Pasay City Philippines, 2016-May-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Foundation celebrated another milestone under its education program as it produced 225 graduates from its 20th batch of scholars since its college scholarship program started in 1993.
This year’s Presentation of Graduates produced 71* awardees of which, 4 are summa cum laude, 11 are magna cum…
STAMFORD, Conn., 2016-May-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Retail industry veteran Dan Stolzenbach has been named general manager of Stamford Town Center, responsible for operations, retailer and community relations, as well as marketing for the shopping center. Stolzenbach succeeds long-time Taubman employee Meredith Keeler who was named general manager of Country Club Plaza, a marquee retail…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2016-May-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — A mall as successful as SM Mall of Asia is entering a new phase, reinventing itself, this time, into one of the biggest and most exciting destination malls in the world.
SM and SM Prime Chairman Henry Sy who once called this mall, the greatest project of…
FORT LEE, Va., 2016-May-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Michelle Frost, a supervisory category manager for the Defense Commissary Agency's Sales Directorate, has been named director of the agency's East Area effective June 13.
She fills a position held by Hector Granado who in January became part of DeCA's newly formed business transformation team. A successor has…
Detroit, MI, 2016-May-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Detroit’s automotive history may have earned it the nickname Motor City, but the city is also renowned for a strong sports engine, fueled by a championship legacy of professional teams and local youth clubs, that never stops running. The May 26 opening of the Nike Detroit Community Store…
CHESAPEAKE, Va, 2016-May-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), North America's leading operator of discount variety stores, today announced its participation in the RBC Capital Markets Consumer and Retail Conference on June 2, 2016. Kevin Wampler, Chief Financial Officer, and Randy Guiler, Vice President - Investor Relations, will attend this conference.
The Company's…
Sales Increased 134% to $5.09 Billion and Same-Store Sales Increased 2.3%
Diluted Earnings per Share Increased 188% to $0.98
Excluding One-Time Tax Benefit, Diluted EPS Increased to $0.89
CHESAPEAKE, Va, 2016-May-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), North America's leading operator of discount variety stores, today reported results for its first fiscal…
POS system provides easy insight into operations for franchisee and franchisor
DULUTH, Ga., 2016-May-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Following an appearance on ABC’s Shark Tank, Curt Campbell set out to achieve his dream of expanding his business, The Oilerie. The challenge he faced was finding the right technology to support its growth.
To tackle that common small…
New app versions offer advanced functionality for caterers, dry cleaners, hotels and other businesses that need flexible billing options
DULUTH, Ga., 2016-May-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Users of NCR Silver and NCR Silver Pro Restaurant Edition have significantly more flexible billing options, thanks to the latest point-of-sale (POS) app releases.
The main NCR Silver app allows service-oriented businesses…
Bankia chose NCR as preferred supplier for software and its next ATM renewal project; will install more than 600 NCR SelfServ ATMs by the end of 2016
Madrid, Spain, 2016-May-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced today that Bankia Spain, the fourth largest bank in Spain,…
Enter drawing for a chance to win a James Avery Gift Card
KERRVILLE, TEXAS, 2016-May-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — James Avery, a family-owned jewelry retailer, announces the opening of its new store today in Houston, Texas at Copperwood Village. To celebrate the grand opening, visitors may enter a drawing for a chance to win one of…
NEW YORK, 2016-May-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:TIF) reported its financial results for the three months ("first quarter") ended April 30, 2016. Worldwide net sales were lower than the prior year and reflected declines in all regions except Japan, which management attributes to a continuation of softness in spending by both local…
New members who enroll in DD Perks through May 27 from select states are registered for a chance to win a pair of tickets to COPA America Centenario matches throughout the U.S.
CANTON, MA, 2016-May-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dunkin’ Donuts today announced a program to give new members of its popular DD Perks® Rewards Program…
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland, 2016-May-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — On March 22nd, the Goldgena Project was launched with the goal of creating affordable mechanical watches with complete transparency regarding their origin and costs. The aim is also to shake up the ‘Swiss Made’ label and the traditional approach to distribution and marketing. The community is invited…
LONDON, 2016-May-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — As summer approaches, the trend for lighter-coloured ‘posh pink’ – influenced by celeb-endorsed launches from the likes of Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Drew Barrymore – will see rosé wine sales soar, with Sainsbury’s research showing a trend among millenials towards aspirational ‘posh pink’.
