Monthly Archives: October 2011 »
Amazon Kindles A Private Brand Fire!
Online mega retailer Amazon has once again pushed the boundaries of Private Brand to their very edge with the impeneding launch of their new Private Brand e-reader the Kindle Fire. The bold move demonstrates
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Tesco Launches Toy Brand To Take on The Nationals
This week UK retailer TESCO launched a bid to grab a share of Britain’s £3billion-a-year toy sales. With the launch of their very own Private Brand toy line, Carousel. They hope to take on
Read More »Private Brands Grow In Australia
British supermarkets sell three times as much Private Brand products as their Australian counterparts, while in the US, the market is double what it is in Australia. Austalralian retailer Woolworths boss Grant O’Brien unveiled
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Kroger’s Simple Truth: Private Brand Consolidation
Over the last year months the US’s largest traditional grocer, Cincinnati based Kroger has quietly introduced the redesign of its store name branded Private Brand products (Kroger, Ralph’s etc.) It has redesigned, relaunched and
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Private Brands Featured In RiteAid Circular
This week Harrisburg, Pennsylvania based drugstore Rite Aid this week features its Private Brands in its weekly circular. The third largest drug retailer highlights their brands with a full-page in 16 page flyer. The
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PB CAREERS: Private Label Brand Manager – Ace Hardware
Ace Hardware - Oak Brook, IL (Greater Chicago Area) Job Description This diverse role is responsible for defining, executing and managing the vision of Ace Hardware’s seven private label brands. He/she will collaborate with buying and
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Morrison’s Begins The Launch Of Its Update Private Brands
The UK’s fourth largest supermarket chain, Morrison’s announced in June of this year that it would redevelop, redesign and relaunch its entire Private Brand portfolio Private Brand director Belinda Youngs who came to Morrison’s
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Private Brands Go To The Farm at Safeway
When I was in Chicago a few weeks ago for the Private Brand Movement Conference I was able to walk the Safeway owned grocer Dominick’s in downtown Chicago so of course I snapped a
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The Seventh Annual Lucerne The Art of Dairy “Red, White and Moo” Art Contest!
Pleasanton, California-based grocer Safeway and its Lucerne Private Brand announce a Call for Entries for the Seventh Annual Lucerne The Art of Dairy Art Contest to give creative art students the opportunity to showcase
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“It’s a Store Brands World” at PLMA 2011
The PLMA 2011 Private Label Trade Show will be held November 13-15 at Chicago’s Rosemont Exhibition Center. The show includes more than 2,000 exhibit booths featuring food, snacks and beverages, kitchen and household products,
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