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  • IRI's 2016 Pacesetters report ranks top innovation by sales

    CHICAGO — GSK Consumer Healthcare's Flonase allergy remedy dominated IRI's 2016 New Product Pacesetters report, which represents a benchmark analysis of exceptional first-year CPG sales success for newly launched products, across the non-foods category with $316.5 million in sales. Meanwhile, Dean Foods' DairyPure, an antibiotic-free food, soared to the top of the food and beverages list with $1.2 billion in sales, according to the report released last week.

  • Gerber debuts Smart Flow Spout for its organic, Grabbers pouches

    FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Gerber Products has introduced a new delivery method for its organic and Grabbers pouches. The products in both lines will now feature the company’s Smart Flow Spout, which it says was developed through consumer research that showed parents wanted a pouch that could help reduce mess.

  • Amazon pulls plug on parent company of diapers.com, soap.com

    SEATTLE — Amazon is getting is shutting down one of its units after it failed to turn a profit.

    The company is pulling the plug on Quidsi, parent company of diapers.com, soap.com and several other shopping sites, which it purchased in 2010. The news was first reported by Bloomberg.

  • Nice-Pak named Walmart Private Brand Supplier of the Year

    ORANGEBURG, N.Y. — Nice-Pak on Tuesday announced its recognition as the Private Brand Supplier of the Year by Walmart, one of the company's largest customers. Walmart's Private Brand Supplier of the Year Award is new for Walmart in FYE 2017 and was awarded to Nice-Pak as a result of their overall collaboration with product innovation, thought leadership and category insights.

  • Report: Hy-Vee to add clothing boutiques in 4 stores

  • NPD Group: Protests fueled January office supplies spending

    NEW YORK — New data from The NPD Group is highlighting how the widely publicized and attended Jan. 21 Women’s March on Washington — which reportedly saw more than 600 offshoots in the United States and abroad — had a lifting effect on office supplies sales in January. 
     

  • Costco enters grocery delivery service game

    TAMPA, Fla. — Costco is entering the grocery delivery game via a partnership with online grocery marketplace Shipt. Beginning Tuesday, customers in the Tampa, Fla., region were able to receive home delivery of Costco products.

  • Walmart reportedly testing ‘endless aisle’ kiosks

    Walmart just made another move in its battle against online rival, Amazon.
     
    The retail giant is testing a touch-screen monitor in its toy aisle at select stores in Texas. The solution connects shoppers to available inventory at store-level, and if it’s not on-hand, the device enables them to order it online, according to The Street. 
     
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