ALEXANDRIA, VA, 2014-7-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Consumer optimism about the economy reached a 12-month high, good news for retailers hoping that a strong second half of 2014 can compensate for sluggish sales earlier this year.
Consumer optimism surged from 39% to 46% — the highest level of optimism since it stood at 48% in July 2013.…
ROCHESTER, NY, 2014-7-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Is summer your favorite season? Who doesn’t love the picnics, barbecues, locally grown fruits and veggies, and relaxed spirit of summer parties? Warm days seem to bring out the best in food flavors, but summer is also the time to take extra care to follow basic food safety practices,…
Arlington, VA, 2014-7-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Leon E. Panetta will present the keynote address at the National Grocers Association's (NGA) 2015 NGA Show in Las Vegas, February 8-11, 2015.
Panetta served as a Member of the House of Representatives from California's 16th (now…
CUPERTINO, California and ARMONK, New York, 2014-7-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple® and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced an exclusive partnership that teams the market-leading strengths of each company to transform enterprise mobility through a new class of business apps—bringing IBM’s big data and analytics capabilities to iPhone® and iPad®.
The landmark partnership aims to redefine the…
Designed especially for university and college students, Amazon Student members can take advantage of six months of Unlimited FREE Two-Day Shipping on millions of eligible items
New program offers special discounts and promotions on school and residence essentials including electronics, household products, school supplies and more
SEATTLE, 2014-7-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today, Amazon.ca introduced Amazon Student.…
Cheshunt, England, 2014-7-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — It’s taken several years of careful preparation but 2014 will go down in agricultural history as the year that the UK got its own apricot industry.
While very small amounts of English grown apricots have appeared on supermarket shelves over the last few years this is the first time that…
Kesko Group's sales, excluding VAT, in June 2014 totalled €792.1 million, down 0.9%.
Helsinki, Finland, 2014-7-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — In Kesko's food trade, sales in June were €369.7 million, matching the level of the previous year. The number of delivery days in June was one more than in the previous year.
In the home and speciality…
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, 2014-7-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it is submitting plans to Clark County, Nevada for a Las Vegas-area store that would increase the Swedish retailer’s presence in the western United States.
The application marks the beginning of the governmental approval process that could lead to the store’s…
Stockholm, Sweden, 2014-7-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — In June 2014, the H&M Group total sales including VAT increased by 12 percent in local currencies compared to the same month last year. Sales in June were negatively affected by calendar effects of approximately 3 – 4 percentage points.
The total number of stores amounted to 3,301 on…
AHOLD REPURCHASED 2,667,510 AHOLD COMMON SHARES FOR € 36.19 MILLION BETWEEN JULY 7 AND JULY 11, 2014
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2014-7-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold has repurchased 2,667,510 Ahold common shares in the period from July 7, 2014 up to and including July 11, 2014.
The shares were repurchased at an average price of € 13.5665 per share for a total consideration of € 36.19 million. These repurchases were made as part of…
LONDON, 2014-7-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Online sales of Non-Food products in the UK grew 10.6% in June versus a year earlier. In June 2013, they had increased by 12.5% over the previous year. This is the lowest online growth recorded since July 2013.
In June, online sales represented 17.2% of total Non-Food sales of our…
LONDON, 2014-7-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — UK retail sales were down 0.8% on a like-for-like basis from June 2013, when they had increased 1.4% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 0.6%, against a 2.9% rise in June 2013.
Excluding Easter distortions, this is the lowest total growth recorded since May 2011.…
Retailer to Match Customer Donations, for a Potential Total Donation of $1 Million
ATLANTA, 2014-7-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) today announced Old Navy’s donation drive to support young people in communities across the US. The drive will take place in Old Navy stores nationwide from July 17th through July 30th,…
Fifth Consecutive Weekly Gain
NEW YORK, 2014-7-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Index rose by 0.1% for the week ending July 12 – relative to its prior week – marking its fifth consecutive sequential weekly gain. On a year-over-year basis, sales momentum accelerated…
Flag Raising, National Anthem and Ribbon Cutting Mark Grand Opening
(Schenectady, N.Y.) -- On Friday morning, VFW Post 729 raised the American flag to the national anthem sung by Arielle King for the grand opening of the newest Price Chopper Supermarket located at 515 19th St. in Watervliet, N.Y.
