Future Private Labels Summit on October 22–23, 2025, will offer a forward-looking perspective on upcoming trends in the FMCG sector, as well as the cosmetics and industrial industries. The event is held alongside the Private Label Trade Fair. Admission is free for industry professionals and buyers upon registration.

The debates and presentations are being prepared in cooperation with Wiadomości Handlowe, Poland’s leading trade magazine and news portal dedicated to the retail and FMCG sectors. The publication’s editor-in-chief, Łukasz Stępniak, along with editor Michał Kokoszkiewicz, will moderate two panel discussions. Respected industry experts will share insights on how to effectively develop private labels to ensure they are innovative, profitable, and appealing to consumers

Future Private Labels is now

Below you’ll find the event’s thematic agenda. Speaker and panelist names will be announced soon — please stay tuned to our event website for updates.

Future Private Labels Summit 2025

Day 1

1. Opening speech:  Future Private Labels is now!
2. Presentations: Biedronka, Lidl, Dino - private label leaders' strategies
   Michał Maksymiec, Director of Retail Chain Cooperation, YouGov
   

DEBATE 1: Private labels – the fuel of the future of retail

• How will Donald Trump and the tariff war change the private label market and prices on shop shelves?
• Strategies of Polish and foreign retailers and wholesalers for private labels
• New consumer needs drive the development of new product categories
• The potential and challenges of developing private label product offerings
• Private labels as an innovation driver in the Polish FMCG (food/non-food) sector,
• Supplier strategies in cooperation with retailers and the development of private label offerings,
  Bogdan Gałuszka - Private Label Director, Intermarché
  Radosław Dac - Product Director, Auchan Retail Poland

3. 1:1 talk: How private labels drive innovation?

4. Presentation by Mr. Marek Marzec on IFS (topic to be agreed).

5. 1:1 talk: You can make money on producing private labels, but how do we do that?

6. 1:1 talk: Polish trade knows how to create private label offers

DEBATE 2: The private label's potential to build customer loyalty and engagement

• Do today’s consumers distinguish between private labels and branded products?
• Private labels as a differentiator, i.e. building unique store offers
• How do discount stores use private labels to build competitive advantages?
• Price, variety, quality, and convenience - what do consumers expect from a store's offerings?
• Using private labels in loyalty campaigns and building the chain's image
• Marketing and packaging in the private label development strategy

Day 2

7. Presentation: Private label strategies for cosmetics, food and industrial chains
Agnieszka Skonieczna – Retail & Pharma Business Unit Director, PMR Market Experts

DEBATE 3: Future Private Labels – what builds private labels in the drugstore and cosmetics categories?

• Strategies of drugstore, grocery and pharmacy chains in the area of private labels
• Key trends in beauty, hygiene and household chemicals
• How are consumer behaviours and missions changing in the drugstore sector?
• How to deliver interesting innovations and new products in the private labels sector
• Cooperation between suppliers and retailers in creating new product solutions

8. 1:1 talk: From private label to private brands - beauty products based on innovation and quality
Aleksandra Wysocka – Private Label Director, Popławska Group & Clarena

9. 1:1 talk: How to build a private label offer tailored to customers’ needs?

10. 1:1 talk: What do retail chains want from private label suppliers today?

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