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Article: Hot stuff! Bigger and better than ever, this year's private label non-foods Hot List includes a record-breaking 50 categories!(Special Report: NON-FOODS HOT LIST)(Company overview)
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- Private Label Buyer
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- April 1, 2008
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As in years past, the nonfoods Hot List is made up of categories with more than $10 million in annual sales that have posted double-digit dollar sales gains in U.S. food, drug and mass merchandise outlets over a 52-week period--all data are supplied by Chicago-based Information Resources Inc. (IRI). This year's list, which consists of data ending on Jan. 27, 2008, includes a record 50 entries--six more than the 2007 register!
Although the increase isn't as dramatic as last year's--when the number of categories jumped from 29 to 44 after price increases kicked in following Hurricane Katrina--continued growth over the past 12 months suggests private label gains ...