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eBay announces the appointment of Damien Hooper-Campbell as its first Chief Diversity Officer

He has strong experience with community engagement and has led diversity efforts at several technology companies. San Jose, California, 2016-Jun-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — eBay has hired Damien Hooper-Campbell to serve as eBay’s first Chief Diversity Officer.  Damien brings to this role deep expertise in Diversity and Inclusion and experience spanning the technology industry, finance sector…

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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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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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Wincor Nixdorf once again honoured with Top Retail Supplier award

Paderborn, Germany, 2016-Jun-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Having won the Top Retail Supplier award in 2015, Wincor Nixdorf has won it again this year. This award is conferred on IT companies that offer retailers an overall package of excellent solutions, and is run by Frankfurt-based Lebensmittelzeitung, a newspaper for the grocery segment, and by Cologne-based…

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Foodstuffs hosts Foodstuffs North Island Checker of the Year competition

Auckland, New Zealand, 2016-Jun-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Last night, more than 90 checkout operators from Manawatu New World, PAK’nSAVE and Write Price stores tested their skills against each other onstage at the Massey University Auditorium with the hope of ultimately taking out the title of Foodstuffs North Island Checker of Year. The checkers were judged…

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How We’ll Work in 2021 Contest: Staples Business Advantage to Award $10,000 for Winning Designs

Call for Entries Now Open; Staples Business Advantage to Award $10,000 for Winning Designs FRAMINGHAM, Mass., 2016-Jun-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Imagine how your workplace might change in the next five years. Will it be entirely open to promote collaboration? Will natural light, exercise desks and rooftop gardens hit the mainstream? Will virtual teams render…

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Kroger Technology made Computerworld’s Top 100 Best Places to Work in IT list for 2016

Launches New Recruiting Website: www.kroger.com/livekt/ CINCINNATI, 2016-Jun-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced that Kroger Technology has been named to Computerworld's Top 100 Best Places to Work in IT for 2016.  This is the first time Kroger's technology department has been named to this annual list. Kroger ranks #45 among…

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Marks & Spencer presented with 2016 NACS Insight International Convenience Retail Sustainability Award

LONDON, 2016-Jun-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Marks & Spencer has won the 2016 NACS Insight International Convenience Retail Sustainability Award, sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company. The award was presented during the NACS Insight Convenience Summit – Europe awards dinner in London on June 9. The award recognizes Marks & Spencer for its leadership in development and…

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Applegreen wins the NACS Insight 2016 International Convenience Retailer of the Year Award for its new M1 Lisburn Motorway Service Area in Northern Ireland

LONDON, 2016-Jun-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Applegreen has won the NACS Insight 2016 International Convenience Retailer of the Year Award for its new M1 Lisburn Motorway Service Area in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The award, sponsored by Accenture, was presented during the NACS Insight Convenience Summit – Europe in London on June 9 at this…

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NACS recognizes S-Group with 2016 NACS Insight European Technology Implementation Award at the NACS Insight Convenience Summit – Europe

LONDON, 2016-Jun-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — S-Group has won the 2016 NACS Insight European Technology Implementation Award, sponsored by Verifone, a world leader in payments and commerce solutions. The award was presented during the NACS Insight Convenience Summit – Europe in London on June 9 at this year’s International Convenience Retailer Awards gala. The award recognizes…

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Foodstuffs’ kerbside-recyclable trays named the New Zealand’s top waste minimisation initiative for 2016

Foodstuffs New Zealand’s world-first recyclable butchery trays have been named the country’s top waste minimisation initiative for 2016, at the Green Ribbon Awards in Wellington. Wellington, New Zealand, 2016-Jun-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — The kerbside-recyclable trays, which are being rolled out nationwide and will be in use at all New World and PAK’nSAVE stores by the…

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The Kroger Co. earns place in the 2016 Newsweek Green Rankings

CINCINNATI, 2016-Jun-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced that is has earned a place in the 2016 Newsweek Green Rankings. The Newsweek Green Rankings assess the 500 largest publicly-traded companies in the United States and the 500 largest publicly-traded companies globally on overall environmental performance. "We appreciate being named in Newsweek's 2016…

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Iso Omena shopping centre awarded a LEED® Platinum certificate for its extension that will open in August

HELSINKI, FINLAND, 2016-Jun-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Iso Omena shopping centre has been awarded a LEED® Platinum certificate for its extension that will open to the public in August. Platinum is the highest rating level within the environmental certification system. It is awarded to properties with superior energy, material and water efficiency and high…

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Discount Drug Stores honours Johnson & Johnson with Supplier of the Year award

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 2016-Jun-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — Johnson & Johnson was awarded Supplier of the Year at the Discount Drug Stores (DDS) National Conference in Sydney last week. Discount Drug Stores Executive General Manager said the award recognises the strength of the partnership which has been built between Discount Drug Stores and Johnson & Johnson. “The retail industry is…

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The Discount Drug Stores recognises Balwyn North Discount Drug Store with Pharmacy of the Year Award

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 2016-Jun-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Discount Drug Stores (DDS) award for top store goes to Balwyn North Discount Drug Store.  They received the Pharmacy of the Year Award at the DDS National Conference in Sydney last week. DDS Executive General Manager Douglas Kuskopf-Dallas said this recognises the exceptional customer service Balwyn North Discount Drug Store offers its customers. “Our brand values…

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Immochan Romania obtains BREEAM Excellent certification for its project Coresi Shopping Resort

