BRENTWOOD, TN, 2016-Feb-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) , the largest rural lifestyle retail store chain in the United States, today announced two management promotions. Benjamin F. Parrish, Jr. has been promoted to Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Real Estate and Construction, and Kurt D. Barton has been promoted to Senior Vice…
Business
EBITDA of EUR 3.5 million, EBIT of EUR 0.2 million
Total revenues of EUR 42.7 million; adjusted at prior year level
Licencing revenues up by 51%
Product revenues in percent of total revenues climb to 41% (previous year: 30%)
Operating cash flow rises sharply to EUR 5.0 million (previous year: EUR 0.4 million)
Forecast: in…
Strong peak trading and further improvement in cash position
PARIS, 2016-Feb-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Darty plc today announces third quarter trading for the period 1 November 2015 to 31 January 2016, based on unaudited management accounts.
Summary
Successful Christmas and winter sale periods, with a strong development of click and collect up 53 per cent at Darty…
In January 2016, total Scottish sales decreased by 3.8% compared with January 2015, when they had declined by 2.3%. This is the weakest Store performance since April 2012, but follows the best performance since January 2014 in the prior month. Like-for-like sales decreased by 4.0% on last January, when they had decreased by 3.1%. Adjusted…
Essendant to acquire more than $550 million of office products revenue and related assets
More than 25 percent of the revenue to come from Fortune 100 companies and approximately half the revenue from Fortune 500 companies
Deal further strengthens Essendant as national office supplies competitor
$22.5 million purchase contingent on successful closing of Staples/Office Depot…
Braine-L'Alleud, Belgium, 2016-Feb-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 17 February a brand-new Colruyt store will open its doors at rue du Jardinier 50 in Braine-L'Alleud, 500 m from the current store.
New-generation store
Colruyt Braine-l’Alleud is a new-generation store. Store manager Laurent Cardoen: "The current store and car park had become too small to offer our customers the…
SEATTLE, 2016-Feb-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) today announced plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at One Bloor in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 38,600-square-foot store is scheduled to open in 2018.
The store will be located in Yorkville on the southeast corner of Yonge Street and Bloor Street, a well-known shopping district…
La implantación del supermercado conllevará mejoras en materia de infraestructuras, seguridad vial y aparcamientos y se procederá al derribo de la antigua fábrica de gomas
Las obras arrancarán a finales de este año y la apertura del supermercado está prevista para 2017
EROSKI invertirá 6 millones de euros en un centro que dispondrá de una…
Una nueva aplicación para móviles y tabletas de EROSKI permite realizar la compra semanal en sólo 15 minutos, pudiendo escanear directamente los códigos de barras de los productos
Una nueva aplicación para móviles y tabletas de EROSKI permite realizar la compra semanal en sólo 15 minutos, pudiendo escanear directamente los códigos de barras de los…
BOISE, ID, 2016-Feb-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Albertsons Companies announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase and rebrand four Idaho-based Paul’s Market stores. The following Paul’s Market stores will be rebranded as Albertsons.
20 East Wyoming, Homedale
700 East Avalon, Kuna
10565 Lake Hazel, Boise
132 East Lake, McCall
Separately, Paul’s Market…
BRENTWOOD, TN, 2016-Feb-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) , the largest rural lifestyle retail store chain in the United States, today announced that the Company's management team will deliver a presentation at an investment community meeting on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 10:15 a.m. Eastern Time (9:15 a.m. Central Time) in…
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…
CANTON, MA, 2016-Feb-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dunkin’ Donuts, one of the world’s leading coffee and baked goods chains, announced today that it has made significant strides in its European expansion efforts in 2015 with the opening of 55 net new restaurants with its franchisees across the region. With the new restaurants opened over the…
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…
Wincor Nixdorf at EuroCIS 2016
Paderborn, GERMANY, 2016-Feb-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — At Wincor Nixdorf's trade-fair stand, retail visitors can take a virtual tour around a store. Among other features, 3D visualization technology helps retailers assess how new IT systems and design changes fit into an existing store environment.
How might the new or modernized store look?…
MOORESVILLE, N.C., 2016-Feb-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) today announced that it has been notified of an unsolicited "mini-tender" offer datedFebruary 10, 2016, made by TRC Capital Corporation, a private Canadian investment company, to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of Lowe’s common stock, less than one fourth of one percent of…
ALEXANDRIA, VA, 2016-Feb-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — NACS debuted its new podcast series, “Convenience Matters,” that discusses topics related to the convenience store industry. The first three podcasts in the series “Convenience Matters,” can be downloaded at www.nacsonline.com/podcasts and iTunes. The podcasts also will soon be available on Google Play.
