Milton Keynes, UK, 2014-4-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Home Retail Group, the UK's leading home and general merchandise retailer, today announces its results for the 52 weeks to 1 March 2014.
OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS
Good performances at both Argos and Homebase, with both businesses delivering positive like-for-like sales growth throughout the year
Argos Transformation plan progress:
Increased internet…
Business
Forward-looking shop design thanks to dmc and Intershop
Stuttgart, Jena, Germany, 2014-4-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — EDEKA Minden-Hanover has redesigned its online shopping platform. Based on Intershop 7, the new layout was successfully realized on schedule thanks to e-business professionals dmc digital media center. Following the auspicious pilot phase which took place in 2012, EDEKA has…
WASHINGTON, 2014-4-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — After splurging on tablets and smartphones, beauty supplies, apparel and jewelry for mom last year, consumers this year will celebrate Mother’s Day keeping practicality in mind. According to NRF’s 2014 Mother’s Day Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, Americans will spend an average of $162.94 on…
NEW YORK, 2014-4-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Consumers sprung into action and gave retailers a solid week of sales as warmer weather helped to lift seasonal demand, especially in the East and Midwest. As a result weekly retail sales rose sharply by 1.6% for the week ending April 26, 2014, according to the International…
ShopRite of Brookdale Associate Featured on Special Edition Wheaties Box
BROOKDALE, NJ, 2014-4-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — ShopRite, the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games, and General Mills announced the creation of a limited edition, commemorative Wheaties box in celebration of the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games. This limited edition box, which will be sold exclusively…
PLANO, Texas, 2014-4-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) announced today that it will release its first quarter 2014 financial results on Thursday, May 15 at 4:00 p.m. ET, followed by a live conference call and webcast conducted by Chief Executive Officer Mike Ullman and Chief Financial Officer Ed Record…
Company plans to enable REDcard portfolio with MasterCard chip-and-PIN technology
MINNEAPOLIS, 2014-4-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) announced the company has hired a new technology leader to help guide the company's information technology transformation. Target also provided details on additional security enhancements the company has made following its 2013 data breach, and…
STELLARTON, NS, 2014-4-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sobeys launched Canada’s Biggest Potluck Party this week, challenging Canadians to host or join a potluck leading up to Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day on May 16.
“Food Revolution Day is a day of global action dedicated this year to teaching kids where their food comes from, how…
ASHEVILLE, N.C., 2014-4-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ingles Markets, Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMKTA) will provide an online, real-time webcast and rebroadcast of its second quarter earnings conference call on May 2, 2014. Ingles plans to release earnings for its second quarter ended March 29, 2014, on May 2, 2014.
The live broadcast of Ingles Markets’ quarterly conference call will…
LONDON, 2014-4-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kingfisher is delighted to announce that from the 2nd June Dax Lovegrove will join Europe’s leading home improvement retail group as its Director of Sustainability and Innovation, after a decade with WWF as their Head of Business & Industry.
Dax will join Kingfisher’s Net Positive team in June reporting…
LONDON, 2014-4-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Helen Dickinson, Director General, British Retail Consortium, said: "UK clothing and footwear retailers are already world-beaters. These new BRC-Google numbers show that they are continuing to improve and expand on their online and multichannel offers, increasing their appeal to international markets and boosting the economy with their exports.
"It's particularly…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2014-4-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold has repurchased 1,070,000 Ahold common shares in the period from April 21, 2014 up to and including April 25, 2014.
The shares were repurchased at an average price of € 13.5824 per share for a total consideration of € 14.53 million. These repurchases were made as…
Krasnodar, Russia, 2014-4-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — OJSC “Magnit”, Russia’s largest food retailer (the “Company”; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of the 166th hypermarket of a small format.
Please be informed that on April 26, 2014 the Company has opened its 166th hypermarket of a small format located at 15A Svetlogorskaya street,…
Beijing, 2014-4-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — A show promoting French gastronomic specialities opened in a Carrefour store in Beijing on Thursday, in the presence of Fleur Pellerin. The show features 100 sweet delicacies such as chocolates, sweets, cakes and biscuits. Thierry Garnier, the Executive Director of Carrefour China, announced at the inaugural…
The John Lewis Partnership to publish Annual Report and Accounts alongside the Sustainability Review
LONDON, 2014-4-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — The John Lewis Partnership today launches a fresh approach to annual reporting, which as an employee owned business puts Partner (employee) interests at the forefront of its content.
