LCP employee Mandy Lloyd raised hundreds of pounds for children’s charity Barnardo’s
London, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — An LCP employee with a head for heights has raised hundreds of pounds for charity after abseiling almost 200 feet down the Trafford Centre in Manchester.
Mandy Lloyd, who is the personal assistant for the managing director of Kingswinford-based London…
Gordy’s Market announces management changes
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISC, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Gordy and Donna Schafer announce the official retirement of their sons Jeff Schafer, President of Gordy’s Market, and Rick Schafer, Vice President of Facilities for Gordy’s Market. Jeff and Rick worked for the family owned and operated business for over 80 years combined.
“It…
NEW LOOK RETAIL GROUP LIMITED (“New Look”) Results for the 26 weeks ended 24 September 2016
LONDON, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Continued execution of strategy in a challenging market
Headlines
Revenue -5.0% to £718.1m (H1 FY16: £756.0m)
Group like-for-like sales -8.4%
UK like-for-like sales -8.8%
Own website sales +9.5%
3rd Party E-commerce…
SEATTLE, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Less than two weeks after announcing #OptOutside, more than 365 organizations and more than 1 million people have joined REI in choosing to #OptOutside on Black Friday. The response more than doubles the number of partners involved in 2015, and includes national and local organizations encouraging their members…
ALBANY, N.Y., 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — CommerceHub (Nasdaq:CHUBA) (Nasdaq:CHUBK), a leading distributed commerce network for retailers and brands, today ( Nov. 07, 2016) announced that DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS) has deployed CommerceHub's unified e-commerce platform to drive omni-channel growth on DSG.com and key subsidiaries, including Golf Galaxy and Field & Stream. The partnership is…
ALBANY, N.Y., 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — CommerceHub (NASDAQ:CHUBA) (NASDAQ:CHUBK), a leading distributed commerce network for retailers and brands, today (Nov. 07, 2016) announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.
"We are pleased with the strong third quarter results we announced today, including continued revenue growth and profitability," said Frank Poore, CommerceHub's Founder,…
Tesco announces further reductions of sugar levels in its own brand soft drinks
Tesco reaches next reformulation milestone in bid to give customers healthier choices.
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — As part of its ongoing commitment to reduce the sugar, fat and salt content across all its own brands to help Britain’s shoppers make…
J Sainsbury plc welcomes new CFO Kevin O’Byrne
London, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — J Sainsbury plc today (07 November 2016) announces the appointment of Kevin O’Byrne as Chief Financial Officer. This follows the move of John Rogers from being CFO of J Sainsbury plc to CEO of Sainsbury’s Argos, following Sainsbury’s successful acquisition of Home Retail Group plc on…
Last summer's recruitment of 50 digital talents continues as Kesko now recruits nearly 20 new digital experts.
HELSINKI, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kesko is employing different digital business experts in new jobs. New talent is sought for web, marketing and business analytics, targeted marketing, programmatic buying, Plussa concept development and customer service as well…
Gossau, Switzerland, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Migros-Gruppe hat mit ihren Sozial- und Vertragspartnern (Landeskommission der Migros-Gruppe, Kaufmännischer Verband Schweiz und Metzgereipersonal-Verband der Schweiz) vereinbart, die Lohnsumme per 1. Januar 2017 um 0.3 bis 0.7 Prozent zu erhöhen.
Dieses Verhandlungsergebnis gilt für die Mitarbeitenden und Branchen, die dem Migros-Landes-Gesamtarbeitsvertrag unterstellt sind.
