What is the future of Private Brand? Find out how it has dramatically changed and will continue to change the retail landscape at The Private Brand Movement. Hear directly from top retailers and national brands when they share their real stories, back stories and plan for the future. Download the brochure to see the agenda. “Design-wise, I know that at [...]

Minneapolis based electronics retailer Best Buy announced it will launch Private Brand mobile broadband service under the Best Buy brand for select laptops and netbooks in the US. Best Buy will resell airtime on Sprint’s 3G network beginning July 11. The new Private Brand product is part of a strategy to expand the relevance of its brand beyond products to [...]

Occasionally it is fun to discover that I have scooped a major news source, or as they say in the trade, “scooped” a major news source. So I was excited to learn from the Wall Street Journal that on Wednesday Rite Aid launched a new Private Brand called Simplify. Regular readers may remember the post Simplify Your Life With Rite [...]

Canadian retailer Sobeys has launched a new Private Brand ready-to-eat line called Gourmet Minute. The brand will include: sandwiches, salads and ready-to-heat prepared entrees, all of the products are prepared daily in store from fresh ingredients and home style recipes. In a nice nod to consumer testing and listening to the voice and the taste of the customer every Gourmet [...]

The Private Label Manufactur’s Association (PLMA) presents the next installment of its web video series “PLMA Live” with an interview with Joe Angel, Vice President and Publisher of Packaging World Magazine with a great conversation that address packaging’s impact on Private Brand development, growth and differentiation. Watch the video. If you enjoyed this post, get FREE updates when you subscribe [...]

Over the last few years Private Brand has grown dramatically not only in the US but around the world, this report from Australia TNS’s blog the Sixth Sense ask the question on everyone’s minds, “Will Private Brand continue to grow in a healthy economy?” with a distinctly Australian slant to the answer. Private label – wax or wane in the [...]

   GRAND PRIZE Winner: Dairy Rhapsody by Alejandro Pulido – South Mountain High School Pleasanton, California-based grocer Safeway and its Private Brand Lucerne congratulated Alejandro Pulido of Phoenix, Arizona for winning the $30,000 grand prize in the Lucerne® The Art of Dairy “Taste of Moo-sic” art contest. Students from California, Washington and Pennsylvania also took home prizes in one of the most [...]

Private Brands come in all shapes and sizes and virtually every price point imaginable so it is no surprise to learn that Harrods, the iconic London department store is now betting on its own brand to draw customers. The retailer plans to create in-store shops for Harrods- branded clothing and accessories by 2012, making it the latest high-end department store [...]

The UPI ran this now predictable article on consumers adoption of Private Brands, but it is nice to see traditional media continue to cover the story. Consumer Corner: Value-conscious consumers are trading in brand names for private labels What’s in a name? Big bucks, and more retailers are hoping to cash in. With consumers in a money-saving mood but still [...]

Worldwide Manager of Private Label & Direct Import Compliance : Amazon Seattle, Washington Overview: At Amazon, Safety is our number one concern both for our employees and for our customers. We are seeking candidates to fill our Worldwide Manager of Private Label & Direct Import Compliance position located in Seattle. The position will be responsible for managing day to day [...]