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PLEASANTON, Calif. — Two of Safeway’s store brands have a starring role in an Oscar-themed promo.
Shoppers who buy a bag of the retailer’s Snack Artist-brand chips or pretzels, and two 12-packs of Safeway’s “Refreshe” cola and/or seltzer w...
BATAVIA, Ill. — Aldi has launched a Facebook promo in which consumers pledge to switch to Aldi private labels.
Under the “Switch and Save” sweepstakes, Facebook users who “like” the Aldi Facebook page can click on a “pledge” whereby they p...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Belle Foods here has selected WalletBuilder, from Accelitec, Bellingham, Wash., to support a customer engagement management program at its 57 stores.
The WalletBuilder platform incorporates customer tools such as smartph...
SUNBURY, Pa. — Weis Markets here will let a consumer create its next private-label ice cream flavor.
Under the just-launched Facebook promo, contestants can enter their submissions by “liking” the Weis Facebook page, and completing an entr...
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Now that Twinkies are no longer in production, retailers are launching their own versions of the popular snack cake.
Safeway here has created a Hostess Twinkies-like packaged snack under its Snack Artist private label...
MONTREAL — Metro Inc. on Wednesday said costs controls and timing of the Christmas holiday helped to boost earnings and sales in the fiscal first quarter.
For the period that ended Dec. 22, net earnings climbed 17% to $121.4 million on sal...
I’ve been involved with the private label industry for more than 25 years. One thing I’ve always experienced is being either the only woman or one of a few women in the room.
I felt I needed to take some action and start a conversation abo...
Carol Angrisani
I was chatting with my friend in her kitchen one day when she casually walked past me, opened the refrigerator door, took out a container of chilled filtered water and poured it into her dog’s food bowl.
I’ve seen plenty of ...
TORONTO — Recent changes at Loblaw Cos. here have spurred fresh industry speculation about its potential interest in acquiring Safeway’s Canadian assets.
Given the financial flexibility Loblaw is likely to gain from the formation of a real...