Alexandria, VA, 2016-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — NACS today released the following statement regarding plans announced by Rep. Jeb Hensarling (TX-5), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, to repeal the Durbin Amendment, which reformed debit card swipe fees:
“NACS strongly opposes Rep. Hensarling’s proposal to repeal debit swipe fee reform, which has saved consumers nearly…
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HANOVER, NJ, 2016-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wegmans Food Markets is now hiring and training for full-time positions at its Hanover Township store in Morris County, set to open in spring 2017. Available full-time openings range from customer service and entry-level management to culinary positions, such as line cooks. The new store will employ approximately…
Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2016-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — The majority of international companies using most cotton globally are failing to deliver on cotton sustainability according to new independent research published today by Pesticide Action Network (PAN) UK, Solidaridad and WWF.
Just eight companies out of 37 made it out of the red zone in the ranking…
Major retailer invests $100 million and creates more than 500 jobs to support southwest stores
San Antonio, Texas, 2016-Jun-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — This morning (June 4, 2016), nearly 1,000 people including Dollar General (NYSE:DG) employees and their families, company executives and local government leaders celebrated the grand opening of the discount retailer’s 13th distribution center…
CAMP HILL, Pa., 2016-Jun-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) said today that it will release financial results for its Fiscal 2017 First Quarter at 7 a.m. Eastern time Thursday, June 16, 2016. Given the company's pending merger with Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), Rite Aid will not be holding a…
Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt to Join Rite Aid Officials at Ribbon-Cutting Today at 10 a.m.
Rite Aid Foundation Donates $25,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Upstate as Part of Celebration
CAMP HILL, Pa., 2016-Jun-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) announced today (June 1, 2016) the grand opening of its…
Local Producer Loan Program has backed 250 groundbreaking brands and growers since 2007
AUSTIN, Texas, 2016-Jun-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Since its inception in 2007, Whole Foods Market’s ® (NASDAQ: WFM) Local Producer Loan Program has provided a total of $20 million in low-interest loans to independent producers and artisans.
The program reached its latest milestone at the…
PHILADELPHIA, 2016-Jun-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — PREIT (NYSE: PEI) has completed the transactions for the sale of two street-level retail properties 1501 – 05 Walnut Street and 1520 – 22 Chestnut Street in downtown Philadelphia , representing a gain on sale of approximately $20 million and a blended 3.9% cap rate. PREIT acquired the…
PHILADELPHIA, 2016-Jun-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT/NYSE: PEI) intends to release its financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2016 after market trading closes on Tuesday, July 26 , 2016.
Management has scheduled a conference call for 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday , July 27, 2016, to review the…
LOS ANGELES, CA, 2016-Jun-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) has been ranked at #259 on FORTUNE’s 2016 list of the largest U.S.-based companies. CBRE has been included in the FORTUNE 500 every year since 2008.
CBRE rose sharply on the FORTUNE 500 list, improving from #321 in 2015.
“CBRE’s steady rise in the Fortune…
New Delhi, India, 2016-Jun-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Millennium Soft-Tech (India) Pvt. Ltd., a leading POS technology provider in India having wide partner network, is showcasing the most advanced POS technology to support warehousing, logistics and supply chain management at ‘India Warehousing Show (IWS) 2016, which begins on June 8 at Pragati Maidan in New…
TOKYO, JAPAN, 2016-Jun-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — 7-Eleven, Inc. (headquarters: Texas, U.S.; President and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph M. DePinto), a subsidiary of Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd., signed an agreement to acquire stores from CST Brands, Inc. Details of the agreement are provided below:
1. Purpose of the agreement
7-Eleven, Inc. has been increasing its…
Auckland, New Zealand, 2016-Jun-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Foodstuffs North Island Limited has today announced its Write Price store in Wairoa will close after 29 years.
