Asda unveils its Christmas Imaginarium
Leeds, UK, 2017-Nov-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — ‘Tis the season for festive adverts and this Sunday evening (5th November), Asda is set to unveil its offer for 2017 with a journey into the magical world of Asda’s very own Christmas workshop – the Imaginarium.
The 60 second ad will launch in the…
Will mean more products to more customers, faster than ever
Two Regional Fulfilment Centres opened in Birmingham and Reading
Added 200,000 sq ft of space improving Argos’s same / next day fulfilment capability on 35,000 products across the UK
Argos’s Fast Track service increasingly popular with customers: sales through Fast Track delivery up…
Argos launches its 2017 Christmas advertising campaign
Action-ready Argos elves pull out all the stops to help Santa deliver gifts in record time
LONDON, UK, 2017-Nov-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — UK retailer Argos launches its 2017 Christmas advertising campaign, breaking tonight with high profile spots during ITV’s Emmerdale and Channel 4’s Gogglebox.
The 60 second TV commercial will transport millions of viewers to…
Retailer Celebrates Military Families Nationwide with Special In-Store Savings, Partnership with Select Naval Exchange Stores and More
WAYNE, NJ, 2017-Nov-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Each year the nation pauses to thank our country’s Military members for the numerous sacrifices they and their loved ones make throughout the year. While there are no words or dollars that…
Mölndal, Sweden, 2017-Nov-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — KappAhl AB's (publ) Annual General Meeting will be held at 10.00 am on Tuesday 5 December 2017 at KappAhl's head office, Idrottsvägen 14, Mölndal, Sweden. Notification to participate should be made, preferably by 12 o'clock noon, on Wednesday 29 November 2017.
At the Annual General Meeting the following matters,…
Whole Foods Market offers new selection from Four & Twenty Blackbirds pie shop this holiday season
AUSTIN, Texas , 2017-Nov-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — This holiday season, Whole Foods Market is offering a sweet new selection from cult-favorite Brooklyn-based pie shop, Four & Twenty Blackbirds.
The nine-inch Bittersweet Chocolate Pecan Pie is available nationwide and made…
Company pledges to continue measures in addressing the nation’s prescription drug abuse crisis
BENTONVILLE, Ark., 2017-Oct-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Walmart, including its 5,300 Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies, expressed support for the administration’s declaration of a public health emergency on opioids and reinforced the company’s commitment to be part of the solution to the epidemic.
“At…
Walmart and the Italian Trade Agency launch new line of authentic Italian cuisine, Sam's Choice Italia
Straight from Italy, retailer's new line of pastas, sauces and other authentic items will have you saying 'bravo'
BENTONVILLE, Ark., 2017-Oct-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Walmart and the Italian Trade Agency have come together to cook up a line of authentic…
Tesco launches own label range of environmentally-friendly cleaning products, Eco Active
Welwyn Garden City, UK, 2017-Oct-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Brits are becoming more eco-conscious when it comes to using environmentally-friendly cleaning products for their homes.
In the last year there has been a sharp rise in demand for eco-cleaning products with Tesco seeing a near…
UK: Sainsbury’s earns the highest tier of accreditation in the government’s Disability Confident Programme
LONDON, 2017-Oct-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Department for Work and Pensions has announced that Sainsbury’s has achieved Disability Confident Leader status – the highest tier of accreditation in the government’s Disability Confident Programme. Sainsbury’s, which employs over 190,000 colleagues, is the…
OKLAHOMA CITY, 2017-Oct-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ:SONC), the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share of common stock to be paid to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 8, 2017, with a payment date of November 17,…
2017 Limeades for Learning (Photo: Business Wire)
Donation impacts 58,080 students in 288 cities across the country
OKLAHOMA CITY, 2017-Oct-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — SONIC® Drive-In (NASDAQ: SONC), the nation's largest chain of drive-in restaurants, completed its ninth annual Limeades for Learning® fall voting campaign on Sunday, Oct. 22. The campaign funded $1 million to 1,936 public school teacher projects over the four-week period.…
H&M’s image recognition tool now available in 13 markets
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, 2017-Oct-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — H&M Image Search adds to a seamless shopping experience. Already available in 13 markets – and more to come – H&M’s image recognition tool helps fashion fans move directly from inspiration to purchase in the H&M app.
Powered by the self-learning algorithms of…
LONDON, 2017-Oct-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — British Land, joint owner of Meadowhall, one of the UK’s premier shopping destinations, has announced that Gourmet Burger Kitchen and Let’s Sushi will join the line-up at the Oasis Dining Quarter to provide an even broader choice of food at the centre.
Opening in November, Gourmet Burger Kitchen's new 2,500…
CVS Health Corporation to host Q3 2017 financial results conference call on Monday, November 6, 2017
WOONSOCKET, R.I. , 2017-Oct-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) will be holding a conference call on Monday, November 6, 2017 , at 8:30 a.m. (ET) with analysts and investors to discuss its third quarter financial results.
