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RILA / The Solar Foundation: Whole Foods Market’s rooftop solar installations could be a valuable model for other retailers to consider

Arlington , VA , 2016-Sep-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — A new analysis by the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and The Solar Foundation found that Whole Foods Market's approach to rooftop solar installations in multiple facilities could be a valuable model for other retailers to consider. The analysis, "Whole Foods Market -- Making the Case for…
September 13, 20160Comments

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Inditex named the most sustainable company in the retailing industry by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Arteixo, Spain, 2016-Sep-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Inditex has been named the most sustainable company in the retailing industry by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, having scored 80 out of a possible 100 points. The ranking, compiled by the sustainability investing specialist RobecoSam, highlights Inditex's "leadership within the retail industry with its pioneering stance on…
September 13, 20160Comments

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Wesfarmers with 82 out of 100 score in 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Perth, Australia, 2016-Sep-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wesfarmers has achieved its highest score in the recently released 2016 Dow Jones Sustainability Index – 82 out of 100, a jump of 11 percentage points on the previous year. This is the highest result for an Australian company in the food and staples sector and two points…
September 13, 20160Comments

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400 students recipients of Folds of Honor educational scholarships through Rite Aid Foundation’s KidCents program

Camp Hill, Pa., 2016-Sep-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Rite Aid Foundation announced today (Sept. 12, 2016)  that more than 400 students have been named recipients of Folds of Honor educational scholarships through its KidCents program. Totaling more than $1.8 million, this is the first round of scholarships to be awarded as part of The…
September 13, 20160Comments

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40 Looks of Liz Claiborne to mark the 40th anniversary of the brand exclusively at JCPenney

40 Looks of Liz Claiborne to mark the 40th anniversary of the brand exclusively at JCPenney   PLANO, Texas, 2016-Sep-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — JCPenney [NYSE: JCP] is celebrating 40 years of the Liz Claiborne brand with “40 Looks of Liz Claiborne,” a fall collection of timeless fashion that pays homage to the legacy of an iconic…
September 13, 20160Comments

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Peter J. Sharp will assume the position of President, Taubman Asia

Peter J. Sharp will assume the position of President, Taubman Asia   BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich, 2016-Sep-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) has announced that Peter J. Sharp will assume the position of president, Taubman Asia, as current president René Tremblay transitions to chairman of Taubman Asia effective January 1, 2017. In his role,…
September 13, 20160Comments

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Auchan Retail Spain received “Reina Letizia” Award for the Promotion of Professional Integration of Disabled People

Croix Cedex, France, 2016-Sep-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — By receiving the "Reina Letizia" Award for the Promotion of Professional Integration of Disabled People, Auchan Retail Spain is recognized for the quantitative and qualitative measures implemented to promote the employment of disabled people, as part of its Corporate and Social Responsibility policies. Auchan Retail Spain employs: 429…
September 13, 20160Comments

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CBRE Group: We are honored to once again be named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Los Angeles, 2016-Sep-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) today (September 12, 2016) announced that it has been included on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the third year in a row. This prestigious index recognizes corporations demonstrating leadership in environmental, social and governance performance. The 600 largest North American companies…
September 13, 20160Comments

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Voluntary recall: Apple Coffee Cakes at Publix Super Markets

LAKELAND, Fla, 2016-Sep-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Publix Super Markets is issuing a voluntary recall for Apple Coffee Cakes due to the possible presence of small metal shavings. The Apple Coffee Cakes were sold at Publix bakery departments in Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and the following counties in Florida: Alachua, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier,…
September 13, 20160Comments

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The Stockmann Group announces 0.2 per cent sales increase in August 2016 vs. same period last year

Helsinki,Finland,, 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — STOCKMANN plc, Company Announcement 12.9.2016 at 10:30 EET The Stockmann Group's sales in August were up 0.2 per cent and amounted to EUR 86.8 million in continuing product areas and businesses. Stockmann Retail's sales in continuing product areas and businesses were down by 5.1 per cent. Sales grew in the largest…
September 12, 20160Comments