Selling around 15 million bottles of…
LONDON, 2016-May-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sainsbury’s is set to work with two additional processors from July 2017 to help deliver a long-term, sustainable supply of fresh British milk. Through its dedicated group of 270+ farmers, its fresh British milk and cream is currently processed by Arla and Muller Milk & Ingredients. From next year,…
LONDON, 2016-May-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Busy Britons could save hundreds of pounds with a simple selfie…. of their fridge. According to research by Sainsbury’s, a quarter of households waste £235 worth of food every year due to buying products they already have in the fridge. Annually, this amounts to a staggering waste bill of…
PARIS, 2016-May-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Cannes, the world’s most glamorous film festival, was once again the scene this year for star-studded festivities, premieres and press conferences. The movie industry’s top talents and celebrities ascended the storied red-carpet steps, providing a perfect occasion for LVMH Houses to shine during the festival and display their most…
PARIS, 2016-May-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — You can relive the high points of 2015 for the LVMH group and its Maisons with the digital edition of the Annual Report.
https://youtu.be/SWn7ogiK4oI
The LVMH group is giving you a motion control camera’s eye view to explore its 2015 Annual Report, illustrated by the year’s most iconic photographs.
This novel, resolutely…
El resultado operativo de su actividad de distribución mejora un 15% y alcanza los 107,4 millones de euros
Condicionado todavía por las dotaciones extraordinarias en activos materiales, inmateriales e inmobiliarios, el resultado negativo del ejercicio se limita a 61 millones de euros
La facturación se mantiene en los 6.058 millones de euros, impulsada por las…
LONDON, 2016-May-26 — /EPR Retail News/ —
53 weeks to 2 April 16
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52 weeks to
26 March 16
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Group revenue
£10.6bn
+2.4%
£10.4bn
+0.8%
Underlying profit before tax1
£689.6m
+4.3%
£684.1m
+3.5%
Non-underlying items
(£200.8m)
n/a
(£200.8m)
n/a
Profit before tax
£488.8m
-18.5%
£483.3m
-19.5%
Underlying basic earnings per share1
35.0p
+5.7%
34.8p
+5.1%
Basic earnings per share
24.9p
-16.2%
24.6p
-17.2%
Free cash flow
£539.3m
+2.9%
Net debt
£2.14bn
-£84.9m
Dividend per share
18.7p
3.9%
1 Underlying results are consistent with how business performance is measured internally. Non underlying items principally include: the…
WASHINGTON, 2016-May-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Retail Federation announced today that Representative Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Senator Tim Scott, R-S.C., have been named NRF’s Legislators of the Year. The awards were presented this week during the Retail Advocates Summit, NRF’s annual congressional fly-in.
“I would like to thank Senator Scott and Representative Welch for…
WASHINGTON, 2016-May-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Retail Federation today announced that it has named Gary Cammack, owner of Cammack Ranch Supply in Union Center, S.D., as the 2016 America’s Retail Champion of the Year. The award was presented Tuesday night at NRF’s annual Retail Advocates Summit as small retailers from across the country…
LONDON, 2016-May-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — The BRC represents many e-commerce retailers, including both omni-channel and pure players.
The E-commerce proposals from the European Commission issued today (Geoblocking Regulation; revised Consumer Protection Co-operation - CPC- Regulation; Parcels Delivery Regulation; new Unfair Commercial Practices Directive Guidance) complement those in the Online Contracts Directives that are already being…
San Francisco, Calif., 2016-May-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Gymboree Corporation (the "Company") announced today the expiration, final results and final settlement of its previously announced tender offer (the "Tender Offer") to purchase the maximum aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 9.125% senior unsecured notes due 2018 (the "Notes," CUSIP No. 403777AB1) that it can…
Successful ROI indicators of the implementation of NCR Fastlane SelfServ™ checkouts in 2015 led the largest Russian retailer to rollout the technology in further stores
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, 2016-May-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies announces the expansion of its cooperation with the largest Russian retail chain Magnit…
Hangzhou, China, 2016-May-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) today announced that it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. The annual report can be accessed under the SEC Filing section on the Company's investor relations website at http://alibabagroup.com/en/ir/secfilings.
The Company will provide a hard…
DUBAI, 2016-May-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — LuLu Group joined the charity drive by partnering with Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Charity and Humanitarian Foundation to initiate a Ramadan project that aims to distribute shopping cards worth Dh. 4 million to deserving Emirati families throughout the UAE.
At a press conference held on 23 May at the…
MOORESVILLE, N.C., 2016-May-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) announces that Robert F. Hull, Jr. , chief financial officer, and Michael A. Jones , chief customer officer, will present at the RBC Capital Markets 2016 Consumer & Retail Conference in Boston, MA.
What:
Presentation by Bob Hull and Mike Jones at the RBC…
COLUMBUS, OH, 2016-May-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — With company representatives, Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther, Delaware County Board of Commissioners President Barb Lewis, local officials and community leaders on-hand, IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially broke ground on its future Columbus store. Until the future IKEA Columbus opens in Summer 2017 as…