Survey finds disconnect between consumer, retailer view of private brands

NEW YORK - According to Deloitte's "The Battle for Brands in a World of Private Labels" study, when asked how market share of store brands will change in the United States by 2012, 77% of CPG executives and 90% of retail executives surveyed indicated it will increase or increase significantly.



Fewer than two out of 10 executives surveyed believe consumers view store brands as likely to be manufactured by the traditional national brands, while eight out of 10 consumers surveyed during Deloitte's "2010 American Pantry Study" believe that most store brands are manufactured by the traditional national brands, Deloitte reported. In addition to the disconnect around manufacturing of store brands, 85% of consumers also indicated that they have found several store brands that are just as good as national brands and as a result have little reason to switch back.



"Though conventional wisdom has co-branding between retailers and CPG companies as a win-lose proposition, the results of our study indicate that nearly half of retail and CPG executives agree that working together may be the best way to win the wallets of the 'new consumer,'" said Pat Conroy, vice chairman and Deloitte's U.S. consumer products practice leader. "What they need to consider are variations on current brands and what new innovations should be brought to market so as not to overwhelm an already substantial marketplace."