“It is always a difficult decision to close a store, but following the announcement by Trevor Wong, the owner-operator of Write Price Wairoa, that he is planning to retire, Foodstuffs…
PHOENIX, AZ, 2016-Jun-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — PetSmart, Inc. (the “Company”) plans to make its first quarter 2016 results available on the Company’s secure website on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. The Company will also hold an investor conference call to review its results for the first quarter 2016 on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. The results…
App gives customers a new way to order, ability to customize meals and chance to redeem and select surprise offers
ATLANTA, Ga., 2016-Jun-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (June 1, 2016), Chick-fil-A® launches Chick-fil-A One TM – a mobile app that gives customers a new way to experience Chick-fil-A. The app is designed to give…
Company to Celebrate Grand Opening with Sampling Event
Easton, MD, 2016-Jun-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Harris Teeter is proud to welcome shoppers to its Waterfowl Village location on Tuesday, June 21 at 5 p.m. as the company celebrates its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony and Taste of Teeter sampling event. This event is a…
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2016-Jun-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Graham O’Connor, Chief Executive Officer of SPAR South Africa has been elected President of SPAR International, the world’s largest voluntary food retail chain with global retail sales of €33 billion in 2015. He will succeed Leo Crawford, Chairman of SPAR Ireland, who had held the role since 2005.
The…
Oak Brook, Illinois, 2016-Jun-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — “At McDonald’s, we take seriously our role in helping strengthen communities. Every year, we and our franchisees separately employ hundreds of thousands of people, providing many with their very first job,” said Lisa McComb, a McDonald’s spokesperson. “We offer McDonald's employees the opportunity to develop the valuable…
HELSINKI, FINLAND, 2016-Jun-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Nils Styf, Citycon’s Chief Investment Officer and member of Corporate Management Committee, has decided to leave the company. Mr. Styf joined Citycon and the Corporate Management Committee in 2012. He will continue in his current position until the end of summer. The process of appointing his successor has…
CINCINNATI, 2016-Jun-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) will host a conference call with investors on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 10 a.m. (ET) to discuss financial results for the first quarter 2016.
The presentation will be broadcast online at ir.kroger.com. Click on "Quarterly Results" to access the event. An on-demand replay of…
CINCINNATI, 2016-Jun-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced that Russ Dispense, president of the company's King Soopers division, plans to retire on July 1, after 51 years with the company.
"Throughout his distinguished career, Russ has always been known for his passion for the community, King Soopers and for people. His…
SEATTLE, 2016-Jun-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open two fulfillment centers in Edwardsville, Illinois, and create more than 1,000 full-time jobs between the facilities when they open. The company also recently announced plans for a new fulfillment center in Joliet, Illinois, and the creation of 2,000 full-time jobs.…
Within four years, Amazon’s presence has grown to 9 state-of-the-art fulfillment centers across the state of California
SEATTLE, 2016-Jun-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it will launch fulfillment centers in Tracy and Eastvale, creating more than 1,500 new full-time jobs. These new facilities will increase Amazon’s California presence to nine…
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Jun-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — The fight against food wastage is a challenge we all face as a community and a priority in Carrefour’s social responsibility approach. A global plan has been in place since 2013 in all countries in which the group operates, with the objective of:
> 100% recycling our in-store waste
>…
Guangdong, CHINA, 2016-Jun-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — On May 31st, the grand opening ceremony of Carrefour supply chain in China----South China distribution center is held in Hongmei Town, Dongguan, Guangdong province. With the completion of the distribution center, it will play an important role in the supply chain of Carrefour China in South China area,…
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Jun-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Over 500 SMEs came together to present their latest product innovations.
On this occasion, Pierre Pelouzet, Business Mediator, operating under the authority of the Minister for the Economy, Industry and Digitalization, awarded Noël Prioux, Executive Director of Carrefour France the Responsible Supplier Relations Label. This label recognizes Carrefour’s commitment…
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Jun-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour’s specific actions to promote biodiversity are conveyed, in particular, via the Carrefour Quality Lines.
Explanation of Carrefour Quality Lines:
The Carrefour Quality Lines approach is a partnership initiated by Carrefour over 20 years ago between itself and farmers or livestock breeders, which is underpinned by a reciprocal commitment:…
NEW YORK, 2016-Jun-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Board of Directors of Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.45 per share of Common Stock, representing a 12.5% increase in the quarterly rate. This declaration increases the quarterly dividend from $0.40 per share (or $1.60 annually) to the new rate of…
DULUTH, Ga., 2016-Jun-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, has been recognized by corporate governance firm Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) for its governance practices in connection with its proposal to declassify its Board of Directors, which was approved at a special second extension of NCR’s 2016…
TORONTO, ONTARIO, 2016-Jun-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust ("RioCan") (TSX:REI.UN) today is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of its U.S. portfolio of 49 retail properties located in the Northeastern U.S. and Texas at a total sale price of US$1.9 billion as previously announced on December 18, 2015.…