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Sam's Club and Walgreen's Outperform Perrier and San Pelegrino on Bottled Water Labeling

Walgreen’s, CVS and Mapco Convenience Stores Post Store-Brand Jobs

IRI: Private Label All-Retail Unit Share Grows to 22.8 Percent

Duane Reade Launches DR Delish

The New York based drug chain this week launched its own brand of food and beverages including all-natural and gluten-free trail mixes, cookies, vitamin-enhanced teas, juices, all-natural baked potato crisps, and soy snacks. Duane Reade has rolled out 25 new products under the DR Delish brand, whic Read More...

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Managing the Growth of Store Brands

... given time. That figure will likely increase as Food & Drug Administration labeling requirements continue to increase and companies voluntarily rework packaging to be more sustainable and earth friendly, according to Kern. Read More...

Author: Maureen Azzato
Tags: wal-mart, kroger, supervalu, innovation, store brand packaging, private label packaging, private label innovation, store brands innovation, gfk custom research north america, business, ahold, walmart, retail optimization inc., emsense, logix3, store brand shelf optimization, private label shelf optimization, rite aid, sysco, grocery, drug, mass, industry, markets, companies, food and beverage,

Walgreens and CVS Clean Up in Paper Towel Tests

... towel products. Very good and even less expensive than the drug store offerings are Costco’s Kirkland Signature ($1.48 per 100 sq. ft.) and Target’s Up & Up ($1.77 per 100 sq. ft.), according to the report in the December issue on newsstands now. Paper towels come in a variety of s Read More...

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CVS and Costco Give Two Major Brands the Boot

...ore,” Brendan Langan, director-retail insight for the drug and club channels at WPP consulting firm Management Ventures, told Ad Age. “Removing Coke is perhaps an extreme test of how far Costco can take that strategy. Members are going to decide what happens there." Langan added that lo Read More...

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Store Brands Gain Share in Significant Categories

...h of 22.3 percent for the 52 weeks ended Oct. 3 in grocery, drug and mass merchandiser channels, including Wal-Mart. During the same period, Nielsen data shows that overall store brand unit sales increased 5.3 percent, while national brand unit share dropped 2.3 percent. In a Brand Week report, Ly Read More...

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CVS Gets Aggressive With Store Brands Promotion of 50-Percent-Off

...her beauty care line. Last year, CVS, the nation's largest drug store chain, posted $87 billion in annual revenue and ranked 19th on the Fortune 500 list. Read More...

Author: Maureen Azzato
Tags: private label marketing, private label promotions, cvs, store brand promotions, store brand marketing, business, drug, industry, markets, companies, food and beverage,

Walgreen Tests Store Brand Prepared Foods

...he venture. This move makes Walgreens the second drug chain to add prepared foods to its offer. Las...izzas and sandwiches, according to Bloomberg. The drug chain is also adding beer and store brand win...y. I don't see it as being a big business driver." Read More...

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OfficeMax To Sell its Store Brands at Safeway and Food Lion

...in other retail outlets including grocery stores, drug stores and mass merchandisers. The third-lar... making the category a strong fit for grocery and drug stores. The company is now entering "growth ...said CEO Sam Duncan during a recent investor call. Read More...

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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...

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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...

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Rite Aid Plans to Revamp Its Store Brands

... months, and results exceeded our expectations. This is the drug store industry’s only customer rewards program focused around pharmacy and wellness." Customers can sign up for the new Rite Aid wellness+ rewards card, which requires no membership fee, at any of Rite Aid's nearly 4,800 stores. Read More...

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

...any of which are also offered in eco-friendly versions. The drug chain also introduced a store brand loyalty program and now publishes Duane Reader magazine to help market and support its store branding and product development efforts. Published two times a year, the publication debuted in November Read More...

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Shoppers Drug Mart to Extend Store Brands to Prescription Drugs

...pharmaceuticals, according to the report....xtend its store brand business to include generic drugs to keep consumer prices low. The Canadian c...ll reduce generic costs further.” Shoppers Drug Mart also plans to offer shelf-ready prescrip Read More...

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CVS to Test Expanded Grocery and Store Brand Prepared Foods

...tment is still evolving, he said, adding that the drug chain is using data collected from its loyalt...ng customers convenient meal solutions, including drug store competitors Walgreens and Duane Reade, ... and Supervalu. Denton added that the 7,000-unit drug chain also plans to adjust store hours and ch Read More...

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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...

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OfficeMax Pursues Channel Expansion

...chandising program, OfficeMax is eyeing mass merchandisers, drug stores, club stores and convenience stores. “Our hope and goal is that we can provide tailored assortment and solutions for all of our potential partners,” said Ryan Vero, executive vice president and chief merchandising o Read More...

Author: Maureen Azzato
Tags: food lion, safeway, business, drug, mass, club, michael kitz, private label office supplies, store brand office supplies, officemax, office, industry, markets, companies, food and beverage, gorcery, conenience, ryan vero,

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...

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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...

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Walgreens Confirms Chilled Foods Test this Fall

...oting the food initiative could help position the drug store chains to be viewed as a dinner destina...p. also is testing fresh food in select stores. "Drugstores realize if they're going to survive in ...verage offerings are future growth categories for drug stores. Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreen opera Read More...