SPAR UK has won two medals at the first BBC Good Food Drinks Taste Awards 2021. The Awards were launched to celebrate the brilliant Retail Brand and retailer-exclusive products available from retailers around the UK. Over 70 products were blind-tasted by its expert panel of judges, including the BBC Good Food editorial team and
Williamsville, NY-based grocer Tops Friendly Markets is raising a cup of joe all week long to celebrate National Coffee Day! While celebrated today September 29th all over the world the retailer loves coffee so much they are celebrating all week! For many, coffee is a ritual - a morning wake-up call, a way to
Innovation is hard to define and even harder to achieve, but it is central to the growth of Retail Brands. This point was emphasized during the Velocity Institute (RBI) Innovation Summit. Speakers relayed strategies to meet new customer needs and prioritize differentiation. Executives from companies including Whole Foods Market, Walgreens, CVS Health and Kroger
Tesco yesterday strengthened its ambition to tackle climate change by setting out a new commitment of net zero emissions across its value chain by 2050, including those generated by the products it sells and across its supply chains, in line with the UN’s aspiration of keeping global warming below 1.5C. The new commitment comes
UK online retailer Ocado Retail has launched a new range of retail brand (private brand) household & cleaning products including 70” SKU’s, ranging from trash bags and foil to laundry and cleaning sprays. The line also includes plant-based antibacterial wipes, 100% recycled and compostable refuse sacks, non-PVC and recyclable cling film. The new packaging
The RBI Innovation Summit is designed to unite the retail brand community in imagining the private brands / private labels of the future. The imperative for the private brand industry has never been more straightforward: innovate or become irrelevant. DAY ONE Welcome to the My Private
Albertsons Companies, Inc. received the Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the company’s efforts to provide products that use safer chemicals. The company was recognized in the “Retailer” category for launching new Safer Choice-certified Own Brands products, raising awareness of the Safer Choice certification, and
Retailers are breaking down barriers in positioning their brands for innovation. That is the takeaway from day one of the Velocity Institute (RBI) online Innovation Summit, which drew close to 700 attendees across 37 countries. It featured presentations from speakers at companies including Kroger Co., CVS Health, Longo’s and Sobey’s. “Private Brands like those
Coffee cups are looking half-full rather than empty, thanks to Sainsbury’s. The retailer has recently teamed up with coffee pod manufacturer Dualit and On-Pack Recycling Label Ltd (OPRL Ltd) to prove that despite popular misconceptions and confusion, aluminum coffee pods can be recycled at home, provided they are empty of coffee grinds. Until now,
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