WASHINGTON, 2016-Mar-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — A cap on debit card swipe fees enacted by the Federal Reserve five years ago has helped reduce costs for retailers and consumers but is still higher than intended by Congress and should be lowered, the National Retail Federation said today.
“In most cases, 24 cents per transaction represents a…
ASHEVILLE, N.C., 2016-Mar-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ingles Markets, Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMKTA) announced that effective today, Robert P. Ingle, II and the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Jim Lanning as CEO/President of Ingles Markets, Inc. Mr. Lanning will continue to work with and report to Mr. Ingle, who will retain the title of Chairman of…
FORT LEE, Va., 2016-Mar-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Savings, giveaways and nutritional tours for the entire family are on tap for April as commissaries worldwide observe Month of the Military Child.
"We know military family life is made better thanks to the commissary benefit, and we're all about providing our customers with great values, especially…
CANTON, MA, 2016-Mar-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., (Nasdaq: DNKN), the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, today announced the following recent appointments of five new vice presidents to its management team.
David Gill was promoted to Vice President, Supply Chain U.S. & Canada for Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins. Mr. Gill…
CANTON, MA, 2016-Mar-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dunkin’ Donuts announced that beginning today, a returning favorite, the White Cheddar Bagel Twist will be added to its bagel lineup. The White Cheddar Bagel Twist features Dunkin’ Donuts’ classic plain Bagel twisted and baked with Wisconsin aged white cheddar cheese on top, and is now available any…
NCR and INETCO help increase business performance and consumer experience across a multi-vendor ATM network with one powerful, integrated view
Duluth, Ga., 2016-Mar-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — CU Anytime, a leader in providing high availability management services to member credit unions, today announced plans to upgrade its ATM management system to an integrated, powerful channel management…
Former Operations Leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ U.S. Assurance Practice, PwC Strategy Leader and Audit Partner Will Further Enhance the Board
SECAUCUS, N.J., 2016-Mar-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Children’s Place, Inc.(Nasdaq:PLCE), the largest pure-play children’s specialty apparel retailer in North America, today announced it has appointed John E. (“Jeb”) Bachman to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. …
LONDON, 2016-Mar-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Debenhams the multi channel retailer is experiencing a growing trend of ‘masstige’ dressing for kids with sales of premium brands delivering double digit growth. Top of the list is the ‘mini me’ fashion brand Baker by Ted Baker which has delivered 25% sales growth in the last five years,…
SEATTLE, 2016-Mar-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today plans to open a new Nordstrom Rack at District Center in Washington D.C.The approximately 37,000 square-foot, two-level store is scheduled to open in fall 2016.
Located in the heart of Washington D.C. at 555 12th Street Northwest, the new Rack is just a…
SEATTLE, 2016-Mar-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at The Parke in Cedar Park, Texas just north of Austin. The approximately 31,000 square-foot store is scheduled to open in spring 2017. The property is being developed by Austin-based Endeavor Real Estate Group.
"We're excited to…
America's Drive-In introduces new line of sweet cream sodas
OKLAHOMA CITY, 2016-Mar-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — SONIC® Drive-In (NASDAQ: SONC) brings back memories with the launch of Soda Pop Shoppe, a new line of sweet cream sodas, offering a throw-back taste of classic flavors the old-fashioned way with a new-fashioned pop.
The hand-crafted sodas are offered…
LONDON, UK, 2016-Mar-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Major retailers and the Home Office have agreed on a set of principles for the responsible selling of knives.
As an industry, we are committed to ensuring the responsible selling of knives in the interest of public safety. The set of principles builds upon previous initiatives in this area…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2016-Mar-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Bol.com was named Best Web Store of the Netherlands in the annual Thuiswinkel Awards (Homeshopping Awards) Ceremony, both by an expert jury and a consumer panel.
According to the jury, bol.com deserved the prize as it bases its choices on what customers find most important rather than on what…
Keasbey, NJ, 2016-Mar-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — ShopRite is pleased to announce they will be participating in Whole Grain Sampling Day, an annual event organized by the Whole Grains Council to educate consumers about the nutritional benefits of whole grains. The event is scheduled to take place at select ShopRite locations on Wednesday, March 30,…
ASHEVILLE, N.C., 2016-Mar-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ingles Markets, Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMKTA) announced that effective today, Robert P. Ingle, II and the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Jim Lanning as CEO/President of Ingles Markets, Inc. Mr. Lanning will continue to work with and report to Mr. Ingle, who will retain the title of Chairman of the…
Krasnodar, Russia, 2016-Mar-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — , March 24, 2016: PJSC “Magnit”, Russia’s largest retailer (the “Company”; MOEX and LSE: MGNT) announces its audited FY 2015 results prepared in accordance with IFRS.
