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Supervalu CEO Sam Duncan talked with analysts this week about the success the company’s flagship private label line has shown, then took time to discuss a major opportunity for the company’s remaining retail banners – fresh foods.
On a conference call with analysts this week Supervalu CEO Sam Duncan said that Save-A-Lot had gotten away from its roots in the past couple of years, and that his plan was to return the company to its private label roots.
Supervalu has completed the sale of its Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s and Star Market stores to AB Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of a Cerberus Capital Management.
Supervalu announced in January that it was selling five of its banners – Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s and Star Market – to AB Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP.
Paper products are the fourth-largest category in private label by dollar volume, and fifth by unit volume, according to Nielsen records compiled for the 2012 PLMA Private Label Yearbook.
Supervalu announced this week that it will make executive changes leading up to the sale of five of its banners to Cerberus Capital Management, including a new leader of its private brand division.
As he discussed the sale of five retail banners with analysts Thursday, Supervalu CEO Wayne Sales took time to discuss why the company felt the deal was good for all parties. And the first thing that he mentioned was the ability for both Cerberus Capital Management – the group buying the banners – and Supervalu to invest in their brands.
Supervalu announced Thursday that it was selling five of its banners -- Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's and Star Market -- to AB Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP.
As retailers search for differentiation, buyers look outside their own countries to new markets for products. Markets such as Peru.
Mientras los vendedores minoristas buscan diferenciarse, los compradores miran más allá de sus propias fronteras para encontrar nuevos mercados de productos. Mercados tales como Perú.
The following stories were the top 10 most-read items posted to the PLBuyer website during the month of April—and we’ve collected them here for quick and easy review. Click through to read the full stories.
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.
The May 2013 Issue of Private Label Buyer includes a cover story on deli choices, as well as Category Insights on milk and juice and cheese products. Check it out today!
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