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BJ’s Restaurants announces the opening of its restaurant in Valley Stream, New York

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(NASDAQ:BJRI) today (Sept. 27, 2016) announced the opening of its restaurant in Valley Stream, New York.  The new BJ’s Restaurant opened on Monday, September 26, 2016, on a free standing pad at the Green Acres Mall.  The restaurant is approximately 7,300 square feet, seats approximately…

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Walgreens with NASP and ProCE announced an accredited, web-based continuing education center for specialty pharmacists

WASHINGTON D.C., 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — At the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) Annual Meeting & Expo in Washington D.C. today (Sept. 27, 2016), Walgreens, in collaboration with NASP and ProCE Inc., a continuing pharmacy and medical education company, announced an accredited, web-based continuing education (CE) center customized specifically for Walgreens specialty pharmacists. As…

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Starbucks and Common Ground Foundation encourage voter registration and participation during National Voter Registration Day event

Starbucks and Common Ground Foundation encourage voter registration and participation during National Voter Registration Day event   Seattle, 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — During a Turn Up the Vote party in Jamaica, Queens, New York, today (September 27) tens of thousands of Facebook Live viewers watched Starbucks chairman and CEO Howard Schultz and Grammy- and Academy Award-winning performer…

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Tesco to launch the UK’s first ever range of mushrooms enriched with vitamin D

Tesco to launch the UK’s first ever range of mushrooms enriched with vitamin D   CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Brits will soon have an easy and delicious way to heed the advice of health experts and meet their recommended daily amount of vitamin D during the winter months. This week Tesco will exclusively launch…

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Amazon Studios announces I Love Dick, Jean-Claude Van Johnson and The Tick to premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in 2017

SEATTLE, 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon Studios today (Sep. 27, 2016) announced I Love Dick, Jean-Claude Van Johnson and The Tick have been greenlit to become Amazon Original Series. The new series will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in 2017 in the US, UK,Germany, Austria, and Japan for Amazon Prime members to watch…

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M&S to donate 10% of all women’s fitness clothing and sports bra sales to the charity Breast Cancer Now

M&S to donate 10% of all women’s fitness clothing and sports bra sales to the charity Breast Cancer Now   London, 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — WOMEN who are regularly active are helping to protect themselves against breast cancer according to charity Breast Cancer Now, with 30 minutes of activity a day reducing the risk by at…

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Sonic Corp. announces preliminary results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2016

OKLAHOMA CITY, 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ:SONC), the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants, today (Sep 27, 2016) announced preliminary results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2016. The company estimates that system-wide same-store sales for its fourth fiscal quarter decreased approximately 2.0%. Estimated same-store sales performance reflects a decrease of…

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The NRF Foundation announces Jessica Landzberg as the top recipient of its 2016 Ray Greenly Scholarship

WASHINGTON, 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — The NRF Foundation announced today (September 27, 2016) that Jessica Landzberg, a senior at Washington University in St. Louis is the top recipient of its 2016 Ray Greenly Scholarship. Landzberg, the top finalist of five, was awarded the $25,000 scholarship at Shop.org’s Retail’s Digital Summit in Dallas. Landzberg…

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NRF welcomes House vote on six-month delay of Labor Department’s changes to federal overtime rules

WASHINGTON, 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Retail Federation welcomed the announcement today (September 27, 2016) that the House of Representatives would vote this week on a six-month delay of the Labor Department’s extreme changes to the federal overtime rules, which are currently scheduled to go into effect on December 1. NRF also said…

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Merenda 6000: Immochan Portugal opens new concept of food court in Alegro Castelo Branco shopping centre

Merenda 6000: Immochan Portugal opens new concept of food court in Alegro Castelo Branco shopping centre   Portugal, 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — The new space, called Merenda 6000, has a unique style, where all the restaurants create a common and cosmopolitan area. This unique concept is the first in the region. Merenda 6000 intends to…

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Dutch supplier of technical and industrial components INDI selects Intershop Commerce Suite for its new e-business

Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — INDI, a Dutch supplier of technical and industrial components, has chosen Intershop Commerce Suite as the basis for its new e-business. INDI is a newly formed subsidiary of Kramp Groep BV, one of the largest and fastest growing technical wholesalers in Europe. With a strategy of selling…

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EuroShop 2017: Display mannequins and store window decorations guaranteed to attract plenty of attention

Düsseldorf, Germany, 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — EuroShop is one of those trade fairs always teeming with visual highlights. Guaranteed to present a special treat here is, of course, the Visual Merchandising Hall, the exhibition place of display mannequins and store window decorations. March 2017 will see Hall 11 of Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre (instead…

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The Men’s Store at JCPenney announces new brands and collections that complement the millennial guy

The Men’s Store at JCPenney announces new brands and collections that complement the millennial guy   PLANO, Texas, 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Fall is the year’s most stylish season and JCPenney [NYSE: JCP] is taking this fashion-forward opportunity to target the millennial guy in a major way. With new and reinvigorated brands, including Argyleculture® by Russell…

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Sobeys commits to local beef farmers in Prince Edward Island

STELLARTON, NS, 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (September 27, 2016 ), Sobeys announced that the beef on its shelves on Prince Edward Island is now primarily supplied by local beef farmers through Atlantic Beef Products’ (ABP) Island View Farms brand. Processed at ABP’s plant in Albany, P.E.I., Island View Farms is the primary beef…

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Whole Foods Market opens new store in Eugene, Oregon

EUGENE, Ore., 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market will open its doors in Eugene, Oregon on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The 36,750-square-foot store, located in downtown Eugene, is the first Whole Foods Market in Lane County and the ninth location in Oregon. The store will host a bread-breaking ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Eugene Mayor Kitty…