ROMANIA, 2016-Jun-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Immochan Romania obtained the BREEAM Excellent certification for its project Coresi Shopping Resort, from Brașov. Thus, CORESI becomes the commercial center with the highest sustainability ranking in the country, the first in Romania and the second in Central and Eastern Europe to achieve this exigent certification level. BuildGreen, a…

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SPAR Hungary store won the 2016 Store of the Year Award

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2016-Jun-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — The SPAR store located in the Mammut shopping centre in Budapest has won the 2016 Store of the Year Award, ranking first in the "large-size supermarket" category. The jury consisted of FMCG and marketing professionals who assessed the store’s service standards, the functionality of the retail space, the…

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NCR Corporation recognized by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. for its proposal to declassify its Board of Directors

DULUTH, Ga., 2016-Jun-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, has been recognized by corporate governance firm Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS) for its governance practices in connection with its proposal to declassify its Board of Directors, which was approved at a special second extension of NCR’s 2016…

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StoreCheck honoured Carrefour Belgium with two awards

BELGIUM, 2016-May-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — StoreCheck, the Belgian magazine focusing on the Retail sector, has honoured Carrefour Belgium with two awards in the StoreCheck Sales Team Awards. These prestigious awards recognise the efforts and achievements of suppliers and retailers in further improving their offering. The Panel, comprising 80 suppliers and seven retailers, made four awards to…

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Representative Peter Welch D-Vt. and Senator Tim Scott R-S.C. named NRF’s Legislators of the Year

WASHINGTON, 2016-May-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Retail Federation announced today that Representative Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Senator Tim Scott, R-S.C., have been named NRF’s Legislators of the Year. The awards were presented this week during the Retail Advocates Summit, NRF’s annual congressional fly-in. “I would like to thank Senator Scott and Representative Welch for…

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Gary Cammack named 2016 America’s Retail Champion of the Year

WASHINGTON, 2016-May-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Retail Federation today announced that it has named Gary Cammack, owner of Cammack Ranch Supply in Union Center, S.D., as the 2016 America’s Retail Champion of the Year. The award was presented Tuesday night at NRF’s annual Retail Advocates Summit as small retailers from across the country…

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Pick n Pay founder Raymond Ackerman hailed as “global leader” by Rutgers University-Camden

Rutgers University-Camden in the United States awards Honorary Doctorate to founder of Pick n Pay. New Jersey, 2016-May-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Pick n Pay founder Raymond Ackerman has been hailed as a “global leader” by Rutgers University-Camden which today conferred on him an Honorary Doctorate in Business. This is the entrepreneur and philanthropist’s seventh honorary…

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Migros wird mit dem diesjährigen Umweltpreis der Schweizerischen Umweltstiftung ausgezeichnet

Auf einer Fläche von fast 400 Fussballfeldern hat die Migros auf ihren Firmenarealen Lebensraum für einheimische Tiere und Pflanzen geschaffen. Für dieses Engagement wird sie mit dem diesjährigen Umweltpreis der Schweizerischen Umweltstiftung ausgezeichnet. Zürich, 2016-May-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Seit 1994 verleiht die Schweizerische Umweltstiftung den Umweltpreis. Dieses Jahr stand die Biodiversität im Siedlungsraum im Vordergrund.…

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NRF recognized more than 300 members of Congress for their support of retail industry

WASHINGTON, 2016-May-24 — /EPR Retail News/ —  The National Retail Federation today recognized more than 300 members of Congress for their support of retail industry priorities including international trade, infrastructure investment, tax reform and labor issues. The “Hero of Main Street” award is being presented as part of NRF’s annual Retail Advocates Summit fly-in, which…

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Grant winners of Chick-fil-A® Foundation’s 2016 True Inspiration Awards

More than $1 million gifted; Nominations underway to honor eligible organizations in 2017 ATLANTA, 2016-May-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Chick-fil-A® Foundation recognized the grant winners of the 2016 True Inspiration Awards with a celebratory event in Atlanta on Friday, May 20. The 22 deserving not-for-profits, which represent 17 states across the country, are receiving…

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New World owner-operator Jason Witehira wins the 2016 Outstanding Māori Business Leaders Award

New World owner-operator Jason Witehira, the winner of the 2016 Outstanding Māori Business Leaders Award, is hoping his win will serve as an inspiration for other Māori men and women. Witehira, who owns New World Victoria Park and is also chairman of the New World North Island supermarket owners' group, was honoured at the Aotearoa…

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Paradies Lagardère won the 2016 Gallup Great Workplace Award for the fourth consecutive year

Travel retail and restaurateur leader secures award for fourth consecutive year ATLANTA, 2016-May-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Paradies Lagardère, the North American travel retail and restaurateur leader, won the 2016 Gallup Great Workplace Award for the fourth consecutive year. The award recognizes companies for their extraordinary ability to create an engaged workplace culture. Paradies Lagardère…

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A.S. Watson Group Hong Kong Student Sports Awards (HKSSA) held the 11th Award Presentation Ceremony

HONG KONG, 2016-May-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — A.S. Watson Group Hong Kong Student Sports Awards (HKSSA), one of the most recognised local youth sports awards, held the 11th Award Presentation Ceremony today. With the participation of 85% of all primary, secondary and special schools in Hong Kong, HKSSA presented awards to 943 student sports elites…

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RBR research: NCR the world’s largest supplier of multivendor ATM middleware and application software

NCR CxBanking software suite grew three times as fast as any other vendor DULUTH, Ga., 2016-May-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) remains the world’s largest supplier of multivendor ATM middleware and application software, according to the latest research published by strategic research and consulting firm RBR. In addition, NCR’s trusted CxBanking ATM software…

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