As a follow up to the successful My Private Brand Webinar COVID-19 Leading with Private Brand we have added an on-demand track to the Velocity Global VIRTUAL conference agenda. The event which will be held August 4-5 will include a COVID-19 IMPACT VIRTUAL STAGE which features insights and perspectives completely focused on Private Brand and
[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"]Albertsons Companies announced this week that 100% of the seafood in its Waterfront Bistro and Open Nature private brands will soon display the Responsible Choice logo for sustainable sourcing. The Responsible Choice logo signifies that the product meets Albertsons comprehensive Responsible Seafood Policy, which requires seafood be caught
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.4.9"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.9"]While recent reports suggest people are drinking more alcohol than usual as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown, the latest statistics from British grocer Waitrose & Partners have also demonstrated a surge in low and no alcohol drinks. The latest figures reported by the supermarket reveal that the drink
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="3.22"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="3.25" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.25" custom_padding="|||" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.4.7" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"]Velocity Global: the My [Private] Brand VIRTUAL Conference is less than 30 days away and you don't want to miss the more than 3 dozen executive retail speakers that will take the stage August 4 and 5. This years
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_column _builder_version="4.4.8" type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.8" hover_enabled="0"]Print quality is visually subjective. With over 12,000 SKUs a year and a small team of print specialists, it was impossible for British retailer Asda to attend every press check across all of their private brand suppliers to validate print quality. They needed a way to objectively evaluate quality and
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_column _builder_version="4.4.8" type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.8" hover_enabled="0"]Ahold Delhaize announced last week that the full proceeds of the retailer’s first Sustainability Bond have been used to support the increased consumption of sustainably sourced products, further reduce the company’s climate impact and increase sales of healthier products. The transaction made Ahold Delhaize the first retailer to issue a euro-denominated Sustainability Bond, highlighting the company’s commitment to accelerate the
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_column _builder_version="4.4.8" type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.8" hover_enabled="0"]Online retailer Amazon has joined the CanopyStyle initiative and unveiled the timeline for its commitment ensuring that by 2022 all of its private brand clothing will not include “rayon or viscose derived from ancient and endangered forests, or from endangered species’ habitats or other controversial sources as defined
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_column _builder_version="4.4.8" type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.8" hover_enabled="0"]A move by retailer Tesco to help UK and Irish beef farmers by taking top-quality steaks destined for now shut high street restaurants are proving a major success with shoppers. The closure of restaurants and pubs because of COVID-19 hit beef farmers across the UK and Ireland and
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.4.8"][et_pb_column _builder_version="4.4.8" type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.4.8" hover_enabled="0"]This week United Natural Food Inc. (UNFI) announced the addition of Amanda Helming as Chief Marketing Officer, effective July 13. Helming most recently serving as CMO for UNO Restaurant Holdings Corporation. In this position, she led all marketing, product, communications, and promotion strategy. As UNFI's new CMO, Helming
[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"]Today I am excited to announce the next presentation for the 2020 Virtual edition of Velocity Global: the My Private Brand Conference taking place August 4-5, 2020. PChris Skyers, Vice President of Own Brands, Wakefern will take the Velocity stage to present Wakefern's Own Brands Transformation. Chris is the Vice President
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