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Utah: Macey’s and Lin’s installed DUMAC’s RORCv6 point-of-sale (POS) software system

Syracuse, NY, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Macey’s and Lin’s, two of Utah’s premiere community grocery stores, recently installed DUMAC’s RORCv6 point-of-sale (POS) software system, which is specifically designed for the independent grocer. Both retailers, which are members of Associated Food Stores, have increased the efficiency and effectiveness of their business operations and customer engagement…
October 4, 20160Comments

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7‑Eleven: FREE cup of coffee every day during Free Coffee Week, Oct. 3, through Oct. 9

7‑Eleven: FREE cup of coffee every day during Free Coffee Week, Oct. 3, through Oct. 9   DALLAS, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — As the 7-Election™ Presidential Coffee Cup Poll enters the homestretch, a great deal is brewing at 7‑Eleven® stores. Americans can enjoy a FREE cup of coffee every day during Free Coffee Week, Monday, Oct. 3,…
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Weingarten Realty Investors 3Q2016 earnings will be released on Thursday, October 27, 2016

HOUSTON, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE:WRI) announced today its third quarter 2016 earnings will be released after the market closes on Thursday, October 27, 2016. Senior Management will host a quarterly earnings conference call on Friday, October 28, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. Event:  Weingarten Realty’s Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Results When:  10:00…
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A.S. Watson Group won “Sustainable Business Award” for the second straight year

A.S. Watson Group won “Sustainable Business Award” for the second straight year   HONG KONG, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — A.S. Watson Group is being recognized once again, for our commitment and concerted efforts in forging a sustainable business development, by winning the “Sustainable Business Award” for the second straight year. The “Sustainable Business Award 2016” is…
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A.S. Watson Group’s (ASW) philanthropy programme Project LOL recognized by the PR industry in Hong Kong

A.S. Watson Group’s (ASW) philanthropy programme Project LOL recognised by the PR industry in Hong Kong   HONG KONG, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — A.S. Watson Group’s (ASW) philanthropy programme Project LOL has been recognized in an important occasion of the PR industry in Hong Kong. Organised by the Marketing Magazine, the PR Awards 2016 showcased…
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Commissary patrons and employees to support Feds Feed Families campaign

FORT LEE, Va., 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Commissary patrons and employees again stepped up in a big way in the annual Feds Feed Families campaign, accounting for a third of DOD's total donation in this year's drive. "It all comes down to the great support we had from our customers and commissary personnel participating…
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DIE MIGROS KOMMT NACH HITTNAU

Gossau, Switzerland, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Migros Ostschweiz zieht als Mieterin in das Wohn- und Geschäftshaus Huswis an der Jakob Stutz-Strasse 75 ein. „Wir haben uns nach einem neuen Mieter für die grössere und einheitliche Fläche Post/Volg umgesehen und mit der Migros Ostschweiz eine passende Partnerin gefunden“, kommentieren die Eigentümer Yvonne und…
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Apranga Group announces 5.8% increase in retail turnover for September 2016 vs. same month last year

Vilnius, Lithuania, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — The retail turnover (including VAT) of the Apranga Group amounted to EUR 19.1 million in September 2016, and has increased by 5.8% in comparison to September 2015. The retail turnover (including VAT) of Apranga Group totalled EUR 59.4 million in 3rd quarter 2016 or by 10.1% more than in…
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Lenta announces the opening of its tenth and eleventh hypermarket in Moscow

St. Petersburg, Russia, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lenta, (LSE, MOEX: LNTA) one of the largest retail chains in Russia, is pleased to announce the opening of its tenth and eleventh hypermarkets in Moscow. The larger new store is a Lenta compact hypermarket format located at 111 A Borisovo, Serpukhov district. The store has a total…
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NORGESGRUPPEN MED NY FAIRTRADE-AVTALE

