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Skriven 2007-01-13 07:15:44 av DAVE SACERDOTE (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av DALE SHIPP
Ärende: House Brands
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DSac> Of course you don't.  "BJWC of Natick MA" is BJ's Wholesale Club, the
DSac> warehouse store.  "Wellsley Farms" is one of their house brands. 
Just
DSac> like Target uses "Archer Farms."

DSh> Those Archer Farms potato chips seem to be unique.  
DSh> I've not seen near copies in any other brand available 
DSh> around here.  

I've seen very similar stuff, but I don't remember the brand, sold
at delis around here (usually as "gourmet chips.")

DSh> I think that most of the BJ house brand stuff is simply a 
DSh> relabel of some other branded product (possibly in a different 
DSh> size).

The tipoff is on the label: if it says "Distributed by" then it ain't
made by them.  (That's true no matter WHAT the brand name.  "Distributed
by BJWC of Natick MA" means that someone else made and packaged the
product, labeled it with BJ's house brand, and deliverd it to them to
sell.  "Distributed by Target" = same idea.  Someone out there's making
it and selling it somewhere else too.  Target's not going to tell you,
but you'll find it sooner or later.)

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