ST. LOUIS, 2016-Nov-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — 'Tis the season for giving and giving back, and Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW), an interactive destination where guests can create personalized furry friends, is kicking off its annual Merry Mission charitable program this week through a new partnership supporting Boys & Girls Clubs of America. In the spirit…
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The first licensed private label co-branded project in the Russian market
St. Petersburg, Russia, 2016-Nov-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lenta (LSE, MOEX: LNTA), one of the largest retail chains in Russia, and The Walt Disney Company CIS are pleased to announce the launch of a range of co-branded food products for children offered as Lenta’s private…
Chicago, IL, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ton Shen Health of Chicago, IL, is recalling its Life Rising brand “Side Head Regulator TT” Tablets because they have tested positive for elevated levels of lead for children under the age of 18. Lead is a naturally occurring element which can affect multiple body systems and is…
LCP employee Mandy Lloyd raised hundreds of pounds for children’s charity Barnardo’s
London, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — An LCP employee with a head for heights has raised hundreds of pounds for charity after abseiling almost 200 feet down the Trafford Centre in Manchester.
Mandy Lloyd, who is the personal assistant for the managing director of Kingswinford-based London…
COPPELL, Texas, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Container Store (NYSE:TCS) announces the continuation of its annual, nationwide signature giving program, Holiday Hugs. The retailer is partnering with children’s hospitals across the country to collect and deliver new, unwrapped gifts to young patients who are spending the holidays away from home.
Customers can participate in the…
Halle, Belgium, 2016-Nov-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Toy specialist DreamLand wants to get all of Belgium colouring to surprise St. Nicholas with the biggest drawing of him ever. In November, kids can select a drawing on dreamland.be/welkom and colour it in digitally. DreamLand will combine all of the drawings submitted to create a mosaic of…
Brand-new specials include If You Give a Mouse a Christmas Cookie, The Snowy Day, and An American Girl Story—Maryellen 1955: Extraordinary Christmas and feature notable talent, including Laurence Fishburne, Regina King, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Angela Bassett, Boyz II Men, Lisa Loeb, and Bethany Cosentino
SEATTLE, 2016-Nov-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon Studios today (Nov. 4, 2016) announced…
CHICAGO, 2016-Nov-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Action for Healthy Kids® (AFHK) and National PTA have teamed up to support schools in creating healthier environments and help children and families develop healthy lifestyles. To kick off the program, 25 schools will receive Game On Grants for the 2016-2017 school year. The grants, funded by ALDI, aim…
Meijer to donate up to $500,000 to children’s gift-giving programs throughout the Midwest
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2016-Nov-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Any toy purchased at Meijer now through Nov. 30 will help the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer share the joy this holiday season.
For the third consecutive year, Meijer is donating a portion of customer purchases made…
Meijer launches Wish List, a digital version of the traditional holiday catalogue
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2016-Nov-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer is jumping into the 2016 holiday season by teaming up with parents to give children a fun, interactive way to build – and share – their wish lists.
The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer recently launched Wish…
Larger-than-life reimagination of the North Pole paired with state-of-the-art technology enables children to partner with Santa’s Elves to prepare his sleigh for its journey around the world
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., 2016-Nov-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — To rediscover the magic and tradition of the holiday season, Taubman will debut “Santa’s Flight Academy,” a one-of-a-kind, immersive holiday…
New App Features Fun, Engaging Short Stories Told in a Unique Chat Style
Amazon Rapids Offers Readers Ages 7-12 Hundreds of Illustrated, Original Stories with Dozens More Added Monthly
SEATTLE, 2016-Nov-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Nov. 2, 2016), Amazon announced a new app that offers a playful approach to children’s reading. Amazon Rapids…
Macy’s brings back its cherished letter writing program the 9th annual Believe campaign to benefit Make-A-Wish
This season, Macy’s and Make-A-Wish celebrate $100 million raised over 13 years
NEW YORK, 2016-Nov-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Macy’s ninth annual Believe campaign launches this week with the return of its cherished letter writing program to benefit Make-A-Wish. From the…
abercrombie kids features SeriousFun campers in its new campaign to raise fund for the charitable organization
New Albany, Ohio, 2016-Nov-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — abercrombie kids, a division of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF), introduces its newest marketing campaign, one that celebrates adventure and a youthful spirit. The campaign features kids who exemplify great character…
Stores Nationwide Kick Off November with The Great Big AWWWESOME Holiday Toy Fest, Professional Santa Photo Opportunity and More
WAYNE, NJ, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — As the calendar turns to November and customers ready for the inherent holiday shopping to come, Toys“R”Us® today (November 1, 2016) unveiled plans to bring “awesome” holiday moments to its…
Arlington, VA and AUSTIN, Texas, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — PBS KIDS and Whole Foods Market’s (NASDAQ: WFM) multi-year partnership continues this holiday season with the launch of new Aurora® plush animals and PlanToys® wooden toys. Beginning today (November 1, 2016), the toy collections will be available at Whole Foods Market stores nationwide and online…
St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign begins at Best Buy stores and online
Richfield, MN, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Riding bikes. Playing with dolls. Throwing the ball around. These are the things childhood should be made of.
