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.

CAREERS: CVS Health – Executive Director, Product Development, Store Brands

Job ID: 2497752BR Category: Product Innovation Address: 1 CVS Drive Location: Woonsocket, RI Remote: Hybrid Job Description CVS is recruiting for an Executive Director Store Brand Product Development. This leader will be responsible for product development and innovation for the multi-billion-dollar store brand business at CVS Health. This includes the biggest brand in our retail stores, CVS Health Brand.

CAREERS: CVS Health – Executive Director, Product Development, Store Brands2023-07-18T19:43:43-04:00

7-Eleven Opens Call for Entries to Fifth Annual ‘Brands With Heart’

Today 7-Eleven, Inc. announced a call for innovative and emerging brands to apply to the retailer's annual Brands with Heart showcase. The program, now in its fifth year, is designed to provide the opportunity to enter a new retail channel with the chance to see their products on the shelves of 7-Eleven, Speedway, and Stripes

7-Eleven Opens Call for Entries to Fifth Annual ‘Brands With Heart’2023-07-17T16:32:35-04:00

Enter Today! Top Women in Store Brands 2023

  Now in its 11th year, the awards program was established by Women Impacting Storebrand Excellence (WISE), a nonprofit professional development organization, and trade magazine Store Brands. The deadline is Friday, August 11. Nominations may be submitted by using embedded form below.The awards celebrate contributions made by women from all areas of the North

Enter Today! Top Women in Store Brands 20232023-07-17T16:15:49-04:00

Publix: Summer never gets old

To celebrate summer Lakeland, Florida-based grocer Publix has released the new TV commercial “Summer never gets old.” The new ad, of course, features their iconic Publix-owned Brand products. In the YouTube posting, the Retailer describes the creative: “Whether you're reliving your favorite summer memories or making new ones, Publix is here to help

Publix: Summer never gets old2023-07-16T14:49:45-04:00

CAREERS: Sally Beauty Supply – VP Global Product Development

JOB DESCRIPTION Essential Functions Responsible for establishing and driving execution toward a long-term strategic vision for our own brand assortments. Use trends and knowledge about the competitive landscape to develop a vision and roadmap for potential new in-house brands and product lines/extensions. Leads idea generation and creative development processes with key cross teams (Product

CAREERS: Sally Beauty Supply – VP Global Product Development2023-07-16T14:22:52-04:00

Prices increase tonight! Get your Early Bird Ticket Now!

Early Bird ends tonight: last chance to save $200 on the Velocity Sustainability Summit REGISTER NOW! Prices for next month’s top Private Brand Sustainability conference go up at midnight tonight - don’t miss out and book now The early bird gets the worm! You have just hours left to save $20 on your ticket

Prices increase tonight! Get your Early Bird Ticket Now!2023-07-13T17:11:22-04:00

Schnucks Launches Exclusive Range Featuring Mizzou Collegiate Athletes

Schnuck Markets Inc. and Every True Tiger Brands (ETTB) today announced a new partnership to develop a variety of products, exclusive to Schnucks in its home markets, that will feature University of Missouri (Mizzou) student athletes. The first-of-its-kind program features student athletes from various sports on a variety of products, through new Name, Image and

Schnucks Launches Exclusive Range Featuring Mizzou Collegiate Athletes2023-07-13T15:39:34-04:00

Crate & Barrel Enters Home Renovation with Private Brand

Today, Crate & Barrel unveiled its entry into the home renovation category with its first Retailer-owned Brand (private brand) collection of kitchen and bathroom products. With 55% of homeowners planning to remodel this year, the brand designed the new assortment for easy, no-demolition home refreshes. The new range includes kitchen islands, bathroom vanities, lighting,

Crate & Barrel Enters Home Renovation with Private Brand2023-07-13T15:06:06-04:00

Sainsbury’s Introduces Sustainable Cardboard Trays For Steaks

UK retailer Sainsbury’s has announced it is removing plastic trays from its by Sainsbury’s-owned Brand steak range, replacing them with a cardboard alternative that uses 70% less plastic. The new trays will launch across 10 products in the range which became available in all stores and online from July 5th. They can be recycled

Sainsbury’s Introduces Sustainable Cardboard Trays For Steaks2023-07-12T20:40:37-04:00

Velocity Sustainability Summit Early Bird Prices Go Up Friday!

GET YOUR $795 EARLY BIRD TICKETS NOW! EARLY BIRD RATE EXPIRES FRIDAY 7.14.2023 The Velocity Institute Sustainability Summit, Early Bird pass, is on sale through Friday, and we want to make sure you take advantage of it. We’ve picked the top retail executives, sustainability thought leaders, and solution partners to come and share actionable

Velocity Sustainability Summit Early Bird Prices Go Up Friday!2023-07-11T19:39:33-04:00