Company Raises Funds through Donation Card Campaign, Associate Pledges, Corporate Sponsorship
Matthews, NC, 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (10/14/2015), Harris Teeter announced a $851,479 donation to United Way, an organization that utilizes strategic community philanthropy to create long-lasting change for those most in need. The funds were collected through three major initiatives – an in-store…
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NCR Solidcore Suite software proactively counters fraud and provides secure transactions for customers in Raiffeisen Bank International’s branches across seven European countries
Vienna, Austria, 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced today that Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) has selected NCR Solidcore Suite for APTRA Software to…
Increased inventory capacity and BOGO capabilities now available
DULUTH, Ga., 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Small Business today announced a significant software upgrade for NCR Silver, its tablet point-of-sale (POS) system.
Version 3.8 of NCR Silver offers small businesses and franchises the opportunity to initiate buy-one-get-one (BOGO) promotions, communicate across locations in real-time and support 50,000 items…
LOS ANGELES, 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — As part of their Diabetes Awareness Month activities, supermarket partners Ralphs and Food 4 Less are inviting their customers to be part of the Stop Diabetes® movement.
November is Diabetes Awareness Month and from October 14 through November 10, Ralphs and Food 4 Less are offering their customers…
CINCINNATI, 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) will host an investor conference on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 in New York City.
The following Kroger executives will address investors:
Rodney McMullen, chairman and chief executive officer
Mike Schlotman, executive vice president and chief financial officer
Mike Donnelly, executive vice president of merchandising
Kevin Dougherty,…
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — BJ's Restaurants, Inc.(NASDAQ:BJRI) today announced that it will release its third quarter 2015 results after the market closes on Thursday, October 22, 2015. The Company will host an investor conference call at 2:00 p.m. (Pacific) that same day. The conference call will be broadcast live over…
Colruyt Group continues its investments in Wallonia
Halle, Belgium, 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — After the inauguration last June of the new Ath-Lessines distribution centre, Colruyt Group is continuing to invest in Wallonia, this time by opening a shopping centre in Jambes, on the former 'Atelier' industrial site. Located at the entrance to the town…
ZURICH, 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Migros ruft den Sélection Rosenkuchen zurück. Die betroffenen Kuchen wurden mit einer falschen Verpackungsrückseite ausgeliefert. Deswegen fehlt die vor allem für Allergiker wichtige korrekte Deklaration der Inhaltsstoffe Weizen, Milch und Haselnüsse.
Durch einen Produktionsfehler wurden die Migros Sélection Rosenkuchen fälschlicherweise mit der Verpackungsrückseite des Sélection Schokoladenkuchens verpackt. Dadurch…
One in 12 orders on Shopify are made locally
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Shopify Inc. (NYSE: SHOP, TSX: SH), a leading cloud-based, multichannel commerce platform, today announced a partnership with Uber to offer UberRUSH delivery services to Shopify merchants. Starting today, merchants enrolled in the program can offer their local customers same-day delivery.…
SEATTLE, 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) will hire approximately 11,800 seasonal employees for its Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores, as well as its fulfillment centers to support Nordstrom.com, Nordstromrack.com and HauteLook. Part-time and full-time seasonal positions are available, with the possibility of some roles becoming regular positions.
"The holiday season…
SEATTLE, 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — As the number of partners (employees) moving through the Starbucks College Achievement Plan continues to climb, some trends are becoming apparent.
Launched in June 2014, the Starbucks College Achievement Plan provides an opportunity for all U.S. partners working an average of 20 hours per week to earn a bachelor’s degree from…
A pink ribbon against breast cancer.
BELGIUM, 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour Belgium has put its backing behind the Pink Ribbon organisation’s campaign to raise awareness of breast cancer. How? By giving out pink ribbons to “put next to your heart” in exchange for a €3 donation (in hypermarkets only).
The main goal of the…
The company provided a three-year strategic framework intended to strengthen its U.S. and e-commerce businesses.
Net sales growth is expected to range between 3 and 4 percent annually over the next three years, translating to $45 to $60 billion over the period.
Investments in people and technology to drive strong shareholder returns over time.
Capital…
Survey reveals average holiday budget, top spending categories and what services consumers will use to make holiday shopping easier
NEW YORK, 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today, Macy’s (NYSE:M) announces findings from a holiday survey of more than 5,000 Macy’s shoppers (ages 18+) who were polled about their plans for this holiday shopping season. The survey results…
Milton Keynes, UK, 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — 3.8 million grown-ups still snuggle up to their favourite childhood toy to help them get to sleep or relax after a stressful day at work, while a quarter (25 per cent) of adults still own a least one of their favourite childhood toys, according to research…
Laval, Québec, Canada, 2015-10-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (“Couche-Tard”) (TSX: ATD.A / ATD.B) today announced that its Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Raymond Paré, has resigned effective October 16, 2015.