Die Lohnerhöhungen der Mitarbeiterinnen…
London, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — British Land has launched one of the UK’s largest ever augmented reality games in retail property. Freezy’s Christmas Adventure is being rolled out at 21 local and regional centres across the company’s multi-let retail portfolio. The app based children’s game which is downloaded onto mobile devices encourages families to…
SANTA MONICA, Calif., 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Macerich (NYSE: MAC), one of the nation's leading owners, operators and developers of one-of-a-kind retail properties in top markets, today ( Nov. 3, 2016) announced a partnership with POPSUGAR to provide custom content for the portfolio's on-mall, online and social platforms. POPSUGAR, which reaches 1 in 3…
Rockville, Md., 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Select Whole Foods Market stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington D.C. are voluntarily recalling batches of its Chocolate Croissants because the product contains eggs and the ingredient was not declared on product packaging. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to eggs…
McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams recalls selected pint size packages due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
Santa Barbara, CA, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Out of an abundance of caution, McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams is undertaking a voluntary recall of selected, 16 oz. (pint size) packages of ice cream produced by a contract manufacturer because they…
OLMA-XXI, Inc. recalls smoked Premium Norwegian Salmon and smoked Salmon, Turbot, Butterfish due to potential contamination with Listeria
Brooklyn, NY, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — OLMA-XXI, Inc. of Brooklyn, NY is recalling Premium Norwegian Salmon Smoked, Sliced 8 oz (227g), Best by 02/23/2017 and Salmon, Turbot, Butterfish, Smoked, Sliced 8 oz (227g), Best by 10/20/2016,…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), the Philippines’ leading integrated property company, reported a consolidated net income growth of 15% to PHP4.9 billion in third quarter of 2016 from PHP4.2 billion in the same period last year. Overall revenues in the third quarter also went up by…
NEWARK, N.J., 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — The New Jersey Devils, Prudential Center and Wawa, Inc. today (November 1, 2016) announced a multi-year agreement naming Wawa a proud partner and the Official Breakfast Sandwich of the three-time Stanley Cup Champion hockey club and world-renowned arena in Newark, N.J. As part of the partnership, Wawa…
New Albany, Ohio, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) will be holding its quarterly earnings conference call for all interested parties on November 18, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. EST. A press release detailing the company's third quarter results is expected to be issued shortly after 7:30 a.m. EST.
What: Abercrombie &…
New Albany, Ohio, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) (the "Company") announced today ( November 3, 2016) that Diane Chang will retire from her position as Executive Vice President of Sourcing effective June 24, 2017. She will remain with the Company in a full-time capacity through the end of the Company's…
SEATTLE, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — REI, the outdoor co-op and national specialty retailer, welcomes Raquel Karls as its senior vice president of Human Resources.
Karls’ career spans more than 20 years with purpose-driven brands. Most recently, she served as chief human resources officer at Outerwall, the company behind brands including Coinstar, Redbox and ecoATM. There,…
ARLINGTON, VA, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Foundation in conjunction with the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI) introduced 10 recipients of the 2016 Food Safety Auditing Scholarship at the SQF International Conference, held October 25-27 in Orlando.
This award recognizes extraordinary students enrolled in a university food and agricultural science…
COPPELL, Texas, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Container Store (NYSE:TCS) announces the continuation of its annual, nationwide signature giving program, Holiday Hugs. The retailer is partnering with children’s hospitals across the country to collect and deliver new, unwrapped gifts to young patients who are spending the holidays away from home.
Customers can participate in the…
Alibaba: Tmall debuts new products from the biggest electronic brands during the 11.11 Global Shopping Festival
Hangzhou, China, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) today (November 3, 2016 ) announced its plans to bolster Tmall's position as the leading ecosystem for the most cutting-edge IoT products, and the go-to platform to drive consumer…
Dunkin’ Donuts appreciates its loyal guests during its first-ever Perks Week
Perks Week will include special daily deals for all DD Perks® Rewards program members, along with a sweepstakes with chances to win trips, travel vouchers and free coffee
Dunkin’ Donuts will add $5 to the account balance of the first 55K people who enroll as new members in…
Optimism, spending on the rise; consumers increasingly value digital experiences
Black Friday growing in popularity; now more popular in Canada than in US
TORONTO, 2016-Nov-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Canadian consumers will be guided by their conscience when making purchasing decisions this holiday shopping season and will consider a retailer’s reputation for working conditions,…
WASHINGTON, 2016-Nov-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — OSI Industries, LLC, a Fort Atkinson, Wis. establishment, is recalling approximately 21,403 pounds of chicken products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today (Nov. 6, 2016).
The ready-to-eat chicken products were produced on Aug. 5, 2016.…
WASHINGTON, 2016-Nov-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Flavor Trade, LLC., a Kansas City, Mo. establishment, is recalling approximately 113 pounds of beef jerky products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection and used the USDA mark of inspection without authorization, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today…
£5 million advertising campaign offers viewers the expertise and advice they need to get it right this Christmas
Dramatizing the insight that it can be hard to get the right gifts to make your Christmas perfect, the ads present Currys PC World as the solution to this problem – with the right gadgets and…
Lindex together with its customers raised a total of 1,2 million euro for the fight against breast cancer
Together with its customers, Lindex has raised a total of 1,2 million euro in all operating countries.
Sweden, 2016-Nov-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lindex has through a range of activities boosted the fight against breast cancer, primarily through…
Dublin, California, 2016-Nov-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) will announce its third quarter 2016 earnings results on Thursday, November 17, 2016. A press release will be sent out at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
The Company will also provide additional details concerning its third quarter 2016 results and business outlook on a…