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Private Label Keeps Getting Harder to Beat

Many branded suppliers still see private label as just the cheaper product tucked away at the end of the shelf. That way of thinking is outdated. Private label is no longer quietly in the background. It has grown, become more focused, and plays a bigger role than before. Circana reported on March 31 that U.S. private label sales hit $330 billion in 2025, with a 24% unit share and a 23% dollar share of the market. Circana also noted that private label is now a key growth dr

The HRG Team

7 days ago6 min read

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Private Label: How to Keep Your Shelf Space

Private label is no longer a side story. It is one of the main stories in retail right now. PLMA reported that U.S. private label sales reached a record $282.8 billion in 2025 , up 3.3% year over year. National brands grew just 1.2% . Over the past five years, private label dollar sales increased $64.8 billion , and dollar share rose from 19.1% to 21.3% . Unit share reached a record 23.5% . That is not a blip. That is momentum. And the story is evolving. Circana said this we

The HRG Team

Apr 14 min read

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Private Label Growth Is Reshaping Grocery

There was a time when private label mostly meant “cheaper alternative.” Not anymore. Private label sales in the U.S. reached a record $282.8 billion in 2025, and store brands grew 3.3%, nearly triple the growth rate of national brands at 1.2%. They also hit all-time highs of 21.3% dollar share and 23.5% unit share. In food and beverage specifically, private label now holds about 23% market share. That is not a side story. That is the story.

The HRG Team

Mar 233 min read

Private Label Hit Records. Here’s the Supplier Plan.

If private label still feels like “the cheap alternative,” you’re reading last decade’s script. Today, store brands are a core strategy. Retailers are building them like real brands—tiered, designed, marketed, and measured like a profit engine. And the numbers are blunt.

The HRG Team

Mar 113 min read

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Price Cuts & Private Label: Protect Your Brand

Mid-February is when “value pressure” stops being a headline and becomes a buyer conversation. And the signals are getting louder. PepsiCo has said it plans to cut snack prices by up to 15% to boost sales—reported in recent coverage tied to slowing snack volumes and consumer price sensitivity.

The HRG Team

Feb 112 min read

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Private Label’s Surge: How Brands Still Win

Private label (store brands) isn’t “coming.” It’s here—growing, confident, and better funded than ever. In 2024, U.S. store brands set record shares and surpassed $270B in sales; 2025 projections push even higher.

The HRG Team

Nov 12, 20252 min read