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Alibaba Group Holding Limited announced the official launch of its Entrepreneurs Fund for Hong Kong

Hong Kong,  2015-11-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) today announced the official launch of its Entrepreneurs Fund for Hong Kong, with the objective to support the aspirations of entrepreneurs who wish to take advantage of the resources offered by Alibaba's ecosystem in e-commerce, logistics, mobile platforms, cloud computing and financial…

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Alibaba Group Holding Limited announces the official launch of its Entrepreneurs Fund for Taiwan

Taipei, TAIWAN, 2015-11-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) today announced the official launch of its Entrepreneurs Fund for Taiwan, with the objective to support the aspirations of entrepreneurs who wish to take advantage of the resources offered by Alibaba's ecosystem in e-commerce, logistics, mobile platforms, cloud computing and financial services. The Taiwan…

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Accenture UK Holiday Shopping Survey: spending on Christmas purchases is set to increase this year

One in five shoppers plan to spend more this Christmas season than last year, and almost half (43 percent) of UK shoppers feel optimistic about their financial situation Over half (53 percent) of respondents anticipate doing the majority of their Christmas shopping online Barriers to continued growth in mobile shopping, include concerns about privacy or…

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SpartanNash Company declares quarterly cash dividend of $0.135 per common share

Byron Center, MI, 2015-11-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — SpartanNash Company (the "Company") (Nasdaq: SPTN) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.135 per common share. The dividend will be paid on December 30, 2015 to shareholders of record as of December 7, 2015. As of November 18,…

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Chipotle Mexican Grill: Investigation continues into E. coli incident in 11 Chipotle restaurants in Washington and Oregon

DENVER, 2015-11-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) continues to work closely with state and federal health officials, as the investigation continues into an E. coli incident initially linked to 11 Chipotle restaurants in Washington and Oregon. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reduced the number of cases connected to Chipotle from…

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Diebold to launch voluntary public tender offer for all of Wincor Nixdorf’s outstanding shares

Companies have entered into a business combination agreement in which Diebold will launch a voluntary public tender offer for all of Wincor Nixdorf’s outstanding shares Brings together leading global innovators in banking and retail technologies in rapidly transforming industries Combined company will deliver fully integrated and transformative solutions in value-added services, branch automation and omnichannel…

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BESTSELLER LAUNCHES ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

TODAY (20 November 2015), BESTSELLER'S ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT IS LAUNCHED. READ ABOUT THE INITIATIVES BESTSELLER HAS TAKEN TOWARDS BECOMING A MORE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS AND THE RESULTS ACHIEVED SO FAR. Brande, Denmark, 2015-11-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — In the Sustainability Strategy ’20by20’ BESTSELLER has defined 20 broad goals, which will guide the sustainability work towards 2020. In…

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Yum! Brands, Inc. to pay quarterly dividend of $0.46 per share of common stock

LOUISVILLE, KY, 2015-11-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.46 per share of common stock. The quarterly dividend will be distributed February 5, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 15, 2016. Since initiating a dividend in 2004, Yum! has increased…

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The Bon-Ton Stores Q3 FY2015 results: results were challenged as sales were pressured by unseasonably warm weather

YORK, Pa., 2015-11-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:BONT) today reported operating results for the third quarter of fiscal 2015, the 13-week period ended October 31, 2015. Third Quarter Overview Comparable store sales decreased 2.6% in the third quarter as compared with the prior year period. Gross margin rate decreased 286 basis points…

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Fubon Bank Hong Kong first bank in Greater China to introduce NCR Interactive Teller

NCR Interactive Teller enables Fubon to deliver a smart branch strategy to bank with live tellers in a smaller footprint HONG KONG, 2015-11-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, today announced that Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (“Fubon Bank”) has become the first bank in Greater China to…

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NCR: Digital Insight to bring FICO® Score Open Access program to its financial institution customers

FICO® Score access helps educate consumers about their financial health DULUTH, Ga., 2015-11-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Digital Insight, an NCR company and leader in digital banking solutions, has partnered with FICO to bring the FICO® Score Open Access program to its financial institution customers. The program enables the financial institution to share with their customers the…

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The Gymboree Corporation to host Q3 FY15 results webcast on Dec 10, 2015

San Francisco, Calif., 2015-11-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Gymboree Corporation today announced it will hold a conference call and webcast to review third fiscal quarter 2015 financial results. The call will be held on Thursday, December 10, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific/5:00 p.m. Eastern. To listen live over the internet, please log on to…

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Ross Stores Q3 FY2015 results: EPS up 15%; net earnings rose 12%; sales grew 7%

DUBLIN, Calif., 2015-11-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) today reported that earnings per share for the 13 weeks ended October 31, 2015 increased 15% to $.53, on net earnings that rose 12% to$216 million. Sales for the fiscal 2015 third quarter grew 7% to $2.783 billion, with comparable store sales…