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Rite Aid announces availability of naloxone at more than 440 pharmacies in Kentucky, Ohio, Oregon and Vermont without prescription

Camp Hill, Pa., 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Rite Aid announced today (Sept. 27, 2016) that naloxone, a medication that can be used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, is now available at more than 440 pharmacies in Kentucky, Ohio, Oregon and Vermont without a prescription, subject to state regulations. Previously, naloxone, which can…

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Sequential Brands Group top bring Martha Stewart Living brand of home products to Korea

NEW YORK, 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sequential Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:SQBG) ("Sequential" or the "Company") announced today (Sept. 27, 2016) that it has entered into a long-term agreement with Fang Brothers Group's FB Living to bring the Martha Stewart Living brand of home products to Korea. The first line of Martha Stewart Living bedding, bath…

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Wincor Nixdorf approves change of company name and domination and profit and loss transfer agreement with Diebold

Paderborn, Germany, 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — At the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held in Paderborn on September 26, 2016, the shareholders of Wincor Nixdorf AG approved, with the requisite majorities, the conclusion of a domination and profit and loss transfer agreement with Diebold Holding Germany Inc. & Co. KG, the change of the company…

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Auchan and Boulanger partner for negotiation of purchases of white, brown and grey household electrical goods

Croix Cedex, France, 2016-Sep-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — The companies have entered into a partnership for the negotiation of purchases of white, brown and grey household electrical goods manufactured by national and international brands aimed at the French market. This involves Auchan Retail granting Boulanger the mandate to negotiate on its behalf, beginning as of the…

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Best Buy’s Mountain View store adds dedicated space to showcase latest technology from entrepreneurs and startups

Minneapolis, MN, 2016-Sep-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Silicon Valley is the heart of tech innovation, so it’s only fitting Best Buy would go there to open a new, one-of-a-kind store experience that showcases the latest technology from some of the world’s most inventive entrepreneurs and startups in consumer electronics. We’ve added dedicated space inside our new…

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Best Buy launches new program that highlights the newest tech from startup companies, Best Buy Ignite

Minneapolis, MN, 2016-Sep-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — You come to Best Buy to see and try the latest and greatest technology, from 4K TVs to virtual reality. But we know there are also a lot of really cool, innovative products out there that aren’t yet on our shelves. That’s why we’re launching Best Buy Ignite, a…

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Harris Teeter to welcome shoppers to its Carolina Colours Towne Centre store on October 12, 2016

Matthews, N.C., 2016-Sep-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Harris Teeter is proud to welcome shoppers to its Carolina Colours Towne Centre location on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 8 a.m. as the company celebrates its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony and weeklong, in-store sampling. This is the Company’s second location in New Bern, N.C.…

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New reports reveal ecological sustainability and socioeconomic benefits of wild harvesting and farming of pythons

London, 2016-Sep-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Three new reports published today (26 September 2016) by the Python Conservation Partnership (PCP), a partnership between Kering, the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Boa and Python Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), reveal that the wild harvesting and farming of pythons is…

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The Paris city awarded the Jardin d’Acclimatation concession to partnership between LVMH group and Compagnie des Alpes

The Paris city awarded the Jardin d’Acclimatation concession to partnership between LVMH group and Compagnie des Alpes   Paris, 2016-Sep-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Paris city council awarded on September 26th, by a large majority, the Jardin d’Acclimatation concession to an 8020 partnership between the LVMH group, which has been managing it since 1984, and Compagnie…

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NCR launches its cloud-based Developer Portal to enable financial institutions customize their own digital banking applications

DULUTH, Ga., 2016-Sep-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, today (September 26, 2016) announced the launch of its cloud-based Developer Portal, enabling financial institutions to build their own innovative digital banking applications to better meet the unique financial management needs of their customers. The portal provides self-service access to…

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Lindex to support the fight against breast cancer with the launch of Pink Collection

Lindex to support the fight against breast cancer with the launch of Pink Collection   Sweden, 2016-Sep-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — To support the fight against breast cancer, Lindex is launching its own design collection in October with 10 % of the price being donated to cancer research. Lindex has a great reputation for collaborating with some of…

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Staples announces the appointment of Shira Goodman as its President and CEO

FRAMINGHAM, Mass, 2016-Sep-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) today (Sep. 26, 2016) announced the appointment of Shira Goodman as its President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of its Board of Directors, effective immediately. “After a comprehensive search process that included the evaluation of several qualified candidates for the position of…

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ICIC and Staples presented Caduceus a healthcare staffing and consulting firm with Business Growth Award

ATLANTA, 2016-Sep-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and FORTUNE announced September 14 that Atlanta based Caduceus, a healthcare staffing and consulting firm, topped the 2016 Inner City 100 list of the fastest-growing inner city businesses in the U.S. Caduceus was recognized by longtime ICIC partner Staples, Inc. for…

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Pick n Pay marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Power of Pink campaign to support Reach for Recovery Ditto project

New Jersey, 2016-Sep-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Because the scary thing is that it's not over, even when it's over. What do you do when you’ve survived a life-or-death situation, have ended up minus one or even two breasts and have no financial means to afford breast prosthesis let alone breast reconstruction? Plus you’re experiencing an…

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Bartell Drugs to host Fall Beauty Event with celebrity make-up artist Lindsay Ebbin from BeYu, October 2-8

SEATTLE, 2016-Sep-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Bartell Drugs is celebrating the beauty of fall during its Fall Beauty Event, October 2 through October 8 at participating Bartell’s locations in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties. Making a special guest appearance, Lindsay Ebbin from BeYu, will host makeup tutorials and demos at two Bartell Drugs store locations.…

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