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Retailers Expand Private-Label Push as Shoppers Continue to Trade Down
Retailers Expand Private-Label Push as Shoppers Continue to Trade Down
February 14, 2024  |  Retail

Retailers such as Target, Macy’s and Walgreens are taking a harder look at their private-label offerings, as PYMNTS Intelligence research shows that ongoing financial pressures...

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Retailers Face Sales Hit as Millennials Must Divert 6.5% of Income to Repay Student Loans
Retailers Face Sales Hit as Millennials Must Divert 6.5% of Income to Repay Student Loans
June 30, 2023  |  Retail

There’ll be no loan forgiveness, it seems… …and the pinch to retailers’ top lines — and  profits — may be unforgiving. Friday (June 30th), the...

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PepsiCo Faces Competition from Private Labels as Shoppers Downgrade
PepsiCo Faces Competition from Private Labels as Shoppers Downgrade
April 25, 2023  |  Earnings

As continued grocery inflation affects more consumers’ shopping habits, PepsiCo is facing new private-label competition. The multinational food and beverage giant shared on a call with analysts...

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Easter Spending Projected to Hit Record $24 Billion
Easter Spending Projected to Hit Record $24 Billion
March 20, 2023  |  Retail

Americans will spend a record $24 billion on Easter this year despite ongoing economic pressures. According to a survey released Monday (March 20) by the National Retail Federation (NRF),...

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Target Sees ‘Explosive’ Growth of Private Label Sweets Amid Inflation
Target Sees ‘Explosive’ Growth of Private Label Sweets Amid Inflation
February 28, 2023  |  Retail

Target has observed that its investments in private-label sweets keep customers coming back. On a call with analysts Tuesday (Feb. 28) discussing its Q4 financial results,...

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Keurig Dr Pepper Joins Push Back on Private Label
Keurig Dr Pepper Joins Push Back on Private Label
October 27, 2022  |  Earnings

Coffee and soft drink stalwart Keurig Dr Pepper added its voice Thursday (Oct. 27) to a growing debate over consumers’ trade-down behavior, saying much of...

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Grocers Turn To Private Labels To Drive Sales, Boost Margins
Grocers Turn To Private Labels To Drive Sales, Boost Margins
May 17, 2021  |  Retail

In 2020, private label sales hit a record high, accounting for almost a quarter of all products sold during the year, hitting an all-time high...

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Survey: US Consumers Bargain Hunting, Not Hoarding Now
Survey: US Consumers Bargain Hunting, Not Hoarding Now
May 13, 2020  |  Retail

When the coronavirus pandemic struck the nation two months ago, panicked customers stockpiled paper goods, shelf-stable foods and other essentials as states shut down. Shelves...

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Are Retailers Ready For Amazon’s Prime Time?
Are Retailers Ready For Amazon’s Prime Time?
June 25, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

My plan on Friday evening was to write a hard-hitting piece on a services segment with incredible marketplace friction. Then I went to Whole Foods...

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