WASHINGTON, 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Michael Angelo’s Gourmet Foods, Inc., an Austin, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 5,677 pounds of frozen shrimp scampi and meat lasagna products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products may be mislabeled and contain chicken,…
TORONTO, ONTARIO, 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust ("RioCan") (TSX:REI.UN)
RioCan's HIGHLIGHTS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 were:
During the quarter, RioCan completed the sale of its U.S. operations. With the proceeds from the sale, RioCan has reduced its Total Debt to Total Assets ratio (net of…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Cold Stone Creamery® (www.ColdStoneCreamery.com) is partnering with Best Buddies® International and hosting a nationwide fundraising promotion during the month of August in all domestic Cold Stone Creamery stores to support the organization. Best Buddies is a nonprofit that is dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship, employment and leadership…
London, 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Samsung Note returns to the UK for the first time in two years this summer, with its Galaxy Note7 model.
The device boasts a number of exceptional features, from its fast wireless charging to water resistant stylus. As well as this, there’s now a layer of biometric scanning with…
Shirebrook, UK, 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sports Direct announces that on 02 August 2016 it purchased 234,052 of its ordinary shares from Citigroup Global Markets Limited (acting as the Company's broker) at a price of 281.8 pence per share. The purchased shares will all be held as treasury shares.
Following the above purchase, the Company…
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Saudi Automotive Services Co. (SASCO) announces on August 2, 2016 the start of experimental operation (45 days) of the two new sites (SASCO Plus) in King Salman Road at the campus of King Khalid International Airport - Riyadh.
The first site covers 20 thousand square meters area while…
Dallas, 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — 7‑Eleven, Inc. is giving away 1 million single-serve bags of 7-Select® private brand chips through Sunday, Aug. 7
7Rewards® members can purchase any 7-Select bottled beverage and scan the 7‑Eleven mobile app to receive a FREE 2.25 oz. or 2.5 oz. bag of 7-Select chips at participating 7‑Eleven stores, while supplies…
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C., 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Located at 1740 Old Morganton Road in Southern Pines, the store will include special areas called Lowes Foods Originals, which include: Chicken Kitchen, SausageWorks, Dry Aged Beef, Pick & Prep, The Beer Den, The Cakery, Sunmill Wines and the Community Table. The store also offers the…
BOCA RATON, Fla., 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Office Depot, Inc. (“Office Depot”, or the “company”) (NASDAQ: ODP), a leading global provider of office products, services, and solutions, today announced that Kristin Campbell has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Additionally, Campbell will serve on the Audit Committee.
“We are excited to welcome Kristin to our board.…
Sunbury, PA, 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Weis Markets received final Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) approval on August 1 to open a beer café in its Dorneyville store located at 365 S. Cedar Crest Blvd. in Allentown, Pa.
The 30-seat beer café sells beer for both on premise consumption and take-out. It offers nearly 850…
Sunbury, PA, 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Weis Markets today (July 28, 2016) announced its schedule to convert five Mars Super Markets into Weis Markets locations. The stores will close at 10:00 p.m. on Friday, July 29 and will reopen as Weis Markets at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 4, with more than 500…
SALT LAKE CITY, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) is scheduled to release second quarter financial results for the period ending June 30, 2016 on Thursday, August 4, 2016 after the market closes. The company has scheduled a conference call and webcast for 4:30 p.m. ET that day to discuss these results. The…
Raley’s Family of Fine Stores launches “Let’s Begin” campaign to invite customers to take small steps toward a healthier lifestyle
Fair Oaks, CA, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Raley’s Family of Fine Stores has launched a new, multi-dimensional effort to share their vision of health and wellness with customers. The campaign entitled, “Let’s Begin” invites customers…
OAK BROOK, IL, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) today announces the retirement of Chief Administrative Officer Pete Bensen after 20 years with the company on September 2, 2016.
"Throughout his career with McDonald's, Pete has been a strategic partner, a tireless advocate and an influential contributor to our brand's success," McDonald's President and…
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Bei Coop schliessen dieses Jahr 99 Prozent der Lernenden – also 979 Jugendliche – ihre Ausbildung erfolgreich ab. Das ist absoluter Rekord. Die beste Lehrabgängerin der Coop-Gruppe besteht Ihre Lehre bei Coop Vitality mit der Note 6.0. Dank arbeitsmarktorientiertem Ausbildungsprogramm und der Begleitung durch engagierte Berufsbildner und Lernendenbetreuer…
ATLANTA, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, announced today that it will hold its Second Quarter 2016 Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, August 16, at 9 a.m. ET.