Price Chopper Executive Chairman of the Board…
Bradford, England, 2014-7-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Morrisons Farming Programme - supporting the future sustainability of British meat, dairy and egg farming - has been presented the Rural Action Award at this week’s Business in the Community Responsible Business Awards.
This programme is a central part of the business’ corporate responsibility agenda supporting UK primary producers…
Los Angeles, 2014-7-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBG) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Preuss Gesellschaft mbH and its subsidiaries (“Preuss”). Preuss was founded in 2003 by Dr. Norbert Preuss and provides market-leading project management services in Germany.
Preuss primarily focuses on project management of new…
FORT LEE, Va., 2014-7-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Stuart M. Allison is the Defense Commissary Agency's new senior enlisted advisor to the director. He reported to the agency July 1. Allison succeeds Army Command Sgt. Maj. John M. Gaines Jr., who retires Aug. 31.
Allison comes to DeCA from Whiteman…
PARIS, 2014-7-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — As the world prepares for COP21 – the United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled to be held in Paris in December 2015 – Solutions COP21 has created an original scheme for showcasing initiatives and solutions to do with climate.
It was launched on 9 July 2014, and Carrefour is one…
LONDON, 2014-7-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Thursday 24 July, Glasgow's Royal Exchange Square will be transformed into a pop-up urban garden tea house with the launch of John Lewis's 'Tea on The Green'.
As the Official Department Store Provider of the XX Commonwealth Games, John Lewis has created 'Tea on The Green' - a unique…
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it is submitting plans to the City of Renton, Washington for a new and updated building to replace its current store as the Swedish retailer’s Seattle-area presence. The application will mark the beginning of the governmental review process for this…
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA kitchen cabinets were recently ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Kitchen Cabinets” by J.D. Power, a global marketing information company that represents the voice of the customer.
The J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Kitchen Cabinet Satisfaction StudySM measured customer satisfaction using five factors: design, ordering and delivery,…
WASHINGTON, 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — With West Coast longshoremen still negotiating a new contract, retailers are bringing holiday merchandise into the country at record levels to protect against potential supply chain disruptions, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
Import volume at major…
WASHINGTON, 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay in support of the National Day of Action for Immigration Reform:
“The National Retail Federation strongly supports legislative efforts aimed at reforming our broken and ineffective immigration system, and commends activities that seek to raise…
WASHINGTON, 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Shop.org today announced the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors and welcomed back eight members that currently serve on the Board. Each member will serve a two-year term. The next meeting for new and returning Board members will be in Rancho Palos Verdes, California…
Paul Martino Hired as Vice President, Senior Policy Counsel;
Beth Provenzano Promoted to Vice President
Washington, 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Retail Federation today announced the hiring of Paul G. Martino as vice president and senior policy counsel, and the elevation of Beth Provenzano to vice president for Federal Government Relations. Martino and…
LONDON, 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Overall shop prices reported deflation for the fourteenth consecutive month, accelerating to 1.8% in June.
This is the deepest level of deflation since the series began in December 2006.
Food inflation fell to 0.6% in June – the lowest ever recorded.
Non-food reported an acceleration in deflation of 3.4% in June from…
ALEXANDRIA, Va., 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dr. Robert Gates, former secretary of defense and director of the Central Intelligence Agency, has been announced as a Closing General Session speaker at the NACS Show, which takes place October 7 to 10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Dr. Gates served as the 22nd secretary of defense…
SAN FRANCISCO, 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today reported that June net sales increased 1 percent compared with last year. Net sales for the five-week period ended July 5, 2014 were $1.54 billion compared with net sales of $1.53 billion for the five-week period ended July 6, 2013.
“Old Navy’s performance was stellar this…
WASHINGTON, 2014-7-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today, Representatives Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) introduced the Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act (H.R. 5027). This legislation would accelerate cost savings associated with the adoption of voluntary energy efficient construction practices in commercial and residential buildings.
The bill would ensure that those choosing to adopt baseline…