Customers are invited to enjoy three days of festivities
PITTSBURGH, 2015-10-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), the largest U.S.-based, full-line omni-channel sporting goods retailer, will be opening its ninth store in Oklahoma and 641st store nationwide on Friday, October 30th at Three Rivers Plaza in Muskogee, OK (701 West Shawnee Avenue).
DICK’S three-day grand…
Special Appearances by Randall Cunningham and Stacey Augmon
PITTSBURGH, 2015-10-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), the largest U.S.-based, full-line omni-channel sporting goods retailer, will be opening its second store in Nevada and 642nd store nationwide on Friday, October 30th at Fashion Show mall in Las Vegas, NV (3200 Las Vegas Boulevard South).
DICK’S three-day…
Customers are invited to enjoy three days of festivities
PITTSBURGH, 2015-10-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), the largest U.S.-based, full-line omni-channel sporting goods retailer, will be opening its 16th store in Tennessee and 643rd store nationwide on Friday, October 30th at River Landing in Sevierville, TN (713 Winfield Dunn Parkway).
DICK’S three-day grand opening…
Special Appearances by Steve Garvey and J.J. Redick
PITTSBURGH, 2015-10-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), the largest U.S.-based, full-line omni-channel sporting goods retailer, will be opening its 41st store in California and 645th store nationwide on Friday, October 30th at Glendale Galleria in Glendale, CA (200 West Broadway).
DICK’S three-day grand opening celebration will…
Special Appearances by Warren Moon and Tim Salmon
PITTSBURGH, 2015-10-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS), the largest U.S.-based, full-line omni-channel sporting goods retailer, will be opening its 40th store in California and 644th store nationwide on Friday, October 30th at Los Cerritos Center in Cerritos, CA (435 Los Cerritos Center).
DICK’S three-day grand…
Report demonstrates that retailers are struggling to understand where personalization ends and privacy infringement begins
PARIS, 2015-10-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Capgemini Consulting, the global strategy and transformation consulting arm of the Capgemini Group, today published a new report, “Privacy Please: Why Retailers Need to Rethink Personalization,” which reveals that consumers worldwide are strongly negative about retailers’…
Tahlequah, OK, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Now through February you can stop by any Reasor's location and receive your 2015 - 2016 Flu Shot administered by one of our vaccination-trained pharmacists. Flu vaccinations are only $25 for the standard flu shot and $30 for the Quadrivalent that protects against all 4 strains of…
Seattle, WA, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Bartell Drugs, the Seattle Fire Department and Energizer Batteries have teamed up for Change Your Clock Change Your Battery on Saturday, October 24th from 1-3 p.m. at Bartell Drugs’ Greenwood store located at 100 N 85th St.
The event will include appearances from local firefighters, family-friendly activities and educational materials…
The fan favorite “Steal a Base” promotion returns with “Steal a Base, Steal a Breakfast,” set to reward America with millions of free A.M. Crunchwraps® if a base is stolen during the 2015 World Series
IRVINE, Calif., 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Taco Bell® today announced they are once again teaming up with Major League Baseball…
SEATTLE, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Scarves for soccer fans are what hats are to baseball lovers – a show of fan unity and solidarity with a favorite team. Anyone going to a Sounders FC match knows the phrase “scarves up” as a rallying cry, but this week the Seattle soccer team is encouraging…
SEATTLE, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Taylor Yukawa recalls the day in 2014 when his academic advisor called him about an internship with Starbucks. Then a student at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, he didn’t know what to expect.
“After interviews through email and FaceTime, I was offered the role as a summer…
SEATTLE, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) has announced the selection of Chase Commerce Solutions, the global payment processing and merchant acquiring division of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), to transition processing of all non-mobile payments and U.S. retail card payment transactions in company-operated stores in addition to partnering on the…
When red Starbucks cups return, it’s a signal that the holiday season is drawing near.
SEATTLE, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks customers are getting an early taste of Starbucks holiday beverages starting today (October 22) along with a glimpse of this year’s red holiday cups in some of Europe’s most recognizable shopping destinations: Selfridges…
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — On 21 and 22 October 2015, Carrefour France will be staging the first Innovation and Energy Fair with the support of the Nicolas Hulot Foundation. The B2B event will bring together more than 50 eco-companies from both France and overseas, the aim being to share energy efficiency solutions…
Shanghai, China, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour.cn, Carrefour’s e-commerce website in China, is running advertisements and is causing a stir in the corridors of the Shanghai metro after installing connected digital advertisements in two of the city’s main stations to coincide with its Wine Fair.
