Household Products

Flavors, Fragrances & Scents

American indie line Ellis Brooklyn debuts Apres Eau de Parfum, with notes of saffron, juniper berries, cardamom, suede, bourbon, violet, praline, guaiacwood, labdanum, musk, vanilla, patchouli, cedarwood, sandalwood, available in 50ml, 10ml travel spray
Fragrantica (01/06)

Chanel debuts L'Eau Rouge, a 'revitalizing fragrance mist' in brand's new No. 1 de Chanel eco-responsible skin-care, makeup line; mist infused with red camellia extract, camellia water to refresh, with red berries, citrus, iris, jasmine, rose, musk notes
Now Smell This (01/05)

Household Product Ingredients

Tilley-Phoenix Group, a distributor of specialty ingredients, completes acquisition of Callahan Chemical; Callahan is a distributor of ingredients serving food, beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, household and institutional markets
Business Wire (01/05)

Natural Ingredients/Clean Products

Women's wellness brand O Positiv introduces RETRO Glowing Skin Gummy Vitamin; product includes the natural algae-based antioxidant Astaxanthin, along with vitamins C and E to support skin texture
PR Newswire (01/06)

French fashion, fragrances brand Chloe names British actress, singer Naomi Scott as face of its new Nomade Eau de Parfum Naturelle; vegan, natural fragrance--made under license by Coty--will debut worldwide starting in February
WWD (01/06)

Supermarket

Euromonitor: Amid inflation, consumer shopping behaviors are shifting and changing outlook for Canadian grocery retailers; consumers are seeking private-label products, are less loyal to grocery brands and altering purchase habits of food items like meat
Euromonitor International Ltd. (01/06)

Commentary: UK supermarkets will be keeping a close eye on Amazon amid speculation it could open 260 grocery stores in Britain by end-2025; Jefferies predicts even if target is met, Amazon Fresh would remain 'niche offering' within UK's grocery market
The Daily Telegraph (01/06)

Convenience Store

Tesco-owned convenience store One Stop expands on-demand delivery via Just Eat at 40 company-owned stores, offering up to 500 grocery items; One Stop already offers deliveries via Deliveroo at over 200 stores, says some sites will offer both services
Grocer (01/05)

S&G Stores acquires 11 BP convenience stores, one Amoco store in Perrysburg, Ohio, from owner Barney's Convenience Mart; acquisition will enable S&G to expand its presence across Midwest US
Marketline - Deals (01/04)

E-Commerce Trends & Statistics

Walgreens swings to fiscal Q1 net earnings attributable to company of US$3.58B from net loss of US$308M last year; sales up to US$33.9B from US$31.44B as US digital sales grow 88%, driven by 3.6 million same day pickup orders, and US comp sales grow 10.6%
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (01/06)

NRF economist warns omicron variant could fuel inflation and supply-chain crisis by keeping more people at home and shopping for retail goods rather than spending money on services like going out to restaurants, movie theaters, vacations
Business Insider (01/06)

Brick-and-Mortar Retail

Target foot traffic rose 6.2% from Nov. 1 to Dec. 25, while Walmart fell 0.1%, Best Buy fell 11.5%, according to Placer.ai data; NPD Group says traffic data helps understand volume of impulse purchases, which account for 25% of retailers’ holiday sales
Reuters (01/06)

Flora Growth launches its Mind Naturals CBD skin-care brand online at Walmart.com and Coppel, a nationwide department store in Mexico; launch includes 12 products, available initially on e-commerce with plans to sell in brick-and-mortar retail locations
Business Wire (01/05)

Rigid Packaging

Schoeller Allibert, a UK manufacturer and supplier of returnable and recyclable plastic packaging solutions, reveals that its use of 15% plastic recyclate in 2020 has increased to 28% in 2021; company’s products include totes, pallets, containers, IBCs
Packaging News (01/06)

Novvia Group acquires California-based Rhino Container, a distributor of plastic, metal, corrugated and glass packaging products; Rhino distributes cans, pails, drums, bottles, jars and more to a variety of end markets
Business Wire (01/05)

Plastic Packaging

UK Plastics Pact report recognizes Mondelez’s efforts to achieve net zero waste packaging; efforts include removing over 6.4 million plastic windows from its Cadbury chocolate shell eggs for Easter, being involved in the Flexible Plastic Fund, more
Confectionery & Biscuit Processing (01/06)

Silgan Dispensing announces that two of its plants in France, Le Tréport and Lacrost, have attained ISCC PLUS Certification for mass balance protocol; certification enables tracking of recycled or biobased material in the production of resin
Silgan Dispensing Systems (01/06)

Packaging Design

FORCEpkg partner analyzes three packaging design trends reborn for 2022--minimalism using the right product message and materials, designs that lend themselves to bundling for ecommerce, and distinct brand extensions that communicate a new experience
Packaging Digest / Reed Business Info (01/06)

Commentary: Instagrammable packaging is emerging as the primary weapon for brand managers; it has great flaunt value, is ideal for ecommerce portals, and can be used as a prop in social media selfies, making it a trusted form of word of mouth publicity
afaqs.com (01/06)

Reusable/Refillable/Storage Containers

New line of screen cleaners, tech hygiene products by WHOOSH! uses reusable bottles and cartridges; users add water to bottles containing a concentrate, and once bottle is empty, the cartridge of concentrate can be replaced and the same bottle refilled
PRWeb (01/04)

Latest: Jan, 06 2022