Cannabis and CBD at Retail: The New Branding Bonanza Growing in this $14 Billion Market, according to Packaged Facts

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Feb 11, 2020, 11:47 ET

ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- While CBD-infused foods and beverages remain largely the domain of small, independent marketers, cannabis multi-state operators (MSOs) serving both legal-use and medical-use states are charging ahead with increasing sophisticated retail and product branding strategies that help position them for growth. And future growth indeed seems inevitable considering that 2019 retail sales of cannabis products reached an estimated $14.4 billion and were up 24% from 2018 levels, according to market research firm Packaged Facts in the new report Cannabis and CBD: U.S. Retail Market Trends and Opportunities (published January 2020).

With so much opportunity, these cannabis players, which market their products on a state-by-state basis, are quickly developing footholds nationwide. For example, Cresco Labs' dispensaries provide the company with a retail presence in seven states. The company is updating all of its stores to fall under its new Sunnyside wellness brand. Upon entry to the Sunnyside location in Wrigleyville, Chicago, the customer is immediately greeted by well-designed posters promoting Cresco's own flagship brands (Remedi, Mindy's Kitchen, Cresco).

Cresco's eponymous brand is positioned for everyday use, with its website emphasizing the product's "consistent quality." Much like a premium coffee or top-shelf liquor, Cresco's Reserve brand stresses its superlative quality, while Cresco's health-forward brand, Remedi, puts a stake in the ground as a trustworthy alternative to traditional pharmaceuticals like opioids. The brand appears committed to a high level of customer service as a means of differentiation. Interspersed among its products are posters in the brand's signature orange color that pose questions many first-timers might be pondering, such as: "CBD or THC: What's the difference?" and "Will cannabis help me sleep better?" Below each question, it states: "Ask us anything."

But CBD-infused food and beverage innovation is also not hard to find. Among 11 states where CBD is legal without restriction, Illinois provides a glimpse at CBD-infused food and beverage product trends. Packaged Facts analyst visits to three retail shops in Chicago's trend-forward Wicker Park neighborhood demonstrate the wide variety of CBD-infused products available to consumers. There, probiotic dairy shop The Lifeway Kefir Shop peddles Kefir-based frozen treats and healthy smoothies—including CBD oil smoothie boosts. Meanwhile, sitting alongside cans of high-end coffee and bottles of collagen water, CBD beverage brands like Vybes, made with Colorado-grown hemp extract, look right at home in local independent mini-chain Goddess and the Grocer's open cooler display.

These innovations bode well for a market still in the throes of nascent-stage growth.

About the Report

Cannabis and CBD: U.S. Retail Market Trends and Opportunities (published January 2020, 142 pages) is now on sale.

The report analyzes cannabis and cannabis-related retail trends and opportunities in the U.S., with a focus on multi-state cannabis dispensary operators and food and beverage introductions, as well as market trends by state that highlight cannabis usage, regulatory, and dispensary location growth trends. The report also includes a 2019 cannabis market size by product delivery format, as well as detailed analysis of cannabis-related legal and regulatory trends at the federal and state levels.

Media members please contact our Communications Manager Daniel Granderson at [email protected] to request a copy of the report summary. Those interested in purchasing the report may contact Research Specialist Frank Gaines at [email protected] or visit https://www.packagedfacts.com/Cannabis-CBD-Retail-Trends-Opportunities-12949133/.

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Packaged Facts, a division of MarketResearch.com, publishes market intelligence on a wide range of consumer market topics, including consumer demographics and shopper insights, consumer financial products and services, consumer goods and retailing, and pet products and services. Packaged Facts also offers a full range of custom research services. Reports can be purchased at our company website and are also available through MarketResearch.com.

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