Unfortunately, not every little one experiences those simple joys every day. For too many, childhood is interrupted by a…
Auckland, New Zealand, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — A nationwide education initiative that’s helping Kiwi kids make healthier food choices is celebrating a major milestone, with over 100,000 children now having taken part.
Since 2007, the Food for Thought programme has taught senior primary school students about the importance of nutrition and healthy eating, and…
Croix Cedex, France, 2016-Oct-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — The 2016/2017 edition of the initiative launched by Italian Federation of Athletics, in partnership with Auchan and Simply, dedicated to students and their families, was presented to the Ministry of Education, University and Research.
Sport and education are ready for the relay
"Athletics Generation" is a school project…
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Romania, 2016-Oct-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — The colourful fun characters from the animated film Trolls will be making appearances in all Carrefour stores throughout the country from 20 October to 7 December. Customers will get to meet them in Carrefour hypermarkets and Carrefour Market and Billa stores, as well as in Express and Contact stores.…
H&M Foundation and UNICEF create digital, interactive jacket that help stimulate child's brain development
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 2016-Oct-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — The digital, interacive jacket, created by H&M Foundation and UNICEF as part of the UNI_FORM campaign, provides innovative, age-appropriate play ideas that can help stimulate brain development during early childhood. It also shows parents and…
Zippy launches new Autumn/Winter 2016/2017 collection
Porto, Portugal, 2016-Oct-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — With the arrival of the colder time of year, Zippy is warming up its stores with the new Autumn/Winter 2016/2017 collection. Bold, original, colourful, fun, noble fabrics, chosen thinking about children's daily comfort and welfare, domestic fashion and design are just some of…
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Oct-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco is set to become the UK’s top destination for toys and games this Christmas as it looks to take the stress out of Christmas shopping for customers.
The retailer will today (20 Oct 2016) launch a price-checking initiative on hundreds of the UK’s most loved toys, to…
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Oct-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Parents take note! Tesco toy gurus predict that Hatchimals, a cute interactive toy, is set to top kids’ wish lists this Christmas.
The supermarket’s toy experts have been combing through this year’s new releases and monitoring shopping trends, to produce what they believe will be the most popular…
Lippo Village, Tangerang, 2016-Oct-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — A good future for the next generations is important to be prepared from an early age of the children in Indonesia and around the world. Recognizing the importance of this issue, Unilever re-invite hypermart in a collaboration to build a better world for children through the 2nd…
Delivers Q2 Comparable Retail Sales Increase of 2.4%
Reports Q2 GAAP Loss per Diluted Share of ($0.11) vs ($0.67) in Q2 2015 and
Q2 Adjusted Loss per Diluted Share of ($0.01) vs ($0.33) in Q2 2015
Increases Fiscal 2016 Adjusted EPS Guidance to $4.60 to $4.70 vs Previous Guidance of$4.17 to…
SECAUCUS, N.J., 2016-Oct-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Children’s Place, Inc.(Nasdaq:PLCE), the largest pure-play children’s specialty apparel retailer in North America, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend.
Jane Elfers, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “The continuation of the quarterly dividend is a further reflection of our confidence in our…
DEERFIELD, Ill., 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Just over two years into its collaboration with the charity, Vitamin Angels, Walgreens has reached its goal of helping to provide 100 million children and mothers with essential vitamins and supplements they need to help prevent blindness and other serious conditions in undernourished children around the world. The…
CANTON, MA, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — With the newly-rebranded Joy in Childhood Foundation, Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins franchisees, crew members and employees are committing to improving the lives of sick and hungry children across the country by providing the simple joys of childhood to children whose lives are compromised by health and hunger issues.…
Bellingham, Wash., 2016-Oct-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — True to the company’s values and culture, Haggen has donated more than $30,000 to 56 projects requested by teachers throughout Whatcom County this summer. These small donations will make an impact on 3,660 school-aged children at 16 schools in 6 school districts throughout the county. This fall, Haggen…