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Regardless of where you live in the U.S., chances are you stand in the grocery aisle, price-comparing generic items to name brand ones. You’re not alone, either. Private-label brand sales increased by ...

No matter if we’re talking about cereal, cough syrup or batteries, products featuring nationally recognized name brands tend to cost more than their generic store-brand counterparts. But the ...