Are you or is there someone in your organization who is an experienced and dynamic speaker who can help retail and private brand professionals develop strategies, skills, and a mindset that drives private brand excellence? If so, we invite you to speak at the Velocity Conference + Innovation Expo when it returns to Charlotte,
Whoever proclaimed breakfast’s prevailing importance over lunch and dinner must have had oatmeal in mind. Trader Joe’s has launched a new Retail Brand (private brand) Gluten Free Organic Rolled Oats with Ancient Grains & Seeds is not only a mouthful to say, but it is a delicious and nutritious mouthful to eat, too. In addition
LOCATION: Atlanta, GA CATEGORY: Marketing TYPE: Corporate JOB ID: 160097 JOB DESCRIPTION Position Purpose: Lead the team that will be responsible for the design direction and execution of all private label packaging. Develop and implement packaging creative and strategies to drive sales and profitability for our private label programs with operational efficiency. Develop and mentor
Greetings, I want to share a new and exciting development. You probably know that the Retail Brands Institute (RBI) has used the tag line “Be Bold" to help drive the industry to push its envelope. As we began planning for this year’s return to in-person events with the Velocity Conference and Expo, our team
Late last week Office Depot announced the launch of an exclusive new line of greener, ready-to-use and commercial concentrated cleaning solutions in their Highmark ECO Retail Brand (private brand), to help customers clean responsibly and meet sustainability, diversity, performance and cost objectives in the new year.“When developing our new Highmark ECO cleaning line, we wanted
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 Juli Lassow of JHL Solutions.
Ahold Delhaize's digital, commercial and e-commerce arm Peapod Digital Labs announced this week that Ian Prisuta joined the retailer as Senior Vice President, Private Brands. Prisuta will lead the team responsible for delivering a full suite of Retail Brands (private brands / private label) services from new product development to innovation, product packaging and design,
Job Description Responsible for category strategy, assortment planning, promotional planning and supplier partnerships. Accountable for the financial performance of assigned categories through pre-season strategy and planning (e.g. financial targets, category strategy, assortment planning) and in-season management (e.g. promotional planning, competitive price reaction). Partners with Global Category Merchant to ensure local relevance within the category strategy.
After two long years of pandemic-driven live event cancellations, I am excited to officially announce our marque event the Velocity Conference and Innovation Expo will be held at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC. Running May 16-18, 2022, at the Charlotte, Convention Center in Charlotte, NC. Velocity will be the first Retail Brand
This week JCPenney announced the launch of a new menswear Retail Brand (private brand) designed to re-energize men’s casual wear. Mutual Weave, a thoughtfully crafted lifestyle brand inspired by one of America’s most loved and versatile staples – jeans. Men will appreciate the simplicity of achieving laidback everyday looks at a great value. Mutual Weave
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