White-Label Products: Definition, Benefits, Example

What Is a White Label Product?

By Jeremy Bowman – Updated Oct 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM EST

Key Points

White-label products are sold by retailers but made by third parties, allowing price undercutting.
Retailers branding white-label products themselves foster customer loyalty by exclusivity.
Private-label products are exclusive to one retailer, differing from more common white-label goods.

White-label products have become common in retail by giving retailers a way of selling products that offer similar quality to national brands but have lower prices. Also known as generic branding, this merchandising strategy has become popular with retailers like Costco (COST +0.75%) and Trader Joe's.

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Marketing

Marketing is a way for companies to reach out and speak directly to their current and future customers, including potential investors.

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About the Author

Jeremy Bowman has been a contributing Motley Fool stock market analyst, covering technology, consumer goods, and macroeconomic trends since 2011. Before The Motley Fool, Jeremy was a newspaper reporter, restaurant manager, and English teacher abroad. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Colorado College and a master’s degree in business administration from American University. One of his Motley Fool headlines was briefly featured on Late Night with Stephen Colbert.

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