WASHINGTON, 2016-Sep-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — RFG Canada Inc., a Toronto, Ontario establishment, is recalling approximately 1,250 pounds of meat and poultry pizza products imported from Canada and not presented to FSIS for re-inspection upon entry to the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today (Sept.…
502 Boundary Blvd. Inc. recalls ham products that may contain rubber
WASHINGTON, 2016-Sep-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — 502 Boundary Blvd. Inc., formerly known as Fletcher’s Fine Foods Ltd., an Algona, Wash., establishment, is recalling approximately 8,694 pounds of ham products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically rubber, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food…
Chicago, IL, 2016-Sep-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — IGA today (Sept. 22, 2016) announced the launch of IGA Groceries Online—or IGA GO as it will be branded to shoppers—an ecommerce solution that meets shoppers’ need for a convenient online ordering platform from their trusted local Hometown Proud IGA store. IGA has named two preferred partners to…
Sunbury, PA, 2016-Sep-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Weis Markets today (September 22, 2016) announced the introduction of Certified Angus Beef ® brand, the best and the original Angus brand of beef. It’s known for its 10 exacting standards that ensure consumers enjoy beef with unrivaled flavor, juiciness and tenderness every time. The beef is available…
Sunbury, PA, 2016-Sep-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Weis Markets today (September 22, 2016) announced it has begun a pilot program to sell wine in its in-store café in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania where beer is currently sold. The company plans to sell wine in all 49 of its Pennsylvania cafes by late November, around the Thanksgiving…
WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2016-Sep-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS) today ( Sept. 22, 2016) announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.425 (42.5 cents) per share on the corporation's common stock. The dividend is payable on November 3, 2016, to holders of record on October 24, 2016.
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CVS Health is a pharmacy…
Helsinki, 2016-Sep-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Board of Directors of Citycon Oyj has today ( September 21, 2016 ) decided that an equity repayment of EUR 0.0375 per share be distributed from the invested unrestricted equity fund of the company. The equity repayment will be paid to a shareholder registered in the company’s…
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., 2016-Sep-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) today (Sept. 21, 2016) announced the opening of its restaurant in Cary, North Carolina. The new BJ’s Restaurant opened on Monday, September 19, 2016, on Dillard Drive at the Centrum at Crossroads shopping center. The restaurant is approximately 7,300 square feet, seats approximately…
Dobbels Meat recalls pork tenderloin with mustard sauce due to undeclared allergens
Halle, Belgium, 2016-Sep-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — During the automatic checks carried out within company Dobbels Meat NV, the presence of MILK, SULPHITE and MUSTARD was found in pork tenderloin with mustard sauce, whereas these allergens are not mentioned on the label.
Consequently Dobbels…
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2016-Sep-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Das Parlament hat heute die Motion zum Verbot von Wegwerf-Plastiksäcken abgeschrieben. Als nachhaltige Detailhändlerin setzt Coop die alternative Branchenvereinbarung rasch um. Damit deutlich weniger dieser Einwegsäcke verbraucht werden, gibt Coop sie künftig an ihren Supermarkt-Kassen gegen 5 Rappen ab. Die sogenannten Raschelsäckli werden zudem aus 100% Recyclingmaterial…
ST. LOUIS, 2016-Sep-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) is leading the restaurant industry with better bacon. Today ( Sept. 21, 2016), Panera announced that it will serve clean bacon on its sandwiches and salads that is free of artificial preservatives, flavors, sweeteners and colors from artificial sources prohibited by the company’s…
Des Moines, Iowa, 2016-Sep-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kum & Go will open the doors Friday morning, September 23, at 6 a.m. to its newly built location in Des Moines, Iowa, at 6304 SW 9th Street. The brand new, 6,200+-square-foot store featuring the new Marketplace store design with a variety of unique offerings is…
Omaha, NE, and Sioux City, IA , 2016-Sep-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kum & Go will offer E-15 fuel for $1.15 per gallon at several Omaha and Sioux City-area Kum & Go locations from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, September 23. E-15, a fuel blended with 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline,…
LONDON, 2016-Sep-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Naturally Fast Food chain LEON launches its new menu today [Wednesday 21 September].
The autumn menu includes an exclusive new dish, made in collaboration with professional chef, food writer and TV presenter, Gizzi Erskine. Rooted in their shared passion for satisfying nutritious recipes, and keen to create a fun new…
Ottawa, Canada, 2016-Sep-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP)(TSX:SH), the leading cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses, today (September 20, 2016) announced that it has entered an agreement with Export Development Canada (“EDC”) to insure merchant cash advances offered by Shopify Capital.
