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Yearly Archives: 2016

Theo Chocolate of Seattle: voluntarily recall of 3 ounce Salted Almond 70% Dark Chocolate bars

Seattle, Washington, 2016-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Theo Chocolate of Seattle, Washington is voluntarily recalling 3 ounce Salted Almond 70% Dark Chocolate bars because they may contain undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product. Salted Almond 70%…

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Faribault Foods, Inc.: voluntary recall of a limited number of 15 ounce No-Salt-Added Black Beans

WASHINGTON, 2016-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Faribault Foods, Inc. of Faribault, MN, is initiating a voluntary recall of a limited number of 15 ounce No-Salt-Added Black Beans due to the potential presence of plastic and/or metal pieces within the product. This voluntary recall covers one specific production code and was distributed under the following…

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Baskin-Robbins announces $1.31 Ice Cream Scoops on July 31

CANTON, Mass.,2016-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Baskin-Robbins, the world’s largest chain of ice cream specialty shops, will end National Ice Cream Month on a sweet note by offering guests a special deal on their favorite ice cream flavors on the last day of the month. On Sunday, July 31st at participating Baskin-Robbins shops nationwide, guests…

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Accenture research: retailers’ inflexible operating models are hindering their ability to be competitive and achieve growth

NEW YORK, 2016-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — New research from Accenture (NYSE: ACN) shows that retailers’ inflexible operating models are hindering their ability to be competitive and achieve growth. The findings highlight the need for retailers to become more agile – constantly learning about their customers and flexing to deliver relevant, engaging and useful interactions with…

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Ross Stores opened 24 Ross Dress for Less® and seven dd’s DISCOUNTS® stores nationwide during June and July

DUBLIN, Calif. 2016-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ross Stores today announced the opening of 24 Ross Dress for Less® ("Ross") and seven dd's DISCOUNTS® stores across 15 different states in June and July. These new locations are part of the Company's 2016 expansion plans to add approximately 70 Ross and 20 dd's DISCOUNTS locations throughout…

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Schnucks warns customers of recalled ConAgra Foods’ select P.F. Chang’s frozen meals due to possible contamination of small metal fragments

St. Louis, MO, 2016-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — ConAgra Foods has recalled select P.F. Chang’s frozen meals because the products may contain small metal fragments which could be embedded in the sauce contained in frozen meals. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions or injuries from consumption. Schnucks customers are urged to check their…

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Starbucks expands its comprehensive health care offering for all eligible U.S. partners (employees)

The expanded health care offering will provide more choice, cost savings and dedicated support while the company continues to fund approximately 70 percent of premium costs SEATTLE, 2016-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Building on its long history of providing industry-leading benefits, Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) today announced it will expand its comprehensive health care offering…

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Carrefour Summerdrive returns for the 3rd year with a new application, Bip Bip

BELGIUM, 2016-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — This 3rd edition of Summerdrive is marked by the desire to reach out even further to the customer, in particular by offering more delivery possibilities with the new application, Bip Bip. To do so, Summerdrive has hired a dozen people to simplify customers’ life this summer. As in the…

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Waitrose to remove microbeads in its cosmetic products and to change the stems of its own label cotton buds to paper by September 2016

LONDON, 2016-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — The retailer has pledged that by September 2016  no branded cosmetic products will contain microbeads. (The retailer's own label range of beauty products has never contained any microbeads.) One of the most commonly bought health and beauty items will also get a facelift in order to cut down on the…

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Walgreens Boots Alliance and Emart Company Ltd to create Boots branded pharmacy-led, health and beauty retail franchise in South Korea

DEERFIELD, Ill., 2016-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise, today announced that it has signed an agreement to form a franchise partnership with Emart Company Ltd (a member of Shinsegae Group), South Korea’s number one hypermarket retailer. Together, they will create a Boots…

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Netflix becomes the exclusive premiere home of “Star Trek” television series in 188 countries

LOS ANGELES and AMSTERDAM, 2016-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Netflix and CBS Studios International today announced a landmark international licensing agreement for the new “Star Trek” television series. Netflix will be the exclusive premiere home of “Star Trek” in 188 countries (excluding the US and Canada). Each episode of the new series will be available…

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Macy’s to help kids kick off the school year in high style

NEW YORK, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — This fall, Macy’s is helping kids kick off the school year in high style. With throwback 90's looks ruling the runways, Macy’s is offering returning students a nod to old school trends, along with incredible savings on clothing, accessories and dorm items to make this year’s start to…

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Pesca local: EROSKI incrementa un 24% sus compras de anchoa del Cantábrico esta campaña

ELORRIO,España, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — EROSKI ha aumentado un 24% sus compras de anchoa del Cantábrico descargada en puertos vascos al cierre de la campaña pesquera de 2016, superando las 334 toneladas. La cooperativa refuerza así su apuesta por la pesca local para consolidar su liderazgo en frescos y en la comercialización de alimentos…

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EROSKI: 25 aniversario de llegada a Tafalla

Tafalla, España, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — EROSKI inaugurará esta tarde la semana de actos que ha organizado para celebrar el 25 aniversario de su llegada a Tafalla. La celebración arrancará hoy a las siete de la tarde en un acto conmemorativo con los socios consumidores más antiguos de la localidad a los que se…

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Das Migros-Kulturprozent: GENERATIONEN-JASS IM MUSEUM am 21. August 2016

Gossau, Switzerland, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Das Migros-Kulturprozent lädt am Sonntagnachmittag, 21. August 2016, im Rahmen des Generationen-Spieltags im Museum zu Allerheiligen zum Generationen-Jassturnier ein. 2er-Teams mit einem Altersunterschied von mindestens 15 Jahren treten im Partnerschieber gegeneinander an. Das Migros-Kulturprozent hat 2014 das Projekt Generationen-Jass lanciert und bietet seither jeweils im Herbst an acht…

