Checkpoint Systems introduced its EP CLEAR Tamper Tag to protect small cosmetics and other high-value retail items from theft without covering packaging. ...More
Trader Joe’s is the Rubik’s cube of retailers—its visionary tactics, diverse approach to retailing and niche marketing has made it not only a pioneer in private label, but its business model has stumped and fascinated many. Just as Sandy Almendarez reported a few weeks ago ...More
From laundry detergents and bedding to wine, pasta sauces and salad dressings, celebrities like to slap their name on countless consumer good. But Consumer Reports conducted a taste test on several celebrity-branded food products and here’s what they found … ...More
A new pricing study conducted by the Private Label Manufacturers Association compared a summer shopping basket of store brands versus national brands. Want to know they found? Consumers can save more than 35 percent off their grocery bill, on average, by opting for the ...More
Maybe to a retailer’s surprise, higher income shoppers are actually more likely to purchase private-label cosmetics than lower-income shoppers. Mintel reported 64 percent of women in the $100K to $149K income bracket are still buying store-brand/private-label color ...More
A one-year trend analysis from Ipsos Marketing, Consumer Goods reported national brands may be regaining their foothold in the marketplace, as consumers’ positive perception toward store brands may be declining. ...More
According to the latest Private Label Yearbook, which tracks private-label sales and market share trends based on data from The Nielsen Co., published by the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA), store brands closed out a decade of strong growth, posting sales ...More
A study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics conducted by Timothy J. Richards, a professor at the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, along with Stephen F. Hamilton and Paul M. Patterson found having private-label goods, ...More
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