Private Label
This coverage examines the evolution of private label strategies within UK retail, focusing on their role in driving customer loyalty, margin growth, and brand differentiation. Reporting includes developments in premium and value-tier ranges, shifts in consumer perception, and the impact of economic pressures on own-brand adoption. Insight is tailored for retail executives, buyers, and brand managers assessing private label performance, innovation, and competitive positioning across grocery, home, and general merchandise sectors.
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Mar- 2020 -19 MarchComment
What retailers might learn from the streaming industry
Television used to be simple. British viewers only watched the BBC for a number of years until ITV launched in 1955. Sometime later, more choice arrived in the form of BBC2 (1964) and the (then) outrageous upstart, Channel Four (1993). For a very long time, channels were clearly differentiated by…
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Mar- 2019 -18 MarchOnline & Digital
Zalando discontinues private label business
Zalando, the online platform for fashion and lifestyle, has announced it will discontinue its private label business zLabels as it aims to unite all of its private labels and partner brand assortments under one roof. ZLabels will be discontinued as of April 1, 2019 and starting spring/summer 2020, Zalando said…
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Jan- 2019 -16 JanuaryAdvice
AI-enabled retail – helping to level the playing field for physical retailers
The rise of ecommerce and subsequent access to a whole lot of data about online shoppers has provided retailers with new insight into customers shopping habits and behaviours and as a result, has changed the way retailers engage with their customers, both online and in store. In the past, it…
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Oct- 2018 -31 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Amazon launches ‘try before you buy’ shopping service in UK
Amazon Fashion has launched its ‘try before you buy’ Prime Wardrobe service in the UK following a “successful” launch in America in June. The service is exclusively available to Amazon Prime members and allows them to have fashion items delivered for free, try them on at home and only pay…
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Aug- 2018 -17 AugustSupermarkets
Asda reports fifth consecutive quarter of sales growth
Asda has reported its fifth consecutive quarter of sales growth after it posted a 0.4% increase in like-for-like sales. The results represent the first time that the supermarket has outperformed the market since 2014. Removing the impact of Easter, like-for-like sales in the quarter grew by 2.6%. The increase in…
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Jul- 2018 -23 JulyAdvice
Differentiating data, analytics and the insights that Direct-to-Consumer can provide to CPG’s
So, you’re considering going direct to consumer (D2C)? Or you’ve already embarked on the journey and are looking to maximise the value of the incremental data and insights D2C can provide? let’s take a look at some of the differentiating analytics and insights we can create. I once asked the…
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Jan- 2018 -3 JanuaryUncategorized
Asda ends partnership with European Marketing Distribution
Supermarket giant Asda has ended its partnership with European Marketing Distribution (EMD). EMD cooperates in buying private label products all over the world and negotiates agreements with producers of branded products at transnational level. Asda joined EMD at the beginning of 2016, but has since made significant changes to its…
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