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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
After two long years of pandemic-driven live event cancellations, 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
Southeastern Grocers Inc. (SEG), parent company of Fresco y Más, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie grocery stores, is committing to increase sustainability for its Retail Brand (private brand) packaging by the end of 2028. The announcement is in response to feedback provided by SEG’s customers, associates and community members who expressed their desire to see more
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