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Stockmann announcement the appointment of Lauri Veijalainen as its new CEO

Helsinki,Finland, 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — STOCKMANN plc, Changes board/management/auditors 12.9.2016 at 8:30 EET Stockmann plc’s Board of Directors has appointed Lauri Veijalainen as Stockmann’s new Chief Executive Officer as of 12 September 2016. Lauri Veijalainen (born 1968), B.Sc., MBA, has served as Stockmann’s interim CEO since April 2016. Before that he was the company’s CFO…
September 12, 20160Comments

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Amazon.ca releases fourth annual list of top cities in Canada with most pampered pets

SEATTLE, 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today, Amazon.ca released the fourth annual list of the top cities in Canada with the most pampered pets. This list was compiled by comparing per capita sales data for pet items purchased from Amazon.ca from August 2015 to August 2016 in cities with more than 100,000 residents. Sales data…
September 12, 20160Comments

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Starbucks launches Starbucks® Teavana™ Handcrafted Beverages and Full Leaf Tea Sachets across Asia

Starbucks launches Starbucks® Teavana™ Handcrafted Beverages and Full Leaf Tea Sachets across Asia   HONG KONG, 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced the introduction of Starbucks® Teavana™ as a core offering in more than 6,200 stores across its 16 markets in the China and Asia Pacific region. A new brand for…
September 12, 20160Comments

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Gap Inc. to hire 5 percent of all entry-level store employees from graduates of its This Way Ahead internship program by 2025

SAN FRANCISCO, 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today (September 10, 2016 ) announced its goal of hiring 5 percent of all entry-level store employees from graduates of the company’s This Way Ahead paid store internship program by 2025. First launched in 2007, the program empowers teens and young adults from low-income communities…
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Klépierre and Steen & Strom again awarded the “Green Star” rating by the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark

Paris, 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — The sustainable development performances of Klépierre and Steen & Strom have once again attracted recognition from the three main sector indexes and rankings: the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 1 , RobecoSAM2 and EPRA3 . Klépierre and Steen & Strom have once again been awarded the "Green Star" rating by…
September 12, 20160Comments

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MIH Marketing and Sales recalls various meat and poultry products that were stored under insanitary conditions

WASHINGTON, 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — MIH Marketing and Sales, a Beebe, AR. establishment, is recalling approximately 662,049 pounds of various meat and poultry products that were stored under insanitary conditions, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today (Sept. 10, 2016). The raw chicken breast fillet, chicken thigh, chicken drum,…
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USDA FSIS: Savory Foods recalls pork rind products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen

WASHINGTON, 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Savory Foods, a Portsmouth, OH establishment, is recalling approximately 32,928 pounds of pork rind products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains wheat, a known allergen which is not declared on the product…
September 12, 20160Comments

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BUCHRAIN: MIGROS ÜBERNIMMT LADENFLÄCHE VON METZGEREI MÜLLER

Gossau, Switzerland, 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Buchrain - Rita und André Müller haben sich entschieden, beruflich kürzer zu treten und ihre Metzgerei Müller im Tschannhof Buchrain im Herbst 2017 zu schliessen. Die Genossenschaft Migros Luzern übernimmt die Mietfläche und vergrössert ihre Filiale. Nach 20 Jahren erfolgreicher Geschäftstätigkeit haben sich Rita und André Müller entschieden, beruflich…
September 12, 20160Comments

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Amazon announces new documentary series starring the world’s number one ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic

SEATTLE, 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon today (Sep. 9, 2016) announced it has greenlit the documentary series Novak (working title), starring the world’s number one ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic. The Amazon Original Series will follow Djokovic, the winner of 12 Grand Slam titles, to explore what drives the champion and show his motivation…
September 12, 20160Comments

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EROSKI y organizaciones de la economía social crearán empleo para personas con discapacidad en supermercados franquiciados

EROSKI y organizaciones de la economía social crearán empleo para personas con discapacidad en supermercados franquiciados   ELORRIO,España, 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — EROSKI, junto a diversas organizaciones españolas de la economía social, aborda un plan de expansión de nuevos supermercados franquiciados que creen empleo para personas con discapacidad. Tras un balance muy positivo de la primera…
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SAIONA producirá leche marca EROSKI