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Currys PC World increased stock by over 40% to deal with anticipated increased demand this Black Friday

LONDON, 2015-11-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — With little over a week to go, Currys PC World is predicting this Black Friday to be bigger than last year. Searches for the term ‘Black Friday’ are up by three and half times compared to last year*, signalling unwavering customer appetite for the shopping event. To ensure shoppers…

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Bonmarche named finalist at the retail week awards with oracle 2016

Bonmarche has been named a finalist in The Deloitte Employer of the Year and The Island Speciality Retailer of the Year categories for at the Retail Week Awards with Oracle, to be held on 17th March 2016 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London. Wakefield, England, 2015-11-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Acknowledged as the ‘Oscars’ of the…

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The Kroger Co. to host conference call with investors on Thursday, December 3, 2015

CINCINNATI, 2015-11-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) will host a conference call with investors on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. (ET) to discuss financial results for the third quarter 2015. The presentation will be broadcast online at ir.kroger.com. Click on "Quarterly Results" to access the event.  An on-demand replay…

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Colruyt Group’s internal energy producer and supplier WE-Power renamed itself Eoly

Colruyt Group's energy producer and supplier chooses cooperations Halle, Belgium, 2015-11-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Colruyt Group’s internal energy producer and supplier renamed itself Eoly instead of the former WE-Power. Eoly will continue to develop the production of green power by means of wind turbines and solar panels. In this way, Colruyt Group will be…

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Ulta Beauty to host Q3-2015 results conference call on December 3, 2015

BOLINGBROOK, Ill., 2015-11-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ulta Beauty [NASDAQ: ULTA] today announced that the Company will conduct a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2015 results on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time / 4:00 p.m. Central Time. A press release detailing the Company’s third quarter 2015 results will be…

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Macy’s received Muriel F. Siebert Leadership Award for extraordinary diversity of its board of directors

Terry Lundgren accepts the Women’s Forum of New York’s Muriel F. Siebert Leadership Award NEW YORK, 2015-11-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) today was presented with the prestigious Muriel F. Siebert Leadership Award for extraordinary diversity of its board of directors by the Women’s Forum of New York. The award was accepted by Terry…

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The Home Depot to pay third quarter cash dividend of 59 cents per share

ATLANTA, 2015-11-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today announced that its board of directors declared a third quarter cash dividend of 59 cents per share. The dividend is payable on December 17, 2015, to shareholders of record on the close of business on December 3, 2015.…

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NRF VP Tom Litchford to represent retailers at event hosted by NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

WASHINGTON, 2015-11-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — National Retail Federation Vice President of Retail Technology Tom Litchford will represent retailers at an event hosted by the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) focusing on trends and challenges to improving cybersecurity in the retail industry. Cybersecurity in Retail:…

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Colin Yankee appointed Senior Vice President, Distribution and Logistics Tractor Supply Company

BRENTWOOD, TN, 2015-11-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) , the largest rural lifestyle retail store chain in the United States, today announced that Colin Yankee has joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Distribution and Logistics. In this role, Mr. Yankee will be responsible for management of all transportation and distribution center activities…

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Best Buy Co to pay regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per common share

MINNEAPOLIS, 2015-11-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Board of Directors of Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) has authorized the payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per common share. The quarterly dividend is payable on December 31, 2015, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 10, 2015. The company…

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Best Buy Q3 FY16: Domestic comparable sales growth and operating income expansion

Domestic Segment Revenue Increased 1.2% Non-GAAP Diluted EPS from Continuing Operations Increased 21% to $0.41 GAAP Diluted EPS from Continuing Operations Increased 12% to $0.37 MINNEAPOLIS, 2015-11-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced results for the third quarter (“Q3 FY16”) ended October 31, 2015 as compared to the…

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eBay announces 100 percent ranking on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index for the eighth year in a row

The Corporate Equality Index reports on corporate policies related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) people. San Jose, California, 2015-11-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — For the eighth year in a row, eBay is proud to announce another 100 percent ranking on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national report on…

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Ross Stores Board of Directors declares regular quarterly cash dividend of $.1175 per common share

DUBLIN, Calif., 2015-11-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ross Stores, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROST) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.1175 per common share, payable on December 31, 2015 to stockholders of record as of December 9, 2015. Ross Stores, Inc. is an S&P 500, Fortune 500 and…

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The Jean Coutu Group announces $15 million investment in neutral colocation center service provider in eastern Canada COLO-D inc.

Longueuil, Québec, 2015-11-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. (the "Corporation" or the "Jean Coutu Group") announced today an investment of $15 million in COLO-D inc. ("COLO-D"), a leading neutral colocation center service provider in eastern Canada. This investment will facilitate the establishment of a second major data center for COLO-D in Quebec.…

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