Dan Ochwat

Dan Ochwat

Executive Editor

Author Profile

Dan Ochwat is the executive editor of Store Brands magazine, part of the EnsembleIQ network of publications. He's been involved in writing and editing for retail-based trades for nearly two decades, formerly as the editor of Shopper Marketing magazine, and as a writer for Path to Purchase IQ, publications that cover national brand consumer goods marketing and news.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

6/22/2021
Walmart ushers in Gap Home with livestream, lookbook
Ahead of the June 24 launch online, Walmart will host a Facebook shop-along where shoppers can gain early access to buy featured items in the exclusive home collection.

Dan Ochwat
6/21/2021
Big Lots adds functional fashion own brand
The Weekend Soul brand joins an expanded assortment of apparel online and in stores this summer, the largest the retailer has had to date.

Dan Ochwat
6/21/2021
Late Trader Joe’s founder publishes a memoir
The autobiographical book by Joe Coulombe, the founder of Trader Joe’s, known as the Original Trader Joe, was released today with a multimedia component being pitched for the screen.

Dan Ochwat
6/21/2021
Target preps owned brands for a circular future
Retailer’s broad Target Forward sustainable strategy includes a plan to have 100% of its store brands be designed to eliminate waste, sourced sustainability, be recyclable and more.

Dan Ochwat
6/21/2021
Petco ramps up private brand pet food offering
Retailer added a premium line to its newly developed WholeHearted store brand and developed an exclusive brand with Tyson Pet Products.

Dan Ochwat
6/20/2021
May online grocery sales dip year over year, stay strong vs. pre-pandemic
The rolling Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey found U.S. online grocery sales down 16% compared with pandemic levels a year ago but still way above levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Dan Ochwat
6/20/2021
Peggy Davies extended as PLMA president
Davies has been appointed a three-year term as president of the organization, as it prepares for the Private Label Trade Show’s return to Chicago Nov. 14-16.

Dan Ochwat
6/20/2021
Kroger returns outdoor wellness festival
After a COVID-driven hiatus, Kroger is bringing back its Wellness Experience festival in Cincinnati. Attendees bring a Simple Truth or Private Selection nonperishable item to gain access to food samples.

Dan Ochwat
6/20/2021
Stop & Shop brings taste of the tropics to private label
The retailer has launched a limited-time assortment of food and beverage products under the Sol Tropical name.

Dan Ochwat
6/20/2021
Albertsons offers on-demand delivery through DoorDash
The retailer joined the delivery platform that launched a grocery service last year and the two are celebrating the partnership with a fun, digital video game promotion.

Dan Ochwat