“Our partnership with EDC supports the continued growth of…
WASHINGTON, 2016-Sep-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Retail Federation and the Hardwood Federation today) (September 20, 2016) led a coalition of 120 organizations representing retailers, manufacturers, agribusinesses and other sectors affected by the Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy in sending a letter to Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker outlining specific concerns and urging her continued leadership…
SEATTLE, 2016-Sep-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today (Sept. 21, 2016) plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at IDS Center's Crystal Court on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, Minn. The approximately 39,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open in fall 2017.
"We've been eager to find a home for Nordstrom Rack in…
SEATTLE, 2016-Sep-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — To further accelerate its e-commerce, digital and mobile efforts, Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced that it has appointed Ken Worzel as president, Nordstrom.com.
Worzel has served as executive vice president of Strategy and Development at the company since 2010, where he has been responsible for strengthening the company's competitive…
Starbucks opens its third South African store in Menlyn Maine in the city of Tshwane
Johannesburg, South Africa, 2016-Sep-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — In partnership with Taste Holdings, Starbucks has opened its third South African store in Menlyn Maine in the city of Tshwane. Once the mall is complete in 2017, Menlyn Maine will be the…
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Sep-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour Belgium is selling a healthy drink – exclusively via its hypermarkets and supermarkets – the proceeds from which will go to an SOS Children's Villages project of the customer's choice.
Humanitarian aid is in Carrefour Belgium's very DNA – it regularly organises campaigns to help various charities.…
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Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Sep-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — At the start of October, Carrefour Belgium will start putting together, selling and distributing meal boxes, with particular emphasis on Belgian and seasonal ingredients.
Next month, Carrefour Belgium will commence online sales of its "Simply You Boxes" – its own meal boxes. Simply You is the recipe magazine…
Carrefour invites hackfest enthusiasts to its first hackathon "Back2Hack" from 23 to 25 September
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Sep-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — From 23 to 25 September, Carrefour is inviting hackfest enthusiasts to come and improve the customer experience and make predictions about future trends.
Carrefour is holding "Back2Hack" – its first hackathon – at the IO Factory.…
Bentonville, Ark., 2016-Sep-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — As part of Walmart’s continued focus on improving and enhancing the store experience for customers, the company recently awarded more than $200 million in second quarter cash bonuses to more than 900,000 hourly associates across the United States.
The bonuses, which were based on stores’ performances from May through…
CINCINNATI, 2016-Sep-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) today (Sep. 20, 2016) said it plans to hire seasonal associates for approximately 83,000 positions at its Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s stores, call centers, distribution centers and online fulfillment centers nationwide for the 2016 Christmas and holiday season. The company’s 2016 seasonal hiring plan is essentially flat…
Sainsbury’s opens its purpose built, online fulfilment centre in Bromley-by-Bow
London, 2016-Sep-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sainsbury’s predicts that demand in the capital for its online groceries service will double over the next eight years, as more people switch to a mixture of shopping online and in stores. The retailer announced the forecast as it opened…
Thomas Pink introduces new collection of premium and luxury shirts
Paris, 2016-Sep-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Thomas Pink, the modern British shirtmaker renowned for shirts with impeccably cuts and superior quality, is introducing a new approach to this essential element of men’s business attire with shirts precisely tailored to each need.
The shirtmaker associated with the emblematic…
Fundación EROSKI pone en marcha la V edición del Programa Educativo en Alimentación y Hábitos de Vida Saludables
ELORRIO,España, 2016-Sep-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Fundación EROSKI, a través de su Escuela de Alimentación, pone en marcha estos días la V edición del Programa Educativo en Alimentación y Hábitos de Vida Saludables (PEAHS). El objetivo primordial del…
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., 2016-Sep-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — An Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report sponsored by IKEA US shows that the American Dream, which was once outlined by owning a home with a ‘white picket fence,’ having a comfortable amount of money, and ‘keeping up with the Joneses,’ is now transitioning into ‘living life on…
Paris, France, 2016-Sep-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Named “Mano”, the agency will aim to optimize for both groups purchasing in France from the main international suppliers of household appliances (both white and brown goods).
It will thus be positioned as the leader or co-leader in its areas of activity and enhance the competitiveness of the Conforama,…
Washington, 2016-Sep-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (September 20, 2016) Shop.org announced this year’s lineup of breakout sessions for Retail’s Digital Summit, to be held Monday, Sept. 26 through Wednesday, Sept. 28 in Dallas. Retail’s Digital Summit will feature tactical and comprehensive breakout sessions presented by industry experts and other business leaders, for more than…