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Daily Archives: March 4, 2016

Whole Foods Market announces the opening of its new store in East Lansing, Michigan on April 13, 2016

New Store Marks First Whole Foods Market in Lansing, Michigan Lansing, Michigan, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market, the world’s leading natural and organic foods grocer, opens its new 44,853 square foot store located at 2750 E. Grand River Ave. in East Lansing, Michigan, Wednesday, April 13, 2016. The much-anticipated store will provide residents…

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Whole Foods Market ranked No. 75 on this year’s FORTUNE magazine’s annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list

AUSTIN, Texas, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) earned a spot on FORTUNE magazine’s annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list, marking the 19th consecutive year the company has received the recognition. America’s Healthiest Grocery Store™ ranked No. 75 on this year’s list, and is one of just 11 companies…

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Whole Foods Market to open its third Monmouth County store in Wall, New Jersey on April 13th

Wall, NJ, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Whole Foods Market is excited to announce the opening of its third Monmouth County store in Wall, New Jersey on Wednesday, April 13th at 9AM. The grocer’s fifteenth New Jersey store will be located in the shopping plaza at 1933 Route 35. At 39,000 square feet, Whole Foods…

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Taubman Centers declares quarterly dividend of $0.595 per share of common stock, an increase of 5.3%

Preferred Series J and K Dividend Declared BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Board of Directors of Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.595 per share of common stock, an increase of 5.3 percent. The common dividend is payable March 31, 2016 to shareholders of record on…

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Taubman Centers launches first-of-its-kind indoor navigation app in 14 shopping centers

First-of-its-kind technology makes shopping easier and more personalized BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Taubman Centers today announced an industry-first mobile app has launched at 14 of its shopping centers across the U.S. The free app, available for Android and iPhone platforms, offers consumers first-of-its-kind indoor navigation technology and a host of other…

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Wincor Nixdorf AG announces management appointments

Paderborn, Germany, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Supervisory Board of Wincor Nixdorf AG has extended, earlier than scheduled, the contracts of CEO & President Eckard Heidloff as well as Deputy CEO & President and CFO Dr. Jürgen Wunram by three years until February 28, 2019. The former contracts had been set to terminate at…

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Weingarten Realty Investors announces the acquisition of Urban Seattle Property from Vulcan Real Estate

HOUSTON, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI), a leading owner, manager and developer of shopping centers, announced today that it acquired the retail component of 2200 Westlake, located at 2200 Westlake Avenue in Seattle, Washington from Vulcan Real Estate. The average household income and population in the 3-mile trade area…

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Baidu Waimai to deliver Watsons products to over 30 million online shoppers in China

HONG KONG, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — A.S. Watson Group’s (ASW) flagship retail brand Watsons has reached an agreement with Baidu Waimai, one of China’s fastest-growing O2O (online-to-offline) platform to provide high quality and convenient shopping experience, making Watsons products available to over 30 million shoppers in 120 cities in the Mainland. As the largest international…

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SM Investments Corporation wins two Anvil Awards for its Annual and ESG Reports

Pasay City, Philippines, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Investments Corporation (SM) won two awards for its annual report and maiden Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Reports during the Public Relations Society of the Philippines’ (PRSP) Gabi ng Parangal 51st Anvil Awards held recently. SM’s first 2014 ESG report with the theme, “Working Together for a…

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Hy-Vee recalls Maytag Raw Milk Blue Cheese due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling Maytag Raw Milk Blue Cheese across its eight-state region due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.Listeria monocytogenes is an organism, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people,…

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Intershop to help Würth expand its already successful online business

Würth confirms Intershop as the basis for its e-commerce strategy Joint development planned in B2B segment Jena, Germany, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Würth Group and Intershop Communications AG are extending their cooperation. As a world-leading brand in the assembly and fastening materials trade, Würth is planning to expand its already successful online business. In…

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Publix reports 4.5 percent increase of its sales in Q4 of 2015

LAKELAND, Fla., 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Publix’s sales for the fourth quarter of 2015 were $8.2 billion, a 4.5 percent increase from last year’s $7.9 billion. Comparable-store sales for the fourth quarter of 2015 increased 3.2 percent. Net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2015 were $521.1 million, compared to $453.3 million in 2014, an…

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Meijer to invest $400 million in new and remodeled stores this year

Nine new supercenters, 32 remodel projects to create nearly 3,000 new jobs across six-state footprint GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer is investing more than $400 million in new and remodeled stores this year across its six-state footprint, Chief Executive Officer Hank Meijer announced today. The investment includes the construction of nine new…

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Tickets now available online for the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, June 14-19 at Blythefield Country Club

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Who: Spectators of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give What: Tournament tickets are now available online for the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, which will be held June 14-19 at Blythefield Country Club. General admission weekly tickets cost $25, and general admission daily tickets cost $10. Kids, ages…

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Liya Kebede, Zhao Lei and Chen Ran starring in this spring’s campaign of T Galleria by DFS

Featuring Liya Kebede, Zhao Lei and Chen Ran, campaign explores our love of travel HONG KONG, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — This spring, T Galleria by DFS, the world’s leading luxury travel retailer, has teamed up with three international influencers and global travelers to celebrate the concept of the travel #mustpack, those travel essentials for wherever…

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„REWE ToGo“ wird an bis zu 1.000 Stationen eingeführt

„REWE ToGo“ wird an bis zu 1.000 Stationen eingeführt - Pilotprojekt an zehn Tankstellen zeigt hohe Kundenakzeptanz und ein deutliches Umsatzplus Köln, Germany, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Vom Pilotprojekt zur Partnerschaft:  Knapp zwei Jahre nach dem Beginn der Testphase des REWE ToGo-Shopkonzepts an zehn Aral Tankstellen unterzeichneten der Tankstellenmarktführer und REWE, einer der führenden Lebensmitteleinzelhändler,…

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Discount variety stores operator Dollar Tree, Inc. reports 32nd consecutive quarter of positive same-store sales

Fourth Quarter Sales increased to $5.37 billion and Same-Store Sales increased 1.7% CHESAPEAKE, Va., 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), North America's leading operator of discount variety stores, today reported results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 30, 2016. Bob Sasser, Chief Executive Officer of Dollar Tree, stated, "I am…

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Co-op Food invested £2.5 million in the opening of four new shops in February

MANCHESTER, UK, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — February was a busy month for the Food Property team – we opened four new shops and exchanged contracts on just under 30 sites. The four new shops – Cricklewood (north London), Ancaster (Lincolnshire), Longton (Staffordshire) and Moira (Derbyshire) – represent an investment of nearly £2.5 million and bring…

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PetSmart announces the opening of its new store in Tempe, Ariz.

Public invited to attend Grand Opening celebration and ribbon-cutting March 5 PHOENIX, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — PetSmart is pleased to announce the opening of a new store in Tempe, Ariz., located at 6426 S. McClintock Dr. To celebrate, PetSmart is having a grand opening event Sat., March 5, starting with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9…

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National Nutrition Month: PetSmart hosts in-store events featuring new food innovations

National In-Store Event Features Food Demos, Pet Nutrition Trivia, Photo Op; New Innovations Available Now Include Lick-able Supplements, Foods to Fuel a Sharper Mind, Outback Dog, Paleo-inspired Diets PHOENIX, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ —  This month, humans everywhere are celebrating National Nutrition Month, a campaign aimed at highlighting the importance of making informed food choices…

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