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Path to Purchase Institute debuts in-person event this November

The brand marketing and retail intelligence organization presents Path to Purchase Live Nov. 1-3 in Orlando — the first in-person event for retailers, marketers and retail leaders in two years.
NielsenIQ identifies categories poised to sell beyond the pandemic

The analysts also shared with Store Brands yearly data on how store brand sales have matched up to national brands.

NRF forecasts fastest retail sales growth since 1984

Organization said accelerated consumer spending could put retail sales for 2021 passed $4 trillion.
Report: Flavor trends in bakery

Seasonings and spices supplier Fuchs North America released a report exploring flavor trends to support the bakery category.
FMI report explores how the pandemic changed grocery shopping

In its four decades of releasing a U.S. grocery shopper trends report, FMI, with help from The Hartman Group, found significant changes in eating at home, buying online and striving to be well.
Despite the numbers, online grocery sales remain high

The Brick Meets Click and Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey found a double-digit dip in online grocery sales for April versus a month prior, but the sales earned online are still four times higher than pre-pandemic measures.
Hot Category: Coffee and Tea

This month, Store Brands takes a deep dive into the coffee and tea categories, where private label maintains a strong position relative to national brands.
State of the Industry 2021: Numbers Show Private Label Soaring in Key Categories

Over the past year, private label’s profile has risen, with frozen foods and nonfoods as particular bright spots. Store Brands looks at the data and talks to experts about the industry's increasing importance.
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IRI grows omnichannel measurement platform

IRI’s latest solutions are OmniConsumer and OmniMarket, the latter of which is partially driven by the company's recent acquisition of CoinOut.
Online grocery is here to stay: Survey shows 43% jump in March sales

The Brick Meets Click and Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey reported online grocery sales reached $9.3 billion last month, up 43% from a year ago, with more users leaning into BOPIS.
PLMA: Private label sets sales records in 2020

The PLMA 2021 Private Label Yearbook and NielsenIQ data showed a 12% sales leap for store brands last year — totaling a record $158.8 billion.
Amazon towers over other retailers in brand equity

A report from Kantar, using its proprietary valuation methodology, looked at how retailers measured in areas of being meaningful, salient and different to shoppers.
FMI finds grocery produce sales up in 2020

The Power of Produce report shows a double-digit increase in sales as survey results point to consumers looking to eat healthier at home, especially during the pandemic.

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