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IGA Keeping Up Pace And Balance With Private Label

Shoppers’ expectations rise in hunt for better quality and pricing  by Eric Pereira/ content creator John Ross, president and CEO of IGA, noticed how during the COVID-19 pandemic that shoppers retrenched with the brands they trust.  “Wherever shoppers are under pressure, they default to things that relieve stress in their lives. National brands certainly did […]

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RBS Signs CEO Action For Diversity & Inclusion Commitment

Retail Business Services President Roger Wheeler has joined the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion, the largest CEO-driven business commitment to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace. In signing the commitment, Wheeler joins the growing coalition of more than 1,500 CEOs pledging to cultivate workplace environments where diverse experiences and perspectives are welcomed and […]

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FMI Report Finds Increased Demand For Private Brands Due To Pandemic

FMI – The Food Industry Association has released its 2020 Power of Private Brands report which finds increased consumer demand for private brands due to the COVID-19 pandemic and opportunities for senior leaders in food retail and manufacturing to expand their private brands programs.  “The rise in demand for private brands in part due to the COVID-19 […]

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Sorensen: Building A Strategic Private Label Plan For Milk, Plant-Based Beverages

by Cindy Sorensen/founder, The Grocery Group I just returned from a visit to a local grocery store. What I found to be most interesting as I reviewed the milk and plant-based beverage department is this retailer, like most others, has responded with a private label selection that matches national and local brand milk and plant-based products, […]

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IGA Pleased With Popularity Of Its Label In Marketplace

New look, pandemic have boosted sales by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer  This is the first article in a three-part series by The Shelby Report on private label brands. The Independent Grocers Alliance recently finished a renaissance of its private label brand, which timed well with the surge in grocery sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. One […]

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Savings, Supply Shortages Turn Shoppers To Private Brands

Majority of items ‘comparable if not better’ by Mary Margaret Stewart, staff writer This is the second article in a three-part series by The Shelby Report on private label brands. Affiliated Foods Amarillo is having an “incredible year” in private brand sales, according to the president and CEO of the Amarillo, Texas-based wholesaler, Randy Arceneaux. Year-to-date, […]

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Unique Benchmarking Strategy Boosts Private Brands For New Era

Two private brand companies have jointly launched a new benchmarking strategy to enhance the position of retail private brands for a new era.  Many observers believe food retail private brands will be in a stronger position in the post-coronavirus period. However, that is more likely to happen if retailers and suppliers adapt to quickly shifting […]