This past week, long time Target merchant & retail Brand leader (private brand) Amanda Irish quietly announced her new role at BJ's Wholesale Club SVP / GM - Own Brands and Innovation for in a post on LinkedIn. Irish’s 22+ year history at Target included roles in music, snacks candy, and liquor as well
Compostable birch cutlery, artisanal Italian soda and aromatherapy shower spray are among the winners of a 2021 Salute to Excellence award from the Private Label Manufacturers Association. Announced late last week, the award winners were chosen from over 770 recently introduced food, beverage, kitchen, household and health & beauty care product submissions by 52
Welcome to RBI Talks a weekly interview series in which RBI President Christopher Durham discusses the state of private brand, retail, and careers with retail executives and thought leaders from around the world. This week’s episode features his conversation with RBI Talks with Paul Woodward, Senior Director, Oracle Retail Brand Solutions. RBI
JCPenney unveils today Hope & Wonder, a Retail Brand (private brand) of apparel for everyone in the family as well as gifts, accessories, and home products designed to commemorate moments that matter. The Hope & Wonder range brings delight to festive holidays like Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Independence Day, Halloween, Hanukkah, and Christmas
The latest report from IRI takes a look a the changing demand for Retail Brands (private brand). Consumers have historically gravitated to store brands in challenging economic times, but private label products aren't outpacing their name brand counterparts today. This report provides an update on this surprising store brand landscape. It also identifies retailer
This week ECRM announced its virtual 2022 Global Market: Spring Buying Days will take place March 28 to April 1. The product sourcing event will once again bring together buyers and product suppliers from around the world to meet virtually this spring. The includes retailers managing their brands and private brand manufacturers. The launch
The Velocity Institute to introduce the latest member benefit self service Job Postings. The move expands the current RBI member benefits creating the most compelling offer in the industry. Adding to our long history of supporting the careers of Retail Brands industry professionals with career listings, PLUS and PRO members can now post jobs.
The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) announced today its new online private label trade show PLMA Global. The move comes after the Global pandemic forces the organization to cancelled its Chicago and Amsterdam events for the second year in a row. PLMA Global will take place March 28 to 31, 2022. Exhibitors can sign up
The 9th Annual Vertex Awards competition is now open for entries. The Vertex Awards is the first and only global competition devoted exclusively to private band packaging design. It is open to the international community involved in the creation and marketing of private brands. To be eligible for judging, designs must have been created
Today, Albertsons announced the winners of its FRESH PICKS Exclusive Product Awards, which asked customers to vote on their favorite Retail Brand (private brand) products across seven grocery categories. The results are in, and topping the list was the Signature SELECT Ice Cream + Store Baked Cookies combination. Six additional winners were also awarded the
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