Garrett Biss and Charles Griffith Honored with Prestigious Scholarships
NEW YORK, 2015-5-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — As part of its mission to encourage the continuing education of retail real estate professionals, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Foundation has presented the Charles Grossman Graduate Scholarships to Garrett Biss and Charles Griffith, honoring their onset dedication…
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RICHMOND, Virginia, 2015-5-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — CarMax, Inc. (NYSE: KMX), the nation's largest retailer of used cars, is currently hiring for the company’s first store in Richmond, Texas. It is CarMax’s 6th store in the Houston area and 15 th store in the state of Texas.
The new store, which is more than 50,000 square-feet, is…
New 500,000 square foot, LEED-certified facility opens to better serve customers throughout New England
Seabrook, N.H., 2015-5-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — US Foods is bringing a whole new level of convenience and value to New England area chefs and restaurateurs as it opens its newest distribution center in Seabrook, N.H.
“The new efficient and modern facility allows us…
Partnership Connects Starbucks 7,000 U.S. Company-Owned Stores, 10M-Member My Starbucks Rewards Loyalty Program and Spotify’s 60M Users to Create First-of-Its-Kind Music Ecosystem
MSR Members and Spotify Users to Earn "Stars as Currency" for Subscribing to Spotify Premium
Popular Starbucks Music Made Available for Everyone on Spotify
SEATTLE, 2015-5-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks Coffee Company…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2015-5-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — A little more than two years after announcing it was considering expansion into Wisconsin, Meijer has confirmed the opening date for its first two supercenters. The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer will open its Grafton and Kenosha stores on Tues., June 23, Co-Chairman Hank Meijer said.
"We're extremely eager to…
Denizbank invests in Wincor Nixdorf's cash recycling systems
PADERBORN, Germany, 2015-5-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Turkey-based Denizbank is offering more and more customer-friendly services through its network of automated teller machines. The new cash recycling systems made by Wincor Nixdorf even enable customers, including those who do not regularly bank at Denizbank, to exchange…
BOSTON, 2015-5-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — 7‑Eleven, Inc. announced today that it has agreed to acquire Tedeschi Food Shops, Inc.’s approximately 182 convenience stores in the greater Boston, Massachusetts area and in New Hampshire. The transaction is anticipated to close in mid 2015, subject to standard closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Terms of the deal…
Los Angeles, 2015-5-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) has been appointed by Hallmark Cards, Inc., a national greeting cards retailer, to provide Transaction Management services for its office and industrial portfolio throughout the United States and Canada.
Hallmark has a broad footprint to serve its customers with products currently sold in over…
Toronto stands out as hottest market in the Americas U.S. retailers dominate cross-border expansion, with Asia and Europe being prime targets
Los Angeles, 2015-5-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tokyo is the world’s hottest market for retail expansion, attracting 63 new brands last year as leasing momentum in core areas remained strong, despite mixed signals in…
Baker Lake, Wash. and Bellingham, Wash., 2015-5-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — In Haggen’s continuing mission to provide the very best local products to its customers, the company has forged a new partnership with Swinomish Fish Company to bring fresh Baker Lake salmon to its seafood cases this spring.
Northwest salmon season is upon us, and the…
WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2015-5-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — A new study by the CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) Research Institute and researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, finds that employer-sponsored smoking cessation programs with financial incentives are associated with higher rates of quitting smoking…
NEW YORK, 2015-5-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation today announced redevelopment plans for Admirals Row that will bring a long-anticipated supermarket, new manufacturing space and a brand new community facility to the site. Wegmans Food Markets Inc., the country’s highest-ranking retail employer and supermarket operator, will anchor the $140…
SEATTLE, 2015-5-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced the company will present at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. ET.
A live webcast of the presentation will be available at http://investor.starbucks.com. An archived webcast will also be available on Starbucks website, at the same URL.
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Minneapolis-based Omni Workspace Company will acquire TCI
MINNEAPOLIS, 2015-5-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced it will sell Target Commercial Interiors (TCI), a subsidiary that provides office furnishings and related services for business and commercial clients. Minneapolis-based Omni Workspace Company, more commonly known as A&M Business Interior Services, will acquire TCI and…
John Lewis 'at home' to sit shoulder to shoulder with Waitrose in Horsham £11m investment by the Partnership in the development of both shops.
