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PLMA European news
Focus topic of the May newsletter E-Scanner of the Private Label Manufacturers Association is the novelties, unique characteristics of retail players and the monitoring of changes. The French ‘Drive’ is...
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News in brief
Edeka and Intermarché have left European purchasing alliance AgeCore, where they used to have a combined share of 60 percent. British frozen product specialist Iceland has launched a new store format, called Swift, which they...
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No trade show in May, but a green light for December
Normally the Private Label Manufacturers Association organises the ‘World of Private Label’ trade show in May. Because of the pandemic this year’s event will take place on 14-15 December, in...
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Growth, speed, expansion
Focus topic of the newsletter E-Scanner of the Private Label Manufacturers Association is the expansion of retail players and the monitoring of changes. Growth is generated by acquisitions, online expansion...
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PLMA News in brief
More and more retailers roll out sustainable private label product ranges. Waitrose halved the plastic packaging of private label Easter chocolate eggs. This year Lidl Belgium unveils 11 meat alternatives in its Veggie and...
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Private Label Today
First published in 1998, PLMA’s International Private Label Yearbook now covers trends in more than 7,000 product categories. According to Nielsen retailer brands sustained their market share position above 30%,...
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Magazine: Discounters are conquering Europe
According to the E-Scanner newsletter of the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA), discount supermarkets have increased their market share and they are playing a very important role in European retail...
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Back to business with PLMA
The Private Label Manufacturers Association announces that its PLMA 2021 “World of Private Label” international trade show, which was originally scheduled for May this year, will now take place on...
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PLMA-news in brief
Amazon is launching its online programme in Poland. Private label wine sales by Delhaize were up 20 percent last year. Penny is adding the vegan Food for Future brand to...
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Strong partnerships are more important than ever
The pandemic is fundamentally changing the private label partnership. That’s the conclusion of a special industry panel of retailers and manufacturers conducted during PLMA’s virtual Annual Roundtable Conference. More than...
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Big numbers from the first PLMA online Show
On 1-4 December 2020 the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) organised the first and the biggest online ‘World of Private Label’ trade show. 1,060 exhibitors from 61 countries – among...
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PLMA is actively starting the year
According to the news of the Private Label Manufacturers Association, two major online private label events will take place in February 2021. Private Label Week focuses on North America and...
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Lonely eaters and Christmas peak in the UK
The Market Research section of the January E-Scanner newsletter of the PLMA looked at UK households in terms of meals and Christmas. New rules restricting promotions will come into force...
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Carrefour’s future is a big question
According to the January PLMA E-Scanner newsletter, one of the big questions about retail today is the future of Carrefour. The bastion of French food trade, private label turnover and...
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Big gains for UK discounters
UK discounters posted double digit sales gains in 2020. The combination of good price-value ratio, the simple shopping experience and the quality of private label product altogether has proven very...
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PLMA News in brief
Aldi UK is adding 12 ready-to-cook meals to its low-calorie Slimwell range. Lidl is trialling a new store format in Belgium. The arrangement and the premium decoration differentiate the 1,500m²...
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In focus: the United Kingdom
Young British consumers like to shop in discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl make up for 67 percent of the UK’s discounter market and they represent 13 percent of British FMCG...
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PLMA’s online Show thrived
PLMA presented the first trade show that took place entirely in the cloud. From 1 to 4 December 1.057 exhibiting companies from 61 countries waited the app. 2000 visitors, buyers,...
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European overview – Nielsen 2020
In 2020 European FMCG market grew 8,3% so far. Brands outgrew private labels both in the traditional and online channels, by Nielsen presentation at PLMA online show. The Nielsen presentation...
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PLMA Trade Show kicks off
PLMA is presenting over the course of four days, from 1 to 4 December, a series of dedicated, category-specific trade shows, wherein private label buyers and suppliers meet. More than...
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PLMA’s “World of Private Label” goes Online
PLMA’s Online “World of Private Label” will be held in place of the event originally planned to take place last May in Amsterdam. The theme of the event, “Life is...
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PLMA – The latest news from Europe
Retailers keep announcing cooperation related decisions. Carrefour and Tesco took a step back in their collective private label product sourcing, because the French competition authority had problems with it. In...
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Online and health are top trends in the world of private label too
In the PLMALive.eu monthly online video news programme the main topic was the PLMA online ‘World of Private Label’ trade show, which takes place between 1 and 4 December; the...
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PLMA trade fair moves to the cloud
The Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) has been organising the PLMA trade fair in Amsterdam for more than 35 years. Private label products sales are growing fast all over Europe...
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Magazine: Europe is a stronghold of private label products
Nielsen has prepared a study for the Private Labels Manufacturers Association (PLMA) yearbook, titled 2020 International Private Label Yearbook, according to which the market share of private label (PL) products...
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New Trends at this Year’s Salute to Excellence
Consumers’ demand is always changing and product innovation is key to stay on track. One place to find innovation at an international level is PLMA’s international „Salute to Excellence” Awards....
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Magazine: Private label innovation trends
Koen de Jong, managing partner of International Private Label Consult (IPLC) analysed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on private labels in the European Supermarket Magazine (ESM). He revealed that...
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PLMA news from Europe
Auchan has started a major restructuring process, rethinking its hypermarket strategy and planning to use large floor space stores mainly as delivery and production centres. Carrefour has acquired the 172-store...
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Private Label gives energy
More and more consumers, especially Millennials, seek healthier energy alternatives to boost their busy on-the-go lifestyle. The category presents opportunities for FMCG market growth and private label. Chef Berry Pronk...
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Where to go next PLMA? – exclusive interview with the new president of PLMA
Peggy Davies, the new president of PLMA, answers questions of the Trade magazin in an exclusive interview. The Private Label Manufacturers Association announced in early June that Peggy Davies would...
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