Zurich-based SOCAR Energy Switzerland GmbH has ordered hardware, software and services from Wincor Nixdorf for its 149 Swiss service stations. In Switzerland, SOCAR runs tanker truck, fuel tank, oil, gas and aviation fuel operations alongside its service stations. The solutions from Wincor Nixdorf are intended to provide a real customer experience at service stations and…
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Los Angeles, 2016-Jul-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Vacancy in the U.S. office market saw a modest decline of 10 basis points (bps) during the second quarter of 2016 (Q2 2016), dipping to 13.0%, according to the latest analysis from CBRE Group, Inc. The national office vacancy rate remains at the lowest level since 2008, with…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Investments reported today that the company has obtained the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the merger of Sy family-owned specialty stores into SM Retail Inc. Under the terms of the deal, over 1,300 retail outlets will be folded into SM Retail in exchange…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime) has set the interest rate for its Peso-denominated Series F, 10-year retail bonds at 4.2005% p.a. SM Prime will issue an aggregate principal amount of Php 10.0 billion of the Series F bonds, which will be offered to investors through underwriters from…
Moscow, 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — O’KEY Group S.A. (LSE: OKEY), one of the largest food retailers in Russia, announces the appointment of commercial directors responsible for purchasing of food and non-food products for hypermarkets and supermarkets.
In April 2016, the Group established three divisions responsible for implementation of commercial policies in the areas of: (1)…
St. Petersburg, Russia, 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lenta, (LSE, MOEX: LNTA), one of the largest retail chains in Russia, today announced that the Fitch Ratings has upgraded its Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) from ‘BB-’ to ‘BB’ and its National Long-term rating from ‘AA-(rus)’ to ‘A+(rus)’. The outlook on the…
Northwich, United Kingdom, 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Hut Group, Europe’s fastest growing online Health and Beauty brand owner and retailer, has acquired Hale Country Club & Spa in Cheshire. Operating across 50,000 sq. ft., Hale Country Club provides its 5,000+ members with best-in-class fitness, leisure, spa and beauty facilities.
The acquisition of Hale…
Santiago, Chile, 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Cencosud S.A. (NYSE: CNCO, BCS: Cencosud) (“Cencosud” or the “Company”) announced today that it has filed a prospectus for a registered public secondary offering of 142,126,044 shares of its common stock, representing 5% of Cencosud total outstanding common stock, including in the form of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”).…
New York, NY , 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced that week two of the Get Pop-Cultured with Barnes & Noble (www.bn.com/getpop-cultured) celebration will feature events and promotions highlighting some of the…
Hertfordshire, England, 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jackie Ledwich as its new food services development manager.
Jackie joins us from the Kout Food Group where she was responsible for rolling out the Little Chef, Subway and Burger King brands across…
San Jose, California, 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today eBay announced it will acquire SalesPredict, an Israel-based company that leverages advanced analytics to predict customer buying behavior and sales conversion. SalesPredict is eBay’s latest acquisition that will support its artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science efforts. It follows eBay’s recent acquisition of Expertmaker, in…
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) today announced that it has named Steve Matyas, President, North American Retail. He previously had been President of Staples Canada/Bureau en Gros since July, 2000, and will continue to serve as a member of the company’s executive committee.
Steve has over 25 years of deep…
BOCA RATON, Fla., 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODP), a leading global provider of office products, services, and solutions, through its Office Depot and OfficeMax brands, today announced the launch of its Binder Recycling Program, encouraging shoppers to help preserve the environment by recycling old binders. Starting today, shoppers can bring any…
TORONTO en AMSTERDAM, 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Hudson’s Bay Company (“HBC” or the “Company”) (TSX: HBC) is pleased to announce that it has finalized leases for seven new store locations in the Netherlands, in addition to the four locations previously announced. In aggregate, the lease agreements total approximately 141,800 m2 (1,526,000 sq. ft.) and…
TORONTO en AMSTERDAM, 2016-Jul-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Hudson’s Bay Company (“HBC” of “de onderneming”) (TSX: HBC) is verheugd aan te kondigen dat ze in Nederland nieuwe huurovereenkomsten voor zeven nieuwe locaties hebben getekend, dit in aanvulling op de eerder aangekondigde vier locaties. In totaal beslaan de contracten 141.800 m2 en bestaan ze uit…
Düsseldorf, Germany, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — METRO Cash & Carry has entered into a global partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations agency mandated to combat hunger around the world. This is an opportunity for METRO to help WFP advance towards the second of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals: to “end…
Seattle, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks chairman and ceo Howard Schultz sent the following message to all U.S. partners (employees) the morning of July 11, 2016, sharing new developments regarding compensation, Bean Stock, enhanced health care benefits, scheduling commitments, and dress code changes.
