Understanding premium private labels: A consumer categorisation approach

Magda Nenycz-Thiel and Jenni Romaniuk

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2016, vol. 29, issue C, 22-30

Abstract: Worldwide premium private labels (PPLs) are a new and rapidly growing phenomenon. However to date, little is known about consumers' perceptions of these newer entrants relative to other brand types. Therefore it is difficult for marketers to understand the opportunities and threats created by this new generation of brands. This study examines the ways in which consumers categorise PPLs compared to more traditional value private labels (VPLs) and national brands (NBs) on the three dimensions of quality, value for money and trust. The data includes seven packaged goods categories in three countries, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. The findings show that PPLs sit on a separate island, in between VPLs and NBs in consumer memory. While consumers generally view PPLs as a separate subgroup of brands, PPL are connected to other subgroups in that they are perceived to have the value characteristics of VPLs but quality characteristics of NBs. Finally, consumers with past experience with VPLs have a stronger ability to categorise PLs into distinct brand tiers.

Keywords: Private label; Premium; Categorisation; Packaged goods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2015.10.008

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