Branding

Bed Bath & Beyond Unveils Its Next Wave of Private Brands

Bed Bath & Beyond today announced that it will launch three new Private Brands this quarter, continuing the Retailer's execution of its biggest strategic shift in a generation to rebuild its authority in the $180 billion home market. With the launch of the new Private Brands in the coming weeks, the retrailer will have launched six Private Brands in five months – which is ahead of its previously announced 6-month timetable and in advance of the important Back to College shopping season. The Private Brands that will launch in the coming weeks and be available only at Bed Bath &

Whole Foods Aces Redesign With In-House Team

Whole Foods tapped into the expertise of its in-house design team to execute the highly successful packaging redesign of its 365 by Whole Foods Market brand. The redesign resulted in great feedback from its merchants and customers and was a big factor in the retailer winning the Vertex Award for 2021 Retailer of the Year for the Americas. Three Whole Foods executives outlined the successful redesign process during the virtual My Private Brand Design Summit, in a conversation with Christopher Durham, President, My Private Brand. Updating the 2010 Design The new design, unveiled in 2020, updated a look created for

Walmart Launches Private Brand Beef

Grilling season has officially kicked off, and Walmart is celebrating with the launch of private brand McClaren Farms beef — high-quality beef that will deliver tremendous value to shoppers in nearly 500 stores across five southeastern states, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina. McClaren Farms is the first launch from Walmart of its end-to-end Angus beef supply chain program. The new project aims to deliver quality beef options to Walmart customers while also meeting heightened demand for added transparency and sustainability. “The grocery business is always changing, and customers’ expectations are higher than ever,” said David Baskin, vice president

Shoppers Drug Mart Shines with Quo Beauty Pride Collection

Shoppers Drug Mart is unveiling its limited-edition private brand Quo Beauty Pride Collection, designed to inspire colorful looks for Pride festivities in 2021. Although many celebrations will be virtual in nature, the new Quo Beauty line will help beauty lovers create stand-out looks using the colors of the rainbow. With playful shade names like Inspire, Pride, Strut, Fierce and Celebrate, the new Quo Beauty™ Pride Collection contains a range of color cosmetics including waterproof eyeliners, an eyeshadow palette, eyelashes and brow stickers; nail polish and accessories, such as a brush set, headbands, sunglasses and more. Shoppers Drug Mart is supporting the LGBTQ2S+ community

Bed Bath & Beyond Launches New Private Label Simply Essential

Bed Bath & Beyond has launched Simply Essential, a new private label of more than 1,200 opening price point essential items, designed for every room of the home.  As the retailer's first range at opening price points and third label launched this year, Simply Essential underpins Bed Bath & Beyond's commitment to appeal to a wide range of customer needs with new value-led options that eliminate gaps in lower price brackets. Joe Hartsig, Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer at Bed Bath & Beyond "Customers are looking for value-priced, hard-working, everyday items without sacrificing design or performance," said Joe

Bio Mundo Organic Shop Is Making Healthy Private Brand Fun

Brazilian natural and organic grocer Bio Mundo has worked with agency Cacá Passos to create private brand packaging that brings to life their mission of promoting health and well-being. Their private brand range includes seeds, teas, spices, and other essential items. The packaging comes to life with bold and oversized typography and unexpected color combinations, including yellow and light blue, the packaging goes against the trope of healthy food packaging with muted and often dull hues. Bio Mundo is making the health food world more approachable and, therefore, more whimsical. According to the agency we've started from the quote "The

Asda Launches Just Wellness by George

In an uncertain world, how can a big box retailer make personal wellness accessible for all? Wellness is now worth up to £2.8 trillion worldwide and growing rapidly. UK-based retailer Asda recognized its importance to customers and wanted to make Wellness accessible to all. They developed a new range of private brand Wellness products spanning multiple product categories, requiring a new positioning, sub-brand and packaging strategy. Whether it's fitness or mediating, drawing and crafts or enjoying a long soak in the bath, Wellness is personal and different for each individual. Stylistically, Wellness has many guises; is it graphically pure and

Albertsons Artfully Relaunches Soleil Sparkling Water

Albertsons announced a refresh of its Soleil sparkling water private brand including new special summer packaging with unique designs created by globally renowned artists and four new flavors: mango, raspberry lime, tangerine, and watermelon. Beginning in May, the new designs and flavors will be featured in the exclusive Sip to the Beat summer promotion using well-known digital music service Spotify. Customers can enjoy Soleil and unlock one of three curated Spotify music playlists: Amped Beats, Chill Vibes, and Good Times. Lisa Mirae, Senior Director of Brands and Marketing “We’re excited to team up with Spotify and share the

Lowe’s Adds Stainmaster to its Private Brand Portfolio

Home improvement retailer Lowe's has announced it acquired the Stainmaster brand, the most recognized and trusted carpet brand on the market today, advancing the home improvement retailer's Total Home strategy. With this acquisition, Lowe's will build on its decade-long exclusive position as the only national home improvement retailer to carry Stainmaster carpet. The purchase includes all brand-related intellectual property from its parent company, Invista, and all related trademarks and sub-brands. The Stainmaster acquisition is a step in delivering Lowe's Total Home strategy by elevating the retailer's assortment, providing consumers with the products and brands they trust for every project across

Jeff Bezos Final Share Holder Letter, “Create More Than You Consume.”

In 1997, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wrote his first letter to shareholders and began a tradition that would be emulated by startup CEOs for years to come.  Bezos' original letter presented a bold vision for the evolving retailer: a relentless focus on customers above all else, and prioritization of reinvestment over short-term shareholder returns. With Bezos scheduled to step down later this year, he published his final letter. Read the full letter: 2020 Letter to Shareholders Written by Jeff Bezos To our shareowners: In Amazon’s 1997 letter to shareholders, our first, I talked about our hope to create an “enduring franchise,”