Walmart

No7 Beauty will be the umbrella company within Walgreens Boots Alliance under which all of the company’s owned beauty brands will be collected.

A report from Kantar, using its proprietary valuation methodology, looked at how retailers measured in areas of being meaningful, salient and different to shoppers.

The Walmart Paint Finder tool is an interactive video similar to the retailer’s recent Walmart Cookshop, and it puts its private label Color Place brand front and center.

Even though private brands slightly underperformed expectations, its strong premium positioning and steady stock are big advantages moving forward, experts told Store Brands.

Following a preview early in the month, the Drew Barrymore-backed brand of more than 150 kitchen items and appliances launches fully online and in stores April 19.

Jill Pavlovich joined the retailer as senior vice president of digital commerce, coming from Wayfair where she launched more than 90 exclusive brands. Her appointment is joined by the hiring of Jake Griffith, a former Walmart executive.

The virtual event allows entrepreneurs and product suppliers to register to pitch their products directly to Walmart buyers.

The pretzels are available to retailers with premium private label lines and launched in Walmart stores under its Harvest Road brand.