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Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy LLC again receives full specialty pharmacy accreditation from URAC

Accreditation Provides an External Validation of Excellence in Specialty Pharmacy Management DEERFIELD, Ill., 2016-Jan-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Walgreens today announced a renewed designation that further validates the quality of care delivered to patients with complex conditions through its centralized specialty pharmacy services. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy LLC once again receives full specialty pharmacy accreditation from…
January 26, 20160Comments

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Business Food & Beverage Restaurants Retail Retailer

AmRest Holdings SE to open Starbucks stores in Slovakia in 2016

First store will be opened in 2016 in Bratislava Wroclaw, Poland, 2016-Jan-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — AmRest Holdings SE („AmRest”) (WSE: EAT), the largest publicly listed restaurant operator in Central Europe, announces its plan to open Starbucks stores in Slovakia in 2016. Adam Mularuk, Starbucks President at AmRest, said: “We are very excited to bring the unique…
January 26, 20160Comments

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Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. to host live webcast of its annual meeting of stockholders on Wednesday, 27 January 2016

DEERFIELD, Ill., 2016-Jan-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq:WBA) will provide a live webcast of its annual meeting of stockholders beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, 27 January 2016. The meeting will be held at Park Hyatt New York, 153 W. 57th St., New York. The meeting’s webcast will be available…
January 26, 20160Comments

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Art Fashion Management Retail Retailer

The Fondation Louis Vuitton debuts new program that showcases China’s contemporary art scene, the “Bentu” exhibition

PARIS, 2016-Jan-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Fondation Louis Vuitton is showcasing China’s contemporary art scene with a new program that debuts on Wednesday, January 27 with the “Bentu” exhibition. This first exhibition devoted to contemporary Chinese art in France in the past 10 years is joined by a new hang of works from the…
January 26, 20160Comments

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Business Management Retail Retailer

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. announces the appointment of Mr. Claude Tessier as its Chief Financial Officer

Laval, Québec, Canada, 2016-Jan-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (“CoucheTard”) (TSX: ATD.A/ATD.B) announces today the appointment of Mr. Claude Tessier as its Chief Financial Officer, with effect from January 28, 2016. Mr. Tessier is a retail industry veteran and joins us from Canadian grocer Sobeys Inc., where he was President of the IGA…
January 26, 20160Comments

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Business Management Retail Retailer

RILA elects nine top retail executives to its Board of Directors

AutoZone CEO Elected Board Chairman Arlington, VA, 2016-Jan-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) announced today that nine top retail executives have been elected to the association's Board of Directors. In addition, Bill Rhodes, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of AutoZone, Inc., was elected Board Chairman. The election took place during…
January 26, 20160Comments

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Consumer Services Food & Beverage Marketing Restaurants Retail Retailer

Olive Garden introduces catering delivery in the U.S. and Canada

ORLANDO, Fla., 2016-Jan-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Olive Garden is adding catering delivery to the menu at all restaurants in the U.S. and Canada. Guests can now have their favorite Italian meals and breadsticks delivered for family gatherings, office parties and more. Designed to make organizing special events easier, catering delivery from Olive Garden allows hosts…
January 26, 20160Comments

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Food & Beverage Management Philanthropy Retail Retailer

Wegmans Princeton donates a tractor trailer full of nutritious food to the Mercer Street Friends Food Bank in Ewing

TRENTON, NJ, 2016-Jan-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Thursday, January 21, Wegmans Princeton delivered a tractor trailer full of nutritious food to the Mercer Street Friends Food Bank in Ewing. The donation included 20 pallets of canned soups, vegetables and fruit, peanut butter, canned tuna, cereal and juice, totaling 17,507 pounds. When the truck arrived at…
January 26, 20160Comments

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Business Financial Management Retail Retailer

X5 Retail Group N.V. announces preliminary consolidated Q4 and FY net retail sales and operational results ended 31 December 2015

FY 2015 Highlights X5 delivered total net retail sales growth of 27.3% year-on-year (y-o-y), the Company’s fastest pace of growth since 2011. Net retail sales growth of RUB 172.2 bln was the highest in X5’s history. Net retail sales growth was driven by a 13.7% increase in like-for-like (LFL) sales and a 13.6% sales growth contribution…
January 26, 20160Comments

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Dollar General Corporation names Michael M. Calbert as non-executive chairman of the Board effective January 30, 2016

