Retailers and wholesalers can participate in all PLMA member programmes, and thus benefit from networking opportunities at complimentary or reduced registration fees. Below is an overview of available services.
Trade Shows
Trade shows are all about networking opportunities, sourcing products and finding new suppliers. To help retailers and wholesalers connect with private label manufacturers on a global scale, PLMA organises the World of Private Label International Trade Show in Amsterdam each May and the U.S. Private Label Trade Show in Chicago each November. Both shows are leaders in their category and offer complimentary participation to verifiable retailers and wholesalers.
Click here for more information on the Amsterdam show. Click here for more details on the Chicago show.
Conferences
Keeping up with the latest trends, solving industry-wide challenges, and helping retailers and wholesalers to network with manufacturers is the focus of PLMA’s annual conferences. PLMA’s Annual Private Label Summit in Europe is held in October and PLMA’s Annual Meeting & Leadership Conference in the U.S. is held in March. PLMA member companies and verifiable retailers and wholesalers benefit from reduced participation fees. Click here for more information on PLMA's Annual Private Label Summit in Europe. Click here for details on PLMA's Leadership Conference in the U.S.
Executive Education
To help retailers, wholesalers and member manufacturers train and educate their management personnel, PLMA organises Executive Education Programmes on the campus of Nyenrode Business Universiteit in The Netherlands and with St. Joseph's University in the U.S. Classes combine interactive teaching with traditional lectures and case studies. Retailers, wholesalers and PLMA members are eligible for reduced participation and tuition fees. Click here for more information.
Lunch & Learn Online Speaker Series
PLMA’s Lunch and Learn is designed for private label manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers, who want to expand their knowledge of the private label business. PLMA organises several sessions a year, each focusing on dedicated topics and trends.
Participation in PLMA's Online Lunch & Learn Speaker Series is free for PLMA members and verifiable retailers and wholesalers. Click here for more information.
Private Label Yearbook
Retailers and wholesalers have free access to exclusive market research data prepared by NielsenIQ for PLMA’s International Private Label Yearbook. The Yearbook contains market share data on more than 7.000 product categories in 17 European countries. Click here for more information.
Retailer Survey
PLMA International launches survey of retailers, member manufacturers to gain insights on European private label growth
PLMA International Council has launched an online survey of European member manufacturers and retailers.
Consisting of about 30 multi-part questions, the survey is available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish and is being conducted for PLMA by Surveylab.
Topics include the relationship between manufacturers and retailers, the influence of today’s environmental and societal requirements on the supply chain, product innovation and development and factors contributing to the growth of private label throughout Europe.
PLMA International is seeking to collect insights that can help it improve the annual World of Private Label Trade Show and other programs and expand business opportunities for the entire private label industry.
A comprehensive report on the findings will be distributed in the fall.
Additional Services
Additional complimentary services available to retailers and wholesalers are PLMA’s monthly industry newsletter e-Scanner, PLMA’s monthly video news service PLMA Live.eu, as well as regular consumer and market survey results.