private label
noun
: a label associated with a specific chain store
also
: a brand or product having a private label
—usually hyphenated when used attributively
private-label clothes
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About 23% of Academy Sports business is private label, the company has said.
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Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
The sheets are a private label for Belmond, made in Italy with 100 percent cotton.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Costco sells fresh and packaged foods, household and pharmacy staples, electronics, furniture, and clothing, from both name brands and Kirkland Signature, the company’s private label, which appears on everything from golf clubs to gasoline.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
In the lawsuit, Smucker showed a social media photo of a person claiming that Trader Joe’s is contracting with Smucker to make the sandwiches under its own private label.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
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Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
The sheets are a private label for Belmond, made in Italy with 100 percent cotton.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
Costco sells fresh and packaged foods, household and pharmacy staples, electronics, furniture, and clothing, from both name brands and Kirkland Signature, the company’s private label, which appears on everything from golf clubs to gasoline.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
In the lawsuit, Smucker showed a social media photo of a person claiming that Trader Joe’s is contracting with Smucker to make the sandwiches under its own private label.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Private label.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20label. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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