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Family Dollar Chief Financial Officer Mary Winston this week told an audience at the Barclay’s Americas Select Franchise Conference that private label and global sourcing were being used to drive gross margin at the dollar store chain.

On the heels of revamping 178 stores in its chain, Food Lion doubled its private label promotions last week from a year earlier, according to a report exclusively for PLBuyer’s eReport by Chicago-based market research firm Market Track.

In his first conference call with analysts since re-taking the CEO position at JCPenney, Mike Ullman said the struggling retailer would restore private labels as part of its rebound strategy.

Even as business slowed in the first quarter of 2013, private and exclusive brands at Kohl’s continued to sell well, the company announced.

Milk accounted for about $15.6 billion in sales and refrigerated juice/drinks almost $6 billion in 2012, according to SymphonyIRI Group data.

Sometimes it might come off as a little cheesy. But there’s no joking around about the strength of private label sales in the cheese category today.

Grabbing chairs at the ECRM Private Brands Food conference in Napa, Calif., in March, a small group bantered around ideas about private label today.

Detergents are a $7 billion category, with private label holding a 4.4 percent dollar share and a 6.7 percent unit share (1.4 billion units), according to Nielsen records compiled for the 2012 PLMA Private Label Yearbook.

The National Confectioners Association’s Sweets & Snacks Expo will take place May 21-23 at McCormick Place in Chicago. If you’re planning to check out the more than 3 acres of candy and snacks, make sure to stop by booth 1380 to try chocolate from PRAIM Group, a food licensing, marketing and distribution company.

When jockeying for competitive advantage in any industry, the ability to mine valuable information—and act quickly and judiciously with that knowledge—often factors directly into the bottom line while building your reputation.

 A retailer’s branding includes its corporate ethos, and the new grocery concept from actor Wendell Pierce helps point to the future of consciousness-driven businesses.

Many supplier-retailer relationships in private label are kept confidential and quiet, for a variety of reasons. But some suppliers are using their status as a vendor for a major retailer to bring their private brands forward.

Market Pantry Pizza Spirals comprise sausage, cheese and sauce wrapped in pizza crust.

7-Select Hot Chocolate Ice Cream contains spiced chocolate ice cream with marshmallow swirls.

Giant Eagle Supreme Thin Crust Pizza is made with sausage, pepperoni, green peppers, red peppers, onions, and black olives.

Pantry Essentials Everyday Value Tall Kitchen Bags with Flap Tie retails in a pack containing 10 bags.