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H&M Group announces 19% increase in May 2014 total sales including VAT compared to the same month last year

Stockholm, Sweden,  2014-6-11 — /EPR Retail News/ —   In May 2014, the H&M Group total sales including VAT increased by 19 percent in local currencies compared to the same month last year. Sales in May were positively affected by calendar effects of approximately 3 – 4 percentage points. In June, this will be reversed, i.e. sales will…

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Delhaize Group completes the divestment of its Bulgarian operations to AP Mart

BRUSSELS, Belgium, 2014-6-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Delhaize Group announces today that it has completed the divestment of its Bulgarian operations to AP Mart. Delhaize Group  Delhaize Group is a Belgian international food retailer present in eight countries on three continents. At the end of the first quarter of 2014, Delhaize Group´s sales network consisted of 3 520 stores.…

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Delhaize Belgium to implement transformation plan

BRUSSELS, Belgium, 2014-6-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Delhaize Belgium issued a press release this morning announcing the intention to implement a transformation plan. Please find in attachment the original press release. The presentation shown during a press conference taking place later today will be available on the Delhaize Group website as from 11.00 CET. » Delhaize Group Delhaize…

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BRC-KPMG ONLINE RETAIL SALES MONITOR MAY 2014: Online sales of Non-Food products in UK grew 17.0% in May versus a year earlier

LONDON, 2014-6-11 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Online sales of Non-Food products in the UK grew 17.0% in May versus a year earlier. In May 2013, they had increased by 9.9% over the previous year. This is the highest online growth recorded since our records started in December 2012, excluding Christmas and New Year. In May, online…

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BRC-KPMG RETAIL SALES MONITOR MAY 2014: UK retail sales up 0.5% on like-for-like basis from May 2013

LONDON, 2014-6-11 — /EPR Retail News/ —  UK retail sales were up 0.5% on a like-for-like basis from May 2013, when they had increased 1.8% on the preceding year. On a total basis, sales were up 2.0%, against a 3.4% rise in May 2013. Clothing was the best performing category, reporting its highest growth since December 2011,…

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Co-op sets new standards for environmental, safety and security features with its new bulk fuel facilities

Saskatoon,  Saskatchewan, 2014-6-11 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Along with increasing the storage capacity and the efficiency of the distribution network, Co-op’s new corporate bulk plant (CBP) program is setting new standards for environmental, safety and security features. “They’re more efficient facilities, they’re more environmentally responsible and they’re more secure and safe for operation,” said Kris Bradshaw, petroleum…

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Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) urged the Senate Committee on Appropriations to support amendment to stop micro-unions

Flawed NLRB Decision Balkanizes Workplaces And Undermines Flexibility And Advance Never For Workers. Arlington, VA, 2014-6-11 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Today, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) urged the Senate Committee on Appropriations to support an amendment to be offered by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) designed to stop efforts of the National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) to…

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The Retail Industry Leaders Association comments on Ways & Means Joint Hearing On The Verification Of Income And Insurance Information Under The Affordable Care Act

Arlington, VA, 2014-6-11 — /EPR Retail News/ —  The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) issued the following statement in response to the Ways & Means Joint Hearing on the Verification of Income and Insurance Information Under the Affordable Care Act. Final employer reporting requirements issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) require retailers to provide the IRS…

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NACS: U.S. first self-serve gas station turns 50

​ALEXANDRIA, Va., 2014-6-10 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Fifty years ago an innovation forever changed fueling — and even retail as a whole — when convenience store operator John Roscoe flipped the switch at a convenience store in Westminster, Colorado, to activate the first U.S. remote access self-service gasoline pumps. On June 10, 1964, the store sold…

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ICSC and Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Index: weekly sales results experienced decline of 2.8% for the week ending June 7, 2014

NEW YORK, 2014-6-10 — /EPR Retail News/ —  The week-over-week pace of chain store sales followed a rolling coaster pattern over the past two weeks with a strong surge in spending at the end of the May fiscal month that was followed by a reversal of the pace in the first week of the five-week fiscal…

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Carrefour announced its intention to support the From North producers’ fishery as part of its strategy to have its sole line MSC-assessed

An opportunity for Carrefour to bolster its policy on protecting biodiversity and natural resources PARIS, 2014-6-10 — /EPR Retail News/ —   According to a recent United Nations report on food and agriculture (FAO), world fish consumption has increased dramatically over the last 50 years, practically doubling between 1960 and 2012 – mainly thanks to aquaculture. Carrefour factors…

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Dunkin’ Donuts plans to open 54 additional new restaurants in Southern California

Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants planned to open in Downey, Long Beach, Modesto, Santa Monica and Whittier before the end of 2014 CANTON, MA, 2014-6-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, today announced that the company has filed for permits to open its first traditional restaurants in California. The new restaurants…

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Penn State Hershey Health System to join Rite Aid Health Alliance initiative

Rite Aid Pharmacists, Penn State Physicians and Special Care Coaches to Provide Personalized, Community-Based Health Management to Chronic and Poly-Chronic Patients in Hershey and Greater Harrisburg CAMP HILL, Pa., 2014-6-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) today announced Penn State Hershey Health System as the latest healthcare provider to join its Rite Aid Health Alliance…

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The Prince’s Trust and Tesco launch new programme to help 500 unemployed young people find jobs

Cheshunt, England, 2014-6-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — A new programme to help 500 unemployed young people find jobs has been launched by The Prince’s Trust and Tesco. A successful pilot programme in London has helped 12 young people to secure jobs at Tesco, and it will now be rolled out in other areas of the country with high…

