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RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust announces distribution of 11.75 cents per unit for the month of June 2016

TORONTO, ONTARIO, 2016-Jun-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust ("RioCan") (TSX:REI.UN) today announced a distribution of 11.75 cents per unit for the month of June. The distribution will be payable on July 8, 2016 to unit holders of record as at June 30, 2016. About RioCan RioCan is Canada's largest real estate investment trust…

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Tommy Hilfiger celebrates the Spring 2017 season of London Collections: Men

LONDON, 2016-Jun-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tommy Hilfiger announces that Mr. Tommy Hilfiger co-hosted a dinner with Dylan Jones, Editor-in-Chief of British GQ, to celebrate the Spring 2017 season of London Collections: Men. The event was held on June 11, 2016, at the recently opened brasserie Cafe Monico in Soho. Since London Collections: Men was…

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Weis Markets opens newly remodeled store at the Park Hills Plaza in Altoona

SUNBURY, PA 2016-Jun-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Weis Markets will celebrate the Grand Reopening of its remodeled store at the Park Hills Plaza in Altoona on Thursday, June 16 at 10 a.m. The store has all new décor and an expanded bakery, produce and natural and organics departments.  A 30-seat beer café with more than 800…

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Lobster Roll returns to McDonald’s restaurants throughout New England and the Albany, New York area this summer

OAK BROOK, IL, 2016-Jun-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lobster lovers rejoice! Beginning June 20, more than 600 McDonald's restaurants throughout New England and the Albany, New York area will add the Lobster Roll to their summer menus. A local favorite, the Lobster Roll is freshly prepared and made with 100 percent North Atlantic lobster meat…

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Panera Bread commits to ‘No No List’ additives its entire portfolio by the end of 2016

St. Louis, 2016-Jun-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) announced today that it will do away with the remaining artificial flavors, artificial sweeteners, artificial preservatives and colors from artificial sources in its Panera at Home products. The Company expects its entire portfolio of nearly 50 grocery items to be clean, meaning free of…

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London-based designer Grace Wales Bonner recipient of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers for 2016

PARIS , 2016-Jun-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — LVMH is pleased to announce that London-based designer Grace Wales Bonner of WALES BONNER, is the recipient of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers for 2016. Jury members J.W. Anderson (Loewe), Nicolas Ghesquière (Louis Vuitton), Marc Jacobs (Marc Jacobs), Karl Lagerfeld (Fendi), Humberto Leon and Carol Lim (Kenzo), Phoebe…

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Seafair summer festival returns to Starbucks stores in Seattle

SEATTLE, 2016-Jun-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks stores in the Seattle area were more festive than usual with the addition of clowns and pirates. Seafair, the Seattle area’s premier summer festival, began (June 15) with personalities visiting several stores throughout the day. For the Seafair Summer Kickoff Presented by Starbucks, customers were invited to meet Seafair personalities at several locations. Starbucks also…

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Starbucks launches new bottled Starbucks Cold Brew coffee

SEATTLE , 2016-Jun-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks is launching new bottled Starbucks Cold Brew coffee in grocery and convenience stores, offering customers another way to enjoy the smooth taste of Cold Brew on the go. The ready-to-drink beverage will ship starting today (June 15) and will be available in select Starbucks U.S. retail stores and…

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Starbucks Corporation announces the appointment of Hans Melotte as executive vice president, Global Supply Chain

SEATTLE, 2016-Jun-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) today announced the appointment of Hans Melotte as executive vice president, Global Supply Chain, effective June 27.  In this role, Melotte will lead Starbucks Global Supply Chain organization, which helps power Starbucks operations in more than 70 countries worldwide. Most recently, Melotte served as Johnson…

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NRF ranked 23rd at The Washington Post’s ‘Top Workplaces’ in Washington, D.C. list

WASHINGTON, – 2016-Jun-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Washington Post announced on Thursday the rankings of its annual ‘Top Workplaces’ in Washington, D.C. list, ranking the National Retail Federation 23rd; NRF ranked higher than several other industry associations in Washington. The Washington Post asked employees to evaluate their employers on a host of factors, including quality of leadership,…

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Auchan Retail France and Immochan create innovative multi-media advertising agency, IMEDIA CENTER

Croix Cedex, France,  2016-Jun-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Building on the annual flow of 420 million physical clients and 170 million connected customers, Auchan Retail France and Immochan create IMEDIA CENTER: an innovative multi-media advertising agency that offers a new way of thinking and organizing advertising campaigns in the world of retail. Officially presented on 9 June 2016, IMEDIA CENTER…

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US Foods introduces new “Serve Good” product line to help chefs and foodservice operators meet demand for responsible dishes

Rosemont, Ill, 2016-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — As consumers are becoming increasingly interested in the source of their food they are relying on restaurants now more than ever to deliver the flavorful yet responsible dishes they crave. To help chefs and food service operators meet this growing diner demand, US Foods introduces its “Serve Good” line…

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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announces series of leadership moves in its International division

Bentonville, Ark., 2016-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) today announced a series of leadership moves in its International division. Andy Clarke, President and Chief Executive Officer at Asda, has decided the timing is right to step aside from his role with the company. Over more than 20 years with Asda, and…