For one month, thousands of daily users of metro lines…
Expects record holiday season
Majority of units shipped expected to be Prime
SEATTLE, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2015.
Operating cash flow increased 72% to $9.8 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $5.7 billion for the trailing twelve months ended September 30,…
Since launching in Los Angeles and Orange County, bottled water and double stuff Oreos are a couple of the top favorites ordered through Prime Now in the Golden State
SEATTLE, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Prime Now, the company’s one-hour delivery service, has expanded to the Bay Area. Through…
Amazon operates its superfast delivery service in four Texas cities, including Dallas, Austin, Houston and, now, San Antonio
SEATTLE, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Prime Now, the company’s one-hour delivery service, has expanded to San Antonio. Using the Prime Now mobile app, customers can get superfast delivery on tens…
Faster delivery for Prime members also expands to new areas of New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia
Members shopping on Amazon.com can choose from more than a million items available for same-day delivery including popular electronics, toys, movies, video games, home and kitchen supplies, everyday essentials and much more
SEATTLE, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — (NASDAQ:AMZN)…
New service offers personalized in-store consultative appointments
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sears, a leading integrated retailer, has introduced "Meet With An Expert" – a free and first-of-its-kind service that improves the home appliance shopping experience by connecting online shoppers with knowledgeable associates in store. The new service is available for home appliance…
The “Buy 1 & We’ll Give 1” program, aimed to drive a donation of 50,000 new coats, will take place from October 27 through November 2
NEW YORK, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Macy’s (NYSE:M) is pleased to announce the return of “Buy 1 & We’ll Give 1,” a coat donation program in partnership with anti-poverty…
New giant character balloon celebrates next summer’s animated motion picture event “Ice Age: Collision Course,” from 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios
NEW YORK, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — The world’s most beloved acorn-loving movie star is having the best National Nut Day ever, as Ice Age’s Scrat celebrates his debut as a giant character…
Rwandan weavers create special 10-year anniversary designs for sale this fall and holiday
NEW YORK, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — This fall, Macy’s (NYSE:M) is celebrating 10 years of its Rwanda Path to Peace initiative, offering customers special commemorative designs to honor the decade-long partnership. Originally launched in fall 2005, the program affords an opportunity to…
HELSINKI, FINLAND, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Finland's poor financial situation and the general development of the trade sector caused a decline in S Group's sales for January–September in comparison to the previous year. Sales decreased by 3.9 per cent, totalling €8,009 million.
The sales of S Group's largest sector – grocery trade – stood…
HELSINKI, FINLAND, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — In the campaign launching at K-food stores in November, customers can, if they wish, pay one extra euro for the Finnish Christmas ham they buy. The K-Group will join the effort by adding yet another extra euro to the first. The objective of the "Thank the Producer" Christmas…
Waitrose report uncovers key shopping, eating and drinking habits this year - based on millions of purchases in shops and online, and comprehensive new consumer research
LONDON, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — The report - the third annual Waitrose look at key food and drink trends - was researched throughout 2015. A series of in-depth focus…
PARIS, 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — For Loro Piana, uncompromising standards are an overriding imperative. The Italian house has made exquisite cashmere products since 1960, always putting quality before quantity. Now, thanks to extensive research into cashmere production, Loro Piana has developed a method that optimizes quality while ensuring sustainable development.
To obtain perfect cashmere –…
IKEA Collaborates with DreamWorks Animation to Bring LATTJO characters to Life in Series of Animated Shorts
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., 2015-10-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA announces the launch of LATTJO, a new play collection due out in IKEA stores this November, with the single-minded mission to inspire people to play more together every day. The LATTJO collection consists…
Gala to also welcome Carl Banks of NY Giants fame and executives from American Express, DreamWorks, PwC
WASHINGTON, 2015-10-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — The NRF Foundation today announced the names of several industry insiders, retail CEOs and business partners who will serve as host committee members for the Foundation’s second annual Gala. The NRF Foundation…
WASHINGTON, 2015-10-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — A broad-based coalition of 10 associations led by the National Retail Federation sent a letter today to Senate leadership in support of an amendment by Senator Tom Cotton to S. 754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, that would give liability protection to businesses that share cyber…