The Albertsons Cos. said that online grocery and store brands drove tremendous growth during its latest fiscal quarter.
For the third quarter ended Nov. 30, the grocer reported same-store sales growth of 2.7%, marking the company’s eighth consecutive quarter of same-store sales growth.
Just a few months ago, Kroger debuted its Simple Truth Plant Based store brand and has just added another private brand to the plant-based party: Simple Truth Emerge, a line of meat-free patties and grinds that provide 20 grams of pea-based protein per serving.
Albertsons Cos. has enlisted a new tool from social media platform Pinterest to highlight its roster of private-label products.
According to Wine-Searcher, an online wine database that also writes news and features for the industry, sommeliers and small wine shops are less than impressed with private label wines.
As Amazon makes bigger plays in the grocery space, its private label game is accelerating.
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- BJ's Wholesale Club has launched a premium spirits collection under its Wellsley Farms private label, according to a press release. The new spirits include 1.75-liter bottles of Canadian whisky, vodka and Irish whiskey.
ops Friendly Markets is touting its revamped store brand ice cream line as a consumer selection for the holidays.
WGB’s 2019 Most Trusted Food Retailer market study, conducted in conjunction with Toronto-based BrandSpark International in September, found that San Antonio-based H-E-B had the highest penetration of respondents citing it as their most trusted grocery retailer, based on its own shoppers’ scores
The Plated meal kit brand, which Albertsons Cos. acquired in 2017, is now part of the Boise, Idaho-based retailer's private brands program, known as Own Brands.
Consumers are loving the value that private brands provide, according to market researcher IRI’s “Q3 2019 Consumer Connect” report, which found that U.S.