AMSTERDAM, 2015-9-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — SPAR International, the world’s largest voluntary retail chain, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Retailer of the Year Award at the World Retail Congress (WRC) taking place in Rome. The award recognises companies the grand jury believe to be best in class in a number of key areas…
ALTOONA, Pa., 2015-9-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sheetz is inviting potential employees to participate in a job fair, which will be held on Thursday, September 10, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at NCWorks Career Center-Catawba, located at 3301 Hwy 70, Newton, NC 28658. Sheetz will be hiring salespeople to staff the company's three…
The Great American Milk Drive helps fight hunger by providing milk, complete with high-quality protein, to families in need during Hunger Action MonthTM
SUNBURY, PA, 2015-9-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — That gallon of milk you consider a staple in your refrigerator is missing in Mid-Atlantic area food banks, and local children in need are missing…
Product may contain metal fragments
St. Louis, Missouri, 2015-9-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — Schnuck Markets has issued a recall on one lot of Schnucks Authentic Flour Tortillas because the product may contain metal fragments. Schnucks became aware of the issue after a customer returned the product to a store; however, to date, there have been…
Shoppable livestream on LCRunway.com offers all-access pass to fashion show starting at 7 p.m. ET
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., 2015-9-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) announced the LC Lauren Conrad Runway Collection will debut at 7 p.m. ET tonight. A shoppable livestream at LCRunway.com will give viewers across the country their own New…
McDonald's USA and Canada to Source 100 Percent Cage-Free Eggs Within 10 Years
OAK BROOK, IL, 2015-9-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — To meet consumers' changing expectations and preferences, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) today announced that it will fully transition to cage-free eggs for its nearly 16,000 restaurants in the U.S. and Canada over the next 10 years.
"Our…
Rancho Cordova, CA, 2015-9-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Save Mart CARES Foundation is pleased to announce a donation of $5,000 to the Sacramento Children's Museum. The grant will support "Leo's Market Brought To You by Save Mart Supermarkets," a new exhibit inside the museum built to look like a mini Save Mart store.
Kids will be…
Modesto, CA, 2015-9-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — Product Recall Extension: Kraft Singles
The following Kraft product is being voluntarily recalled due to potential choking hazard:
Item Description
Pack Size
Best By Date
UPC Code
1 LB Kraft Singles
(24 individually wrapped singles)
1 lb pkg
January 24, 2016 S54
through
February 16, 2016 S54ANDJanuary 24, 2016 S55
through
February 16, 2016 S55
0 2100061526 1
3…
WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2015-9-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — A new CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) Research Institute study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine is the first to evaluate the impact of narrow pharmacy networks on medication adherence. The analysis showed that this approach, which incentivizes plan members to use specific in-network pharmacies, is associated with improved medication…
LONDON, 2015-9-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — SSP, a leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, has won a five year deal valued at approximately £23 million (50 million AUD) to operate three outlets at Brisbane Airport’s Domestic Terminal.
The outlets include locally popular pan-Asian eatery Chop Chop Chang’s, leading American burger brand Carl’s…
ZURICH, 2015-9-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — Mit der diesjährigen Sammelaktion „Suisse Mania“ lädt die Migros Gross und Klein auf eine Entdeckungsreise durch die Schweiz ein. Zu den neuen Mini-Sammelobjekten zählen historische Bauten, weltbekannte Naturschönheiten, spektakuläre Konstruktionen aber auch spezielle Migros-Betriebe – kurz Sehenswürdigkeiten, über die es viel Wissenswertes zu erfahren gibt. Begleitend dazu bietet…
Auckland Airport announced overnight that TravelPharm is the winner of its 2015 Retailer of the Year Award.
Auckland, New Zealand, 2015-9-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — Richard Barker, Auckland Airport’s general manager - retail and commercial, says, “Auckland Airport is committed to providing passengers with a shopping experience that represents the very best of New Zealand…
Third year of program enables Walgreens customers to help protect millions of children in developing countries from polio and measles
DEERFIELD, Ill., 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — Over the last two years, Walgreens has helped to provide 7 million life-saving vaccines to children in developing countries through the Get a Shot. Give a Shot® campaign,…
The two companies establish strategic partnership to expand their e-commerce endeavors in China
METRO GROUP opens cross-border e-shop on Alibaba Group’s Tmall Global platform offering German goods to Chinese consumers
METRO GROUP and Alibaba Group to explore further collaboration opportunities in sourcing, supply chain and big data
Düsseldorf, Germany, 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — METRO…
SEATTLE, 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — Monarch butterflies spread their wings. Stars dance on a midnight sky. Fall flowers reach for the last rays of sunshine.
