Mizkan Americas, a leading condiment manufacturer, has announced the promotions of two key members of their leadership team to provide a new leadership structure aimed at delivering sustainable global growth for the company.

As Family Dollar reported slowing same-store sales in its fiscal second quarter, its share of consumable sales continued to climb, driven strongly by its private label products.

Planet Retail U.S. Research Director Sandy Skrovan told a webinar audience Wednesday that value retailers should no longer be considered part of an alternative channel, but as mainstream players.

More than two-thirds of retailers followed by Chicago-based market research firm Market Track exclusively for PLBuyer’s eReport showed increases in private label promotions last week from a year ago.

The world of oral care might be running in place for the next few years, but innovation and value appear to leave the private label industry in the right place to make gains.

On a warm week in January, retailer buyers and suppliers in the convenience and front-end industry got together in San Antonio, Texas, for the ECRM Convenience and Checklane, Front End and Impulse trade shows.

 Drugstore retailers should be wary of the discounts they offer on over-the-counter pharmaceuticals in their private label products, according to a new survey conducted exclusively for PLBuyer by Consumer Science. 

So what does your schedule look like in mid-June? If you don’t have the dates for our PLB360 Conference circled in red, take a look at that calendar again and see if there’s something you have going on that’s more important than our annual get-together.

Former MillerCoors marketing executive Rick Gomez recently was picked to head up Target’s owned brands and packaging teams, the retailer said.

Topco Associates and Project 7 are teaming up on a co-branded line of food and beverage products, the companies announced Thursday.