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn., 2016-Jan-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) today announced that Rick Dreiling will step down as a member and the chairman of the board of directors of Dollar General effective January 29, 2016 and it has named Michael M. “Mike” Calbert as non-executive chairman effective January 30, 2016. Calbert has been a…
January 26, 20160Comments

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Convenience Stores Management Marketing Retail Retailer

Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina participates in the NACS In Store program

COLFAX, IA, 2016-Jan-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina today announced that she will participate in the NACS In Store program, in which she will have the opportunity to work behind the counter of a convenience store, interact with members of the local community and have conversations with community members about issues important…
January 26, 20160Comments

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Sobeys Inc. announces the departure of its Quebec business unit president Claude Tessier

STELLARTON, NS, 2016-Jan-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sobeys Inc. today announced that Claude Tessier, President of the company’s Quebec business unit has left the organization to pursue another opportunity. Simon Gagné, Chief Human Resources Officer, Sobeys Inc., will, in addition to his current responsibilities, oversee the Quebec business unit on an interim basis as the…
January 26, 20160Comments

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DICK’S Sporting Goods to open its relocated store at Bridge Street Town Centre in Huntsville, AL on February 13

PITTSBURGH, 2016-Jan-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 relocated store on Saturday, February 13 at Bridge Street Town Centre in Huntsville, AL (6890-A Governor's Drive West). DICK’S two-day Grand Re-Opening celebration will run through Sunday, February 14. The store will…
January 26, 20160Comments

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Awards Management Retail Retailer

Hy-Vee SVP and Chief Marketing Officer Donna Tweeten named the 2016 Marketer of the Year by Supermarket News

The food distribution industry magazine recognizes Donna Tweeten as 2016’s top marketer. WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, 2016-Jan-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Hy-Vee, Inc. is proud to announce that Hy-Vee Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Donna Tweeten has been named the 2016 Marketer of the Year by Supermarket News, a leading food distribution industry…
January 26, 20160Comments

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Business Management Retail Retailer

Wesfarmers Managing Director Richard Goyder on Homebase acquisition: long-term value creation opportunity for Bunnings

Acquisition overview Acquisition of 100 per cent of Home Retail Group plc’s (Home Retail Group) holding in Homebase for £340 million (A$705 million)¹ Unanimously supported by the Board of Home Retail Group Expected to complete in the first quarter of calendar year 2016, subject to approval by Home Retail Group shareholders and its banking syndicate Acquisition…
January 25, 20160Comments

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The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. retired its remaining mortgage loan facility due in April using borrowings under its $830 million revolving credit facility

YORK, Pa., 2016-Jan-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:BONT) today announced that, effective as of January 15, 2016,  it has retired its remaining mortgage loan facility due in April using borrowings under the Company's $830 million revolving credit facility.  The mortgage loan facility had principal outstanding of $102.4 million and was secured…
January 25, 20160Comments

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Consumer Information Food & Beverage Management Retail Retailer

USDA’S FSIS: Home Maid Ravioli Company recalls 34,200 pounds of beef ravioli products due to misbranding

WASHINGTON, 2016-Jan-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Home Maid Ravioli Company, Inc., a San Francisco, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 34,200 pounds of beef ravioli products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products contain whey, a known allergen, and pork, neither of…
January 25, 20160Comments

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Electronics Marketing Retail Retailer

Carphone Warehouse: Now you can register your interest in Samsung’s new Galaxy smartphone

LONDON, 2016-Jan-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carphone Warehouse is allowing customers to register their interest in Samsung’s new Galaxy smartphone. Widely rumoured to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress next month, the service lets fans keep up-to-date with all the latest news and web rumours surrounding the device. A spokesperson at Carphone Warehouse comments: “There’s been a…
January 25, 20160Comments

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Debenhams gives a fascinating insight into UK’s internet shopping habits for 2015

LONDON, 2016-Jan-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — The wettest August on record for parts of the UK saw the most web searches for wellingtons that month, rather than sun cream. A look back over the nation’s internet shopping habits for 2015 by leading department store Debenhams gives a fascinating insight into the lives of British consumers over…
January 25, 20160Comments

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Entertainment Management Retail

The Walt Disney Studios: new release dates for Star Wars: Episode VIII and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

BURBANK, Calif., 2016-Jan-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — This morning (JANUARY 20, 2016), The Walt Disney Studios announced new release dates for upcoming films from two of its major franchises. Star Wars: Episode VIII, originally scheduled for release on May 26, 2017, will now debut on December 15, 2017. The move follows the extraordinary success of…
January 25, 20160Comments

