Legislation Will Eliminate Duties, Spur Economic Growth
Arlington , VA, 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) issued the following statement in response to Senate passage of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016.
"Retailers applaud the Senate for joining the House of Representatives in support of legislation that will promote economic growth…
SAN FRANCISCO, 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) will provide a live audio webcast of the company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on May 17, 2016. To register for the webcast on May 17, please visit www.gapinc.com (follow the Investors, Financial News and Events, Webcasts links).…
Company Sharpens Focus for Long-Term Growth
SAN FRANCISCO, 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today announced April net sales were $1.12 billion for the four-week period ended April 30, 2016, compared with net sales of $1.21 billion for the four-week period ended May 2, 2015. For the first quarter of fiscal year 2016,…
INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED REPORTS HIGHER SALES AND NET INCOME FOR SECOND QUARTER OF FISCAL 2016
ASHEVILLE, N.C., 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ingles Markets, Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMKTA) today reported higher sales and net income for the three months ended March 26, 2016 compared with the three months ended March 28, 2015. Net income totaled $14.4 million…
RICHMOND, Va., 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today joined Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe , Health and Human Resources SecretaryWilliam Hazel and Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran in highlighting the availability of the opioid overdose-reversal medicine naloxone without a prescription at all CVS Pharmacy locations…
Collaboration with Mental Health America to help connect more people with resources in their community, goal to screen 3 million people through 2017
Company expands digital offering, including access to behavioral telehealth, part of initiative to heighten mental health awareness, improve adherence and reduce stigma
DEERFIELD, Ill., 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Mental health conditions…
INDIANAPOLIS, 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) associates working at Kroger stores in the Indianapolis market area of the company's Central division have ratified a new labor agreement with UFCW Local 700.
"We are pleased to reach an agreement that is good for our associates and also allows us to be competitive…
Halle, Belgium, 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — On 30 June 2016, Jean-Pierre Roelands will end his active career at Colruyt Group. In his position of commercial director he helped shape the “Lowest Prices” concept which has become Colruyt’s signature since. In the past years Jean-Pierre was the Store Concepts Director and one of the moving spirits…
Düsseldorf, Germany, 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — METRO GROUP acquires a stake in the Berlin-based start-up orderbird, the leading iPad based point of sale system for restaurants in the DACH region. With this move, METRO GROUP underscores its commitment to digitalisation in the hospitality sector. By investing into yet another start-up with digital solutions…
Zürich, 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — An ihrer Sitzung vom 12. Mai hat die Verwaltung des Migros-Genossenschafts-Bundes (MGB) Beat Zahnd per 1. September 2016 zum Leiter des Departementes Handel und als Mitglied der Generaldirektion des MGB gewählt. Er tritt die Nachfolge von Dieter Berninghaus an, der sich als Verwaltungsrat und Unternehmer neuen Aufgaben zuwendet.
Beat Zahnd…
BOCA RATON, Fla., 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODP) today issued the following statement from Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Roland Smith after the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request for a preliminary injunction to block the proposed merger of Staples,…
Q1 revenues at EUR 796 million, adjusted EBIT margin of 2.5%
Strong growth coupled with strategic investments
Acquires e-commerce specialty software provider Tradebyte
BERLIN, 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Zalando SE, Europe’s leading online platform for fashion, had a good start into the year and remained on its profitable high-growth path. In the first quarter…
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Country, 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter 2016 results onWednesday, May 18, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To listen to the conference call via webcast, please visit Staples’ Investor Relations website at http://investor.staples.com.
About Staples, Inc.
Staples retail stores and staples.com help…
Staples Announces Strategic Plan to Enhance Value:
- Increasing Focus on Mid-Market Customers in North America
- Exploring Strategic Alternatives for European Operations
- Initiating New $300 Million Cost Reduction Plan
- Continuing to Return Cash to Shareholders
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) today announced that on May 16, 2016, the company and Office Depot,…
Solna, Sweden, 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sales in the Swedish ICA stores decreased by 0.8% in April 2016 compared with the corresponding month last year. Sales in like-for-like stores decreased by 1.1%.
