The World’s Most Ethical Companies program honors companies that excel in three areas – promoting ethical business standards and practices internally, enabling managers and employees to make good choices, and shaping future industry standards by introducing tomorrow’s best practices. H&M has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the world’s most ethical companies…
Awards
LOS ANGELES, 2016-Mar-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) has been recognized as a 2016 World’s Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute, an independent center of research promoting best practices in corporate ethics and governance. This is the third year in a row CBRE has been honored with this award.
“CBRE is proud…
LAKELAND, Fla., 2016-Mar-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — For the 19th consecutive year, Publix has been honored as one of Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” Publix was ranked No. 67 on this year’s list — up from No. 81 last year — and was one of only 12 companies to have made the…
RICHMOND, Va., 2016-Mar-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — For 12 consecutive years, CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX), the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, has been named by FORTUNE magazine as one of its 100 Best Companies to Work For®. CarMax ranks No. 85 for 2016.
The company continues to grow and CarMax plans to open between 13…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Investments Corporation (SM) won two awards for its annual report and maiden Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Reports during the Public Relations Society of the Philippines’ (PRSP) Gabi ng Parangal 51st Anvil Awards held recently.
SM’s first 2014 ESG report with the theme, “Working Together for a…
Boulogne-Billancourt, FRANCE, 2016-Mar-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour France, the country's leading private employer, is among the companies which have awarded "Top Employer France" certification for 2016. Awarded by the Top Employers Institute, an independent body that looks at best employer HR practices all over the world, Carrefour has been given this certification for its…
BRANDE, Denmark, 2016-Mar-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — BESTSELLER AARHUS HAS WON ONE OF THE FINEST ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS IN THE WORLD: THE WAN COMMERCIAL AWARD 2015. WAN – WORLD ARCHITECTURE NEWS IS THE WORLD’S BIGGEST NEWS PORTAL FOR ARCHITECTURE.
Sustainability matters – unanimous decision
The jury’s brief was to find only one winner from a fine array of…
"Best Instore Solution" at Swiss Coop Group
Paderborn, Germany, 2016-Feb-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — At this year's retail technology awards europe, two of the coveted prizes were awarded to companies that realized outstanding projects with Wincor Nixdorf as their IT partner.
The retail technology awards europe are presented by Cologne's EHI Retail Institute for innovative, groundbreaking…
AUSTIN, Texas, 2016-Feb-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Companies” list for food and drug stores, for the fifth consecutive year.
The grocer is No. 24 on the magazine’s 2016 list for all industries, and is No. 1 in its category for quality of products and services, innovation, people management and social responsibility. Whole Foods Market is…
Unicoop’s mobile shopper implementation receives a retail technology award at EuroCIS for its seamless self-service shopping experience across in-store, online and mobile channels
Dusseldorf, GERMANY, 2016-Feb-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — EuroCIS – NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced that Unicoop Firenze has launched a new service to its customers using…
Dunkin’ Donuts tops packaged coffee category for fourth consecutive year
CANTON, MA, 2016-Feb-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dunkin’ Donuts today marks a decade of distinction for providing guests with a superior customer experience, as the 2016 Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Index® recognizes Dunkin’ Donuts as a top brand for consumer engagement in the out-of-home coffee category.…
LEEDS, UK, 2016-Feb-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sainsbury’s is celebrating after winning the ‘Leeds Pride Partner of the Year’ at the The Owlies held at the Marriott Hotel in Leeds.
The Owlies have been running since 2008 and celebrate individuals and groups who have made outstanding contributions to the Leeds LGBT community.
In 2015, Sainsbury’s sponsored the…
Company Makes List Of Best Employee Development Programs For Ninth Consecutive Year
RICHMOND, Va., 2016-Feb-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX), the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, has been named to Training magazine’s Training Top 125 for the ninth year. CarMax ranks No. 56 for 2016. Training Top 125 recognizes organizations for providing…
LOS ANGELES, 2016-Feb-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBG) today announced that the company has been named to The 2016 Global Outsourcing 100 by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®). This achievement marks the tenth consecutive year that CBRE has been named among the world’s elite outsourcing firms across all industries.
The…
On 10 February, HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden awarded the winners of the first Global Change Award, an annual innovation challenge for circular fashion initiated by the non-profit H&M Conscious Foundation. Most votes, and a grant of €300,000, were awarded to the Finnish team behind Making waste-cotton new; conversion of waste-cotton into new textile.…
Richfield, MN, 2016-Feb-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) named Best Buy a Gold Tier Award Winner at the agency’s National Sustainable Materials Management (SMM) Program Electronics Challenge ceremonies in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.
