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.

Albert Heijn expands Streeckgenoten Local Product Range

Dutch grocer Albert Heijn is adding new local products to its Retail Brand range Streeckgenoten. 14 new cheeses will be added and Albert Heijn will be working with nine new cheesemakers, including the Limburg cheese makers Tebben, who make the striking newcomer buffalo mozzarella from Dutch buffalo dairy. Albert Heijn places a strong emphasis on

Albert Heijn expands Streeckgenoten Local Product Range2021-10-05T19:20:56-04:00

Bed Bath & Beyond Launches Studio 3B Contemporary Home Decor

Bed Bath & Beyond today announced the launch of Studio 3B, a new Retail Brand line of contemporary home décor inspired by modern design, Studio 3B helps customers "home, happier" by offering approachable, modern designs for everyday living. A curated collection of casual, warm and inviting homeware, Studio 3B's subtly refined, on-trend assortment includes

Bed Bath & Beyond Launches Studio 3B Contemporary Home Decor2021-10-04T15:00:52-04:00

SPROUTS: Sr Manager Category – Our Brands

Job Description Overview Lead identifying, creating and delivering knock-out products within the Our Brands assortment portfolio. Lead cross-functional team meetings and create strong partnerships across the business to build trust and encourage better joint business making decisions in category strategy development. Lead product development for assigned categories and deliver a strategy that supports short

SPROUTS: Sr Manager Category – Our Brands2021-12-15T19:52:56-05:00

Retailers Commit to Fair Trade As Coffee Trend Continues

Late last week Fair Trade USA announced new and expanded commitments from partners on International Coffee Day and the celebration of its annual Just One Cup campaign challenging consumers and businesses alike to ask themselves, #DoesYourCoffeeDoMore? With 48% of new coffee launches making a sustainability claim, it has never been more important for retailers and brands to demonstrate

Retailers Commit to Fair Trade As Coffee Trend Continues2021-10-04T08:07:38-04:00

Walmart Doubles Down on Kids’ Fashion with Free Assembly Kids

Walmart, continue to focus on growing their fashion assortment of exclusive, elevated Brands that offer customers quality, on-trend and accessible style at an incredible value. They recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of their Free Assembly Retail Brand launch for women and men — a key addition to their assortment of exclusive, elevated brands, which

Walmart Doubles Down on Kids’ Fashion with Free Assembly Kids2021-10-03T14:28:21-04:00

RBI Talks with Brenda Lord of CVS

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 Brenda Lord VP CVS HEALTH. RBI TALKS IS SPONSORED BY:

RBI Talks with Brenda Lord of CVS2022-01-31T08:00:24-05:00

SPROUTS: Sr Manager Category – Our Brands

Job Location Phoenix, Arizona Geographic Location: Phoenix, Arizona 9900 - Corp HQ Store Support Staff (Corporate/Field Support) Full-Time Job Description OverviewLead identifying, creating and delivering knock-out products within the Our Brands assortment portfolio. Lead cross-functional team meetings and create strong partnerships across the business to build trust and encourage better joint business making decisions

SPROUTS: Sr Manager Category – Our Brands2021-12-15T19:53:04-05:00

Two Wins for SPAR UK at BBC Good Food Drinks Taste Awards 2021

SPAR UK has won two medals at the first BBC Good Food Drinks Taste Awards 2021. The Awards were launched to celebrate the brilliant Retail Brand and retailer-exclusive products available from retailers around the UK. Over 70 products were blind-tasted by its expert panel of judges, including the BBC Good Food editorial team and

Two Wins for SPAR UK at BBC Good Food Drinks Taste Awards 20212021-09-29T16:16:56-04:00

Tops Friendly Markets Celebrates National Coffee Day with Retail Brands

Williamsville, NY-based grocer Tops Friendly Markets is raising a cup of joe all week long to celebrate National Coffee Day! While celebrated today September 29th all over the world the retailer loves coffee so much they are celebrating all week! For many, coffee is a ritual - a morning wake-up call, a way to

Tops Friendly Markets Celebrates National Coffee Day with Retail Brands2021-09-29T16:16:47-04:00

Tesco commits to net zero emissions from supply chain and products

Tesco yesterday strengthened its ambition to tackle climate change by setting out a new commitment of net zero emissions across its value chain by 2050, including those generated by the products it sells and across its supply chains, in line with the UN’s aspiration of keeping global warming below 1.5C. The new commitment comes

Tesco commits to net zero emissions from supply chain and products2021-09-28T19:52:26-04:00