BOCA RATON, Fla., 2016-Oct-18 — /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 (October 13, 2016) announced that after reviewing both business and personal dynamics this year, all Office Depot and OfficeMax stores will be closed on…
SUNBURY, PA, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Weis Markets today (October 13, 2016) announced four former Food Lion units located in Millsboro, Lewes, Millville and Rehoboth Beach, DE, and one unit in Easton, MD will reopen as Weis Markets’ stores this Friday, October 14 at 7:00 a.m. As part of the conversion, the stores will offer…
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — This Halloween, Kmart makes it easy for Shop Your Way® members and shoppers to celebrate the holiday in spooky style. From candy, costumes, décor and more, Kmart keeps it real with all the essentials at scary good prices.
"We love Halloween at Kmart! Did you know 'samhainophobia'…
St. Louis, MO, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Brownwood Farms has issued an allergy alert on certain BBQ products because they may contain undeclared soy – a known allergen. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to soy run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.
Schnucks customers…
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Für die Soforthilfe in Haiti spendet Coop 200 000 Franken. Die Summe geht an das Schweizerische Rote Kreuz (SRK), welches bereits vor Ort ist. So wird sichergestellt, dass die Spende der notleidenden Bevölkerung gezielt und ohne Verzögerung zu Gute kommt.
«Coop nimmt ihre soziale Verantwortung als Genossenschaft wahr. Mit…
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Der Babynahrungshersteller Hipp ruft vorsorglich europaweit die Kinder Frühstücks-Ringe, 140 g (Artikelnummer 5.807.266) mit Mindesthaltbarkeit von 05.01.2017 bis 19.04.2017 zurück. Das Mindesthaltbarkeitsdatum befindet sich auf der Packungsoberseite. Von diesem Rückruf ist auch Coop betroffen.
Grund für den Rückruf ist, dass im Produkt Metalldraht gefunden wurde. Im Sinne des…
ATLANTA, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Home Depot® Foundation today (Oct. 13, 2016) committed $500,000 to disaster relief efforts in Atlantic coastal communities impacted by Hurricane Matthew.
The funds will be distributed to The Home Depot Foundation's non-profit partners including Team Rubicon, Operation Blessing, Convoy of Hope and the American Red Cross. The contribution is…
Fair Oaks, CA, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Prairie Grove Farms, in partnership with Raley’s Family of Fine Stores, is proud to donate over $50,000 to The Farmer Veteran Coalition. A portion of every Prairie Grove Farms product purchased at Raley’s helps provide veterans of all eras and branches with viable employment and meaningful careers…
Starbucks: 23 barista champions invited to Bogota for the 2nd annual Latin America and Caribbean Barista Championship Experience
Seattle, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks invited 23 barista champions to Bogota, Colombia, for the second annual Latin America and Caribbean Barista Championship Experience. The week-long event celebrated the champions while inspiring and equipping them to be…
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — But now craft beer has become so popular right across Britain that demand at Tesco has rocketed by 130 per cent in the last year.
As a result of that soaring popularity and to meet the changing tastes of its customers, over the next week the supermarket will…
UK potato supplier Branston opens its £5m prepared potato factory extension in partnership with Tesco
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Branston, one of the UK biggest potato suppliers, has officially opened its £5 million prepared potato factory extension in partnership with Tesco.
Producing around 3,500 tonnes of potatoes each week for sale in Tesco…
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Climate issues have an effect on food all over the world, as well as on men's and women's health.
Carrefour is well aware of just how important it is to act and has assumed its share of responsibility by announcing ambitious targets at the COP21 conference. One such target…
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour is continuing with its commitment to tackling food wastage: the Group wants to reduce the quantity of the food that it wastes by 50% by 2025. In all of the countries in which Carrefour operates, we are implementing major initiatives and testing innovative solutions which will…
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — As one of the partners of the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit in Paris, Carrefour has selected two start-ups – FoPo and Too Good to Go – for its anti-wastage competition.