LONDON, 2015-5-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — John Lewis and Waitrose today announce that their new Horsham shops, co-located on Albion Way, will open to customers at 9am on Thursday 18 June…
CHINA, 2015-5-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — On 30 April, Carrefour China opened two new hypermarkets.
The first store to be opened in the north-east of China. With a sales area of more than 7000 m², it has 22 checkouts and a car park with space for 750 cars. This hypermarket is located in a shopping centre…
QVC and Disney’s ‘Tomorrowland’ Celebrate the Spirit of Imagination and Innovation
WEST CHESTER, Pa., 2015-5-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — QVC, Inc., the global leader in video and ecommerce retail, has launched the official voting period for The Search for a Better Tomorrow, a nationwide product search to discover the next big thing. In conjunction with the…
PHOENIX, 2015-5-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — PetSmart has launched its third Pet Food Drive across 1,400 stores in North America to support local in-store adoption partners and pet food pantries. PetSmart’s Pet Food Drive will run through Sunday, May 17. During this time, customers and associates are encouraged to purchase pet food or basic care…
Seven Other Baltimore Locations Temporarily Closed Due to Damage Now Open
Camp Hill, Pa., 2015-5-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Rite Aid Corporation announced today that it will rebuild its location at 300 Martin Luther King Boulevard in Baltimore, which sustained significant damage during the protests last month. The company expects to open a temporary trailer…
ROCHESTER, NY, 2015-5-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wegmans Food Markets has announced that the Wegmans Employee Scholarship Program will award college tuition assistance to 1,736 new recipients for the upcoming academic year. Wegmans expects to pay out approximately $4.9 million in tuition assistance to both new and returning scholarship recipients during the 2015/2016 school year.
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Company Continues Support by Hosting Baby Showers for America’s Military Moms Through 2016
Wayne, NJ, 2015-5-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Babies“R”Us® today announced that it will continue its commitment to honor families of the United States armed forces through a collaboration with Operation Shower, an organization that hosts baby showers for military moms-to-be as they experience the…
ALEXANDRIA, VA, 2015-5-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Nearly nine in 10 consumers (85%) say that gas prices affect their feelings about the economy, according to survey results released by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). Gas prices have risen roughly 50 cents per gallon since February.
One in 10 consumers (10%) say that they will…
New York is One of Eight Cities Included in New Survey of Consumer Habits in and Around the Kitchen
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., 2015-5-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA is launching today its second global Life at Home Report, aimed to improve life at home through a better understanding of people’s everyday routines and views on food, including how…
Standard global processes lead to contract award
Paderborn, Germany, 2015-5-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wincor Nixdorf, a leading retail and banking IT solutions provider, has been selected by SuperGroup, the UK fashion retailer, to provide an IT managed service to support its existing stores in the UK and six other European countries, as well as…
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 2015-5-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Delhaize Group confirmed today that it has entered into preliminary discussions with Royal Ahold N.V. to explore the opportunity of combining the two companies.
These discussions may or may not result in a future transaction. The company will communicate material updates, if any, in accordance with regulatory requirements.
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Accelerates Lowe’s Expansion Across Canada
TORONTO, 2015-5-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lowe’s Canada announced today it has reached agreement to acquire the leases of 13 former Target Canada locations and to purchase Target’s Milton, Ontariodistribution centre for a total purchase price of approximately C$151 million. This acquisition came as part of a real estate auction following…
LONDON, 2015-5-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — From 6th May – 30th September 2015, Mobile by Sainsbury’s, [the MVNO] launched in July 2013, is slashing the cost of roaming in over 30 European countries, including top holiday destinations such as Spain, France and Greece.
Customers on Pay-as-you-go and SIM-only deals (launched 6th May) will now pay…
CANTON, MA, 2015-5-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DNKN), the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, today published Broadening Our Horizons, the company’s third Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. The report outlines Dunkin’ Brands’ ongoing commitment to sustainability efforts to meet the needs of its franchisees, employees and guests, while serving local…
CANTON, MA, 2015-5-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, announced today the signing of a multi-unit store development agreement with existing franchise group, NMR, LLC, to develop five Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants and four multi-brand restaurants with its sister brand, Baskin-Robbins, in Albuquerque and its surrounding areas. The first…
Among the Largest Single-Night Fundraising Events in New York City, the Annual Benefit Draws Support from Toy and Baby Products Industry Leaders, Generating Nearly $115 Million Since its Inception; Special Evening Showcases the Work of the Fund’s Signature Partners, Including Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation™, Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, Operation Shower and Special Olympics, Among…