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Trader Joe’s Kung Pao Chicken Mochi Balls

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.8"]Trader Joe's calls often calls itself  “traders on the culinary seas,” and that’s not just being flowery. Their buyers and product developers really do trot the globe in search of inspiration for new treasures and treats. For example, on a recent visit to Tokyo, we happened upon an unforgettable

Trader Joe’s Kung Pao Chicken Mochi Balls2021-09-15T09:40:23-04:00

Walmart’s Commits to MSC-Certified Sustainable Great Value Tuna

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.8"]Practicing more sustainable fishing hasn’t always been easy. But with a growing global consciousness surrounding sustainability, change is possible. Bentonville based retail giant Walmart’s is taking steps toward sourcing seafood more sustainably. As of July 2020, achieving a key aspect of their original goal years in advance, Walmart is moving

Walmart’s Commits to MSC-Certified Sustainable Great Value Tuna2021-09-15T09:40:23-04:00

Target Commits $10 Million to Advancing Social Justice

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.8" hover_enabled="0"]In a recent note, CEO Brian Cornell shared the Target team’s commitment to stand against racism. We pledged to face anxiety, fear, and sorrow with purpose, and formed an enterprise task force to determine how to help create solutions for the injustice Black families and people of color face every day. Today, our

Target Commits $10 Million to Advancing Social Justice2021-09-15T09:40:23-04:00

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon: Making a Difference in Racial Equity

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.8"]The following are prepared remarks for Walmart CEO Doug McMillon during the company’s June 5, 2020, Friday Afternoon Meeting. Hello everyone and welcome to our Friday afternoon meeting. This first week of June is very different for us this year. Our original plan for today’s meeting was to replicate,

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon: Making a Difference in Racial Equity2021-09-15T09:40:23-04:00

Retailers Urged to Grow Customer Engagement with Private Brand

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.7"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.7"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.4.7"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.7" link_option_url="https://velocity.pathable.co/" link_option_url_new_window="on"]The door has opened wider. Wesley Bean, Senior Vice President of the Global Retail Network for Catalina USA The Private Brands industry has a unique opportunity to build on unprecedented levels of consumer trial during the pandemic, said speakers during a My Private Brand webinar. Forced

Retailers Urged to Grow Customer Engagement with Private Brand2021-09-15T09:40:23-04:00

Sam’s Choice Helping Walmart Spruce Up Its Image – PLMALive!

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.6"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.6"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.4.6"][et_pb_video src="https://cdn.plmalive.com/2020/US/2020_05_Durham.mp4" _builder_version="4.4.7"][/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.6"]My latest piece for the Private Label Manufacturers Association’s online video magazine PLMALive filmed just after the lockdown direct from my home.. Sam’s Choice Helping Walmart Spruce Up Its Image The founder’s brand is enjoying new life as Walmart adds international products and premium private label categories.  Christopher Durham analyzes

Sam’s Choice Helping Walmart Spruce Up Its Image – PLMALive!2021-09-15T09:40:23-04:00

Schnucks VP Jason Ulichnie to present at Velocity Global

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Schnucks VP Jason Ulichnie to present at Velocity Global2021-09-15T09:40:24-04:00

Sprouts: Category Manager – Private Label

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Sprouts: Category Manager – Private Label2021-12-15T20:03:20-05:00

Accelerating Private Brands Post-Pandemic

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Accelerating Private Brands Post-Pandemic2021-09-15T09:40:24-04:00

Carrefour’s Tatiana Ryfer to present at Velocity Global

[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.6"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.6"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.4.6"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.7"]Today I am excited to announce the next presentation for the 2020 edition of Velocity Global: the My Private Brand VIRTUAL conference taking place August 4-5, 2020, and on-demand to all registrants 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the next 365 days. Tatiana Ryfer, Head of the

Carrefour’s Tatiana Ryfer to present at Velocity Global2021-09-15T09:40:24-04:00

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