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  1. Merchandising

New look for Barr as soft drinks buck own-label shift

Barr Soft Drinks has re-designed its packaging and will launch the new look in December. Adrian Troy, Barr’s marketing director, said: “This new look will refresh the brand and draw in even more shoppers, particularly from the younger generation, who are looking for a fun and fruity entry into the category and already love our […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

5 things: Who’s afraid of the big, bad shoppable recipe?

Here’s 5 things you may have missed in grocery The rise of the shoppable recipe: The shoppable recipe has been having its moment. TikTok, the Today brand, The Pioneer Woman, and even retailers like Walmart are all leaning into the feature — an integration created by Instacart. In September, Supermarket News sat down with the team […]
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  1. Channel: Home Improvement

Your Views:  Stack & Rank

The other day we took note of an Associated Press report that “a coalition of consumer groups is asking grocery chains to rethink their digital-only coupons, saying the deals discriminate against people who don’t have smartphones or reliable internet access.” The argument, as advanced by Edgar Dworsky, a consumer advocate and former assistant attorney general […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Securing Retail Facings for Your Products as Competition for Space Heats Up

A couple of years ago, retail store shelves were mostly empty. Today, as manufacturers, we face a much different problem: shelf space for household consumables is shrinking. To make their brick-and-mortar locations more appealing, retail outlets continue to expand the footprint of prepared foods, fresh offerings, and other ancillary offerings designed to deliver convenience, value […]
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  1. Channel: Drug

Walgreens taps Canady to head merchandising operations

DEERFIELD, Ill. _ Veteran mass market retailing executive Cory Canady has been named head of merchandising operations and transformation at Walgreens. Cory Canady With more than 20 years of experience across merchandising, product innovation, transformation and general management, Canady has a proven record of developing customer-focused strategies, successfully launching new products, improving profitability and leading […]
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Five trends from the Private Label Trade Show

CHICAGO — The exhibit floor of PLMA’s sold-out 2022 Private Label Trade Show opened here yesterday with more than 1,400 exhibitors and 2,300 booths. Attendees filled the aisles to discover the hottest new foods, beverages, nonfoods, personal care, household goods and much more. Themed “Consumers Are Back in Charge,” the show kicked off Nov. 13 with educational […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

Holt to retire as CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA

ZAANDAM, the Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize announced today that Kevin Holt, chief executive at Ahold Delhaize USA, will retire in April, when his term on the company’s management board expires. Holt will be succeeded as CEO and as a board member by JJ Fleeman, president of the retailer’s Peapod Digital Labs unit. Holt will remain […]
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  1. International

F’real launches UK-wide in-store brand refresh campaign

F’real, the UK’s leading self-serve milkshake brand is set to boost consumer engagement and significantly increase in-outlet awareness with a comprehensive redesign programme, rolling out before the end of the year. Free to all current F’real stockists, the rebrand will include new visual content for existing base units, blending bar headers and protective screens. No […]
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  1. Owned Brands (Private Label)

PLMA’s 2022 Salute to Excellence award winners

CHICAGO — Walmart’s Sam’s Choice oatmilk chocolate bar; Albertsons’Signature Reserve ravioli with porcini mushrooms and truffle; and biodegradable household cleaner from Sprouts Farmers Market are among PLMA’s 2022 Salute to Excellence award winners for store brand innovation. They join nearly 100 other Salute to Excellence winners announced today at PLMA’s 2022 Private Label Trade Show […]
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Imperial to roll out new look for Riverstone

Imperial Tobacco is launching a brand new look for its popular roll your own brand Riverstone. The Riverstone trade outers will benefit from a new design that focuses on the true pleasure of rolling, while giving a subtle nod to its heritage with imagery of mountains to create great stand out for the range in […]
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  1. Holiday & Events

Ahold Delhaize posts strong Q3 sales gains

ZAANDAM, the Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize’s net sales increased 9.1% at constant exchange rates to €22.4 billion ($22.42 billion). At actual exchange rates, net sales grew 20.8%, the company said on Wednesday. Comparable store sales (including gasoline) grew faster in the third quarter than they had in the second, growing 8.2% in the U.S. and […]
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Community groups could unlock further funding through Co-op and Crowdfunder tie-up

Co-op and Crowdfunder have teamed-up to offer thousands of local causes the chance to unlock additional funding to maintain and enhance vital community projects. The initiative is open to local charities and grass-roots community organisations benefitting from Co-op’s Local Community Fund, with the money raised when Co-op member’s buy own-brand products and services now able […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

5 Ways Luxury Brands Can Retain Vital Customers

The recession clock is ticking, and it’s gets louder as it ticks faster. JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNBC that a recession is all but inevitable. Others may argue that the recession has already hit, based on the traditional definition as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, which occurred earlier this year. […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

