Strategies & Solutions

Kum & Go names new marketing chief, inks engagement-focused partnerships
The c-store retailer has named Tracy Ging its new chief marketing officer, as well as established partnerships with Catalina and CB4 to help engage with shoppers and personalize those engagements
Little Big Farm Foods whips up 12 new baking mixes
Company now has more than 40 SKUs, all available for or currently part of own brand initiatives

Mayorga coffee brick packs aim to 'disrupt' the space

Available to private brands on a select basis, coffee roaster says the brick packs of coffee have a perception of low quality and an offensive heritage that the company wants to change
J.D. Power study: Ace is the place for customer satisfaction

Ace ranks highest in customer satisfaction for 13th time, but other studies show hardware category has work to do in private label
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
More eyes on Amazon private label practices

Reports point to California, Washington and the European Union investigating how Amazon treats third-party sellers to build up its store brands
Asda pulls plastic forks from own brand packaging

The new packages will remove 24.5 million plastic forks from salads and protein bowls, and remove plastic trays from asparagus product
Walmart Marketplace grows with Shopify

The retailer has partnered with e-commerce platform Shopify to make products from its 1,200 small and medium-sized merchants available to buy at walmart.com
Farewell to a friend and leader

Editor-in-chief Seth Mendelson shares a tribute to the man who made the PLMA what it is today
Staples adds Instacart delivery

Office retailer teams up with the deliverer for office essentials, cleaning products and more