Volume 1 | Issue 16 | June 28, 2012 CATEGORY ... - Planet Retail

Issue 16 | June 28, 2012CATEGORYREVIEWSTOP STORYVolume 1 |PRODUCTS FEATURES SUPERSTORE CONTACT USPL Packaging Needs Consideration,Analyst SaysAs retailers expand to three-tier privatelabel programs in North America, andincreasing to four-tier and potentiallyfive-tier programs in Europe, focusing onpackaging at the value end of products iscrucial for success, Aisling Balfe, customresearch analyst with London-basedretail consultancy Planet Retail told awebinar audience Wednesday morning."Packaging design today needs to bevery carefully considered because there’sa risk of confusing the consumer ofwhere the product sits within the valueline or the tiering system," she said.As packaging at the value-tier hasimproved over the year, Balfe saidcustomers could become confused thatthe value product is actually a step up tothe standard, national brand equivalenttier.Click here for full story.INDUSTRY NEWSExclusive: Kmart Sees Almost100 Percent Increase In PLPromotionsThis week, eight out of the 14 retailerssaw decreases in their private labeladvertising when compared withthecorresponding week last year, accordingto data provided by Market Trackexclusively for PLBuyer's eReport.Retail Associations Weigh InOn Health Care RulingAssociations covering retailers

nationwide, many of whom have privatelabel programs of all sizes, took theopportunity to weigh in after theSupreme Court ruled Thursday to upholdthe Affordable Care Act health carereform bill.AisleWalk ReturningTo Weekly DistributionWant to stay in touch with the latest inprivate label sourcing news, categorydata, and new products? Click the linkabove to head to the PLBuyer Superstoreand sign up for our AisleWalk newsletter.It starts up weekly distribution Monday,July 9.STORIES OF NOTEPerishables Boost Dollar General BasketFamily Dollar's Earnings Fail To ImpressCVS/Pharmacy Beauty Board GetsMakeoverYour Private Brand FoodIs Probably In A KenmoreSave-A-Lot ExpandsThroughout South Florida