Nike invites Rio’s residents and visitors to connect with this summer’s premier competition via pop-up experiences
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2016-Aug-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Celebrating the boundless inspiration of sport, Nike invites Rio’s residents and visitors to connect with this summer’s premier competition via several pop-up experiences.
“Rio Unlimited,” an interactive space in downtown Rio’s Praça…
Ottawa, Canada, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP)(TSX:SH), the leading cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses, today announced strong financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2016.
“Today’s entrepreneurs are tomorrow’s multi-million dollar businesses, and that many use Shopify to get there is the foundation of our business model,”said…
SEATTLE, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at Vaughan Mills shopping centre, in Greater Toronto, Ontario. The approximately 35,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open in spring 2018. The property is owned and managed by Ivanhoé Cambridge.
The new Nordstrom Rack at Vaughan Mills…
Product recall: Starbucks' stainless steel beverage straws
Seattle, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (August 2), Starbucks issued a recall for stainless steel beverage straws which are rigid, posing an injury risk.
The recall involves reusable stainless steel, Cold-to-Go food-grade drinking straws in two sizes. The straws were packaged and sold in sets of three and were…
SEATTLE, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon and Sky today announced it has added Britannia to its lineup of dramatic Amazon Original Series in the US and Sky Original Dramas in the UK. Britannia is written by the multi-award winning Jez Butterworth (Jerusalem, Spectre) and stars Kelly Reilly (True Detective, Sherlock Holmes), David Morrissey (The…
I.N.C International Concepts, exclusively at Macy’s, revealed its fall 2016 campaign, “Iris meets I.N.C” with imagery and a corresponding emoji keyboard inspired by fashion icon Iris Apfel. (Photo: Business Wire)
NEW YORK, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — I.N.C International Concepts, exclusively at Macy’s, today reveals its fall 2016 campaign, “Iris Meets I.N.C,” and launches its corresponding…
CINCINNATI, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) today announced that Elisa D. Garcia will be joining Macy’s, Inc. as Chief Legal Officer, effective Sept. 7, 2016. She succeeds Dennis J. Broderick, who will retire as the company’s General Counsel and Secretary, effective Oct. 1, 2016, after 29 years of service.
Garcia, 58, brings 16…
EROSKI extiende su red de franquicias con 44 aperturas en la primera mitad del año
Elorrio, España, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — EROSKI ha abierto 44 supermercados franquiciados en el primer semestre de 2016, cumpliendo las previsiones de su plan de expansión para poder alcanzar el centenar de nuevos establecimientos franquiciados al cierre del ejercicio. Estas…
EROSKI y Save the Children unen fuerzas contra la pobreza infantil en España
Elorrio, España, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — EROSKI ha puesto en marcha una campaña solidaria en su red de supermercados e hipermercados con el fin de recaudar fondos a favor de Save the Children. Ambas organizaciones unen así fuerzas contra la pobreza infantil…
Helsinki, Finland, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — The K-Group's customer loyalty programme Plussa will become increasingly personalized in October 2016. At the same time, Plussa will be digitized and it will reward customers that patronize the K-Group.
The aim of the revised K-Plussa is to improve the customer experience by recognizing customers with personally targeted benefits.…
Sainsbury’s to taste-test its own-brand pet food with new technology the Electronic Tongue
London, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — In a UK first, Sainsbury’s is trialling a revolutionary piece of technology, dubbed the Electronic Tongue, to taste-test its own-brand pet food. The news will come as a relief to professional tasters who have historically had the…
Helsinki, Finland , 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — K-kampus, the K-Group's new main office building, will be built in Kalasatama, Helsinki. The new, modern workplace of around 1,700 Kesko employees will be completed in spring 2019. The building project will be carried out in cooperation with Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company.
In terms of both location…
London, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Hammerson confirms that Victoria Gate, its £165 million development in Leeds, and the anchor tenant John Lewis will open its doors to the public for the first time on Thursday 20 October, 2016.
Set to transform the city's aspirational retail, dining and leisure offer, Victoria Gate will become part of…
Louis Vuitton launches new product packaging in bright saffron shade
Paris, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Louis Vuitton has unveiled new product packaging in a bright saffron shade. This distinctive color, part of the history of Louis Vuitton for a century and a half, gives an elegantly distinctive signature to client packages.
