Tips To Expand Your Private Label Product
Retail enterprises launching their lines of private label items frequently face an uphill battle: they rely on other manufacturers for their products and must compete with large brands.
While "generic" brands used
to be associated with substandard quality, this is no longer the case. Private
label products are giving large names a run for their money on shop shelves,
but only if they are properly positioned. Here are five successful strategies
for merchants looking to launch a private label product line.
1.
Satisfy a
Specific Market Need
Private labels thrive when they
deliver something new and unusual to the market. In other words, merchants
should examine the top national brands in the same sector to determine whether
there is an unmet demand in that market. If so, this might be your passport to
success.
Private-label goods like private label sauce
manufacturers that have expanded into organic and gluten-free
markets are two examples. While pricing remains a distinction, it is critical
to developing something distinctive that will appeal to customers.
2.
Assist or
align with a Master Brand
While a product should fill specific
market demand, there's no reason why merchants shouldn't be able to benefit
from strategic collaborations and alliances. Consider what Target achieves with
private label designer labels such as Michael Graves, Isaac Mizrahi, and now
Vineyard Vines—these brands adhere to Target's promise of price and quality
while providing something unique to the store's customers.
While getting a brand like private
label gourmet chocolate into a retailer like Target may not be
straightforward (though it may be possible), it doesn't hurt to consider along
these lines. Is there a local merchant who might be contacted with a private
label and message?
Comments
Post a Comment