Costco Wholesale Corp.

Store brand swag?
A pair of Lidl-branded sneakers became a hit overseas, selling for more than 10 times the price on ebay and third-party sites, Store Brands editor Dan Ochwat ponders if retailers could be sitting on a trend
Should Amazon nab JC Penney? In a word: Yes
Former Amazon executive Brittain Ladd shares commentary on why Amazon should acquire JC Penney, adding its mall locations and private brand expertise

The decline of China's gray-market smugglers is pushing Alibaba to recruit global brands

Franklin Chu of Azoya USA breaks down how Alibaba is looking to recruit brands, including store brands, for its Tmall Global platform amid the Chinese government's intervention on smugglers
Funding round delivers Instacart $225 million

Company continues explosion during COVID-19, latest investment will build up online shopping capabilities, strategic initiatives, advertising and more
Costco sales sees a positive May, after flat April

Net sales and same-store sales are up for the month, and e-commerce continues to rise, up more than 106% for the month
DG sales up big in Q1, fiscal 2020

The coronavirus pandemic boosted sales at the discounter, its repositioned private brands also made good for the quarter and are set to grow
Plant-based cheese producer raises $12M in funding

Good Planet Foods, producing for store brands the last two years, will leverage the funding to grow in the fast-pacing category
Discounters, dollar stores stand out in PG 100

Annual ranking of retailers by sister publication Progressive Grocer has heavy hitters up top, but hard not to look at Aldi, TJ and dollar stores
Shopper survey: 60% of consumers likely to continue buying store brands after COVID-19

Research consultancy Magid’s May survey found shoppers that lost out on their preferred brands were happy with their store brand options
Amazon writes back: “Use of store data is the norm across retail”

The retailer wrote a letter in response to the House Judiciary Committee’s letter asking for CEO Jeff Bezos to testify regarding its use of third-party seller data and its private labels

Store brand swag?

Should Amazon nab JC Penney? In a word: Yes

The decline of China's gray-market smugglers is pushing Alibaba to recruit global brands

Funding round delivers Instacart $225 million

Costco sales sees a positive May, after flat April

DG sales up big in Q1, fiscal 2020

Plant-based cheese producer raises $12M in funding

Discounters, dollar stores stand out in PG 100

Shopper survey: 60% of consumers likely to continue buying store brands after COVID-19

Amazon writes back: “Use of store data is the norm across retail”