SAIONA producirá leche marca EROSKI   ELORRIO,España, 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — EROSKI y la cooperativa SAIONA han presentado hoy el acuerdo alcanzado para la comercialización de leche producida en Navarra con la marca EROSKI, garantizando el origen 100% navarro de la producción. El acuerdo supone un fuerte apoyo al sector primario ganadero lácteo que logrará mejorar…
September 12, 20160Comments

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Couche-Tard received approval from Canadian Competition Bureau to proceed with the proposed acquisition of certain retail assets of Imperial Oil

Laval, Québec, Canada, 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (“Couche-Tard”) (TSX: ATD.A / ATD.B) announces that it has received approval today (September 7, 2016) from the Canadian Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) to proceed with the proposed acquisition of certain retail assets of Imperial Oil (“Imperial”) in the Provinces of Ontario and Québec,…
September 11, 20160Comments

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Amazon customers can soon pick up their orders at Morrisons with the introduction of Amazon Lockers at the supermarket this year

Bradford, England, 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Morrisons is to install the UK’s largest collection of Amazon Lockers this year as part of its drive to introduce new popular and useful services in its stores. Morrisons plans to install hundreds of Amazon Lockers at Morrisons supermarkets this year so that customers can pick up their…
September 11, 20160Comments

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Co-op reports increase in sales of vodka and gin as shoppers adopt to James Bond-inspired homemade martinis

MANCHESTER, England, 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — The premium drinks market has been ‘shaken’ and ‘stirred’ by a James Bond-inspired shift to homemade martinis as sales soar of vodka and gin. The retailer has seen an increase in sales of 42 per cent premium vodka and 41 per cent of premium gin so far this year…
September 11, 20160Comments

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Avon Foundation funded study explores breast cancer prevalence and mortality rates among U.S. Hispanics and Hispanic subgroups

MIAMI, FLA., 2016-Sep-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (SEPTEMBER 8, 2016), at the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade’s biennial Breast Cancer Forum, healthcare providers, breast cancer survivors, and leading care advocates from across the nation gathered for the release of the new Avon Foundation funded study: Breast Cancer Among Hispanic Subgroups in the U.S., which was…
September 11, 20160Comments

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O’KEY Group S.A. announces the opening of its new hypermarket in Tyumen (Siberia)

MOSCOW, Russia, 2016-Sep-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — O’KEY Group S.A. (LSE: OKEY), one of the largest food retailers in Russia, announces the opening of a new hypermarket in Tyumen (Siberia), the Group’s 73rd hypermarket in Russia and 159th store in the total Group portfolio. The new store is located on a busy highway, Profsoyuznaya Street, connecting…
September 10, 20160Comments

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Natural Grocers to host an educational push on why organics are good4u, good for the environment and good for the economy

LAKEWOOD, Colo, 2016-Sep-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Natural Grocers, the 61 year old family run chain, will stake its claim this September as the official “Organic Month Headquarters” The company, which sells only 100% USDA Certified organic produce, will host an educational push for the entire month of September, which is nationally recognized as “Organic…
September 10, 20160Comments

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Timberland kicks off its Serv-a-palooza season of community service

STRATHAM, N.H., 2016-Sep-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland kicks off its Serv-a-palooza season of community service with 50 planned service events around the globe, reinforcing the brand’s longstanding commitment to protect and restore the outdoors and support the communities where it does business. Highlighting the season will be the completion and reveal…
September 10, 20160Comments

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GameStop to broadcast live from its annual consumer video game show, GameStop EXPO

GRAPEVINE, TX, 2016-Sep-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — GameStop (NYSE: GME), a family of specialty retail brands that makes the most popular technologies affordable and simple, announced today (09/09/16) that it will broadcast live for the third year from its annual consumer video game show, GameStop EXPO. Gaming fans who want to catch all the announcements…
September 10, 20160Comments

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