Little room for private labels as big durables brands slash prices.
Byline: Kala Vijayraghavan & Lijee Philip MUMBAI: After the initial hype, most modern retailers are going slow on launching private labels in the Rs 22,295-crore consumer durables space. Industry observers say big durables brands are competing aggressively with private labels in the wake of a massive price...

Future Brands to market private labels.
Byline: Ratna Bhushan NEW DELHI: Kishore Biyani's Future Brands, set up last year as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Future Group, has readied its blueprint for the first year. The plans include bringing existing private labels of Future Group under Future Brands, rolling out four new...

Inflation charts growth path for private labels.
Byline: Shruti Chauhan NEW DELHI: Private labels, which are about 15-20% cheaper than national brands, are flying off the retail shelves, thanks to rising prices of daily consumption items. Organised retailers, or modern trade as they are called, are seeing a 20% jump in the...

Brand Harvesting: Private labels to go public.
Byline: Sanjeev Choudhary (##include msid=2459375,type=9 ##) NEW DELHI: The private labels sold in Pantaloon, Big Bazaar and other Future group stores may soon find their way into the outlets owned by other retailers. Future Brands, which is mandated to oversee private labels in the Future...

Brand Harvesting: Private labels to go public.
Byline: Sanjeev Choudhary (##include msid=2459375,type=9 ##) NEW DELHI: The private labels sold in Pantaloon, Big Bazaar and other Future group stores may soon find their way into the outlets owned by other retailers. Future Brands, which is mandated to oversee private labels in the Future...

Private labels invade FMCG space.
Byline: Urvashi Jha & Sushmita Mohapatra BANGALORE: The private label onslaught is entering the high-decibel space now. Spurred by success in staples or largely commodity-driven categories, India's emerging retail biggies are upping the private label play in a heavily brand-driven FMCG and personal care markets. ...

Loyalty Test: Private labels invade FMCG space.
Byline: Urvashi Jha & Sushmita Mohapatra BANGALORE: The private label onslaught is entering the high-decibel space now. Spurred by success in staples or largely commodity-driven categories, India's emerging retail biggies are upping the private label play in a heavily brand-driven FMCG and personal care markets. ...

Dean Foods Company Announces Webcast of Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call.
DALLAS, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dean Foods Company will host a live webcast of its fourth quarter earnings conference call on February 11, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. ET. Management will discuss the results for the fourth quarter and full year 2008 and comment on the forward outlook. An earnings...

Capture the Flavors of Farm Fresh Goodness!
American Classic(R) All Natural Purple, Green and Orange Cauliflower by Salyer American Brings The Farmers Market To Your Kitchen Table MONTEREY, Calif., Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- American Classic(R) by Salyer American introduces a full line of cauliflower -- ranging from purple, green, and orange "colorflower" to the...

Private labels to save retailers' skin.
Byline: Writankar Mukherjee & Angshumitra Chakraborty KOLKATA: In a bid to improve bottomline, Indian retail chains are moving beyond mere price-positioning for their range of private labels. Eager to cash in on missing gaps in the market, the chains are building a basket of private label brands...