The iconic brown chocolate color…
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA , 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it has identified a site in Broomfield, Colorado for a potential second Denver-area store. IKEA has not yet determined an exact time frame for submitting specific store plans or for actually opening the store. However, the City has…
WASHINGTON, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Rudy Giuliani, 107th Mayor of New York City will be among the keynote speakers as more than 2,000 retail industry loss prevention executives, cybersecurity experts and law enforcement officers convene in Washington next year for the National Retail Federation’s annual NRF PROTECT conference.
“We are thrilled to welcome a committed…
WASHINGTON, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Supermarkets dominate the list of Hot 100 Retailers published today by the National Retail Federation’s STORES magazine, reflecting a trend of grocers moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach and adopting new practices that focus more on their brands and shoppers.
“The supermarket segment is a model of the dynamic changes…
BRENTWOOD, TN, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retail store chain in the United States, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share of the Company's common stock.
The dividend will be paid on August 30, 2016, to stockholders of…
CarMax welcomes John T. Standley to its board of directors
RICHMOND, Va., 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — CarMax, Inc. (NYSE:KMX) today announced that its board of directors has elected John T. Standley to membership on the board, bringing total board membership to 12. Standley will serve on the Audit Committee.
Standley is the chairman and chief executive…
Jena, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Intershop Communications AG (ISIN: DE000A0EPUH1), a leading independent provider of innovative solutions for omni-channel commerce, generated revenues of EUR 16.3 million in the first half of 2016 (previous year: EUR 21.0 million). The drop in revenues is attributable to the project delays of the first quarter, which were offset…
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc., today announced a development agreement with Inversiones DBA-KKD de Costa Rica, SRL (“Inversiones”) to open 10 Krispy Kreme shops in Costa Rica in the next five years.
“Costa Rica’s rapid market growth and consumer demand for sweet treats makes this the perfect time for Krispy…
SHORT PUMP, VA, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — With only the final touches remaining, Wegmans Food Markets’ soon-to-open Short Pump store is nearly ready to make its debut. The shelves are carefully stocked, 550 friendly and knowledgeable employees trained, shopping carts lined up, and customers anxiously await the chance to peruse the 120,000 sq. ft.…
DALLAS, 2016-Aug-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market and Instacart are launching delivery in the Dallas area, making it the 25th metro where customers can use Instacart’s delivery service to order from Whole Foods Market stores. Using Instacart, shoppers can now purchase and have their groceries delivered to their homes or offices in as…
Meijer opens new 192,000-square-foot supercenter in Waukesha, Wisconsin
Grand Rapids, Mich., 2016-Aug-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer opened a new 192,000-square-foot supercenter today in Waukesha, Wis., bringing local shoppers better access to low prices on high-quality merchandise, fresh produce delivered daily, and a full-service pharmacy that makes family health care a priority.
“It has been a great…
Meijer kicks off fall campaign of its signature hunger relief program, Simply Give
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2016-Aug-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — After a record-setting spring campaign tied to the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give, Midwest retailer Meijer recently kicked off the fall campaign of its signature hunger relief program, Simply Give, across its six-state footprint in…
ASHEVILLE, N.C., 2016-Aug-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ingles Markets, Incorporated (NASDAQ:IMKTA) today reported higher sales for the three months ended June 25, 2016, compared with the three months ended June 27, 2015. Net sales increased despite significantly lower retail gasoline prices compared with the third quarter of last year and despite extra Easter sales in…
HONG KONG, 2016-Aug-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — This fall, T Galleria by DFS, the world’s leading luxury travel retailer, asks the question, “What are you loyal to?” Celebrating loyalty in all its forms with its Fall 2016 campaign, T Galleria by DFS has teamed up with a cast of nine international influencers, global travelers and…
HOUSTON, 2016-Aug-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Weingarten Realty (NYSE: WRI) announced that the Company has created an "at the market" equity share offering program through which it can sell common shares of beneficial interest having an aggregate offering price of up to $250 million, which includes common shares having an aggregate gross sales price of…
Albert Heijn wordt Partner van NOC*NSF
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2016-Aug-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tijdens een bijeenkomst in het Olympisch stadion bekrachtigden Wouter Kolk, directeur Albert Heijn, en Gerard Dielessen, algemeen directeur NOC*NSF, een 4-jarige samenwerking tussen beide partijen. De samenwerking komt voort uit een gezamenlijke missie om Nederland meer in beweging te krijgen. Beide organisaties…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2016-Aug-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Investments Corporation (SM) posted consolidated net income of PHP15.0 billion for the January to June period, a growth of 11% over last year.
Excluding extraordinary items, recurring income grew by 8%. Consolidated revenues rose 8.5% to PHP151.1 billion in the first half from PHP139.2 billion in the…