Dan Ochwat
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- 7/28/2020
Tops transitions to eco-friendly produce trays
Regional chain will replace foam trays used in 70% of its produce with eco-fiber containers that are compostable, recyclable - 7/28/2020
H-E-B own brands drive food bank fundraiser
The Texas retailer is asking shoppers to buy a minimum of one H-E-B store brand item and a portion of proceeds from the entire shopping basket will be donated to local food banks - 7/27/2020
Walgreens launches curbside pickup for all of its stores
The contactless, curbside service is for online orders of around 1,000 household essentials like some grocery, cleaning supplies, OTC products and more - 7/27/2020
Consultancy warns retailers on risks, costs of old data systems
S4RB case study of a U.K. grocer found a 10% dip in productivity across private brand teams equals a loss of more than $5 million annually - 7/26/2020
Own brands drive record Q1 for Albertsons
Sales of O Organics and Open Nature grew faster than the company’s overall business and the retailer has eyes on expanding its own brands penetration in the years ahead - 7/26/2020
Amazon pairs a vodka with its gin
The retailer launched the Tovess own brand of gin last year in Europe and has just added a Tovess vodka - 7/26/2020
Accel names new president
Steve Light joins the private brand manufacturer after time with Cardinal Health and overseeing private brands at Meijer - 7/26/2020
Retailers, food brands muscle up around plant-based proteins
Investor group says majority of retailers are building up dedicated teams around plant-based proteins, extending praise to Tesco, Kroger and others - 7/26/2020
Plant-based food producer Ittella has big Q1
Company behind plant-based private label products and the Tattoed Chef brand sees first quarter sales grow by nearly 100% compared to last year - 7/23/2020
Tractor Supply hits record sales
The Q2 report saw same-store sales up more than 30%, year over year, while net sales are up 35%
