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British Land: Cirrus Logic to rent the first floor of Marble Arch House, W1

British Land has announced today that it has let the first floor of Marble Arch House, W1, to Cirrus Logic, a provider of analogue and digital signal processing equipment. LONDON, 2015-11-6 — /EPR Retail News/ — Earlier this year British Land completed deals with private investor BXR Partners LLP and global gaming technology company GTECH to…

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CVS Health expands its Registered Apprenticeship program to several new markets, as well as new fields and concentrations

Company embarks on major expansion of Registered Apprenticeship program to include new markets and new fields WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2015-11-6 — /EPR Retail News/ — As part of CVS Health's (NYSE:  CVS) commitment to workforce and community development, the company is expanding its Registered Apprenticeship program to several new markets, as well as new fields and concentrations. Registered…

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The Home Depot will hold its Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, November 17

ATLANTA, 2015-11-6 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, announced today that it will hold its Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Tuesday, November 17, at 9 a.m. ET. A webcast will be available by logging onto http://earnings.homedepot.com and selecting the Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call icon. The webcast…

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The Macerich Company closed on the first of three joint ventures; Special dividends declared

SANTA MONICA, Calif., 2015-11-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Macerich Company (NYSE: MAC) today announced it has closed on the first of three joint ventures.  Macerich contributed interests in Lakewood Center, Los Cerritos Center, South Plains Mall and Washington Square.  Cash proceeds to Macerich total $1.5 billion, including $964 million in excess loan proceeds…

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Tractor Supply Company declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share of its common stock

BRENTWOOD, TN, 2015-11-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) , the largest rural lifestyle retail store chain in the United States, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share of the Company's common stock. The dividend will be paid on December 1, 2015, to stockholders of…

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Whole Foods Market to open a new 45,000-square-foot location in Fort Myers, Fla.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., 2015-11-5 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Whole Foods Market, the leading natural and organic food retailer, has announced plans to open a new 45,000-square-foot location in Fort Myers. Slated to open late 2017, the store will be located at the intersection of Daniels Parkway and Ben C. Pratt/6 Mile Cypress Highway. “We’ve received such…

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Cleveland: Whole Foods Market will relocate its existing store on Chagrin Boulevard to the state-of-the art Pinecrest development

ORANGE VILLAGE, Ohio, 2015-11-5 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Whole Foods Market, in partnership with Fairmount Properties and their joint venture partners, announced today it will relocate its existing store on Chagrin Boulevard to the state-of-the art Pinecrest development. The new 45,000-square-foot store will be a part of the $230 million project located at I-271 and…

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Whole Foods Market signs leases for Cleveland, Fort Myers, Fl., Sudbury, Mass., and Wheaton, Ill.

AUSTIN, Texas, 2015-11-5 — /EPR Retail News/ —  In its fourth quarter earnings report, Whole Foods Market announced that it has signed leases for four new stores. The new leases are for Whole Foods Market stores planned for Cleveland, Fort Myers, Florida, Sudbury, Massachusetts, and Wheaton, Illinois. The stores in Cleveland and Wheaton will be relocations. The company…

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Philippines: SM Investments Corporation announced 7% growth in consolidated net income for the first nine months of the year

Pasay City, Philippines, 2015-11-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Investments Corporation (SM) reported a 7% growth in consolidated net income to PHP19.4 billion for the first nine months of the year. Excluding extraordinary items, recurring net income grew 12%. Consolidated revenues grew 7% to PHP206.2 billion for the period. “Our strong results year-to-date reflect our ongoing focus…

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Philippines: SM Prime Holdings reports 70% surge in its consolidated net income in the first nine months of 2015

Pasay City, Philippines, 2015-11-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), the Philippines’ leading integrated property company, reported a 70% surge in its consolidated net income to PHP22.9 billion in the first nine months of 2015. This is inclusive of the PHP7.4 billion one-time trading gains on marketable securities booked in the…

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NCR released the latest version of its Fractals enterprise fraud detection solution

Latest release of Fractals delivers risk-based authentication, online and mobile banking fraud detection and improved functionality to help fraud teams protect their customers DULUTH, Ga., 2015-11-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, has released the latest version of its Fractals enterprise fraud detection solution, which delivers new…

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Oklahoma-based Ace Garage Door turned to NCR Silver, the tablet-based POS platform powered by NCR Small Business

DULUTH, Ga., 2015-11-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — When the owners of Oklahoma-based Ace Garage Door needed a solution to help run their business more efficiently, they turned to NCR Silver, the tablet-based POS platform powered by NCR Small Business. After struggling with dismal customer support and expensive upgrades with their previous POS software, they selected NCR Silver…

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Tropic Supermarkets in Bosnia Herzegovina selects NCR to optimize inventory, and streamline supply chain management

NCR supply chain and merchandising suite will help improve operations and profitability of largest domestic food retailer in the region Banja Luka, Bosnia Herzegovina, 2015-11-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), the global leader in consumer transaction technologies, announced today that Tropic Supermarkets has chosen NCR and its partner M.A.I. Trade to optimize inventory, and…

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Al Meera Q3-2015: Profit from the retail segment surged 53.8% YoY

QATAR, 2015-11-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (Q.S.C.) recently disclosed its third quarter financial statements for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015. Sales for the period grew 12.1%, to QR 1.80 billion from QR 1.61 billion, compared to the same period in 2014. Dr. Mohammed Nasser Al Qahtani, Al Meera…

