VICTORIA, Australia, 2015-6-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sigma Pharmaceuticals Limited (Sigma) is pleased to confirm a new 5-year wholesale supply and services agreement with Reform Management (Reform).
With over 1,900 independent community pharmacy customers nationally, Reform has one of the largest independent networks and is committed to partnering with suppliers to support their servicing and…
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LONDON, 2015-6-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — An awareness campaign encouraging people to protect their personal information has been launched today. The ‘Not With My Name' campaign, produced in partnership with the City of London Police (National Policing Lead for Fraud) is targeting identity crime in our communities.
The campaign will be highlighting advice focused on…
PERTH, Australia, 2015-6-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wesfarmers Limited (Wesfarmers) has entered into an agreement to acquire a 13.7 per cent interest in Quadrant Energy Holdings Pty Ltd (Quadrant Energy).
Brookfield Asset Management Inc and Macquarie Capital (a division of Macquarie Group Limited) announced on 9 April 2015 an agreement to acquire Apache Corporation’s (Apache) domestic oil…
Voronezh, Russia, 2015-6-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — X5 Retail Group, a leading Russian food retailer, announced today the opening of two distribution centres (“DC”) in the Voronezh Region. The state-ofthe-art logistics facilities, Ramon and Chernozemye, are expected to strengthen ties between food producers and consumers from seven Black Earth Belt regions, helping to increase the volume…
CHINA, 2015-6-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Last June, 19th was the launch of the National Food Safety Week : a key event aiming at promoting the policies and actions carried out in China.
On this occasion, all the Auchan hypermarkets were mobilized to relieve to their customers the key information and sensitization defined by the public…
Auckland, New Zealand, 2015-6-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Foodstuffs North Island Ltd has today confirmed that as part of an extensive review of its wholesale business and following consultation with affected staff, it is consolidating a number of its wholesale Cash’n Carry stores – resulting in the closure over the next couple of months…
July 1 marks 148 years of military commissary benefit
FORT LEE, Va., 2015-6-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — American military commissaries, the "supermarkets to the military" across the globe, reach their 148th anniversary on July 1. On that day in 1867, Congress authorized the Army to begin selling, at cost, food items – called "commissary goods" to soldiers…
Ahold and Delhaize announce this morning their intention to combine their businesses through a merger of equals
The merger will create a complementary base of more than 6,500 stores with 375,000 associates, characterized by trusted brands with strong local identities
The combination, Ahold Delhaize, will be able to serve over 50 million(1) customers per week…
SAN FRANCISCO, 2015-6-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today applauded the bipartisan Senate vote to approve Trade Promotion Authority legislation. The measure approved will modernize and renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and help to build a robust trade agenda to bolster U.S. economic growth and competitiveness. The measure now goes to the…
SEATTLE, 2015-6-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — In autumn of 2012, a “for lease” sign appeared in the window of art supply store that was going out of business.
The aging building on Seattle’s Capitol Hill, built nearly a century ago, was once a showroom for luxury automobiles and the crown jewel of the city’s auto…
Rochester, NY, 2015-6-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — On June 22, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Wegmans Food Markets as an outstanding Safer Choice Retailer. The award, presented in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC, was accepted by Wegmans Category Merchant for cleaning products, Dave Tantillo, and Wegmans Sustainability…
CAMP HILL, Pa., 2015-6-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) has completed its previously announced acquisition of Envision Pharmaceutical Services ("EnvisionRx") from leading global private investment firm TPG and other shareholders in a transaction valued at approximately $2 billion, including approximately $1.8 billion in cash and approximately 27.9 million Rite Aid shares.
"The completion…
62% of large buildings qualify as green, compared to less than 5% of small buildings San Francisco closing in on Minneapolis in green market rankings
Los Angeles, 2015-6-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Owners of small buildings have an opportunity to differentiate themselves by implementing energy-efficient practices, due to a significant gap between large and small office…
PARIS, 2015-6-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Klépierre today announced it has reached a conditional agreement with Wereldhave on the disposal of a portfolio of nine shopping centers1 located in the Netherlands for a total consideration of 770 million euros,2 a level that is consistent with appraised values. The portfolio includes convenience and district shopping centers…
BESTSELLER DONATES EUR 1,475,420 TO SOS KINDERDORF PART OF THE LOCAL GIVE-A-DAY DONATION FOR GERMANY
JUNE 22, LARS PEDERSEN, BESTSELLER'S COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR GERMANY, HANDED OVER THE LOCAL GIVE-A-DAY DONATION FOR GERMANY TO SOS KINDERDORF WHO RECEIVED 1,475,420 EURO.
GERMANY, 2015-6-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lars Pedersen handed over the check at a formal event at SOS Kinderdorf where he also gave a speech. Among others he talked about how he…
JACK & JONES HAS SIGNED A DEAL WITH MYER DEPARTMENT STORE IN AUSTRALIA LEADING TO THE OPENING OF A NUMBER OF SHOP-IN-SHOPS DOWN UNDER DURING SUMMER AND AUTUMN 2015.
