrends, which includes bedding, bath, dining, furniture and home decorating accessories. Available in most stores and online, Hometrends products are available in a variety of colors and contemporary patterns a well as natur Read More...

Target Jumps to No. 2 on the Most Valuable Retail Brands List

...nd sets the stage for continued growth in their store brand businesses and a continuation of their leverage with the consumer. Shopper loyalty is increasingly shifting to retailers and away from national brands.          –– John Failla, Store Read More...

Walmart Replaces Cut SKUs, Recommits to Price Rollbacks

Walmart is accelerating its price rollback program and replacing some of the products it cut during aggressive SKU rationalization because some of the cuts cost the retail giant valuable market baskets and shopping trips. The company is restoring approximately 300 products previously pulled from it Read More...

Part 2 of 2: Kroger and Loblaw Roll Out Retail-Ready Packaging for Store Brands

...d Store BrandsDecisions. "They probably see they are losing business to value retailers like Costco and Save-A-Lot. If they can take costs out and have better looking product presence on the shelf that may draw more consumers then it’s a win-win for them.” Products best suited for RRP a Read More...

OfficeMax To Sell its Store Brands at Safeway and Food Lion

With the objective of growing sales by mid-single digits over the next several years, OfficeMax said it plans to sell its store brand office supplies in other retail outlets including grocery stores, drug stores and mass merchandisers. The third-largest seller of office supplies also plans to offer Read More...

Tesco Dramatically Expands Store Brand Wines

By increasing its Finest store brand wines to include an additional 23 SKUs, Tesco hopes to double its sales, according to a Planet Retail report. Tesco will be increasing its store brand wines from the current 77 SKUs to more than 100 wines to encourage shoppers to trade up, although the company s Read More...

Sam's Club Adds New Spanish Wine to its Store Brand Line Up

...roduces Infinite and is the first winery to make The Drinks Business’ Green List, of which only 50 entities throughout the world are recognized for their contribution and commitment to sustainability, according to the company statement. Torres was named on the list for its efforts to reduce CO Read More...

Supervalu Introduces WholeCare Pet Store Brand

...ndependent grocers served by Supervalu’s distribution business. WholeCare Pet products are formulated to match or exceed the quality of leading national brands at everyday savings of at least 15 to 30 percent, the company said in a statement. The line includes nearly 100 SKUs including 19 va Read More...

Dollar General Renews Focus on Store Brands

Dollar General has big plans to launch and heavily promote it store brands, including the relaunch of its Bobbie Brooks women's apparel line as well as its True Living home products, Holiday Style and Perfect Harvest seasonal collections. The chain is in the process of searching for a team of 10 to Read More...

New Consumer Study Says Frugal is Cool

Booz & Co.’s consumer survey reveals a “new frugality may be an enduring feature of the post-recession economy,” which has consumers saving more and deferring consumption, weakening brand loyalty. This entrenched behavior is unlikely to change even as the general economy reboun Read More...

Wal-Mart Relaunches the Marketside Web Site

Wal-Mart relaunched Marketside.com to better showcase its new private label line of prepared meals, produce and bakery items with a tool that walks customers through a vibrantly colored European-style marketplace. “Fresh, delicious foods shouldn’t be expensive,” the web site procl Read More...

Chris Silva Promoted to President, Morningstar Division of Dean Foods

...e private label, extended shelf life and cultured businesses. "This well-deserved promotion recogni...n recognizes Chris' leadership of the Morningstar business over the last two years," said Joe Scalzo...dership Team have designed and are implementing a business transformation to drive greater growth in Read More...

GFSI Successfully Benchmarks the GlobalG.A.P Aquaculture and Livestock Schemes

...ted in June 2009 by the merger of CIES - The Food Business Forum, the Global Commerce Initiative (GC...and practical issues affecting the consumer goods business and to focus on non-competitive collabora...rvinen@theconsumergoodsforum.com    Read More...

Kroger and Loblaw Roll Out Retail-Ready Packaging for Store Brands (Part 1 of 2)

...pete with retail formats that have more efficient business models. Kroger targets high-...15 percent of any good-sized manufacturer’s business. So it takes efficiencies away from the m...uo;s and Loblaw’s five pillars of execution. Read More...

Shearer's Buys Wal-Mart's Salty Snack Supplier

Shearer’s Foods Inc. has agreed to buy Snack Alliance Inc., the maker of store-brand potato chips for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., but term of the deal were not disclosed. Shearer’s –– an Ohio distributor of private label snacks that is majority owned by New York City private equit Read More...