For the first time, the Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) has been published alongside the Sustainability Review, to help better communicate…
Sigma has purchased Central Healthcare for $24.5 million
Further potential for an earn-out payment at 30 June 2015
Acquisition will be immediately earnings accretive and will generate approximately $3.5 million in additional annual EBITDA in first full year of operations
ACCC clearance already received
Victoria, Australia, 2014-4-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sigma Pharmaceuticals Limited (Sigma) is…
Atlanta, GA, 2014-4-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — The United States’ most recognized appraisal expert, Allan Baitcher, was recently the keynote speaker at an Aon Insurance corporate meeting. At the conference, Mr. Baitcher spoke to wealth management experts about a bank of portfolio strategies, including how wealth managers can provide assistance to clients with artwork or…
Kwazulu-natal, South Africa, 2014-4-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Zasttra.com was founded in 2013. It is a trusted South African online retailer.
Zasttra.com has an extensive range of Tablet PC Accessories, Phone accessories, Car Accessories, Clothing Accessories, Electronic Gadgets and Adult toys, giving their customers access to a wide variety of online products delivered directly to their…
Summer Road Trip Designed to Enhance State Partnerships, Highlight Retail Careers, Community Impact and Innovations
WASHINGTON, 2014-4-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — One year after the world’s largest retail association launched its This is Retail initiative, the National Retail Federation has embarked on two significantly larger scale initiatives that will bring together select retailers and students…
Energy Management Maturity Matrix Allows Industry To Drive Improvements To Existing Strategies
Arlington, VA, 2014-4-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (4/24/2014 ), the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) launched its Retail Energy Management Program by releasing the Retail Energy Management Maturity Matrix, a tool designed to help retailers optimize their energy management programs. The Matrix provides…
Saskatchewan, Canada, 2014-4-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Here’s a bright idea: switching your light bulbs can save you money and power.
And for Saskatchewan residents, Co-op is helping to make that switch even easier. In partnership with SaskPower, FCL and participating Co-op Home Centres are offering a $5 instant rebate on selected light-emitting diode (LED)…
Wetaskiwin, Alberta, 2014-4-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — It took less than 48 hours. By 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, the transformation was well under way and Wetaskiwin Co-op welcomed customers into its new food store.
After receiving the keys to a former Sobeys grocery store at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, an incredible effort was made to…
28/29 April, Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London
London, UK, 2014-4-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Intershop has announced details of its presence at the Gartner Customer Strategies & Technologies Summit, which will take place on 28-29 April 2014 at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London.
Intershop CTO Jochen Wiechen will deliver a solution provider session from…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2014-4-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Gall & Gall announces today that Frances Franken has been appointed as General Manager as of 5 May 2014.
As of 5 May 2014, Frances Franken will succeed Marit van Egmond, who will continue her career as a member of the Albert Heijn Board as Director Merchandising…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2014-4-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — As of Monday 5 May 2014, the Albert Heijn Board will be complete. On that date, Marit van Egmond and Erik-Jan Mares will join the team as part of the changes announced in January 2014. The plans also include building on the Albert Heijn brand and…
ROCHESTER, NY, 2014-4-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. confirmed that the family-owned supermarket chain plans to build two stores in the suburbs of Richmond, Virginia. The stores will be similar in size and design to Wegmans’ current Virginia stores, which range in size from 120,000 to 140,000 sq. ft.
“Over the years, we…
West Coast Expansion Continues to Brew in California for Dunkin’ Donuts
CANTON, MA, 2014-4-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, announced today the signing of multi-unit store development agreements with two new franchise groups to develop 20 new restaurants in South Orange County and the San…
CUPERTINO, California, 2014-4-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2014 second quarter ended March 29, 2014. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $45.6 billion and quarterly net profit of $10.2 billion, or $11.62 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $43.6 billion and net profit of $9.5…
Exceptional Performance Leads to Supplier Award
Paderborn, Germany, 2014-4-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wincor Nixdorf, the retail and banking solutions provider, today announced that Tesco, one of the world's leading retailers, has named it ‘2013 IT Supplier of the Year’ for outstanding performance providing end-to-end IT solutions including hardware and services. This is the second…
LONDON, 2014-4-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — In March 2014 total Scottish sales decreased by 2.5% compared with March 2013, when they had increased by 1.8%. Like-for-like sales decreased by 3.8% on last March, when they had increased by 0.9%. Taking account of shop price deflation, March total sales were down 0.8% in real terms.
Total…