Brande, Denmark, 2015-6-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — International Sales Manager at JACK & JONES, Dennis Birk Jørgensen, says: “To gain foothold on the Australian market is an extremely…
Erich Stockhausen neuer Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender
COLOGNE, Germany, 2015-6-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Rewe-Zentral-Aktiengesellschaft und die Rewe Zentralfinanz eG haben heute, Montag, 22. Juni 2015, bei ihrer 43. Ordentlichen Hauptversammlung bzw. ihrer 84. Ordentlichen Generalversammlung in Warnemünde neue Aufsichtsratsmitglieder gewählt.
Otmar Hornbach, Aufsichtsratsmitglied der Rewe-Zentral AG war im vergangenen Jahr verstorben. Die Aufsichtsratsmitglieder Gudrun Glock sowie der Vorsitzende…
Oostzaan, The Netherlands, 2015-6-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Door de samenwerking tussen ontwikkelingsorganisatie ICCO en Albert Heijn krijgen kleinschalige avocado-boeren in Zuid-Afrika toegang tot de internationale markt en een beter inkomen. Minister Ploumen voor Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking nam vanochtend een doos met avocado's van de eerste oogst in ontvangst: "Opnieuw een mooi voorbeeld van…
Grafton and Kenosha supercenters are the first of estimated $750 million investment in state
MILWAUKEE, Wis., 2015-6-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer moved into its sixth state, opening its first two Wisconsin supercenters to local customers today, Co-Chairman Hank Meijer announced. The 192,000-square-foot stores in Grafton and Kenosha have created nearly 600 jobs, and are…
SAN FRANCISCO, 2015-6-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Government of Myanmar together with the ILO and the Governments of the United States of America, Japan, Denmark and the European Union are jointly implementing the Initiative on Labour Law Reform and Institutional Capacity Building to improve labor rights and practices in Myanmar. The ILO held a…
SEATTLE, 2015-6-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks Coffee Company (Nasdaq: SBUX) today announced an additional commitment of $30 million as part of its Global Farmer Fund program, one aspect of the company’s comprehensive ethical sourcing initiatives that help ensure the sustainability of the specialty coffee industry. This investment is the continuation of an initial…
Retailer strives to keep dogs happy and healthy with products including treats, collars and more
Columbus, Ohio, 2015-6-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Big Lots is proud to announce the launch of AKC® Select, an exclusive line of pet products featuring the American Kennel Club brand. This new premium line of merchandise, along with our current pet…
SEATTLE, 2015-6-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — The following is a message to Starbucks partners from chief operating officer Kevin Johnson on organization moves ahead of FY16:
Partners,
Our business going into the summer continues to perform well and we are focused on many new and exciting activities including the rollout of Mobile Order and Pay, piloting new delivery…
LONDON, 2015-6-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — The John Lewis Partnership today announces four senior appointments:
Patrick Lewis, Managing Director of Partnership Services, to become Group Finance Director
Tom Athron, Finance Director of Waitrose, to become Group Development Director
Loraine Woodhouse, Acting Group Finance Director, to become Finance Director of Waitrose
Bérangère Michel, Director Supply Chain Strategy…
LONDON, 2015-6-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — At 9am this morning, the new co-located John Lewis at home and Waitrose Horsham shops opened their doors to customers for the first time. The 43,000 sq. ft John Lewis, located at Albion Way in Horsham, is the retailer's 11th 'at home' shop and only the second co-located…
Commentary on trends, influences and ideas shaping the world, told through the lens of the built environment
Los Angeles, 2015-6-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) today unveiled Blueprint, an online magazine dedicated to telling timely and insightful stories about the transformational role real estate plays in the world.
Blueprint is an opportunity to…
Focus on Healthy with 11 Nourish Items; Share the Innovation with #ScoopTalk
Rosemont, Ill., 2015-6-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Summer is finally here, and US Foods is unveiling a winning Scoop product line-up that will freshen up menus across the country. From Chef’s Line All Natural Mediterranean Style Mini Beef and Lamb Patties and Patuxent Farms…
State-of-the-Art Distribution Center Combines Three Previous Fulfillment Facilities, Plus New Headquarters for Toys“R”Us, France, into All-Encompassing Support Complex
WAYNE, NJ, 2015-6-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Toys“R”Us, Inc. today announced the completion of its new distribution center in Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, France to support the company’s rapidly expanding e-commerce business throughout the country and in select sections of Europe. The…
VANCOUVER, B.C., 2015-6-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — This week 10 B.C. youth have taken the next step in their journey toward building better futures as they successfully graduated from the Baristas training program. The 12-year joint initiative between Starbucks Canada and Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS) is on track to graduate 100 disconnected and disadvantaged…
CVS Health and Target to offer best-in-class pharmacy and medical clinic services to Target guests and plan to develop Target stores that include CVS/pharmacy
Transaction will expand CVS Health’s retail presence in new markets and enhance Target’s wellness offerings
Woonsocket, RI and Minneapolis, MN, 2015-6-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — CVS Health Corporation (NYSE:CVS) and Target Corporation…