Sustainability
BJ’s Focuses on Ethical Sourcing for Private Brands
BJ’s Wholesale Club is a big proponent of ethical and sustainable sourcing in Private Brands — and is making progress in this effort. The retailer’s activities were relayed by Scott Williams, Vice President, Own Brands and Quality, in a presentation at the My Private Brand Sustainability Summit. “When it’s our label, we need to look all the way back in the supply chain,” he said. “Our members trust us, so everything we sell should meet our standards, because we did the work to curate it for them.” Efforts Focus on Private Brand Williams and his team are closely involved with
Private Brand Leads in New Asda Sustainability Store
UK retailer Asda has opened its new sustainability trial store and unveiled a new plastics reduction strategy with a promise that customers will not pay more for greener options. The store is designed to help shoppers reduce, reuse, and recycle with ease and Asda estimates the numerous initiatives being trialed in Middleton will save one million pieces of plastic per year. Asda will use the Middleton store to test and learn which elements of its new offer appeal most to customers and can be developed at scale to be potentially rolled out to more locations in 2021. And to encourage
10 Key Takeaways from the My Private Brand Sustainability Summit
Sustainability has a crucial role to play in Private Brands, and it’s important for retail brand owners to establish strategies to make progress. That was a central point from the inaugural My Private Brand Virtual Sustainability Summit held late last week. Live speaker presentations focused on how sustainability drives loyalty, differentiation and profitability — and how it’s important to maintain momentum in the midst of the pandemic. Registered attendees included about 200 retailers, who came to hear a lineup of speakers from companies including Ahold Delhaize, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Family Dollar, Sobeys and others. The Summit also featured roundtable discussions,
Ahold Delhaize Commits to Increase Healthier Food Sales & Transparency
Ahold Delhaize USA and the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) announced a major commitment to increase healthier food sales and publicly disclose the percentage of food sales from healthier options. The announcement marks the largest pledge to increase healthier food sales and transparency from a grocery retailer in the United States. “With this commitment, Ahold Delhaize USA has raised the bar for grocery retailers. This is a win for consumers, through increased sales of healthier foods, and a win for public health through greater transparency of healthier sales data,” said Nancy E. Roman, President & CEO, Partnership for a Healthier America.
