London ,2016-Jul-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — SSP, a leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, has scooped two of the top prizes at the prestigious Moodie FAB awards. Organised by leading business-to-business publisher and information provider The Moodie Davitt Report, the awards recognise the best of the food and beverage business…
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Jul-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — The 103rd Tour de France will run from 2 to 24 July, starting from Mont Saint-Michel. As has been the case every year for the past 23 years, Carrefour will be part of the event!
This year, the Tour de France, the world's most famous cycle race, is celebrating…
London, 2016-Jul-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Waitrose's Italian continental meat supplier has been awarded the prestigious Good Pig Award 2016 by Compassion in World Farming, in recognition of its work to raise farm animal welfare standards.
Traditionally, animal welfare standards for continental meat have lagged behind those of British meats. However, a long term partnership between…
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Jul-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour – in its capacity as current Chair of the ILO's National Business & Disability Network – was proud to host the "Global Business Engagement for Disability Inclusion" conference on Wednesday 29 June, held at the Group's head office by the UN body.
Focused on sharing examples of…
Taiwan , 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour Taiwan opened its 23nd Market's store : Tainan XiMen store in the south region of Taiwan. These new store openings take Carrefour Taiwan’s total number of store up to 86th stores.
Tainan XiMen store is a 1 level store with total sales area 370 sqm. It provides wide…
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has today confirmed that for the three months from 1st August, it will pay its dairy farmers 28.71 ppl for their fresh milk, through the Tesco Sustainable Dairy Group (TSDG). This will be an increase of 0.02ppl from the previous quarter.
The move follows the introduction of the Fair…
CHARLOTTE, N.C., 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Board of Directors of Belk, Inc. today announced that Tim Belk will retire as chief executive officer of the company in July 2016. He will continue to serve on the Belk Board. Lisa Harper, who previously served as chief executive officer of Hot Topic, Inc., will succeed…
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ —Mathilde Rodié has been appointed Director of Financial Communications and Investor Relations of Carrefour Group. Her nomination takes effect on September 1, 2016.
Previously Director of Investor Relations, she succeeds Alessandra Girolami, who has decided to leave the Group to pursue her career in another sector.
About Carrefour
As a multi-local,…
Amsterdam 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Eperium has been appointed Intershop Platinum Partner at the annual Partner Executive Event. Eperium was founded sixteen years ago and took the strategic choice to work with Intershop back in 1999. This made Eperium the first Intershop Business Partner in the Netherlands. Since then, Eperium has progressed to supplying…
RICHMOND, Virginia , 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX), the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, officially opened its store in Westborough, MA, located at 170 Turnpike Road. The new store will stock more than 300 used vehicles of nearly every make and model, and has brought approximately 50 new jobs to…
BEACHWOOD, Ohio, 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR) today announced that it closed on the disposition of six assets totaling $58 million at 100% ownership during the second quarter of 2016.
During the second quarter, DDR sold three operating assets for $45 million and three land parcels for $13 million, aggregating $58 million at…
ROCHESTER, NY, 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is alerting consumers to a scam that involves a fraudulent Facebook post bearing the company’s name. The company became aware of the scam during the night on June 29 when a customer questioned the validity of the post.
The Facebook post shows the image of…
Northern California, 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market’s 43 stores in Northern California and Reno, Nevada, will donate 5 percent of their Wednesday, July 20, sales to fund Local Producer Grants given to 13 small businesses in the region.