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Apparel Business Financial Jewelry Management Retail Retailer

Tiffany & Co. holiday period sales results: Results negatively affected by the strong U.S. dollar and weak tourist spending in a number of markets

NEW YORK, NY, 2016-Jan-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) today reported its sales results for the two-month period ended December 31st (“holiday period”). Results were negatively affected by the strong U.S. dollar and weak tourist spending in a number of markets. On a constant-exchange-rate basis that excludes the effect of…
January 25, 20160Comments

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Healthcare Marketing Retail Retailer

Harlingen – Weslaco-Brownsville – McAllen, Texas again on top of Walgreens Flu Index™ for Week of Jan. 17, 2016

DEERFIELD, Ill., 2016-Jan-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Walgreens Flu Index™ is a weekly report developed to provide state- and market-specific information, and ranking of those experiencing the highest incidences of influenza across the country. The Flu Index does not provide data measuring actual levels or severity of flu activity, but rather, illustrates which populations are…
January 25, 20160Comments

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Management Retail Retailer

Walmart Foundation, U.S. Conference of Mayors name this year’s U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Fund grant recipients

Walmart’s U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Fund awards $2.8 million to five universities WASHINGTON, D.C., 2016-Jan-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Walmart Foundation and the U.S. Conference of Mayors today announced this year’s U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Fund grant recipients at the 84th Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C. Five leading research and academic institutions were…
January 25, 20160Comments

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Business Human Resources Management Retail Retailer

1.2 million Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club associates to receive pay increase in in 2016

2016 action lifts average hourly full-time rate to $13.38; New paid time off plan gives full- and part-time associates greater control BENTONVILLE, Ark., 2016-Jan-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — More than 1.2 million Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club associates will receive a pay increase under the second phase of the company’s two-year, $2.7 billion investment in workers.…
January 25, 20160Comments

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Grupo Vips repurchased 49% of Starbucks Coffee Spain S.L. equity from Starbucks EMEA

Madrid, Spain, 2016-Jan-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks exclusive licensed partner to operate and develop the brand in Spain and Portugal, Grupo Vips, announced today that the company has signed an agreement with Starbucks Coffee Company, in which Grupo Vips has repurchased 49% of Starbucks Coffee Spain S.L. equity to Starbucks EMEA. Grupo Vips had…
January 25, 20160Comments

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Business Financial Food & Beverage Restaurants Retail Retailer

Starbucks opened 528 net new stores in Q1 globally; reports record 8% sales increase

Strong Holiday Performance Drives 9% Comp Growth in the U.S. and Americas, 8% Globally; Global Traffic up 4% Consolidated Net Revenues Rise 12% to a Record $5.4 Billion; Channel Development Revenues Jump 16% Consolidated Operating Income up 16% to a Record $1.1 Billion; GAAP EPS of $0.46; Non-GAAP EPS up 15% to a Record $0.46 Dollars…
January 25, 20160Comments

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Amazon Prime Now customers in Chicago can now enjoy delivery from local restaurants

Prime Now customers in Chicago can now enjoy delivery from local restaurants, including Balena, Big Bowl, Big Star, Chicago q, M Burger, RPM Italian, Wildfire, and many more Free delivery for a limited time on all restaurant orders SEATTLE, 2016-Jan-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that Prime Now customers in Chicagocan…
January 25, 20160Comments

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Apparel Fashion Marketing Retail Retailer

LVMH Houses in Italy showed their collections in Milan from January 16-19

PARIS, 2016-Jan-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — As Men’s Fashion Week kicks off in Paris, LVMH Houses in Italy showed their collections in Milan from January 16-19. The Fendi Men’s Fall/Winter 2016-2017 collection was all about cozy, comfortable elegance. Silvia Venturini Fendi, Creative Director for Fendi Men’s Collections, again showed her flair for melding functional and sophisticated.…
January 25, 20160Comments

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Federal income tax treatment for 2015 distributions to holders of Federal Realty Investment Trust’s Common Shares of Beneficial Interest

ROCKVILLE, Md., 2016-Jan-25 — /EPR Retail News/ - Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) released today the Federal income tax treatment for 2015 distributions to holders of its Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (NYSE: FRT). The characterization of distributions on our common shares traded under the ticker symbol FRT is as follows: Distribution Type CUSIP Record Date Payable Date Distr. Per Share Taxable Ordinary…
January 25, 20160Comments

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