A webcast will be available by logging onto http://earnings.homedepot.com and selecting the Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call icon. The webcast…
CINCINNATI, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced that it will hold open interviews in its stores nationwide on Tuesday, August 9. To make applying online even easier, Kroger launched "mobile apply" which allows job-seekers to submit applications through their smartphones or tablet devices.
Interested candidates may apply at jobs.kroger.com and…
DUBLIN, IRELAND, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Topaz, Ireland’s largest fuel and convenience retailer, proudly announced today that they have raised €100,000 in aid of the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation, predominantly through its ‘Small Change, for Big Change’ fundraising campaign.
The ‘Small Change for Big Change’ fundraising campaign is part of an ongoing, three-year charity…
London, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — SSP America, a division of SSP Group, a leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, has debuted a portfolio of multiple award-winning proprietary brands in Airsides 1 and 3 at Orlando International Airport (MCO). The four new food and beverage locations are inclusive of…
DEERFIELD, Ill., 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Walgreens is now offering vaccinations that provide protection against most strains of serogroup B meningococcal disease (bacterial meningitis) at all of its pharmacies, including Duane Reade pharmacies in New York, and Healthcare Clinics nationwide. Vaccinations are available daily without an appointment and may be covered by insurance.
Walgreens pharmacists…
Ottawa, Canada, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Shopify Inc. (NYSE:SHOP)(TSX:SH) (“Shopify” or the “Company”), the leading cloud-based, multi-channel commerce platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses, today announced that it has filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus with the securities commissions in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, except Quebec, and…
Düsseldorf, Germany, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — METRO GROUP acquires a stake in the Munich-based start-up Shore, a market leader in web-based business solutions for local service providers in Europe. Shore supports small and medium-sized businesses and service providers with a cloud-based software that allows them to digitally manage their business processes. The investment…
PLANO, Texas and BOLINGBROOK, Ill., 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Alliance Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: ADS), a leading global provider of data-driven marketing and loyalty solutions, today announced its Columbus, Ohio-based card services business, a premier provider of branded private label, co-brand and commercial credit programs, has signed a new long-term agreement to provide private…
Seattle, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — For the past two years, members of the Starbucks Rewards™ loyalty program have had the chance to win “Starbucks for Life” during the holiday season. Instead of waiting another four months for the next chance to win, Starbucks is introducing a summer edition.
Prizes include Starbucks for Life, Starbucks for a…
Seattle, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — This year's country breakthrough artist and Grammy Award-winner Chris Stapleton is the latest to step in as a Guest DJ for Starbucks and take his turn selecting songs to be played in the company's U.S. stores today (July 29).
Stapleton's two-hour playlist is an eclectic mix of country, Americana, roots and soul. The Starbucks…
Seattle, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks Corporation announces the appointment of Leanne Fremar as senior vice president, executive creative director, reporting to Sharon Rothstein, Starbucks global chief marketing officer.
In this role, Fremar will lead the creative development of all Starbucks global brand initiatives and marketing campaigns including, digital creative, packaging, as well as oversight of the branding,…
Seattle, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starting this fall, Starbucks partners (employees) in Korea will have a new opportunity to achieve their academic goals.
Today (July 28), Starbucks Coffee Korea introduced its College Achievement Plan to provide tuition support for partners who want to finish four-year college degrees. A total of 146 partners were recently selected…
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco will offer children free fruit while their parents are shopping in store, as a ‘little help’ for kids to eat more healthily.
The initiative, which is being launched in over 800 Tesco stores across the UK, is aimed at creating healthy eating habits among kids that will stay…
Carrefour France unveils a wide range of bargains to help its customers better manage their spending
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — As children prepare for the new 2016 school year, Carrefour is unveiling a wide range of bargains to help its customers better manage their spending. The retailer is getting them to bring their old exercise books into stores so that the Restos du Coeur can get new ones.
A…
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — To celebrate Belgium's national festival on 21 July, Carrefour Belgium invited its customers to take part in a survey to find out what their favourite Belgian product is.
The "Let's go Belgetarian” campaign was launched in 2014 and is designed to support Belgian producers, giving a boost to…