Private Label

Betting the House on Private Brands

Emphasizing quality, price and value, supermarkets say goodbye to generics and hello to proprietary programs

Executive Suite
Janet Groeber

Emphasizing quality, price and value, supermarkets say goodbye to generics and hello to proprietary programs

The volume of private-label merchandise has been on the rise in all retail sectors over the past decade. Customers have come to embrace proprietary apparel lines at stores ranging from Victoria’s Secret to Macy’s, and the supermarket segment is working to convince consumers that its goods are as good as – or better than – national brands, not just less expensive.

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