January 2018 - ProLabel, Inc.

Report: Customer experiences in retail locations key to retention

Jan 30, 2018prolabelOperations, Resourcesmarketing

According to an article in the Washington Post, millennial and Gen Z shoppers –the future of retail — haven’t warmed to the warehouse superstores like Sam's Club in the way baby boomer and Gen X customers have. This concern illustrates something more than just a generational divide. It shows a change in the way people…

What Keurig-Dr Pepper Merger Means for Industry

Jan 30, 2018prolabelConsumer Goods, News & Trends, Resourcesbeverage

The maker of Keurig coffee machines is acquiring Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. in a deal that gives shareholders $19 billion in cash and continues the hot beverage giant's acquisition spree brought on by JAB, one of Europe's largest investment firms. The deal demonstrates the ongoing disruption in the food and beverage industry as it scrambles…

Europe’s largest retailer commits billions to e-commerce

Jan 29, 2018prolabelConsumer Goods, Industrial / Chemical, News & Trendsbranding, marketing, packaging

Carrefour, second only to Walmart in the retail world, has big plans to change. New CEO Alexandre Bompard has earmarked $4.5 billion over four years — six times their current investment — in e-commerce in a bid to catch up with other online retailers like Amazon, who’s rumored to be looking at making a jump…

Keurig buys Dr. Pepper Snapple Group

Jan 29, 2018prolabelConsumer Goods, News & Trendsbeverage, branding, packaging

Keurig is buying Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc., creating a beverage giant with about $11 billion in annual sales. The companies, both the result of previous mergers, will bring under one tent global brands like Dr Pepper, 7UP, Snapple, A&W, Mott’s, Sunkist and Keurig’s single-serve coffee makers. Keurig Green Mountain Inc. said Monday that Dr.…