An audio webcast of the conference call will be broadcast simultaneously through the Investor Relations portion of the CVS…
Playtime Is On as The Company’s Free-to-Play AR App Rolls Out to Stores Nationwide
WAYNE, NJ, 2017-Oct-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — From championing unstructured play for kids of all ages, to making its stores more than just a place to shop with Play Labs, Toys“R”Us® is continuing its mission to set play free with the introduction…
Whole Foods Market to host National Hiring Day on November 2
Candidates can apply for jobs on-site and receive on-the-spot job offers
AUSTIN, TEXAS, 2017-Oct-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market is searching for passionate, food-focused candidates to join its team. On November 2, the grocer is hosting a National Hiring Day at all of its…
JCPenney adds LEGO building bricks and playsets in its toy shops just in time for the holidays
Retailer identifies the hottest gifts on Santa’s list, quadruples toy count at JCPenney.com
PLANO, Texas, 2017-Oct-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — The countdown to Christmas is on and JCPenney [NYSE: JCP] is helping Santa check off the best gifts on…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2017-Oct-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold Delhaize announces today that Hanneke Faber, Chief eCommerce and Innovation Officer, has decided to leave the company at the end of December to pursue another career opportunity. A search for her successor is underway.
Dick Boer, CEO Ahold Delhaize: “I want to thank Hanneke for her valuable contribution…
Meijer earns 2017 SmartWay® Excellence Award for its outstanding environmental performance and leadership
First year retailer recognized as a SmartWay shipping partner
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Oct-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer is pleased to announce that it earned a 2017 SmartWay® Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its outstanding environmental performance and leadership.
The award…
MIAMI, FL, 2017-Oct-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Perry Ellis International, Inc. (Nasdaq:PERY), announced today that it has entered into a license agreement with NMNY Group, LLC for day and social occasion dresses under the Laundry by Shelli Segal and Laundry by Design trademarks in the USA and Canada. NMNY will commence selling the collection in November in department and specialty stores across the United…
Latin Menswear Brand Features Inspiring Stories and Styles behind Top Hispanic Entertainment, Sports and Community Influencers in Web Series dubbed ‘Wear Your Heritage'
MIAMI, FL, 2017-Oct-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Cubavera, Perry Ellis International's Latin menswear brand, celebrates Latin culture with the launch of the Wear Your Heritage web series. The campaign focuses on sharing…
Trick or Treat, Slurpee® is Sweet 7‑Eleven® Has Something Good to Eat
IRVING, TEXAS, 2017-Oct-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — 7‑Eleven, Inc. has treats for the whole family this Halloween – creepy candy for the kids, monstrously good deals on whole pizzas for parents, and ghostly Slurpee®drinks for everyone. Along with the pizza, candy and Slurpee drinks that…
The Chick-fil-A Foundation partners with Atlanta Public Schools to help fund the construction of a new health clinic on Westside
ATLANTA, Ga. , 2017-Oct-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Chick-fil-A Foundation has again partnered with Atlanta Public Schools (APS) to help fund the construction of a new school-centered health clinic on the Atlanta Westside. The Care…
Next generation GPU instances, optimized for machine learning and high performance computing, are the most powerful in the cloud
SEATTLE, 2017-Oct-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Oct. 26, 2017), Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced P3 instances, the next generation of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) GPU instances designed for compute-intensive applications that require…
he all-new Amazon Cloud Cam, available for pre-order today at amazon.com/cloudcam. (Photo: Business Wire)
Cloud Cam features crisp and clear visuals in 1080p Full HD resolution, night vision, two-way audio, 24/7 livestream, and advanced computer vision algorithms that detect motion and are always getting smarter
Alexa lets you easily view Cloud Cam’s livestream on…
Available initially in 37 cities across the United States, Amazon’s innovative new service enables in-home delivery at no extra cost
Amazon Key also allows customers to grant secure home access for guests and, coming soon, tens of thousands of service providers, such as Merry Maids, Rover and professional services from Amazon Home Services
Amazon…
Amazon Aurora, the fastest growing service in AWS history, is now fully compatible with both MySQL and PostgreSQL, delivering the performance and availability of high-end commercial databases at one-tenth the cost
Over a thousand customers, including Verizon, Capital One, FINRA, Fannie Mae, C3 IOT, Urban Airship, FantasyDraft, BMC, Blackboard, and Nielsen, participated in the preview, battle-testing PostgreSQL compatibility for…
Amazon Business customers can now sign up for Business Prime Shipping to enjoy unlimited fast, free shipping on tens of millions of items for all users on their business account
SEATTLE, 2017-Oct-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — (NASDAQ: AMZN) – Amazon Business today announced the launch of Business Prime Shipping, a paid annual membership program for registered multi-user business customers…
Between 2011 and 2016, Amazon’s investments contributed more than $900 million into the state’s economy, indirectly creating 18,000 additional jobs on top of the 6,000 the company employs directly
Amazon will create more than 1,000 jobs at a new facility and renovated existing site
SEATTLE, 2017-Oct-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — (NASDAQ: AMZN)—This fall, Amazon will celebrate its ten…