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.

H-E-B partners with Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation to help conserve Texas

Iconic grocer H-E-B continues its commitment to making the lives of Texans better, and that means we’re focused on conserving and protecting our great state, now and for generations to come. As part of H-E-B’s Our Texas, Our Future mission, and with support from Field & Future by H-E-B brand products, the

H-E-B partners with Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation to help conserve Texas2022-04-12T15:45:21-04:00

Walmart Launches Circular Connector

Walmart has never shied away from setting big, ambitious goals, whether it’s setting their sights on 100% renewable energy or their commitment to sustainable packaging, including a goal to achieve 100% recyclable, reusable or industrially compostable packaging by 2025. Innovation is essential to achieving those goals and meeting customers’ growing expectation to buy sustainable/sustainably packaged

Walmart Launches Circular Connector2022-04-12T15:11:59-04:00

Time is Runnning out to Book your Velocity Expo Booth!

Book your Velocity Expo Booth today! The groundbreaking event returns to Charlotte, NC at the Charlotte Convention Center May 16-18, 2022, Velocity will be the first private brand event to be held in-person and the industry is ready to connect. Velocity will bring together retailers, manufacturers, suppliers and solution providers. The Innovation Expo is the

Time is Runnning out to Book your Velocity Expo Booth!2022-04-11T17:57:37-04:00

Loblaw Commits to Sustainably PC & No Name Packaged Coffee

Canadian retailer Loblaw is overhauling the coffee aisle by replacing unrecyclable packaging with a first-of-its kind in Canada paper-based solution. Available in a number of categories on shelf now, all 35 President’s Choice and no name whole bean and ground coffee varieties are transitioning to this packaging. This change is helping to reduce the carbon

Loblaw Commits to Sustainably PC & No Name Packaged Coffee2022-04-11T17:42:45-04:00

IRI and NPD to Merge

Information Resources, Inc. ("IRI") and The NPD Group ("NPD") announced the signing of a definitive agreement through which IRI and NPD will merge. The combination will create a global technology, analytics and data provider that offers clients a view of total retail purchasing and consumption trends powered by advanced, predictive analytics on the industry-leading IRI

IRI and NPD to Merge2022-04-11T15:19:15-04:00

Target: Director Owned Brand Product Operations Healthcare/Beauty

Director of Product Operations Owned Brand Sourcing & Development Healthcare BeautyTarget is an iconic, beloved and well-recognized brand, a Fortune 50 company and one of America’s leading retailers.Merchandising at Target is evolving at an incredible pace across our broad product portfolio as we create Guest-centric, localized shopping experiences online and across our 1800+ stores. We

Target: Director Owned Brand Product Operations Healthcare/Beauty2022-04-06T18:00:13-04:00

Cold Pressed Cucumber Avocado Smoothie from Trader Joe’s

Historically, many cultures have been crafting smoothies for centuries, but the United States didn’t hop on the wagon until health food stores on the West Coast began churning them out with the onset of the commercial blender in the 1930s. Trader Joe's has carried a number of smoothies and cold-pressed juices over the years (they

Cold Pressed Cucumber Avocado Smoothie from Trader Joe’s2022-04-06T18:00:24-04:00

Sainsbury’s first UK supermarket to offer 100% ASC certified fresh Scottish salmon

Sainsbury’s has become the first UK supermarket to have 100% of its fresh Scottish salmon range independently certified by the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC). Seafood that carries the ASC logo has been sourced from farms that have been independently certified as both environmentally and socially responsible.To meet the ASC standard, farms must undertake an independent

Sainsbury’s first UK supermarket to offer 100% ASC certified fresh Scottish salmon2022-04-06T17:58:45-04:00

More than a Dozen Retail Executives to present at the Velocity Conference

The Velocity Conference and Innovation Expo returns to Charlotte, NC at the Charlotte Convention Center. Running May 16-18, 2022, Velocity will be the first private brand event to return to an in-person event. Velocity will bring together industry leaders to BOLDLY accelerate the pace of change in the wake of Covid and uncover retail

More than a Dozen Retail Executives to present at the Velocity Conference2022-04-06T18:35:45-04:00

Aldi All Day with new Merch!

U.S. fans of the discount grocer ALDI are excited to learn the news that the retailer is releasing a new Merch. The limited-time-only Aldi branded collection of ALDI Finds will become available on April 20 and include:ALDI Food Market PlaysetALDI Super Fan Activity BookHydration BottlesKeychain Coin HoldersPajama SetsSlidesSocks

Aldi All Day with new Merch!2022-04-06T17:56:47-04:00