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Exclusive access into FMI’s Power of Private Brands 2021 report shows renewed focus on retailers and suppliers working together, industry numbers vs. national brands.

FMI’s 2021 Power of Private Brands report sees surveyed retailers, manufacturers boosting own brands.

IRI's Consumer Connect Survey says the pet category hit a sales jump it hasn’t seen in four years.

Analysts Brick Meets Click finds Amazon's 12 Amazon Fresh stores show a lesser dependence on national brands.

FMI’s Power of Foodservice at Retail report sees huge opportunities for grocery chains to grow their foodservice business but just over a third of consumers still view retailers as foodservice options.

The ongoing Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey reported that despite declines, online grocery sales for June reached nearly $7 billion.

Sean Murphy joins the shopper intelligence firm from Vericast, the owner of Valassis, and notably swam in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

The coffee roaster discusses bringing sustainable packaging, premium flavors to private label.

The June report finds national brands lead in accelerating prices in edible and nonedible categories by nearly a full percentage point over store brands and more in nonedibles.

Arnold Coombs, a seventh generation maple farmer, recently wrote to retailers about a strain in maple production this year and speaks with Store Brands about the rare conditions.

A growing segment at retail, pet food products expect to grow by more than 5% each year for the next four years.