Albertsons’ Brandon Brown to provide keynote at PLMA annual meeting

Brandon Brown, senior vice president of Own Brands at Albertsons will be the keynote speaker of the PLMA 2024 Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference, taking place from March 20 to 22 in San Antonio.

Being held at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk, the event, which will bring together manufacturers and retailers, will focus on trends and issues, as well as provide an opportunity for attendees to gain insights, knowledge and skills.

Appropriately themed “Private Label IS a Brand!," the conference recognizes the organization’s 2024 Private Label Report, which shows that compared to 2019, annual store brand dollar sales in 2023 increased by $60.2 billion, a 34% gain. Store brand dollar share rose 1.2 points to a record 18.9%. During the four years, store brand unit sales were ahead by 500 million and unit share improved by 0.8 points to 20.7%, also a new high.

"The industry has become a star player in retailing, the quintessential brand when it comes to influence, quality, innovation, reliability and sales growth," said PLMA president Peggy Davies. “There’s no time for resting our on laurels. It’s more important to discuss the challenges and opportunities that come with this new and deeper responsibility."

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Along with Brown of Albertsons, the powerhouse speaker lineup includes other top thought leaders and game changers including: 

• Arjun Chakravarti of Cogknition Analytics, with a presentation on “Seizing Opportunities: How Consumers Influence the Macroeconomic Outlook for Private Brands in 2024 and Beyond.”
• Erich Kahner and Joe Cook, dunnhumby, “Aldi, Lidl and the Right Competitive Response.”
• Scott Lucas, Sterling Brands Cincinatti, who will discuss how to make the most of the advantages private brands have over national brands.
• Amber Roberts, Threefold, “The Global Rise of Retail Media and How Private Brands Can Unlock its True Potential.”
• Brooke Feenstra-Swensen and Jocelyn Carter, Kerry, “Building Private Brands for The Evolving Consumer.”
• Brooke Daniels and Dave Fedewa, McKinsey & Company, “Innovate to Dominate: Unleashing the Power of Next-Gen Private Brands.”
• Jonathan Finch, Daymon, “Strong Foundations: Building Your Private Brand House for Long-Term Success.”
• A workshop by Market Performance Group, “Understand the Building Blocks for Establishing a Strategic Partnership.”

Click here to view the full agenda and registration form.