Lawrence Aylward
Lawrence Aylward is Editor in Chief for Store Brands.
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December 2019
Dec 03
Diversity equals opportunity for private brands
Despite the challenge of changing demographics, there are certain areas of the population that are ripe for innovative store brands
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
December 2019
Dec 17
Retailer Profile: ShopRite shakes it up
With two new private brands — Bowl & Basket and Paperbird —
grocer is giving consumers what they asked for
and differentiating itself in the process
Dec 09
7-Eleven celebrates a new Slurpee flavor in a digitally enhanced cup
Convenience store chain seems to always find a way to put a new spin on the more than 50-year-old private label drink
Dec 06
Nielsen predicts what the next decade of brand innovation will bring
From products to packaging, store brands will need to embrace "remarkable shifts in innovation strategies"
Dec 06
How to build a private label wardrobe
Clothing is catching the attention of retailers on the hunt for higher profit margins and brand growth
Dec 05
Another quarter, another growth spurt for Kroger's private brands
Retailer also announced it's ending "strategic relationship" with Lucky's Market, where Kroger sold its Simple Truth products
Dec 05
Dollar General CEO: We are seeing some of our best sales of private brands in several years
Todd Vasos says retailer is executing a variety of tactics to drive additional growth of its store brands
Dec 03
It was a record-setting Cyber Monday for Amazon
Retail behemoth also said it delivered millions of grocery items to Prime members in the U.S. through the five days between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday
Dec 03
ALDI gets cheesy for the holidays
But retailer's latest limited-time offering might be "too cute to eat"
Dec 02
Former Lidl boss named chairman of The Meatless Farm Co.
Jesper Højer, who resigned from Lidl in April, calls new venture a great opportunity