The Whole Foods Market Local Producer Grant, presented by Working Solutions, is designed to support…
Paris, 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Jean- Michel Gault, Klépierre Deputy CEO and Executive Board Member, and Alain Dinin, Nexity's Chairman and CEO, inaugurated the new Magasins Généraux de Pantin on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, following 28 months of rehabilitation. The inauguration was attended by Claude Bartolone, President of the French National Assembly; Elisabeth Guigou,…
Lippo Village, Tangerang , 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — PT Matahari Putra Prima Tbk (MPPA), a multi-format modern retailer in Indonesia, which operates Hypermart, Smartclub, Foodmart, Boston and FMX, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized an additional share purchase option of MatahariMall.com for Rp12,065 per share in all cash transaction valued at…
Enhancements include improved course navigation, recommended learning tracks and new tools for technicians
ROANOKE, Va., 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — MotoSKILL® Shop Tech Training, the online training and ASE test prep resource from MOTOSHOP® Technology ToolsSM – a product portfolio from Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP) – is rolling out significant platform updates that make…
TORONTO, ONTARIO, 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust ("RioCan") (TSX:REI.UN) today announced that it is scheduled to release its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 prior to the market open on Friday, July 29, 2016.
Interested parties are invited to participate in a conference call with…
Mississauga, ON, 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Walmart Canada today announced the appointment of Lee Tappenden, Chief Operations Officer, Walmart Canada to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, Walmart Canada, effective August 15. Tappenden joined Walmart in 1996 and has held a number of global leadership roles with the company, including Chief Merchandising…
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y , 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Patty Bianco, store manager of Tops Friendly Markets in Grand Island, N.Y., has been named a finalist for the 2016 Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI) Store Manager of the Year.
Bianco is one of just ten finalists for the award among 85 nominations made this year. She is…
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.(NASDAQ:BJRI) today announced the opening of its restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky. The new BJ’s Restaurant opened on Monday, June 27, 2016, on Nicholasville Road and West Reynolds Roadat the Fayette Mall. The restaurant is approximately 7,300 square feet, seats approximately 225 guests and features BJ’s…
Seattle, 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — The latest herbal tea from Teavana was inspired by a popular cocktail that originated in Venice, Italy.
Starting today (June 27), Beach Bellini herbal tea will be available at Teavana specialty retail stores across the U.S. and Canada as well as Teavana.com. It’s a blend of papaya, pineapple, mango, golden berry,…
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour France has been awarded MSC Sustainable fishing and ASC Responsible aquaculture certification, a first in France. Around thirty hypermarkets in the Paris region are now selling an extended selection of certified fish in the seafood section.
In what way is Carrefour's product selection more sustainable?
With this certification, Carrefour can now…
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has today unveiled a new Fair For Farmers Guarantee on all of its fresh milk, as it continues to build transparent, long-term relationships with its suppliers.
The Fair For Farmers Guarantee explains how every pint of milk sold at Tesco is 100% British and provides customers with information…
LAS VEGAS, NV, 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it has installed three Blink® electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its Las Vegas, Nevada store as part of a partnership with Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI), the owner of the Blink Network and Blink EV charging…
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sigma is sharing e-commerce expertise with delegates and visitors at the Australia/China Complementary Health Expo in Melbourne this week.
More than 400 Chinese delegates will be in attendance, each owning around 200 pharmacies. They are visiting Australia to source locally made goods including vitamins, baby formula, alternate medicine and health…
WASHINGTON, 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Shop.org today announced the addition of five new members to two-year terms on its Board of Directors and welcomed back seven members who currently serve on the board. The group will meet in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. during Shop.org’s Digital Experience Workshop in July and again in Dallas at its annual Retail’s Digital…
SANTA MONICA, Calif. 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ —
WHAT: Macerich (NYSE: MAC) Schedules Second Quarter 2016 Earnings Release
WHEN: Earnings Results will be released before market open on Monday, August 1, 2016. Management will hold a conference call at 11:00 am Pacific Time (2:00 pm Eastern Time) on Monday, August 1, 2016 to discuss quarterly results.
WHERE:…
Alberta, Canada, 2016-Jul-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — The effort to help Fort McMurray residents rebuild their homes and community received a colourful boost from Co-op today. Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) donated 400 cans of paint to restore buildings that were damaged or are being rebuilt.
“Co-op is fundamentally committed to serving and caring for western Canadian…