
China Aims for $8.94 Trillion in Retail Sales as Price Wars Persist
First-half consumer goods sales reached $3.7 trillion as Beijing pushes store operators toward experiential formats and digital upgrades.
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First-half consumer goods sales reached $3.7 trillion as Beijing pushes store operators toward experiential formats and digital upgrades.

An identical grocery basket climbed from $214 to $232 between March 2025 and July 2026, driving Australian households toward private labels and cheaper proteins.

Coles reported a 6.1 per cent jump in private-label sales while furniture and electronics retailers Harvey Norman and Nick Scali posted sharp sales declines.

An Australian appeals court has broadened a 2024 copyright infringement ruling against Aldi’s Mamia toddler snack line.

Private label sales climbed 10.3 per cent to account for nearly a fifth of total turnover as the snack retailer defended margins against cross-border shopping competition.

Coles and Woolworths are adding thousands of store-brand lines to defend market share against discounter Aldi.

In a move towards healthier food options, Walmart announced on Wednesday its plans to eliminate synthetic dyes from all its private-label food products in the United States. Products under its Great Value and bettergoods brands will be free of these dyes by…

Swiss retailer Migros is to sell private label products into two Japanese retail chains. Switzerland’s largest grocer, and one of the world’s 40 largest supermarket chains, is to sell lines to Lawson’s Seijo Ishii stores and Seiyu, which is Walmart’s Japan…

As South Korea’s giant retailers are affected by damaging progress, personal manufacturers (PB), or personal labels (PL) are providing a ray of sunshine to Korean retailers. Gross sales of personal branded items have elevated 20 to 30 per cent within the…
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