About Christopher Durham

Christopher Durham is the president of the Velocity Institute. Prior to this he founded the groundbreaking site My Private Brand. He is the co-founder of The Vertex Awards. He began his retail career building brands at Food Lion and Lowe’s Home Improvement. Durham has worked with retailers around the world, including Albertsons, Family Dollar, Petco, Staples, Office Depot, Best Buy, Metro Canada. Durham has published seven definitive books on private brands, including Fifty2: The My Private Brand Project and Vanguard: Vintage Originals.

Reimagining Retail Brands: Phygital Marketing

Phygital marketing is defined as the joining of the online and the offline environments, by taking the best parts of each space to create a more satisfying customer experience. With the swipe of a mobile device, consumers can access marketing stories that are entertaining, educational, and connected to the brand. Connected Packaging One of the first, and

Reimagining Retail Brands: Phygital Marketing2021-12-06T20:18:30-05:00

Trader Joe’s Innovates with Mushroom & Truffle Flavored Pesto

If you’re a fan of rich, deep flavors, you’re going to want to give Trader Joe’s latest Retail Brand gourmet innovation TJ's Mushroom & Truffle Flavored Pesto a try. It’s positively packed with umami-imbued ingredients, including romano cheese; portabella, cremini, and shiitake mushrooms; and white truffle oil. These fun, fungi components are suspended in

Trader Joe’s Innovates with Mushroom & Truffle Flavored Pesto2021-12-06T19:41:00-05:00

Pingo Doce Commits to Nutri-score on Retail Brand

Portuguese retailer and Vertex Award Wwinner Pingo Doce has begun including Nutri-Score nutrition ratings on its Retail Brand products helping consumers to make more conscious and informed food choices. The Nutri-Score is a nutritional symbol on the front of food product packaging, which provides information on the nutritional profile of food. In practice, this logo

Pingo Doce Commits to Nutri-score on Retail Brand2021-12-05T19:16:55-05:00

Don’t Miss Out on the RBI Sustainability Next Week

The RBI Sustainability Summit begins next Wednesday, December 8 at 11:00 EST.  You will not want to miss our exciting lineup of speakers, live speed networking, and lively panels. Now is the time to get your tickets and be a part of this game-changing virtual event. To encourage the entire private brand community to

Don’t Miss Out on the RBI Sustainability Next Week2021-12-03T08:13:16-05:00

RBI Talks with Howard Wright of Equator Design

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 Howard Wright, Executive Creative and Strategic Director - UK, IE,

RBI Talks with Howard Wright of Equator Design2022-01-31T08:01:50-05:00

Kroger Simple Truth to bring the first carbon-neutral, cage-free eggs to shelf

Kroger and Dutch producer Kipster Farms announced today a strategic partnership to bring the world's first carbon-neutral, cage-free eggs to retail shelves in the U.S. Brad Studer, senior director, Our Brands for Kroger "Simple Truth is excited to partner with the innovative team at Kipster to further elevate our brand's purpose to be a

Kroger Simple Truth to bring the first carbon-neutral, cage-free eggs to shelf2021-12-02T21:17:21-05:00

Sainsburys: Future Brands Development & Growth Manager

Do you want to be part of a team driving growth, which has been described as ‘a true custodian of amazing retail brands of tomorrow’? If you love food & drink, working with fast-growing challenger brands and building collaborative commercial relationships with Trading teams in a Retail environment, then this could be the role

Sainsburys: Future Brands Development & Growth Manager2021-12-01T19:59:07-05:00

RBI Sustainability Summit to Feature Walmart

The RBI Sustainability Summit is live online next week December 8-9, 2021. You will not want to miss our exciting lineup of speakers, live speed networking, and engaging panels. And you will not want to miss the presentation from Walmart's Sarah Paskell Senior Director, Private Brands, Packaging Design and Sustainability and Cheryl Lam, Sustainability

RBI Sustainability Summit to Feature Walmart2021-12-02T11:20:45-05:00

Foxtrot & The Violet Hour: Exclusive Bourbon

Foxtrot, a modern evolution of the classic corner store, grows its Retail Brand range with the introduction of this special edition Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey. Together with the expertise of The Violet Hour cocktail lounge, they selected 10 barrels to fashion their own, unique blend. To help tell the story of this collaborative effort,

Foxtrot & The Violet Hour: Exclusive Bourbon2021-11-30T20:42:22-05:00