Events

John Lucot, formerly president and COO of Giant Eagle, will serve as a senior strategic advisor for the e-commerce grocery platform.

Among the programming added to the virtual trade show will be a panel discussion about what retailers want from store brand suppliers, moderated by SB executive editor Dan Ochwat.

Fine established the customer innovation and research and development unit when he first worked with the company from 2004 to 2016.

The own brand of tools that launched last year is rolling out an extension of more than 100 new products, including the addition of vacuums and cleaning products.

Come learn with Store Brands at the one-day virtual educational summit.

The webinar, “COVID-19. What Comes Next?” held Tuesday by Store Brands, featured a panel of experts sizing up how pandemic-driven consumer behavior will persist and what it means for private label.

National Retail Federation said sales jumped 7.4% last month, following steady monthly dips in sales the previous months.

Ingredient company Kerry Group shares data on five private label categories that jumped during key pandemic months and how they trended in the months after.