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Daily Archives: June 8, 2017

Sheetz announce Sebastian Joynes as the 2017 Sheetz Family Award of Excellence winner

Sheetz announce Sebastian Joynes as the 2017 Sheetz Family Award of Excellence winner ALTOONA, Pa., 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (June 7, 2017) Sheetz, one of America's fastest-growing family-owned and operated convenience retailers for more than 65 years, is proud to announce Sebastian Joynes as the 2017 Sheetz Family Award of Excellence winner. Awarded Saturday,…

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Visa adds 13 new partners to participate in its token service provider (TSP) program

Visa Adds Thirteen New Token Service Providers to Broaden Global Access to Visa Token Service SAN FRANCISCO & NEW YORK, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (June 7, 2017), Visa (NYSE:V) announced it has signed 13 new partners to participate in its token service provider (TSP) program, as the payments industry shifts from plastic to digital…

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The Home Depot® EVP – Merchandising Ted Decker to present at the Oppenheimer 17th Annual Consumer Conference

ATLANTA, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today (June 7, 2017) announced that Ted Decker, executive vice president – Merchandising, will present at the Oppenheimer 17th Annual Consumer Conference in Boston, MA. The presentation will begin at 9:05 a.m. ET on June 21, 2017. The presentation will be…

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Baltimore, MD, educator Laura Braly named national winner of 2017 Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest and “Teacher of the Year”

Baltimore, MD, Educator Receives Praise from Student, Awarded $10,000 to Share with Dulaney High School NEW YORK, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today (June 6, 2017) named Laura Braly from Dulaney High School in Baltimore,…

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Barnes & Noble declares quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share

NEW YORK, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) today (06/07/2017 ) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share, payable on July 28, 2017, to stockholders of record at the close of business on July 7, 2017. About Barnes & Noble, Inc. Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS)…

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Dollarama receives approval from Toronto Stock Exchange to renew its normal course issuer bid

MONTREAL, QC, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dollarama Inc. (TSX: DOL) (“Dollarama” or the “Corporation”) announced today (June 7, 2017 ) that it received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) to renew its normal course issuer bid in order to purchase for cancellation up to 5,680,390 of its common shares, representing 5.0% of the…

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DDR Corp. declares 2Q 2017 Preferred share dividends on Class J, Class K and Class A

BEACHWOOD, Ohio, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR) declared its second quarter 2017 Preferred Class J stock dividend of $0.406250 per depositary share, Preferred Class K stock dividend of $0.39063 per depositary share and Preferred Class A stock dividend of $0.17708 per depositary share. Each Class J depositary share is equal to one-twentieth of…

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Stella McCartney extends collaboration with Parley for the Oceans to fight marine plastic pollution

New York, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Continuing its ongoing commitment to sustainability, Stella McCartney today (June 6, 2017) announces an extended collaboration with Parley for the Oceans, supporting the movement to raise awareness for the beauty and fragility of the oceans and commits to Parley AIR Strategy to fight marine plastic pollution. Parley’s…

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Banca Comercială Română to share insights on how NCR helped improve its client service at ATM & Cash Innovation Europe 2017

Leading Romanian bank explains at ATM & Cash Innovation Europe 2017 how it achieved 99.8 percent ATM availability and reduced cash management costs across its ATM network LONDON, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Banca Comercială Română (BCR), the largest financial group in Romania and a member of Erste Group has significantly improved availability and operation costs…

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PVH Corp. schedules its annual meeting of stockholders on Thursday, June 15, 2017

NEW YORK, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — PVH Corp. [NYSE: PVH] announced today (Jun. 7, 2017) that its annual meeting of stockholders, which is to be held on Thursday, June 15, 2017 beginning at 8:45 a.m., will be available by webcast. The live webcast (audio-only), as well as the replay, which will be available beginning one…

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PVH Corp. entered into new licensing agreement for IZOD women’s sportswear, golfwear and activewear with Sports Products of America

NEW YORK, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — PVH Corp. [NYSE:PVH] announced today (Jun. 7, 2017) it has entered into a new licensing agreement with Sports Products of America (a division of Adjmi Apparel Group) under which the Adjmi division will manufacture, sell, distribute and promote women’s sportswear, golfwear and activewear, in all sizes, under PVH’s…

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Pick n Pay invests in social enterprise project to divert waste from landfill to the Waste to Food project

Pick n Pay commits funding and provides food waste for project Cape Town, South Africa, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Food waste – food that is not suitable for human consumption - costs the South African economy more than R61 billion annually according to the CSIR, accounting for an astounding 2.1% of the country’s GDP. A…

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PnP branded fresh and processed pork products are from sow crate-friendly farms

Cape Town, South Africa , 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — We have achieved our commitments to improve the welfare of pigs in our supply chain. Following extensive work with our pork suppliers, since November 2016, all fresh pork sold under the PnP brand comes from farms were expectant sows stay in a gestation crate for…

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Letterkenny RFC gets support from Topaz Cash for Clubs

Letterkenny RFC gets support from Topaz Cash for Clubs   DUBLIN, IRELAND, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ —  “We have some big targets to achieve, but we are on a roll since the Cash for Clubs win – like the Irish front row there is no stopping us now!” When Michael MacGinty answered his phone to a call…

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Carrefour is the exclusive partner of the “Food & Retail” Lab at the Viva Technology show on June 15, 16 and 17

More than 50 start-ups to pitch alongside the 10 countries in which the leading food retailer operates as part of an original open-innovation initiative Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — For the second year in a row, Carrefour is the exclusive partner of the "Food & Retail" Lab at the Viva Technology show, which will…

