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Private label pricing war in Consumer Packaged Goods.

The recession has had a fascinating and unexpected impact on the price battle between private label products and brand name CPG products.
The chart below (from IRI’s January Times and Trends report) shows how the prices of private label products increased MUCH more rapidly than the total  CPG market during 2007 and 2008.  I believe these price increases [...]

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Long Term Shift to Private Labels?

There has been a lot of press recently on the dramatic rise in Private Label products.  Most of the articles say something like: “Consumers are moving to store brands in an effort to save money”.  Case closed.
In reality the causes of the shift - and the implications of the shift are a little more complex.Â
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