Month: July 2014

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15 tonnes of high quality English grown apricots will be made available in 200 Tesco stores across UK

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

Kesko Group reports €792.1 million in sales excluding VAT for June 2014

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

IKEA submits plans to Clark County, Nevada for a Las Vegas-area store

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, 2014-7-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it is submitting plans to

H&M Group reports 12 percent increase in total sales for June 2014 compared to the same month last year

Stockholm, Sweden, 2014-7-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — In June 2014, the H&M Group total sales including VAT increased by 12 percent in

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

BRC-KPMG ONLINE RETAIL SALES MONITOR JUNE 2014: UK sales of non-food products grew 10.6% vs last year’s June

LONDON, 2014-7-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Online sales of Non-Food products in the UK grew 10.6% in June versus a year

BRC-KPMG RETAIL SALES MONITOR JUNE 2014: UK retail sales down 0.8% vs June 2013

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

Boys & Girls Clubs of America announced Old Navy’s donation drive to support young people in communities across the US

Retailer to Match Customer Donations, for a Potential Total Donation of $1 Million ATLANTA, 2014-7-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Boys

ICSC and Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Index rose by 0.1% for the week ending July 12, fifth consecutive weekly gain

Fifth Consecutive Weekly Gain NEW YORK, 2014-7-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Goldman Sachs

Price Chopper opens its newest supermarket in Watervliet, N.Y.

Flag Raising, National Anthem and Ribbon Cutting Mark Grand Opening (Schenectady, N.Y.) — On Friday morning, VFW Post 729 raised

Morrisons Farming Programme won the Rural Action Award at the Business in the Community Responsible Business Awards

Bradford, England, 2014-7-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Morrisons Farming Programme – supporting the future sustainability of British meat, dairy and egg farming

CBRE Group, Inc. to acquire Preuss Gesellschaft mbH and its subsidiaries “Preuss”

Los Angeles, 2014-7-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBG) today announced that it has entered into a definitive

Defense Commissary Agency appoints Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Stuart M. Allison new senior enlisted advisor to the director

FORT LEE, Va., 2014-7-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Stuart M. Allison is the Defense Commissary

Carrefour announced it is one of the founding partners of Solutions COP21

PARIS, 2014-7-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — As the world prepares for COP21 – the United Nations Climate Change Conference scheduled to

John Lewis launches ‘Tea on The Green’ at Glasgow’s Royal Exchange Square

LONDON, 2014-7-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Thursday 24 July, Glasgow’s Royal Exchange Square will be transformed into a pop-up urban

IKEA submitted plans to the City of Renton, WA for new building to replace its current Seattle-area store

Posted on July 11, 2014July 11, 2014 by EPR Retail News Editors

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it is submitting plans to

IKEA kitchen cabinets ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Kitchen Cabinets” by global marketing information company J.D. Power

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA kitchen cabinets were recently ranked “Highest in Customer Satisfaction with Kitchen Cabinets” by

NRF and Hackett Associates report: retailers bring holiday merchandise into the country at record levels due to the expiration of West Coast port contract

WASHINGTON, 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — With West Coast longshoremen still negotiating a new contract, retailers are bringing holiday merchandise into

NRF supports the National Day of Action for Immigration Reform

WASHINGTON, 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from President and CEO Matthew Shay

Shop.org adds two new members to its Board of Directors

WASHINGTON, 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Shop.org today announced the addition of two new members to its Board of Directors and

NRF appointed Paul Martino VP, Senior Policy Counsel and promoted Beth Provenzano VP for Federal Government Relations

Paul Martino Hired as Vice President, Senior Policy Counsel; Beth Provenzano Promoted to Vice President Washington, 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail

BRC-NIELSEN SHOP PRICE INDEX JUNE 2014: Overall shop prices reported deflation for the fourteenth consecutive month, accelerating to 1.8% in June

LONDON, 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Overall shop prices reported deflation for the fourteenth consecutive month, accelerating to 1.8% in June.

Former secretary of defense and CIA director Dr. Robert Gates announced as closing speaker at the NACS Show from October 7 to 10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center

ALEXANDRIA, Va., 2014-7-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dr. Robert Gates, former secretary of defense and director of the Central Intelligence Agency, has

Gap Inc. reports 1 percent sales increase in June 2014 compared to last year