The EPA distinction recognizes our commitment to electronics recycling, transparent management practices and consumer education throughout 2014. In…
Lisbon, Portugal, 2016-Feb-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Jerónimo Martins Group was internationally recognised for its fight against food waste in Portugal with a “Ruban d’Honneur” in the “Award for Environmental and Corporate Sustainability” category of the 2015/16 European Business Awards.
The Group was chosen from 678 National Champions by an esteemed panel of judges…
LONDON, 2016-Feb-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — SSP, a leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Apprenticeships 4 England award. The award recognises an employer’s commitment to developing its workforce throughout apprenticeships and supporting employees during their training.
Entries to the award were judged on how…
POLAND, 2016-Feb-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — At the 8th CEE Retail Awards Gala, Carrefour Poland was awarded the prestigious Big Box Retailer of the Year prize. This is awarded to the best company in the commercial sector in the "Hypermarket" category.
The prize was presented to Ronan Martin, who is in charge of expansion and Carrefour…
SALT LAKE CITY, 2016-Feb-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) Senior Vice President and Chief Architect Alec Wilkins was honored as one of Utah’s top professionals in the Forty Under 40 ceremony, held today at The Grand America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City.
Utah Business Magazine organizes the annual event to celebrate the state's…
LONDON, 2016-Feb-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — It’s rare to get a letter in the mail these days, and even more unlikely to get one from a world leader.
Jaz Rabadia received a letter from the UK Prime Minister regarding an award she would receive from Queen Elizabeth II.
“I was in genuine disbelief when I saw the…
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 2016-Feb-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — The five winners of the first ever Global Change Award have been selected by the expert jury. The ideas range from creating new textile out of citrus juice by-products and an online marketplace for recycling of textile leftovers to using microbes to recycle waste polyester. Now, the global…
SINGAPORE, 2016-Feb-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — DFS Group, the world’s leading luxury travel retailer, announced today in partnership with The Whisky Ambassador and 15PL Limited that DFS, Singapore Changi Airport is the first travel retail venue worldwide to receive The Whisky Ambassador’s Venue Accreditation. The Whisky Ambassador program is the UK’s only accredited training course…
In its annual study, "Global Powers of Retailing 2016", published this week, Deloitte ranks Groupe Auchan up 11th among the largest food retailers in the world. A real success for all the banners!
Croix Cedex, France, 2016-Feb-01 — /EPR Retail News/ — Its development strategy in its 3 main geographical areas, but also the commercial success of the Real acquisition, the adaptation…
LONDON, 2016-Jan-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Children’s book The Lie Tree, a Victorian murder mystery by Young Adult fiction and children’sauthor Frances Hardinge, has been named the 2015 Costa Book of the Year.
The announcement was made this evening (Tuesday 26th January) at an awards ceremony held at Quaglino’s in central London.
The Lie Tree (Macmillan…
Winners of the 2015 Discover Great New Writers Awards to Be Announced at a Special Ceremony in New York City on Wednesday, March 2
Prize Pool for Winning Writers and Finalists Increases to More Than $100,000 with Winners Receiving a Year of Promotion from Barnes & Noble
NEW YORK, NY, 2016-Jan-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Barnes…
ROMANIA, 2016-Jan-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — On 20 January, Carrefour Romania was presented with an award in the "Give IT” competition that is staged every year by Ateliers Sans Frontières. The purpose of this competition is to reward companies which decide to donate their old IT equipment so that it can be reused for educational…
Langley, BC, 2016-Jan-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — For a second consecutive year, BC Business Magazine, together with market research firm Ipsos has named Save-On-Foods ‘BC’s Most Loved Brand’!
According to BC Business Magazine, brand “love” includes consumers’ perception about the brand including a brand consumers identify with; a brand they trust; a brand that they see…
The food distribution industry magazine recognizes Donna Tweeten as 2016’s top marketer.
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, 2016-Jan-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Hy-Vee, Inc. is proud to announce that Hy-Vee Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Donna Tweeten has been named the 2016 Marketer of the Year by Supermarket News, a leading food distribution industry…
In the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list, Kesko ranked 15th and was, at the same time, the most sustainable trading sector company in the world. The list of the most sustainable corporations is announced today at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
HELSINKI, Finland, 2016-Jan-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — The companies…