During 2015 the Company added (net) 2,378 stores (1,250 convenience stores, 29 hypermarkets, 58 “Magnit Family” stores and 1,041 drogerie stores) and…
Zaandam, Nederland , 2016-Mar-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wie aan Pasen denkt, denkt aan eieren. Of dit nu echte eieren zijn of chocolade-eitjes. Er worden steeds meer biologische eieren gegeten in Nederland. In de afgelopen 5 jaar is het aandeel biologische eieren bij supermarktketen Albert Heijn dan ook meer dan verdubbeld. Ook de chocolade variant…
The retailer is set to invest in Tech Hub outside London, creating highly-skilled digital jobs
LONDON, 2016-Mar-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — John Lewis has today announced it is setting up a new IT and digital operation in Birmingham, the first of its kind for the retailer.
The new Tech Hub, set to open this September in the…
Laval, Québec, Canada, 2016-Mar-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (“Couche-Tard”) (TSX: ATD.A / ATD.B) announces that it has received approval today from the European Commission for its deal to acquire A/S Dansk Shell’s downstream retail business in Denmark, subject to divestment commitments. Completion of the acquisition is expected to occur in May 2016.…
Arlington , VA, 2016-Mar-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) issued the following statement in response to the release of a final "persuader" rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).
The rule effectively eliminates the "advice exception" under the Labor-Management Reporting Disclosure Act (LMRDA). Historically, under the LMRDA, employers have only…
Report Highlights Challenges, Competencies For Best-In-Class Supply Chains
Arlington, VA, 2016-Mar-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (3/23/2016), the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and Auburn University's Center for Supply Chain Innovation released the sixth annual State of the Retail Supply Chain Report. The report provides in-depth analysis of the biggest questions facing supply chain leaders and reveals…
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2016-Mar-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Stradivarius, one of the Inditex Group's young fashion concepts, will open tomorrow its first physical store in Amsterdam (The Netherlands). The new store, located in the Kalvestraat 42, has over 1300 square meters, divided in two floors. The glass façade makes the store very luminous and creates…
Arlington, VA, 2016-Mar-25 — /EPR Retail News/ —The National Grocers Association (NGA) presented Jerry Garland, former president and CEO of Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) with its Industry Service Award during the AWG Annual Meeting on Saturday, March 19.
Garland served as president and CEO of AWG from 2009 to 2015. Under his leadership, AWG grew into…
ROCHESTER, NY, 2016-Mar-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — During the winter 2016 checkout scanning campaign at 27 Wegmans stores in Massachusetts, Buffalo and the Southern Tier of New York, and parts of Pennsylvania, hunger relief donations rose to $1,095,336, a 6% increase over the winter 2015 total. Check Out Hunger allows customers to donate $2 $3,…
OAKTON, VA, 2016-Mar-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Northern Virginia Family Service’s (NVFS) Hunger Resource Center in Manassas, Va., will be receiving 17,397 pounds of non-perishable food items from Wegmans Food Markets’ Manassas location to help provide emergency food assistance to families facing food insecurity. The donation will include 20 pallets of products such as canned…
CAMP HILL, Pa., 2016-Mar-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) said today that it will release financial results for its Fiscal 2016 Fourth Quarter at 7 a.m. Eastern time Thursday, April 7, 2016. Given the company's pending merger with Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), Rite Aid will not be holding a…
Los Angeles, CA, 2016-Mar-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) today announced that it has been ranked 15th on the list of 500 U.S.-based companies in Forbes magazine’s 2016 “America’s Best Employers” list.
Forbes surveyed 30,000 employees at mid-size and large companies. Respondents were asked to rate their employer – as well as other…
Los Angeles, CA, 2016-Mar-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBG) today announced it has been named to the Military Times Best for Vets: Employers 2016 list for the second consecutive year.
Military Times, the organization comprising Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times andMarine Corps Times, focused on culture and policies that cater…
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA, 2016-Mar-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — DFS Group, the world’s leading luxury travel retailer, opened its doors today at the first T Galleria by DFS store in Cambodia. Located in Siem Reap, a popular resort town and provincial capital in close proximity to the ancient temple of Angkor Wat, T Galleria by DFS,…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2016-Mar-25 — Shares of SM Investments Corporation (SM) reached new heights, closing at PHP994.50 on Monday, March 21 and an intraday high of PHP1,006 per share as it marked its 11th year of going public. SM shares were listed on March 22, 2005 with a price of PHP183.14 per share, adusted for…