FoPo and Too Good to Go have both been recognised for their innovative initiatives
Carrefour has awarded first prize of…
Carrefour Foundation staging anti-wastage-themed buffet evenings with charity caterers in five French cities
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Carrefour Foundation gets charities and renowned chefs involved in five major anti-wastage-themed buffet evenings Having turned food into a means of tackling social exclusion, the Carrefour Foundation is now staging anti-wastage-themed buffet evenings with charity caterers…
SEATTLE, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon today (-Oct. 17, 2016) announced it has greenlit a fourth season of the popular Amazon Original Series Bosch. Seasons one and two of the Emmy-nominated drama are now available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the US, UK,Germany, Austria and Japan via the Amazon Video app for TVs,…
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) announced today (Oct. 14, 2016) that Jason Hollar has been promoted to chief financial officer, effective immediately. The company previously announced in May that Robert A. Schriesheim would be departing from his position with the company to focus on his other…
Sainsbury’s to extend vinyl records into 67 more stores across the country
London, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Following the success of the introduction of vinyl records in store earlier this year, Sainsbury’s will be extending the format into 67 more stores across the country. Records will now be available permanently in 238 stores and…
HELSINKI, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kesko participates in the 2017-2025 action plan of the commerce sector Energy Efficiency Agreement. In accordance with the agreement, Kesko commits itself to reducing its energy consumption by 7.5% through various saving measures. All K-Group store chains are included in the agreement.
The Energy Efficiency Agreement for Industries is an…
Milton Keynes, UK, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — While the evolution of hi spec technology continues, British consumer technology brand Bush has revealed that Britain’s affection for classic audio still reigns supreme, with seven in ten UK adults finding retro style audio technology to be most appealing to them. More of us are feeling nostalgic…
100 PROZENT NACHHALTIGER FISCH IN DER MIGROS
Gossau, Switzerland, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Auf den 1. Oktober 2016 hat die Migros ihr ganzes Fischsortiment umgestellt. Sie ist die erste Schweizer Detailhändlerin, die nur noch Fisch und Meeresfrüchte aus nachhaltigen Quellen verkauft. Nachhaltig bedeutet, dass die Artikel entweder ein Nachhaltigkeitslabel (Bio, ASC oder MSC) tragen oder…
MIGROS HAT DIE LEISTUNGSSTÄRKSTE SOLARANLAGE AUSGEBAUT
Gossau, Switzerland, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Migros betreibt das grösste Solarkraftwerk der Schweiz und hat jetzt die Anlage nochmals ausgebaut. Die Solaranlage auf den Dächern der Migros-Verteilbetrieb Neuendorf AG (MVN AG) produziert neu Strom für 1'900 Haushalte.Mit dem Bau des vierten neuen Tiefkühllagers hat die MVN AG…
EROSKI inaugura en Medina del Campo su primera franquicia en Valladolid
ELORRIO,España, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — EROSKI ha inaugurado hoy su primer supermercado franquiciado en Valladolid, concretamente en la calle Ciudad Real nº 1 de Medina del Campo. El establecimiento, bajo la enseña EROSKI/city, responde al modelo comercial “contigo”, cuyos ejes se centran en un…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., 2016-Oct-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Singer Michael Bublé is returning to HSN on Monday, October 17th and this time with microphone in hand, following a sell-out launch of his new fine-fragrance for women, By Invitation, in late August. Bublé will perform classic hits, as well as songs off his new studio album,…
H&M CEO Karl-Johan Persson awarded Sustainable Leadership Award by NMC Nätverket för Hållbart Näringsliv
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 2016-Oct-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — NMC highlights Karl-Johan Persson’s courage to lead the fashion industry towards increased sustainability and systematic change. He is described as a source of inspiration for the entire fashion industry, within Sweden and globally.
“There is no…
London, 2016-Oct-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — HELEN DICKINSON OBE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, BRITISH RETAIL CONSORTIUM, SAID: “Total footfall was fractionally down this month with almost one per cent fewer people heading out to shopping locations across the UK. While in itself this isn’t the news retailers would hope for, taken with other retail industry data published this month…
WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2016-Oct-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), announced today (Oct. 14, 2016) that it will offer an extensive array of in-store and online resources to assist senior patients in determining the best 2017 Medicare Part D prescription drug plan during the Annual Enrollment period. Open…
Düsseldorf, Germany, 2016-Oct-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — With mobile payment, EuroShop, The World´s No.1 Retail Trade Fair taking place from 5 to 9 March 2017, will cover a topic experts say will revolutionize retail in coming years. Mobile payments are fast, efficient for the retailer and convenient for the shopper. Few in the industry doubt…
Bellingham, Wash., 2016-Oct-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — True to the company’s values and culture, Haggen has donated more than $30,000 to 56 projects requested by teachers throughout Whatcom County this summer. These small donations will make an impact on 3,660 school-aged children at 16 schools in 6 school districts throughout the county. This fall, Haggen…
Stockholm, Sweden, 2016-Oct-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — All top three places in the Sport & Fitness category were awarded to brands whose online shop is based on the Intershop platform. The best German online shops were selected following a consumer survey conducted by the German Institute for Service Quality and n-tv, evaluating the opinions…