CVS Pharmacy claims it is the first national retail pharmacy chain to announce the removal of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary source of artificial trans fats in processed foods, from all of its exclusive store brand food products. The retailer says it offers more than 600 exclusive snack and grocery options that are free […]
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Southeastern Grocers Streamlines Private Label Brands
The Bi-Lo, Fresco y Más, Harveys and Winn-Dixie grocery banners, all owned by Southeastern Grocers (SEG), are merging their own brand products into a single, uniform brand featuring a new label. It allows SEG to provide more value, choice and differentiation to its customers, according to the Jacksonville, Florida-based company. SEG calls the move the company’s “largest-ever transformation of […]
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IGA Announces Its New Cause Marketing Partner
by Lorrie Griffith/editor-in-chief IGA USA revealed its new cause marketing partner at its 2017 Global Rally, Feb. 10-12 in Las Vegas. The new partner is Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, an organization that is summed up best by its tagline, according to President and CEO Marcia Lee Taylor: Where families find answers. The organization offers support […]
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Brookshire’s Dairy Plant Sale Follows Bakery Closure
Tyler, Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) has sold its ice cream, dairy and water plants to Springfield, Missouri-based Hiland Dairy. Chairman and CEO Brad Brookshire said BGC’s “focus has always been on our retail stores, which our manufacturing plants supported. “But with an abundant offering of quality products now available through the supplier community, we […]
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ShopRite Debuts ‘Wholesome Pantry’ Organic Private Label Line
ShopRite has launched “Wholesome Pantry,” a private label line of free-from and organic products—available exclusively at the chain’s more than 270 stores in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. The new brand, marketed as Wholesome Pantry and Wholesome Pantry Organic, is designed as an alternative for customers seeking cleaner ingredients and simpler labeling, […]
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Wegmans Lowers Prices On More Own Brand ‘Family Items’
In time for the holidays and to help customers make healthy meals on a budget, Wegmans says it has lowered prices on more than 40 products that it believes “are most meaningful to families week in and week out.” This includes a mix of small pack and family pack sizes. Counting all flavors/varieties, the number […]
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What’s In Store 2017: Shopper Behavior Steers Retail Trends
Today’s retailers are focusing less on overall growth and more on shopper behavior, including developing smaller, more productive stores; digital retailing and online shopping; and more tailored assortment strategies by region and season. This is one of the findings in “What’s in Store 2017,” the latest edition of the annual trends publication from the International […]
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Save-A-Lot Rolls Out New Private Label Line
Hard discount grocery chain Save-A-Lot has launched a new private label brand called America’s Choice Creations, a collection of flavorful favorites crafted with quality ingredients at great prices, according to the company. The line is exclusively found at Save-A-Lot food stores. The line is now available at all 400 corporate locations and currently rolling out across independently-owned […]