3 Ways to Use Retail Media Advertising to Boost Your Bottom Line

You may remember receiving weekly ad circulars in the mail that listed discounts at local grocery stores for popular products and brands. Before retail media advertising, these print ads, along with TV commercials, billboards, and other traditional media, were the de facto way for grocers to get the word out about products and specials. And […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Frozen food, own-label and loyalty schemes to the fore as supermarkets face into cost-of-living challenge

Grocery retailers around the world are having to re-work their strategies to cope with rapidly rising inflation and the pressure on consumers – including ramping up their own-label offers, greater emphasis on loyalty schemes and a “laser-like focus” on price. That was the message from Nick Miles, head of global insight at the IGD grocery […]
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  1. Department: Nonfood

Spray-and-Pray Marketing and Sales

No matter how sophisticated the tools have gotten or how rich the data, I find it funny how much of marketing and sales still rely on blunt force, one-size-fits-all lead generation tactics like these.   This scattershot approach is often described as “spray and pray” — broadcasting generic messages to large groups in hopes that […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

CVS beats Q3 sales and earnings forecasts by wide margin

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health easily beat analysts’ sales and earnings estimates for the third quarter and again raised its full year guidance. The company reported adjusted earnings per share $2.09 on revenue of $81.16 billion, which climbed 10% from a year earlier. Wall Street had expected adjusted EPS of $1.99 on revenue of $76.75 […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Cookies Are Ruining Your Holiday Sales. Here’s Why Session-Based Personalization is the Best Alternative

It’s no secret that late autumn is e-commerce’s busiest season. For online retailers, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas shopping promise unprecedented success. Last year, the industry witnessed a record-breaking holiday season with $1.2 trillion in sales (a 16 percent year-over-year growth rate). There’s an incredible amount of potential here — but year after year, […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Brands can use Paul Newman’s Likeness for Free (Sort of)

The late iconic film star Paul Newman (The Sting, Cool Hand Luke, The Hustler, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) also had a well-known philanthropic side that was institutionalized with his 1982 founding of Newman’s Own. Beginning with salad dressings decorated with a drawing of Newman’s face and later expanding to other food products, the […]
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  1. Associates & Employees

Your Views:  The Enemy of Nuance

Got this note from MNB reader Patrick Smith: “The Pacific Northwest is home to the origins of Albertsons/Safeway and regional Kroger Chains, QFC and Fred Meyer. They dominate the traditional supermarket business in the region. As reported, if allowed to go through, store closures and loss of jobs will be casualties of the merger, plus […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

Walmart, Children’s Place Catch Some Z’s with New Sleepwear Brands

Walmart has rebranded its sleepwear and intimates brand Secret Treasures with a new name, Joyspun, along with more inclusive sizing and price points as low as $7.98 for a sleep shirt. Additionally, The Children’s Place has established PJ Place, a sleepwear lifestyle brand targeting millennials and Gen Z that showcases entrepreneurs, celebrities and influencers. “The […]
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  1. Corporate Purpose

Walmart Introduces Joyspun: A Modern Brand of Elevated Sleepwear and Intimates

The intimates category is undergoing a significant transformation, shifting to an era of inclusivity, body positivity and styles that prioritize comfort and confidence. At Walmart, we’re making a few big changes of our own as we continue to evolve and grow our fashion assortment to reflect these trends and create brands that resonate with our […]
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Retail Media is Here in a Big Way: Should Search be Worried?

By John Spiropoulos Media is filled with evolutionary step-change transitions which permanently alter the marketplace. Each evolutionary event, seen in terms of advertiser outlays – the media mix – is driven by incremental change during economic uncertainty. This is particularly true – and trackable – in modern times. Some of these events were covered in […]
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U.S. SMI Core Release Note – October 2022

SMI Core data captures the actual spend data from the SMI Pool partners of major holding companies and large independent agencies, representing up to 95% of all US national brand ad spending, to provide a complete monthly view of the SMI Pool market size, investment share and category performance. Core Data delivers detailed ad intelligence across all media […]
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Kroger Health Center marks first anniversary

CINCINNATI — The Kroger Health Center for Advanced Community Care, a joint project of Kroger Health and the University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary. The Center employs pharmacists, technicians, nurse practitioners, and dietitians to provide an interprofessional model of care. It also provides practical experiences for students […]
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Dollar Tree sales up 8.1% in third quarter

CHESAPEAKE, Va.— Dollar Tree executives said the retailer’s new pricing strategy lifted operating income nearly 23% to $381 million in the third quarter ended October 29. Top-line sales rose 8.1% to $6.94 billion. Comparable-store sales at its Dollar Tree stores increased 8.6% from a year earlier, while comps at its Family Dollar stores were up […]
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