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Retail

UL Solutions can help you mitigate compliance risk, overcome regulatory challenges, drive sustainability and optimize your supply chain through our industry-leading end-to-end offerings.

Dynamic and diverse market drivers and trends bring new challenges to global retail and consumer products companies and their daily business operations.

  • To thrive in today’s omnichannel landscape, companies must change the way they manage quality and compliance.
  • More brands, retailers and product manufacturers are pursuing authentic sustainability journeys by communicating their sustainability efforts with transparency to enhance their credibility, differentiate their brands and products from competitors and avoid greenwashing.
  • Private-label product stock-keeping units (SKUs) are growing in all categories.
  • The pandemic and emerging markets continue to contribute to the growing complexity of retail and consumer product supply chains.
  • Safety and chemical regulations are constantly evolving and becoming stricter.

Manufacturers and brands must consider all these factors as they strive to bring new products to market and succeed in the highly competitive retail environment. These conditions also present an opportunity for retailers, brands and suppliers to reexamine legacy systems and strategies that have shaped the industry.

UL Solutions offers services that help the retail and consumer products industry deliver safer, higher-quality and more sustainable products that consumers can trust.

Why retailers and consumer product manufacturers choose UL Solutions

Working with UL Solutions can help you reduce critical safety, compliance and supply chain risks that could impact your brand reputation and business success. We leverage our extensive technical expertise, wide range of software and advisory services and global network of highly equipped laboratories to help retail and consumer goods companies solve safety, security and sustainability challenges We offer:

  • Extensive technical and regulatory expertise.
  • Customized and tailored programs.
  • Scientific leadership.
  • Collaborative partnership.
  • Deep industry knowledge and close relationships with the world’s largest retailers.
  • A comprehensive approach to risk management.
  • An extensive global footprint providing dedicated local support to our customers.
  • Wide recognition and trust in the marketplace.
  • Holistic portfolio testing, inspection, certification, software, data, training and advisory services.

UL Solutions can support your efforts to advance your compliance strategy, differentiate your products in a crowded marketplace and sell products that provide unique experiences to end consumers.