Merchandising Features

Perishables Buyer Cover Story

Seafood Marketing Snapshots

Although seafood is challenged by sustainability and traceability concerns, retailers can drive sales through private label, value-added products and other initiatives.
March 21, 2013
The newswires have been buzzing of late about the recently released results from Oceana, Washington, D.C., regarding widespread labeling fraud in the seafood industry.
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Perishables Spotlight: Frozen

Better-For-You Pizza

In order to foster improved frozen-pizza sales, manufacturers are diving into more specialty niches that touch on health-leaning metrics.
March 20, 2013
While frozen pizza saw a bit of revenue growth during the most-recent recession, overall—in the big picture—the category has continued to slip.
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Retailer Profiles

The World According to Trader Joe’s

A look inside the tireless cultural phenomenon—yesterday and today—including its notable take on private label.
March 12, 2013
Back in the late 1950s, before the Hawaiian shirts, cedar planks and hidden parrots, there was Pronto Market—more of a convenience-store concept, with units scattered around greater Los Angeles that, beyond beer, wine and liquor, added specialty attractions like house-packaged nuts and cheeses, as well as fresh-squeezed orange juice.
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Retailer Profile

Publix—Grocery Gem of the Southeast

By offering a savvy mix of forward-trending and traditional options, Publix should be smartly poised to meet the competition head-on.
February 6, 2013
Spend any appreciable amount of time in Florida and, chances are, you will find yourself stepping inside a Publix supermarket.
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Private Eye - Bakery

What's Baking in the Bread Aisle

January 15, 2013

Our secret shoppers head to the bread section of their local grocers to find out what’s happening in bakery products.


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Retailer Profiles

ALDI’s Next Generation

January 4, 2013

ALDI has been busy updating its image through store redesign, stocking more premium products, and expanding its perishables sections.


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Retailer Profiles

A Local Connection

November 30, 2012
Harris Teeter’s strategy for standing out centers on merchandising quality perishables from nearby suppliers. 


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Merchandising Report - Frozen Foods

Time To Freeze Frame These Products

November 27, 2012

Each month, PLBuyer brings you a different Merchandising Report, which will give you a snapshot of private label ads and key facts for a particular category or product segment.


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A Walk Down the Aisle - Dairy

Milking More Results from the Dairy Aisle

November 26, 2012

Our secret shoppers headed to the refrigerated section of their local grocers to find out what’s happening in dairy products, one of the largest categories for private label sales in grocery.


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Not Your Common Joe

October 31, 2012

Trader Joe’s is seeking to standout in a crowded perishables landscape by merchandising a wide mix of high-quality selections. 


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June 2013 New Food Products

This month’s new food products include mini cheesecakes and pastries, microwavable rice, couscous, pickled garlic, barbecue sauces and rubs, salsa, jerky, and English toffee.

Podcasts

Coming with a clear, comprehensive plan was the key to success for Longo Brothers Fruit Markets when the grocer decided to roll out a two-tier private label strategy, Jenny Longo and Robert Koss tell PLBuyer editor Chris Freeman in this podcast.

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Private Label Buyer Magazine

PLB June 2013 cover

June 2013

 The June 2013 Issue of Private Label Buyer includes a cover story on the PLBuyer PLB 360 conference, as well as Category Insights on frozen food and meats and general merchandise. Check it out today!

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