April 2016
January – April 2016
Store sales, excl. VAT
SEKm
Change all
stores
Change
like-for-like
SEKm
Change
all stores
Change
like-for-like
Maxi ICA Stormarknad
2,707
-0.4%
-1.4%
10,734
4.8%
3.5%
ICA Kvantum
2,186
-1.0%
-1.2%
8,650
3.6%
3.3%
ICA Supermarket
2,682
-1.1%
-1.1%
10,700
2.5%
2.5%
ICA Nära
1,317
-0.4%
-0.2%
5,205
3.1%
3.5%
Total
8,893
-0.8%
-1.1%
35,289
3.5%
3.2%
In April 2016, sales in the Swedish ICA stores…
Shirebrook, UK, 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sports Direct International plc ("Sports Direct" or "the Group"), the UK's leading sports retailer, announces that, further to the announcement made by the Group on 23 January 2015, it has extended the Put Option Agreement entered into with Goldman Sachs International referencing 128,927,113 ordinary shares of Debenhams plc…
E-Commerce Specialist We/Provide Becomes Intershop Business Partner
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2016-May-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Intershop Communications, a leading provider of innovative omni-channel commerce solutions and services for mid-sized and large enterprises, has expanded its partner network in the Benelux region by starting a partnership with We/Provide, a full-service e-commerce agency based in Bergeijk, the Netherlands.
“We are…
NCR CxBanking software suite grew three times as fast as any other vendor
DULUTH, Ga., 2016-May-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) remains the world’s largest supplier of multivendor ATM middleware and application software, according to the latest research published by strategic research and consulting firm RBR. In addition, NCR’s trusted CxBanking ATM software…
LONDON, 2016-May-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — At last night’s (11/5/16) HIM CTP Awards, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) won the prestigious Best Forecourt Retailer Award.
HIM is a research and consultancy company operating in the convenience, forecourt and wholesale sectors. This award is based on asking ‘real’ shoppers about their shop visits, including questions about product availability,…
eBay Valet Drop-Off Program Expands to More Than 1,600 FedEx Office Locations.
San Jose, California, 2016-May-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — eBay and FedEx Office are making it easier for consumers to sell items online and earn money. Building on the success of the eBay Valet program – a professional service that handles all aspects of the…
San Jose, California, 2016-May-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Under the agreement, Gmarket will launch a flagship store on Rakuten Ichiba – its Japanese platform – featuring boutique shops that will offer Korean fashion and beauty products to Rakuten’s membership base of more than 100 million users.
eBay Korea’s Gmarket has joined forces with Japan’s largest internet…
WASHINGTON 2016-May-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc., with establishments in Fort Worth, Texas; Los Angeles, Calif.; Carthage, Mo.; and Portland, Ore., is recalling approximately 47,112,256 pounds of not-ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The heat-treated, not…
WASHINGTON, 2016-May-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Garland Ventures LTD, a Garland, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 114,870 pounds of chicken fried rice products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The heat-treated, not fully cooked, not shelf stable chicken fried rice products were…
TORONTO, ONTARIO, 2016-May-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust ("RioCan") (TSX:REI.UN) has committed $25,000 to theCanadian Red Cross to support the immediate needs of the Fort McMurray community.
"As a proud member of the community, our hearts go out to all those affected," said Edward Sonshine, Chief Executive Officer of RioCan. "RioCan…
PARIS, 2016-May-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — MAPIC, the International Market for Retail Real Estate, has chosen Online-to-Offline as its central theme for 2016.
MAPIC Director Nathalie Depetro explains, “Today, omni-channel is at the heart of the strategy of retail property professionals, positioning the physical point of sale as the vital component. This means that pure online…
SECAUCUS, N.J., 2016-May-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Children’s Place, Inc.(Nasdaq:PLCE) today announced that in conjunction with the release of its first quarter 2016 financial results you are invited to listen to the Company’s conference call on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
To access the webcast, visit http://investor.childrensplace.com. An archive of…
Nice, France, 2016-May-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — HOUR PASSION opened on 6th may its latest concept in Nice Côte d’Azur airport, the French Riviera gateway of France. This launch coincides with the completion of the terminal 1 retail space revamping program.
The multibrand store, located Airside in the Schengen part, covers a total area of 96…
BURBANK, Calif., 2016-May-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), will participate in a question-and-answer session at the 3rd Annual MoffettNathanson Media and Communications Summit on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at approximately 8:00 a.m. EDT/ 5:00 a.m. PDT. To listen to a live webcast of…
Delivery Sets Guinness World Records® Title for Highest Altitude Pizza Delivery on Land as Pizza Hut Climbs to New Heights with Milestone Opening in Tanzania
PLANO, TX, 2016-May-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — In recognition of entering its 100th country, Pizza Hut, a division of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) and the world’s largest pizza restaurant…
CANTON, MA, 2016-May-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Dunkin’ Donuts & Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation (DDBRCF) today announced that six organizations have become Platinum Partners, representing the highest level of DDBRCF sponsorship available, including a combination of both cash and in-kind contributions. The six Platinum Partners are Maplehurst/Weston Food, Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA (MZB), Mother Parkers…