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Tesco Bank now offers full range of retail banking and insurance products with the launch of its first current account

 Cheshunt, England,  2014-6-10 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Tesco Bank is today launching its first current account. The account has been designed after listening to more than 20,000 customers, and includes all the key features that matter most to them. Tesco Bank has been wholly owned by Tesco since December 2008 and now serves 6 million customers…

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Lowe’s Companies, Inc. promotes Paul D. Ramsay to chief information officer

MOORESVILLE, N.C., 2014-6-10 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) announced today that Paul D. Ramsay has been promoted to chief information officer (CIO), effective immediately.  He has been serving as acting CIO since March.  Ramsay will report to Richard D. Maltsbarger, who has been appointed chief development officer.  Maltsbarger has responsibility for IT,…

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AHOLD REPURCHASED 2,632,000 AHOLD COMMON SHARES FOR € 35.04 million BETWEEN June 2 AND 6, 2014

Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2014-6-10 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Ahold has repurchased 2,632,000 Ahold common shares in the period from June 2, 2014 up to and including June 6, 2014. The shares were repurchased at an average price of € 13.3141 per share for a total consideration of € 35.04 million. These repurchases were made as part of…

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U.S.-based convenience store chain Rutter’s won the 2014 NACS Insight International Convenience Retailer of the Year Award

LONDON, 2014-6-9 — /EPR Retail News/ —  U.S.-based convenience store chain Rutter’s (York, Pennsylvania) has won the 2014 NACS Insight International Convenience Retailer of the Year Award, sponsored by Imperial Tobacco. The award was presented during the 2014 NACS Insight Convenience Summit – Europe in London on June 4. Judges said Rutter’s delivered a world-class convenience store…

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Kate Walsh of Herlihy’s Centra Fermoy in Ireland won 2014 NACS Insight International Store Manager of the Year Award

LONDON, 2014-6-9 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Kate Walsh, store manager of Herlihy’s Centra Fermoy in Ireland, has won the 2014 NACS Insight International Store Manager of the Year Award, sponsored by TCC. The awards was presented during the 2014 NACS Insight Convenience Summit – Europe in London on June 4. Walsh has worked at the Herlihy Group…

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Meijer opened 190,000-square-foot supercenter in Bowling Green, Kentucky

190,000-square-foot store features fresh produce delivered daily, a free prescription program and pharmacy services promoting family health GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2014-6-9 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Meijer opened a supercenter today in Bowling Green, Ky., marking its southernmost location, Co-Chairman Hank Meijer announced. The 190,000 square-foot store at 1676 Westpark Dr. has created more than 270 new jobs…

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SM Supermalls wins the Platinum Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Award for the Shopping Mall category in the Philippines for 2014

Pasay City, Philippines, 2014-6-9 — /EPR Retail News/ —  SM Supermalls clinched, for the second year, the Platinum Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Award for the Shopping Mall category in the Philippines for 2014. As the ultimate seal of consumer approval, the Trusted Brand Award reflects SM Supermalls’ commitment to trustworthiness and credibility, quality, value, understanding of…

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Two produce managers from the Defense Commissary Agency honored in the annual United Fresh Produce awards

FORT LEE, Va., 2014-6-6 — /EPR Retail News/ —  For the fourth consecutive year, two produce managers from the Defense Commissary Agency have been honored in the annual United Fresh Produce awards. Michele Parks, from McClellan Commissary, Calif., and Robert Tanaka, from Los Angeles Commissary, were chosen from hundreds of nominations to make the list of the Top…

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Tesco initiative to teach British primary schoolchildren where their food comes from

Research shows three quarters of primary school teachers currently find cost a barrier to taking children on trips Cheshunt, England,  2014-6-6 — /EPR Retail News/ —  British primary schoolchildren will be transported through special online field trips to places as far away as the Italian countryside and the rice fields of India as part of a…

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Carrefour Brazil launched its 138th recyclable materials drop-off station in São Paulo

São Paulo, Brazil, 2014-6-6 — /EPR Retail News/ —  On June 4th, 2014, Carrefour Brazil launched today in São Paulo its 138th recyclable materials drop-off station, as part of its sustainability program “Recycling Stations”, which is carried out in partnership with the multinationals Mondelēz and Tetra Pak. The three companies invested around 4 million Reais in the…

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Marks & Spencer publishes new, agile and stronger sustainable business plan in its 2014 “Plan A Report”

LONDON, 2014-6-5 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Marks & Spencer (M&S) today publishes its 2014 Plan A Report which launches a new, agile and stronger sustainable business plan which extends Plan A across M&S’ international business over the next six years. Called Plan A 2020, the 100 commitment plan retains and strengthens M&S’ 2015 eco and ethical commitments and includes…

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H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB presents six-month results for 2014 at press conference on 18 June

Stockholm, Sweden, 2014-6-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB presents the six-month results for 2014 at a press conference on Wednesday 18 June at 9.30 CET. There will also be a telephone conference in English at 14.00 CET the same day The six-month results for the period 1 December 2013 to 31 May 2014…

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Denis Knoops appointed as the new CEO for Delhaize Belgium and Luxembourg

BRUSSELS, Belgium, 2014-6-5 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Delhaize Group (Euronext Brussels: DELB, NYSE: DEG) is announcing that Denis Knoops has been appointed as the new CEO for Delhaize Belgium and Luxembourg, effective immediately. Denis Knoops has worked for Delhaize Group for 22 years, serving the company in a variety of commercial, operational, strategic, and real estate…

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