Private Label magazine is seeking nominations for its 2008 Store Brand Leadership Awards program to honor North American retailers for their noteworthy contributions to the growth of store brands products in the retail marketplace.

The editors of Private Label invite our readers to participate in this special awards program by nominating a retail operator in each of the following segments that is setting new standards of excellence for all of us to pursue:

• Supermarket
• Drug Store Chain
• Mass Merchandiser
• Canadian Retailer

As we did last year, the overall Store Brand Retailer of the Year award recipient will be selected from one of the four Store Brand Leadership Award winners based on the channels of trade listed above. Candidates should be nominated based on their industry contributions in the following five areas of store brand performance:

SELECTION CRITERIA

1. Product Development and Innovation
2. Packaging
3. Marketing--Advertising, Promotions, and In-Store erchandising
4. Employee Involvement
5. Quality Assurance