Dear partners,
On Friday, I wrote you that I was at a loss for…
Seattle, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Since Starbucks first introduced coconut milk as an option for its handcrafted beverages, customers have embraced its rich, creamy flavor with hot, iced and blended customized drinks.
Now Starbucks is introducing Iced Coconut Milk Mocha Macchiato, the company’s first iced espresso beverage that features coconut milk. The beverage will be…
Seattle, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks is offering a new Teavana iced tea for the warm, sunny days ahead. Starting tomorrow (July 12), participating stores in the United States and Canada will introduce the Teavana® Shaken Berry Sangria Herbal Tea.
“Summer is a time to connect with friends and family and spend quality time together,” said Melynda Cheng…
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has today announced that from 15 -18 July, customers will be able to earn double Clubcard points in store, online (across Grocery Online, Tesco Direct and Wine by the Case) and at its petrol filling stations, helping customer’s points grow faster.
The move will see customers earn two points…
LONDON, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Waitrose is to move its payment terms for all UK small food producers to a maximum of seven days.
The step, which will be phased in over the next two months, follows an internal review of payment terms for smaller suppliers and will mean that the supermarket now offers industry…
Laval, Canada, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSX: ATD.A ATD.B), will be issuing on July 12th, 2016 the financial results for its fourth quarter of 2016. Therefore, Couche-Tard invites analysts known to the Corporation to send their two questions to its management before 11:00 AM (DST) on July 12th, 2016.
Financial analysts and…
IRVING, Texas, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — North America's largest arts and crafts specialty retailer, Michaels, today unveiled a new, free loyalty program designed to deliver exciting and customized benefits for Michaels' customers. As part of the new, experience-focused program, Michaels Rewards, customers will receive member-only offers tailored to their interests, receipt-free returns, access to…
London, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — British Land and Oxford Properties announce today that The Leadenhall Building is fully let.
Current customers Kames Capital, MS Amlin and Rothesay Life have committed to take the last remaining three floors, with two of the three transactions completing since the EU Referendum on 23 June.
Kames Capital, which currently…
BEACHWOOD, Ohio, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR) announced today that DDR Board member Thomas F. August was named President & Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The appointment of Mr. August follows the termination of David J. Oakes as President & Chief Executive Officer and as interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Oakes'…
EMERYVILLE, Calif., 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market opens its new 50,000-square-foot Santa Clara store July 26 at 2732 Augustine Drive (corner of Scott & Bowers). Santa Clara Mayor Lisa M. Gillmor will join the company to host a bread-breaking ceremony for the store and ribbon cutting for Santa Clara Square Marketplace at…
IRVING, Texas, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — 7‑Eleven, Inc., the world’s largest convenience retailer, is working with Conservation International (CI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a healthier, more prosperous and more productive planet through science, policy and partnerships, to set measurable corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals to reduce its environmental footprint.
7‑Eleven’s CSR mission has…
Newark, New Jersey, 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — The 21 students who will work in the ShopRite of Newark this summer as part of Mayor Ras J. Baraka’s Summer Youth Employment program will train with mentors and rotate through different departments as they prepare for potential careers in retail.
There are so many different parts…
Silverstone (UK), 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Luxottica Group S.p.A. (MTA: LUX; NYSE: LUX), a leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and sale of fashion, luxury and sports eye wear and owner of the iconic sunglasses brand Ray-Ban, announces a sponsorship agreement with Ferrari S.p.A..
Ray-Ban, the most popular eye wear brand in the world, signed a…
Retailer accepting donations in-store and online to help raise funds for UNICEF’s education programs for children around the world
DALLAS, 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Container Store® (NYSE:TCS), the nation’s leading retailer of storage and organization products, today announced the launch of its partnership with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF during the retailer’s “Get Your…