A group of Aldi copycat grocery products on a counter - Diane Bobis / The Takeout Nobody does dupes better than Aldi. From tongue-in-cheek takes on beloved brand names to parody packaging that spurs ...

Remember food shopping with your mom as a kid, getting frustrated when she’d buy the generic store-brand cereal as opposed to the brightly colored, alluring name-brand box? Growing up is realizing ...

Some Kirkland items really are made by big national brands — and in a few cases Costco or the label flat-out says so Because Costco slaps the Kirkland label on them, they usually run about 20–35% ...

What do you associate with the word “generic?” Do the words “inferior” or “tastes like cardboard” come to mind? Or do you, like many people, associate name brands with people who are well-to-do, while ...

Many consumers are buying retailers’ cheaper alternatives to name-brand items without even meaning to. So-called private-label products have been getting more popular for years as inflation-weary ...

While inflation may be slowing, Wells Fargo experts warn that Thanksgiving will still be challenging, as consumers continue to feel "the sting of higher prices." But shoppers, still adjusting to ...