These three distinct images on Starbucks reusable cups were designed by baristas who won the first White Cup Contest for partners (employees). The new cups are available now, while…
SEATTLE, 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — What makes fall food and beverages taste so good?
Nancy Kershner, the renowned pastry chef behind the creation of Starbucks® fall bakery favorites, says it’s all about comfort.
“In fall, we think of ingredients such as pumpkin, cream cheese, cinnamon, crunchy pecans, brown sugar, honey and butter. These flavors are…
SEATTLE, 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — For the third season, Starbucks and the Seattle Seahawks are teaming up to offer a limited-edition gift card.
This year’s design features the sleek outline of the Seahawks logo on a navy blue card, accented by the familiar number 12 and Starbucks siren on a neon green background that…
CHESHUNT, England, 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — British cherry growers are on course for their most productive season for over 30 years, latest industry figures can reveal.
Since the start of the British cherry season in May growers have produced 2682 tonnes - an uplift of 80 per cent on the 1488 tonnes produced in…
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ooshop.com, Carrefour’s online home delivery online sales website, is partnering the 19th Parisienne race and is helping to organise this famous women-only athletics event. Ooshop.com will therefore be welcoming all the runners at its stand in Paris on 11, 12 and 13 September.
For more than 16 years now,…
BRAZIL, 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour was a sponsor of the sixth edition of one the largest cycling events in Latin America as part of its program, launched this year, to encourage the sport, in line with Carrefour’s support of cycling events elsewhere.
The event took place in the cities of Angra dos Reis,…
LIXIN, China, 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — On August 28th, Carrefour China inaugurated a new store in the city of Lixin in the province of Anhui in the West of the Country.
The Carrefour Lixin Renmin Road hypermarket extends over a sales area of 6,240 sqm. The store has 25 cashiers as well as a…
Amazon’s Prime Now service in Seattle will deliver food from local restaurants, including Cactus, Wild Ginger, Skillet, Marination Station, Re:public, Café Yumm!, Ten Mercer, Mamnoon and many more
Free delivery for a limited time on all restaurant orders
SEATTLE, 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Prime Now customers in Seattlecan…
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sears Holdings Corporation (the "Company") (NASDAQ: SHLD) today announced that it has been in discussions with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC") with respect to the Company's rights offering and sale-leaseback transaction with Seritage Growth Properties, a recently formed, independent publicly traded real estate investment trust, which…
New Off-Price Pilot Stores Debut in Three New York City Metro Area Locations
NEW YORK, 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — Macy’s (NYSE:M) debuts its new off-price retail brand, Macy’s Backstage, today, raising the curtain simultaneously on three New York City metro area stores opening in Brooklyn,Queens and Long Island, with three more slated to open in 2015…
HELSINKI, 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — SOK is beginning statutory labour negotiations to enhance the efficiency of its Department Store and Speciality Store Chain Management organisation. The negotiations may lead to a maximum of 25 employees being made redundant.
In accordance with the competition strategy determined for S Group's consumer goods trade in 2014, department…
Kesko's grocery trade, Gasum, Myllyn Paras and Wursti have entered into cooperation where biogas produced from biowaste collected from retail stores will be utilised as energy in the manufacture of new Pirkka products.
HELSINKI, 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — In the initial stage, two manufacturers of Kesko's own-brand Pirkka products – Myllyn Paras and Wursti…
LONDON, 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — John Lewis is searching for over 3,000 temporary Partners (staff) to fill roles across the retail and distribution arms of the business, ahead of the busiest shopping period of the year.
The retailer is recruiting new Partners to assist customers in its 44 branches as they get ready for…
LONDON, 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — The John Lewis Partnership has announced the details of five industrial placement schemes for 2016/17, with candidates able to apply from 1 September 2015.
The five schemes are for students taking a year out from university to gain workplace skills and experience, and offer a unique insight and invaluable…
Beverly Hills, Calif., 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — Bill Wolff has been named executive producer of Chelsea Handler's radical refresh of the talk show for the global on-demand generation, premiering in all Netflix territories in 2016 for all members to enjoy however and whenever they like. It was also announced today that the show will…
LONDON, 2015-9-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sainsbury’s is calling on young adults to consider a career in farming as it opens applications for its horticultural and agricultural apprenticeship programme this September.
Research reveals that over a third of 16-24 year olds match the criteria for a modern day career in farming
The industry will…