Kirkland Signature Ultra Clean Premium Laundry Detergent Pacs are individually packed liquid capsules with one pac providing one wash.

Costco reported fiscal second quarter earnings this week that rose 22 percent, excluding special items, and Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti talked a little about private label on the company’s conference call with analysts.

Had a chance to look over a study that was unveiled during the PLMA show last month, been meaning to read up on it for a while. Shikatani Lacroix out of Canada put together a look at those relationships in conjunction with Hotspex to create a Re:Store index of the top companies who met customers’ emotional needs and their satisfaction, as well.

As sales continue to soar at Costco, Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti told analysts Wednesday that the company’s private label penetration continued to build through the year.

With sales up again in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2012, Costco Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti told analysts that the company’s private label penetration in fresh foods was on the rise.

Walmart once again is at the top of PLBuyer’s annual list of the largest North American retailers of private label food and grocery items. 

As chairman of the Pharmacy and Technology Conference hosted by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Costco Wholesale Senior Vice President of Pharmacy Victor Curtis took the chance Sunday to pitch attendees on the association’s latest event.

A new study by Boulder, Colo.-based Market Force shows that Costco and Kroger are the favorite stops for consumers to fill up their gas tanks, beating out traditional gas stations such as Shell.