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Walmart Cookshop expands from beta

Interactive cooking videos with celebrity hosts gets 22 more videos, prominently featuring its store brands in videos and with direct links to purchase
Shopper study: Private brands purchased because they’re preferred

The annual Shopper Experience Index report from Bazaarvoice finds nearly 60% of shoppers purchased private brands because they liked the product, more than shoppers buying just on price

Sprouts reports healthy Q4 gains

Grocer demonstrated net sales up 17% from previous year, fourth-quarter same-store sales were up nearly 4%
Sephora to open 260 stores in 2021

Openings mark the retailer’s largest store expansion, consisting of 60 new brick-and-mortar locations and 200 in partnership with Kohl's
Trace One introduces private brand sourcing capabilities

Digital platform aims to speed up development of private label products in the more than 100 countries it works in
Aldi's offerings make waves in 2021 BrandSpark International Best New Product Awards

Aldi was among three companies that won the most awards, Giant Food and Lidl also won categories for their private brands
Catalina ranks category performance

The pandemic hugely impacted shopping and it shows in the sales with disinfectants, cleaners and the like leading in sales growth
CVS shoppers pick their favorite store brands

The retailer held its first-ever contest, enabling customers to vote for their favorite store brand products — 13 were named winners
RangeMe partners with certification orgs to boost product transparency

RangeMe is offering a variety of resources for both retailers and suppliers via partnerships with certification organizations including Non-GMO Project, Fair Trade USA, 10 others
Frozen food frenzy at Trader Joe’s

The retailer discussed its popular frozen foods during its latest podcast, blogged about its gnocchi products to pair with the best Two-Buck Chuck
Pan Pacific International Holdings moves to acquire Gelson’s

The Japanese retailer entered an agreement to acquire the California chain Gelson’s Markets in Q2 2021
Hot Category: Paper products

No other category received as much publicity and, perhaps, gained more sales through the early stages of the pandemic as the paper products category
Bed Bath & Beyond taps Oracle to improve, automate merchandising management

The Oracle Cloud technology platform is the first of a planned $250 million technology investment by the home goods retailer
Dollar General reportedly seeking Vasos’ successor

As it continues to see solid growth amid the pandemic, Dollar General could be looking for a CEO candidate to succeed current chief executive Todd Vasos

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