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CarMax celebrates the grand opening of its first store in El Paso, Texas

RICHMOND, Virginia, 2016-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX), the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, today celebrated the grand opening of its first store in El Paso, located at 1300 Pendale Road. The El Paso store will stock between 200-400 used vehicles of nearly every make and model, and has brought approximately…

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Wegmans seafood departments now offer responsibly sourced Lionfish

ROCHESTER, NY, 2016-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Now available in the seafood department at select Wegmans Food Markets stores in six states is whole, fresh Lionfish, an unusual and delicious new offering from Florida that has a unique sustainability story. Lionfish is a non-native species in the Gulf of Mexico that was likely released there from…

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Apple and WWF’s Apps for Earth campaign generated more than $8 million to support WWF’s conservation work

San Francisco. 2016-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple and WWF’s Apps for Earth campaign raised awareness among hundreds of millions of people and generated more than $8 million in total proceeds to support WWF’s conservation work. WWF announced the results this week at WWDC in San Francisco. During the ten-day campaign in April, Apple, WWF and 24 developers…

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Best Buy brings one of E3’s hottest products directly to VR fans — Sony’s PlayStation VR

MINNEAPOLIS, 2016-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Once again, Best Buy’s your home for the latest in virtual reality. We’re one of the first retailers to offer demos of Sony’s PlayStation VR, bringing one of E3’s hottest products directly to VR fans. The PlayStation VR demos will be available at 30 stores nationwide from 3-7 p.m. local time…

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CBRE announces the appointment of John Ferguson as the Executive Sponsor of Asia Pacific American Forum

Los Angeles, 2016-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. today announced that John Ferguson, CBRE President of the Southeast Division, has taken a leadership role in the c(APAF). Mr. Ferguson will serve as the Executive Sponsor of the company’s newest employee network group. Mr. Ferguson will work with the APAF Chairperson and founder Charles Rho,…

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Ellen DeGeneres to launch her first pet collection exclusively at PetSmart

PHOENIX and LOS ANGELES CITY,  2016-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — PetSmart Inc., the leading pet specialty retailer in North America, has entered an exclusive partnership with Ellen DeGeneres’ lifestyle brand, ED, through Posh Paws of New York City. DeGeneres, a pet enthusiast and design icon, will collaborate with PetSmart to create an innovative pet…

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Sainsbury’s partners with ReFood to power supermarkets by green gas

London, 2016-May-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Produced entirely from waste food, the energy generated over the past year alone is enough to power 5,000 homes*, or 10% of Sainsbury’s entire national gas consumption for the year, with ReFood having supplied the retailer with almost 50 million KWh of biomethane gas to date. As part of the…

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StubHub unveils new vision and brand identity with focus on enriching lives within the “experience economy”

San Jose, California, 2016-May-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Recognizing that the richest moments in life are becoming less about the things people own and more about the experiences they share, StubHub today unveiled a new vision and brand identity. From sharing in the anticipation before an event to posting photos online after an encore, experiences have become…

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Sweden-based AI, machine learning and big data analytics company Expertmaker acquired by eBay

San Jose, California,  2016-May-06 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Today, eBay announced it has agreed to acquire Sweden-based Expertmaker, which specializes in providing intelligent solutions powered by artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and big data analytics. Expertmaker has been a partner of eBay’s since 2010, most recently helping with eBay’s structured data initiative. Financial terms of…

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USDA’S FSIS: The Grey Plume Provisions recalls 471 pounds of charcuterie meat products

WASHINGTON, 2016-May-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Grey Plume Provisions, LLC, an Omaha, Neb. establishment, is recalling approximately 471 pounds of charcuterie meat products that were produced, packaged, and distributed without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The salami, soppressata, pepperoni, and chorizo items…

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SSP announces three outlets scheduled to open at Bergen Airport

London, 2016-May-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — SSP, a leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, has announced details of the three outlets it is scheduled to open at Bergen Airport following the company’s first contract win at the airport since it opened in 1955. The featured brands are O’Learys, Upper Crust and…

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British Retail Consortium: We’ve seen three years of falling shop prices

Overall shop prices reported deflation of 1.7% in April, unchanged from the decline seen in March. This is in-line with the 12-month average Non-food deflation accelerated to 2.9% in April from the 2.6% fall in March. This is deeper the 12-month average of -2.7% Food returned to inflationary territory in April, up 0.1% compared with…

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Wine.com announce the appointment of Tim Marson, MW, as the new senior buyer for California Wine

Former buyer Jonathan Han promoted to new role SAN FRANCISCO, CA., 2016-May-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wine.com, the nation’s #1 online wine retailer, is pleased to welcome Tim Marson, MW, as the new senior buyer for California Wine. Jonathan Han, who handled the California purchasing for nearly 18 months, has been promoted to a new position…

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Macerich CEO Arthur Coppola: The first quarter reflected continued strong performance

SANTA MONICA, Calif., 2016-May-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Macerich Company (NYSE Symbol: MAC) today announced results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, which included funds from operations ("FFO")  diluted of $141.0  million or $.87 per share-diluted compared to $133.5 million or $.79 per share-diluted for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. Net income attributable…

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