The first episode (“New Cars…
NOOC Bar, hot ramen, ‘boozy’ gelato, poke, cake decorating and ‘upstairs mezzanine’ among store’s highlights
BREA, Calif., 2016-Feb-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market will open its first North Orange County location at 9 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17, in Village at La Floresta, 3301 Imperial Highway at Valencia Ave.
With its mix of innovative offerings and its mid-century…
STELLARTON, NS, 2016-Feb-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sobeys Inc. today announced the appointment of Yves Laverdière as President of the company’s Quebec business unit.
Mr. Laverdière served for a 19 years as a senior leader within the Quebec business unit, most recently as the Senior Vice President, Merchandising, for the IGA banner.
“Yves is a well…
Since December 2015, H&M has a ban on cotton from Turkmenistan and Syria. All suppliers working with H&M have signed a commitment requiring that they don’t buy cotton from Turkmenistan or Syria.
Stockholm, Sweden, 2016-Feb-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — The suppliers that do not sign the commitment will not be allowed to work with H&M. H&M…
COLUMBUS, Ohio, 2016-Feb-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — L Brands, Inc. (NYSE:LB) today announced that Victoria’s Secret CEOSharen Jester Turney has made the decision to resign. Turney has been with the company for nearly 16 years, joining as President and CEO of Victoria’s Secret Direct in 2000 and assuming responsibility for the brand as CEO…
Company Continues to Execute on Growth Strategy
BRENTWOOD, TN, 2016-Feb-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) , the largest rural lifestyle retail store chain in the United States, today announced the opening of its 1,500th store in Odessa, Texas. The new south Odessa store is located at 1511 West Interstate 20 and…
WAYNE, NJ, 2016-Feb-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Toys“R”Us, Inc. today announced the promotion of Joe Venezia to Executive Vice President, Global Store Operations, effective February 22. In this newly elevated role, Mr. Venezia will continue to be responsible for delivering an exceptional shopping experience across the company’s more than 850 Toys“R”Us®and Babies“R”Us® stores nationwide, with…
AUSTIN, Texas, 2016-Feb-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) today announced that it has signed another five leases for its 365 by Whole Foods Market™ stores, bringing the total to 13 leases now signed. The new 365 by Whole Foods Market stores will be located in Evergreen Park, Illinois; Gainesville, Florida; and Concord,…
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust declares quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per common share
PHILADELPHIA, 2016-Feb-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: PEI) announced today that its Board of Trustees has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per common share. The dividend is payable on March 15, 2016 to common shareholders of record on March 1, 2016 . The March 15 th…
BESTSELLER FOUNDATION BUYS 25% OF OGOJII MAGAZINE - A PAN-AFRICAN MAGAZINE BUILT ON THE BELIEF THAT DESIGN WILL RESHAPE AFRICA – ITS IDENTITY, ITS CULTURES AND ITS FINANCIAL MUSCLE.
BRANDE, Denmark, 2016-Feb-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Did you know that Kenya could very well pioneer drones in the delivery of goods? That bitcoin might replace Naira…
Washington, DC, 2016-Feb-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Retail Federation sent a letter to Senate leadership voicing strong support for a customs reauthorization bill scheduled for action today, saying it may include votes on the measure in its annual voting scorecard.
“As major importers, retailers rely on efficient supply chain operations. This includes ensuring legitimate cargo…
ATLANTA, 2016-Feb-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, announced today that it will hold its Fourth Quarter & Fiscal 2015 Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, February 23, at 9 a.m. ET.
A webcast will be available by logging onto http://earnings.homedepot.com and selecting the Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call icon.…
Gossau, Switzerland, 2016-Feb-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Migros Ostschweiz schliesst per 5. März 2016 ihren SportXX-Fachmarkt im Einkaufszentrum Neuwiesen in Winterthur. Dies geschieht mit Blick auf den bevorstehenden Umbau vor Ort und die Eröffnung des neuen SportXX-Standorts im Multiplex an der Langefeldstrasse in Frauenfeld.
Letzter Verkaufstag des SportXX-Fachgeschäfts im Einkaufszentrum Neuwiesen Winterthur ist der 5.…
Gossau, Switzerland, 2016-Feb-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Arbeiten zur Erstellung von Migros-Supermarkt und SportXX-Fachmarkt im Multiplex in Frauenfeld schreiten schneller voran als geplant. Die beiden Geschäfte werden daher bereits am 5. April 2016 eröffnet.
Der Innenausbau von SportXX-Fachmarkt und Migros-Supermarkt im Multiplex Frauenfeld verläuft schneller als erwartet, daher können die beiden Läden ihre Türen…