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Die Arbeiten zur Erstellung der Migros Churwalden schreiten wie geplant voran

Gossau, Switzerland, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Arbeiten zur Erstellung der Migros Churwalden schreiten wie geplant voran. Der Migros-Supermarkt öffnet seine Türen am 25. Oktober 2016 erstmals für die Kundschaft. Beim neuen Busterminal im Zentrum von Churwalden nimmt die zukünftige Migros schrittweise Gestalt an. So wird aktuell der Holzbau aufgerichtet. In einem ersten Schritt…

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MANGO’s first campaigns for AW16 launch globally at the end of August

Barcelona, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — MANGO is continuing with its strategy of launching a new print campaign every month in order to reveal the latest trends. The first of the 4 campaigns for AW16, to be launched globally at the end of August, features Roos Abels and Lexi Boling on the streets of New York. MANGO…

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British Land Q1 2016/17: We had a good quarter of activity in the lead up to the referendum

London, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Chris Grigg, Chief Executive said: “We had a good quarter of activity in the lead up to the referendum. In the short period since, we are pleased to have exchanged on the sale of Debenhams, Oxford Street and completed further lettings across the Office and Retail portfolios. It…

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BRC-SPRINGBOARD: DEEPEST DECLINE OF FOOTFALL IN JUNE 2016 SINCE FEBRUARY 2014

LONDON, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — UK Summary - Footfall in June was 2.8% down on a year ago, worse than the 0.3% rise in May and the sharpest decline since February 2014 - All three locations reported a decline in footfall for the first time since December 2013 - High Streets reported a 3.7% fall in footfall…

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Grupo Inditex: Pull&Bear se convierte en patrocinador principal del equipo Aspar Team en el Gran Premio de Alemania de Moto GP

Arteixo, Spain, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — El Aspar Team, equipo del Campeonato del Mundo de motociclismo, estrena traje de competición en el Gran Premio de Alemania. Pull&Bear, la marca de moda joven del Grupo Inditex, será por primera vez el patrocinador principal del conjunto valenciano en la prueba de MotoGP que se disputa este…

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Dollar General welcomed hundreds of visitors to Music City Center in downtown Nashville, TN for its 2nd annual Day of Beauty

Goodlettsville, Tennessee , 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dollar General welcomed hundreds of visitors to Music City Center in downtown Nashville, Tennessee this afternoon for its second annual Day of Beauty, a free community event focused on multi-cultural health and beauty. Participants enjoyed a panel discussion with beauty bloggers and celebrity hair stylist Kim Kimble,…

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PREIT: Beaver Valley Mall up for sale; Washington Crown Center in Washington, PA and office building at Voorhees Town Center sold

PHILADELPHIA, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — PREIT (NYSE: PEI) announced that it continues to drive the quality of its portfolio to new heights having executed agreements of sale and received non-refundable deposits for the sale of Washington Crown Center in Washington, PA and the office building it retained at Voorhees Town Center.  Details including pricing…

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NRF applauded Representative Kurt Schrader’s legislation that would phase in Labor Department’s drastic new overtime regulations

WASHINGTON, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Retail Federation applauded legislation introduced today by Representative Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., that would phase in the Labor Department’s drastic new overtime regulations, saying the measure would mitigate the substantial damage the requirements will inflict on millions of workplaces across the country. “Representative Schrader’s legislation will help blunt the…

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MIGROS VERLOST EXKLUSIV 500 X 2 TICKETS FÜR DAS ESAF

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Als Goldsponsor des Eidgenössischen Schwing- und Älperfests (ESAF) 2016 in Estavayer verlost die Migros 1000 Tickets. Vom 19. Juli bis 1. August erhalten Migros-Kundinnen und -Kunden bis maximal 10 Rubbellose pro Einkauf. Mit etwas Glück versteckt sich im Los der Gewinncode für zwei Tagestickets oder ein Sofortgewinn…

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Argos launches its new Autumn / Winter 2016 offering

Milton Keynes, UK, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Leading retailer Argos launches its new AW16 range to shoppers on Saturday 16 July, offering over 60,000 products in catalogue and online, and featuring must-have gifts from top brands including Apple Watch, Fitbit Blaze and Alta, virtual reality gaming with Playstation VR plus great deals including Canon…

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Amazon plans to open new fulfillment center in Sacramento

SEATTLE, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced plans to open its tenth California fulfillment center in Sacramento. The new facility, the fourth California fulfillment center Amazon has announced within a span of four months, will create over 1,000 full-time hourly roles. In addition to the recently announced fulfillment centers in north Sacramento,…

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Tesco to source all cocoa for its own label chocolate products from Rainforest Alliance Certified™ sources by the end of 2018

CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has today announced all the cocoa required for its own label chocolate products sold in the UK will be from Rainforest Alliance Certified™ sources by the end of 2018. The retailer will also ensure the cocoa used in other Tesco UK products, such as biscuits, cakes, desserts…

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Tesco raises 2.8 million meals during the eighth Neighbourhood Food Collection to feed people in need

CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Generous Tesco customers have donated 2.8 million meals to feed people in need during the eighth Neighbourhood Food Collection, which took place in all stores from 30 June – 2 July 2016. The collection, now in its fifth year, gives Tesco customers the opportunity to donate vital store cupboard…

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Sainsbury’s speeds-up its initiative to remove multi-buy promotions

LONDON, 2016-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sainsbury’s has fast-tracked its programme to remove multi-buy promotions on food whilst lowering regular prices on everyday items in response to positive feedback. The retailer has been gradually removing multi-buys from its stores over two years and has sped-up the project in recent months due to customer appetite for…

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