Mr. Paré has indicated his intention to pursue other interests and to spend more time with his family. Couche-Tard’s Board of…
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, 2015-10-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it is submitting plans to the City of Grand Prairie, Texas for the Swedish company’s second Dallas-Fort Worth-area store and fourth in the state. Pending approvals, construction of IKEA Grand Prairie could begin Summer 2016, with an opening in Fall…
Free health screenings will be held in 20 multicultural markets across the U.S., demonstrating the company's commitment to increasing access to health care.
Educators to offer resources to diabetes patients to help manage their condition.
WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2015-10-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) will kickoff Project Health, its annual free health screening campaign,…
Plans feature $0-deductibles, low premiums and affordable co-pays
WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2015-10-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — SilverScript Insurance Company, a CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) company, today announced the company's new Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) options for 2016. Medicare beneficiaries can choose from two SilverScript plans that offer $0 deductibles, lower premiums than the 2015 SilverScript plans in many…
BRENTWOOD, TN, 2015-10-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) , the largest rural lifestyle retail store chain in the United States, intends to release its third quarter 2015 results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. In conjunction with this release, the management of Tractor Supply Company will host a…
Expansion into two halls: N4+N5
New highlight: Retail Technology Village
Official German Pavilion confirmed
Düsseldorf, Germany, 2015-10-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — May 2015 saw the inaugural edition of C-star, Shanghai's International Trade Fair for Solutions and Trends all about Retail. With 162 exhibitors from 23 countries and more than 5,700 trade visitors, the first…
LAS VEGAS, 2015-10-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — “Test your limits. Test the unknown. And work together to get better,” Jack Kofdarali, president of Corona, California-based J&T Management Inc., told NACS Show attendees after accepting the gavel as the 2015-16 NACS Chairman of the Board during the 2015 NACS Show Closing General Session.
Kofdarali urged attendees to…
LAS VEGAS, 2015-10-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — The 2015 NACS Ideas 2 Go video is now available for purchase online.
The fast-paced “Ideas 2 Go” program showcases emerging concepts that redefine convenience — as well as quick takeaways that retailers could easily implement at their own stores. Since 1994, Ideas 2 Go has provided a fast-paced…
LAS VEGAS, 2015-10-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) recognized 11 college students who were selected as recipients of a $3,000 scholarship, awarded by the NACS Scholarship Program.
In addition to the scholarship, each of the recipients received a stipend to attend the 2015 NACS Show in Las Vegas, October 11–14,…
LAS VEGAS, 2015-10-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — “We’ve been hard at work developing tools to help you defend and grow your businesses,” NACS President and CEO Hank Armour told attendees at the Oct. 13 NACS Show general session.
Armour said that NACS improves the convenience retailing industry by scouting and sharing global best practices, by…
LAS VEGAS, 2015-10-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) announced the election of its 2015–16 Executive Committee during its Board of Directors meeting at the NACS Show in Las Vegas.
Jack Kofdarali, president of Corona, California-based J&T Management Inc., was named the association's 2015–16 chairman. Kofdarali also chairs the NACS Executive…
ROCHESTER, NY, 2015-10-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. has initiated a voluntary recall of Campo De Montalban Cheese (UPC starting with: 2-77026) purchased since May, 2014 because the cheese contains Lysozyme, an egg enzyme, not declared in the ingredient statement. The cheese is sold in random weight packages individually wrapped in clear cellophane. …
FORT LEE, Va., 2015-10-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — The last phase of the Defense Commissary Agency's in-store Wi-Fi rollout schedule begins Oct. 19 as the agency opens Internet access for patrons at its remaining 109 commissaries.
Since Feb. 6, patron Wi-Fi has been deployed to 131 stateside stores and Puerto Rico. This final schedule "closes the loop"…
Shaquille O’Neal, Affectionately Known as Shaq-A-Claus, Enlists Customers to Support Toys for Tots and #PlayItForward
Wayne, NJ, 2015-10-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Toys“R”Us® today announced the launch of its annual nationwide fundraising campaign to benefit the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation. Now through Sunday, December 6, customers can spread holiday joy to some of the 15.5…
Moscow, 2015-10-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — X5 Retail Group, a leading Russian food retailer (LSE ticker: “FIVE”), announces the signing of a cooperation agreement between its Pyaterochka subsidiary and telecom operator Tele2. The agreement was signed at the Russia Calling investment forum in Moscow by Pyaterochka CEO Olga Naumova and Tele2 First Deputy CEO…