Norway, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Gjennom ny avtale sikrer man tett forbindelse mellom kunnskap om internasjonal rettferdig handel og norsk dagligvare. Samarbeidet skal fremme og øke tilgjengeligheten av Fairtrade-merkede varer, slik at norske forbrukere kan velge produkter som bidrar til bærekraftig utvikling. I NorgesGruppens strategi for etikk og miljø i verdikjeden er menneskerettigheter en av…
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Alibaba’s Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund invests in three rising companies — Grana, NOSH, DayDayCook

Hong Kong, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund (the “Fund”), a not-for-profit initiative of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA), announced today (September 29, 2016) the investments in three rising companies based in the city. This is the second round of investments made into exciting early staged companies since the…
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Buffalo Boots GmbH and DEICHMANN group sign purchase agreement for the acquisition of Buffalo

Essen/Hochheim, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — The founder of Buffalo Boots GmbH, Mick Conradi, and the DEICHMANN group signed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of Buffalo. It is still subject to approval by the antitrust authorities. The purchase price was not disclosed. The objective is to maintain the brand and the company as a…
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Al Meera on final stages of preparations for five of its upcoming stores in Qatar

al-meera-on-final-stages-of-preparations-for-five-of-its-upcoming-stores-in-qatar   QATAR, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Putting the finishing touches on its current expansion phase in Qatar, Al Meera Consumer Goods Company QSC (Al Meera) has announced that it is in the final stages of preparations for five of the Company’s upcoming stores in the country. Al Meera plans to launch its five new shopping…
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USDA FSIS announces that Silver Springs Farms recalls ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7

USDA FSIS announces that Silver Springs Farms recalls ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7   WASHINGTON, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Silver Springs Farms, Inc., a Harleysville, Pa. establishment is recalling approximately 740 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s…
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Staples announces store hours On Black Friday and great Thanksgiving Day deals on Staples.com

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) is helping customers make more happen this holiday season with great deals in stores, online and via mobile. On Thanksgiving Day, while Staples’ stores are closed, Staples.com will feature amazing savings with online deals so customers can shop from the comfort of their home. On Black…
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ICA’s strengthens its sustainability work with the appointment of Kerstin Lindvall as Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer

Solna, Sweden, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — To further strengthen ICA’s sustainability work, Kerstin Lindvall has been named Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer and as a member of ICA Gruppen’s Management Team. In conjunction with this a sustainability committee is being formed in ICA Gruppen’s board to increase focus on CR issues. “Our ambition is to…
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Bartell Drugs and Oberto partner to raise money to help kids in Seattle Children’s hospital

SEATTLE, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Nine-year-old Aiyana Lucas has heart. In fact, she’s had three hearts. Aiyana was born with a severe heart defect which necessitated a heart transplant when she was only 6 months old. At age 8, congestive heart failure necessitated another transplant which was unsuccessful and so another transplant quickly followed. Today, she’s…
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Bartell Drugs honored its vendors, product suppliers and partners at its 27th annual Vendor Breakfast

SEATTLE, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Bartell Drugs welcomed more than 150 guests at its annual Vendor Breakfast, the 27th such event it has hosted to thank the vendor and supplier community for their business and support. The event was held at the Ballard Bay Club on September 29 and featured owners, CEOs, presidents, product…
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Coop baut Angebot für Flexitarier und Veganer weiter aus

BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Nur 2 Prozent der Schweizer Bevölkerung sind Vegetarier – rund 40 Prozent sind Flexitarier und geniessen regelmässig vegetarische Gerichte. Coop nimmt diese Kundenbedürfnisse ernst und baut ihr vegetarisches Angebot kontinuierlich aus. Die Basler Detailhändlerin bietet heute über 500 Produkte mit dem offiziellen Vegi-Logo von Swissveg an, darunter über…
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Coop hat den Anteil an LED-Lampen auf über 50% rhöht

BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Rund 15 % des Schweizer Stromverbrauchs wird durch Beleuchtung verursacht. Coop fördert deshalb seit jeher energieeffiziente Beleuchtungsmittel. Damit kann nicht nur der Stromverbrauch gesenkt werden, sondern die Kunden sparen auch Geld. Lange waren Energiesparlampen die effizientesten Leuchtmittel, inzwischen wurden sie von der LED abgelöst. Deshalb verzichtet Coop…
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Nordstrom opens second full-line store in Austin, Nordstrom Domain NORTHSIDE

SEATTLE,, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Leading fashion specialty retailer Nordstrom, Inc. opened the doors to Nordstrom Domain NORTHSIDE today (Sept. 30, 2016), the company's second full-line store in Austin. The two-level, 127,500 square-foot store features five shoe departments, expansive cosmetics and accessories areas, and a comprehensive offering of popular brand names for men, women…
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Carrefour Spain Online and Carrefour Viajes awarded Best Webshop of the Year prizes

Spain, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour.es and viajes.carrefour.es websites awarded Best Webshop of the Year prizes Carrefour Spain Online supermarket has been awarded the Webshop prize in the supermarkets and hypermarkets category for the second year running. Carrefour Viajes was awarded the prize for best Webshop in the travel agency category and also Best…
October 4, 20160Comments

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Entirely redesigned City store on Avenue de Malakoff reopens

Entirely redesigned City store on Avenue de Malakoff reopens   Paris, 2016-Oct-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — The City store on Avenue de Malakoff (Paris, 16th arrondissement) reopened its doors on 31 August. This urban, friendly store, firmly rooted in its local environment, has been entirely redesigned, offering consumers practical and digital services. A new updated and welcoming…
October 3, 20160Comments

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Amazon Web Services announces availability of P2 instances for Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud

SEATTLE, 2016-Oct-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today (Sep. 30, 2016) announced the availability of P2 instances, a new GPU instance type for Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) designed for compute-intensive applications that require massive parallel floating point performance, including artificial intelligence, computational fluid dynamics, computational…
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Alexa Prize: Amazon announces university competition dedicated to accelerating conversational artificial intelligence

SEATTLE, 2016-Oct-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (-Sep. 29, 2016), Amazon announced the Alexa Prize, an annual university competition dedicated to accelerating the field of conversational artificial intelligence (AI). The goal of the inaugural competition is to build a “socialbot” on Alexa that will converse with people about popular topics and news events. The team…
October 3, 20160Comments

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The Bon-Ton Stores to redeem its outstanding Senior Secured Notes due 2017

YORK, Pa, 2016-Oct-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:BONT) announced today (Sept. 30, 2016) that it will redeem the entirety of its outstanding 10 5/8% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the "Notes"). The aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Notes is approximately $57 million. The Notes will be redeemed on November 29, 2016,…
October 3, 20160Comments

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Stein Mart announces the appointment of D. Hunt Hawkins as Interim CEO

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, 2016-Oct-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Stein Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMRT) (the “Company”) today (Sept. 29, 2016) announced that Dawn Robertson has tendered her resignation as Chief Executive Officer and as a director, and the Company’s Board of Directors accepted that resignation effective as of September 27, 2016. Ms. Robertson also performed the duties of…
October 3, 20160Comments

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Sainsbury’s announces the appointment of Simon Roberts as Retail & Operations Director

Sainsbury’s announces the appointment of Simon Roberts as Retail & Operations Director   London, 2016-Oct-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sainsbury’s today (30 September 2016) announces the appointment of Simon Roberts as Retail & Operations Director. Simon will report to Chief Executive Mike Coupe and be a member of Sainsbury's Operating Board. Most recently Simon was Executive Vice President…
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Sainsbury’s introduces milk-free coconut-based alternatives to cheese

Sainsbury’s introduces milk-free coconut-based alternatives to cheese   London, 2016-Oct-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Great news for vegans and those with milk allergies or intolerances, Sainsbury’s has answer to your foodie cravings – milk-free coconut-based alternatives to cheese - available across the UK from today (28th September) in the Deliciously Freefrom range. There are seven delicious coconut-based cheese…
October 3, 20160Comments

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