The perimeter of the grocery store has outpaced growth in other food and beverage departments over the last four years, say analysts at market research firm IRI and the Food Marketing Institute, and transparency has become increasingly important to fresh department shoppers.
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May 11, 2018
PARMA, ITALY — It’s a mainstream product in Calabria, Italy, and has been for nearly 30 years. But nduja — a spicy, spreadable pork salami from Italy — would be the definition of differentiation as a store brand in a U.S. grocery store.
May 3, 2018
Schnuck Markets Inc. plans to open a new small-format store in Warrenton, Mo., this fall and close two underperforming stores in Rockford, Ill., this summer.
April 26, 2018
European private label brands sit at an appealing intersection between quality and value, with a surge in premium claims supporting future expansion.
August 14, 2017
A report from the Food Marketing Institute and market research firm Nielsen in January this year estimated online grocery spending during 2016-2025 to grow from 4.3 percent of the total U.S. food and beverage sales to as much as 20 percent, or more than $100 billion.
August 8, 2017
“So Long, Hamburger Helper: America’s Venerable Food Brands Are Struggling.” That was the headline in a major feature article in The Wall Street Journal.
August 8, 2017
Albertsons is stepping up its online investments, The retailer plans to overhaul the e-commerce systems of its 2,300 supermarkets and stores in fiscal 2018.
August 8, 2017
It looks like Amazon is about to become a serious private label grocery retailer. That’s the judgment of two Wall Street analysts evaluating the online giant’s bid to acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion.
July 15, 2017
The latest Nielsen data shows that market share for retailer brands has climbed to all-time highs in 9 European countries and for the first time stands at 30% or above in 17 of the 20 countries tracked for PLMA’s International Private Label Yearbook.
July 15, 2017
The latest Nielsen data shows that market share for retailer brands has climbed to all-time highs in 9 European countries and for the first time stands at 30% or above in 17 of the 20 countries tracked for PLMA’s International Private Label Yearbook.