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Walmart to offer free health screenings during Walmart Wellness Day on June 17

Retailer anticipates exceeding 1M free health screenings across four events BENTONVILLE, Ark., 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — The largest health fair in America will once again be coming to communities across the country. During Walmart Wellness Day on June 17, Walmart will offer free health screenings in its more than 4,600 locations across the country,…

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Amazon to open its first fulfillment center in Oregon; creating 1,500 full-time jobs in Troutdale

SEATTLE, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today (Jun. 7, 2017) announced plans to open its first Oregon fulfillment center in Troutdale which will create more than 1,500 full-time positions. The company currently operates a sortation center in Hillsboro and Prime Now hub in Portland. Additionally, there are more than 40,000…

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Animated kids series Danger & Eggs to premiere on Friday, June 30 on Amazon Prime Video in the US and UK

All 13 episodes, created by Mike Owens and Shadi Petosky, and executive produced by Owens, Petosky, and Chris Hardwick, will feature the voice talent of comedians Aidy Bryant and Eric Knobel Guest star voice talent includes Weird Al, Lori Petty, Charlyne Yi, Kate Micucci, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jasika Nicole, Felicia Day, Jonah Ray, Angelica Ross, and Jazz Jennings SEATTLE, 2017-Jun-08…

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AWS Greengrass now available to all customers

Annapurna, BSquare, Canonical, Digi International, Intel, Lenovo, Mongoose, Qualcomm Technologies, Raspberry Pi, Samsung, Technicolor, and Wistron join growing list of partners and OEMs bringing AWS Greengrass to connected devices Customers including Enel, Konecranes, Nokia, Pentair, Rio Tinto, and Stanley Black & Decker, are using AWS Greengrass for Industrial IoT SEATTLE, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail…

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Amazon to open new fulfillment center in Florida

The robotics site will be the tenth Amazon facility in Florida SEATTLE, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today (Jun. 7, 2017) announced plans for a new fulfillment center in the Sunshine State to be located in Miami. The more than 800,000-square-foot fulfillment center will create over 1,000 full-time jobs with benefits…

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Amazon Lending surpassed $3 billion in loans to small businesses since its launch in 2011

Amazon has lent more than $1 billion to small businesses in the last 12 months Amazon provides small businesses access to more than 300 million active customer accounts worldwide SEATTLE, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon today announced Amazon Lending surpassed $3 billion in loans to small businesses to date since the program…

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Amazon announces discounted monthly price on Amazon Prime for customers in government assistance programs

Customers participating in a growing list of government assistance programs get Prime benefits for $5.99 per month Membership includes unlimited fast, free shipping on more than 50 million items with Amazon’s low prices, unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows with Prime Video, thousands of playlists and stations with Prime Music, a rotating selection…

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Kenmore’s launches new line of smart room air conditioners available now in select Sears stores nationwide

Trusted home appliance brand rolls out newly designed smart air conditioners with updated app to make keeping cool a breeze this summer HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — This summer is set to be a scorcher with the Old Farmer's Almanac predicting above average temperatures for many parts of the U.S. To help…

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La nueva tarjeta de crédito EROSKI Club Mastercard supera los 50.000 titulares en una semana

La nueva tarjeta de crédito EROSKI Club Mastercard supera los 50.000 titulares en una semana   Sus titulares valoran especialmente la devolución del 1% del importe de sus compras pagadas fuera de EROSKI* ingresando ese dinero en su tarjeta EROSKI club asociada La condición multitarjeta que permite unificar las ventajas del programa EROSKI Club y…

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H&M Foundation unveils 500 outstanding female business leaders in Foundation 500 list

H&M Foundation unveils 500 outstanding female business leaders in Foundation 500 list   STOCKHOLM, Sweden, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — 500 outstanding business leaders growing their companies in the harshest of startup environments. No, we're not talking about Silicon Valley. With Foundation 500 – a list of successful female business leaders from emerging markets – the non-profit…

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CVS Pharmacy implements time delay safes to help prevent robbery incidents and combat the ongoing opioid epidemic

WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — CVS Pharmacy announced today (June 7, 2017) that it has implemented the use of time delay safes in more than 170 locations in the Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton markets as well as nearby locations in central and southern Ohio and northern Kentucky. This step will help prevent…

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Chipotle offers all day, buy-one-get-one (BOGO) promotion to all nurses on Wednesday, June 14

Chipotle offers all day, buy-one-get-one (BOGO) promotion to all nurses on Wednesday, June 14   Cure the Craving: Chipotle Announces Buy One, Get One Offer for Nurses All Day on Wednesday, June 14 DENVER, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) is offering a special, one-day, buy-one-get-one (BOGO) promotion to all nurses to celebrate their…

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Global Garlic Inc. recalls “Queso Fresco/ Whole Milk Cheese” that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes

Miami, FL, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Global Garlic Inc., 11501 NW 107th ST, Miami, FL, is recalling its 16oz packages of “Queso Fresco/ Whole Milk” and (“Queso Fresco x LB(Barra)/Whole Milk Cheese” because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, and organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections…

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X5 partners with Acmero Capital and Marathon Group to develop universal retail centres at passenger transport hubs

Moscow, 2017-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — X5 Retail Group, a leading Russian food retailer, has made a trilateral partnership agreement with Acmero Capital, a private equity fund, and Marathon Group, an investment company, to develop state-of-the-art universal retail centres at passenger transport hubs (Passenger Service Centres, or PSCs). The agreement was signed by X5 CEO…

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