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Sterling Partners and Permira Funds led consortium acquires eBay Enterprise for $925 million

A consortium of buyers led by Sterling Partners and the Permira Funds acquires eBay Enterprise businesses. San Jose, California, 2015-11-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — eBay Inc. today completed the previously announced sale of eBay Enterprise to a consortium consisting of Sterling Partners, Longview Asset Management, and the Innotrac Corporation, a Sterling Partners portfolio company, together in…

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Metro inc. to purchase up to 5,162,000 of its Common Shares pursuant to private agreements with several arm’s-length third-party sellers

MONTREAL, 2015-11-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Metro inc. (“Metro”) (TSX: MRU) announced today that it intends to purchase for cancellation, on or before September 9, 2016, up to 5,162,000 of its Common Shares pursuant to private agreements between Metro and several arm’s-length third-party sellers. These purchases will be made pursuant to issuer bid exemption…

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SpartanNash to announce its Q3 2015 financial results after the stock market close on Wednesday, Nove 11, 2015

Byron Center, MI, 2015-11-04 — /EPR Retail News/ —  SpartanNash Company (Nasdaq: SPTN) will announce its third quarter 2015 financial results after the stock market close on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results with additional comments and details on Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. ET. The…

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Overstock.com to release Q3 financial results for the period ending September 30, 2015, on Monday, November 9

SALT LAKE CITY, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) is scheduled to release third quarter financial results for the period ending September 30, 2015, on Monday, November 9, 2015 after the market closes. The company has scheduled a conference call and webcast for 4:30 p.m. ET that day to discuss these results. "I mentioned…

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Citycon’s Board of Directors to propose moving towards quarterly dividend payments

Helsinki, Finland, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Following the global trend towards quarterly dividend payments, Citycon’s Board of Directors has decided that it will propose to the company’s Annual General Meeting 2016 that Citycon will move to quarterly distribution policy starting in 2016. Citycon’s Board of Directors has also restated Citycon’s current dividend distribution policy to…

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Citycon Oyj’s disclosure policy updated and is now available in English

Helsinki, Finland, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Citycon Oyj's disclosure policy has been updated and is now available in English on the company's website www.citycon.com/disclosure-policy. The updates are mainly technical, but include also the removal of the earlier EUR 150 million disclosure threshold set for material investments, divestments and development projects in 2012, as the threshold…

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Citycon CEO KOKKEEL on Q3-2015: Sektor acquisition one of the most important events in Citycon’s history

Helsinki, Finland, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — THIRD QUARTER OF 2015 - Turnover increased to EUR 86.0 million (Q3/2014: EUR 61.4 million) mainly due to the acquisition of Norwegian shopping centre company Sektor Gruppen AS (Sektor). Turnover of Sektor amounted to EUR 27.7 million. This also increased net rental income which came to EUR 59.7 million (EUR…

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Nordstrom to report its Q3 2015 financial results after financial markets close on Nov 12, 2015

SEATTLE, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today that it will report its third quarter 2015 financial results after the close of the financial markets on Thursday, November 12, 2015. The announcement will be followed by a conference call at4:45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, in which senior management will comment on the…

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Cotton used in IKEA products now comes from Better Cotton Standard sources

Now IKEA only purchases cotton – which is used in IKEA products - from farmers who use less water, less chemical fertilisers and pesticides, and are also able to increase their profits Conshohocken, PA, 2015-11-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA announces that since September 2015, all the cotton used for IKEA products comes from more…

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IKEA to install a solar energy system atop its Las Vegas store opening Summer 2016

LAS VEGAS, NV, 2015-11-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced plans to install a solar energy system atop its Las Vegas store opening Summer 2016. Panel installation will begin this winter, with completion expected in spring for what will be the largest single-use rooftop solar array by a…

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BRC: European Commission’s new Single Market Strategy aligned with many of BRC’s priorities for EU reform

LONDON, 2015-11-02 — /EPR Retail News/ —  BRC has welcomed the publication today of the European Commission's new Single Market Strategy, saying that is a step in the right direction toward achieving positive EU reforms. Commenting, BRC Chief Executive, Helen Dickinson, said: "It's good to see that today's Strategy is aligned with many of the BRC's…

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Record 24,392 registered attendees at 2015 NACS Show

ALEXANDRIA, VA, 2015-10-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — The 2015 NACS Show attracted a record 24,392 registered attendees, of which 9,038 were classified as buyers (retailers, convenience distributors). The total number of registered attendees, which includes Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) buyer registration, was 3.3% higher than last year and topped the previous attendance record set in 2004. The…

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NACS welcomes legislation for national, uniform nutrition-disclosure standard for foodservice establishments introduced in U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON, 2015-10-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) hailed legislation introduced today in the U.S. Senate, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act (S. 2217), as a thoughtful approach to providing the necessary flexibility and understanding of convenience store foodservice operations. A provision included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed…

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X5 Retail Group announces cooperation agreement between Pyaterochka and mobile phone retailer Euroset

Moscow, 2015-10-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — X5 Retail Group, a leading Russian food retailer, announces the signing of a cooperation agreement between Pyaterochka and mobile phone retailer Euroset. The agreement involves the opening of 150 small-format Euroset outlets in Pyaterochka stores by late 2015, with 40 to be launched in Moscow and the Moscow…

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