Walmart, Inc., like many large retail and grocery chain stores, offers private brands. Apparel brands Major brands In March 2018, to better compete with Amazon and Target, Walmart introduced three new clothing lines and revamped an existing clothing line. George – men's casual and dress clothing, shoes, and accessories (previously also women's and children's) Terra & Sky – plus size women's clothing Time and Tru – misses size women's clothing, shoes, and accessories Wonder Nation – children's clothing, shoes, and accessories K Alexander – Men's Accessories Other brands Athletic Works – men's, women's, and children's activewear Brahma – men's and women's work boots EV1 – women's casual clothing, accessories, and shoes endorsed by American television personality Ellen DeGeneres No Boundaries, often abbreviated as NOBO – junior size women's and young men's clothing, shoes, and accessories Joyspun – women's sleepwear and intimates Major brands Sam's Choice Sam's Choice, originally introduced as Sam's American Choice in 1991, is a retail brand in food and selected hard goods. Named after Sam Walton, founder of Walmart, Sam's Choice forms the premium tier of Walmart's two-tiered core corporate grocery branding strategy that also includes the larger Great Value brand of discount-priced staple items. Compared to Great Value products and to other national brands, Sam's Choice is positioned as a premium retail brand and is offered at a price competitive with standard national brands. It typically offers either competitive items in a given product category, or items in categories where the market leader is an "icon" (for example, Coca-Cola in the soft drink category). Most Sam's Choice beverage products (excluding Grapette and Orangette) are manufactured for Walmart by Cott Beverages. Other products in the line, including cookies, snack items, frozen meals, and similar grocery items, are made by a variety of agricultural and food manufacturers. Competitive pricing of the Sam's Choice brand and store-branded and generic goods is possible because of the lower expense required to market a retail chain's house brand, compared to advertising and promotional expenses typically incurred by the national brands. Most Sam's Choice-branded products have been replaced by either the relaunched Great Value brand, or the new Marketside brand. The brand was reintroduced in 2013 with a new logo and a focus on premium food products with organic ingredients. Great Value Great Value was launched in 1993 (but products were made as early as 1992) and forms the second tier, or national