SPAR Austria highlight its CSR initiatives
Austria, 2017-Jul-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Responsible retailing and community involvement are high on SPAR Austria’s agenda and deeply rooted in its corporate culture. SPAR Austria is actively engaging in CSR initiatives at national, regional and local levels. Here we highlight some recent examples which underline the diversity of…
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Visa Makes Strategic Investment in Marqeta to Support Key Growth Initiatives
SAN FRANCISCO & OAKLAND, Calif., 2017-Jul-28 — /EPR Retail News/ —Visa (NYSE: V) and Marqeta, the open API payment card issuing platform, today (07/26/2017) announced a multi-year, global partnership to drive further innovations in commercial and consumer payments. Additionally, Visa has made a strategic investment in Marqeta to…
WALLINGFORD, CONN., 2017-Jul-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Connecticut Food Bank welcomed representatives from Price Rite and ShopRite stores to celebrate the food bank’s 20-year partnership with ShopRite and Price Rite -- a relationship that has helped provide 8.4 million meals to hungry Connecticut residents.
The food bank honored the store owners and leadership teams with…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2017-Jul-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold Delhaize has repurchased 1,577,079 of Ahold Delhaize common shares in the period from July 17, 2017 up to and including July 21, 2017. The shares were repurchased at an average price of €17.31 per share for a total consideration of €27.3 million. These repurchases were…
JCPenney creates an easy and seamless customer shopping experience with the roll out of Apple Pay at stores nationwide
JCPenney Credit Card and JCPenney Rewards Loyalty Program Among First to Seamlessly Integrate with Apple Pay
PLANO, Texas, 2017-Jul-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — As part of its focus on creating an easy and seamless customer shopping experience,…
Schenectady, NY, 2017-Jul-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — During the month of May, Price Chopper/Market 32 led another successful Round Up Your Change campaign for the American Cancer Society (ACS) and raised $58,644.21. By rounding up total purchases to the next dollar at checkout, customers and teammates were able to increase donations from last year’s campaign…
BRENTWOOD, Tenn, 2017-Jul-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ:TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retail store chain in the United States, intends to release its second quarter 2017 results after the market closes on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. In conjunction with this release, the management of Tractor Supply Company will host a conference…
Vancouver Island Co-ops and Federated Co-operatives Limited donate $58,440 to The Canadian Red Cross
Saskatoon, SK, 2017-Jul-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Canadian Red Cross will have $58,440 added to the B.C. Wildfire Appeal thanks to a generous donation from Vancouver Island Co-ops and Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) in Saskatoon.
“We are committed to supporting the communities where we do business and causes that matter to our member-owners. In…
NEW BRITAIN, Conn., 2017-Jul-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) announced today ( July 19, 2017) that its Board of Directors approved a $0.05 increase of its quarterly cash dividend to $0.63 per common share. This marks the 50th consecutive annual dividend increase for the company. The dividend is payable on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 to shareholders of…
MINNEAPOLIS, 2017-Jul-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE: SVU) (the “Company”) today (07/20/2017) announced a 1-for-7 reverse split of its common stock, effective as of the close of business on August 1, 2017. Beginning on August 2, 2017, the Company’s common stock will trade on the NYSE on a split-adjusted basis.
At the Company’s…
NEW YORK, 2017-Jul-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sequential Brands Group, Inc. ("Sequential" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:SQBG) will issue financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2017 before the market opens on Thursday, July 27, 2017.
Management will provide further commentary on the Company's financial results via a conference call at 8:30 am ET…
Deal Will Enable Citi Cardmembers to Use ThankYou Points at PayPal Checkout
NEW YORK, 2017-Jul-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Jul 20, 2017), Citi and PayPal announced an expansion of their strategic agreement that will broaden consumer payment choices by enabling eligible Citi cardmembers to use their ThankYou Points to pay for all or part of purchases when shopping online at millions of…
Chase consumers will be able to seamlessly link their Chase cards to PayPal and pay with Ultimate Rewards points when linked to Chase Pay where PayPal is accepted online and in app
NEW YORK, 2017-Jul-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL), two global payments leaders, have announced a partnership that will make it…
ALBANY, N.Y., 2017-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — CommerceHub, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHUBA) (Nasdaq:CHUBK) ("CommerceHub" or the "Company"), a leading distributed commerce network for retailers and brands, today (July 19, 2017) announced that it will issue its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2017 after the market close on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. On the same day, CommerceHub will host…
Lenta sales and operating highlights for the second quarter ended 30 une 2016
St-Petersburg, Russia, 2017-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lenta Ltd, (LSE, MOEX: LNTA / “Lenta” or the “Company”) one of the largest retail chains in Russia, is pleased to announce the Company’s consolidated sales and operating results for the second quarter ended 30…
Liverpool,UK, 2017-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Liverpool-headquartered Shop Direct, which owns brands including Very.co.uk and Littlewoods.com, is calling on organisations who support children in poverty in the North West to put forward their £600,000 digital ideas to become its next charity partner.
The partnership will see the online retailer’s 4,700-strong team throw its collective weight behind a single…
SIDNEY, Neb., 2017-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Cabela's Incorporated (NYSE:CAB) announced today (Jul. 18, 2017) it is scheduled to release second quarter 2017 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, August 3, 2017. Cabela’s will not host a conference call with analysts and investors or provide guidance in connection with the results and does not…
HY revenues at EUR 2,071-2,089 million (21-22% growth), adjusted EBIT at EUR 100-106 (4.8-5.1% margin)
Q2 revenues at EUR 1,091-1,109 million (19-21%), adjusted EBIT at EUR 80-86 million (7.3-7.8% margin)
Zalando launches membership program Zalando Zet to offer customized premium services
BERLIN, 2017-Jul-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Zalando SE, Europe’s leading online…
Sainsbury’s Bank Travel Money research: UK holidaymakers plan to spend £836 million more this summer than this time last year
The sum of the top five currencies bought from Sainsbury's Bank Travel Money in the first five months of 2017 was 26 per cent higher than the same period in 2016
London, 2017-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/…
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, 2017-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The H&M group’s sales including VAT increased by 7 percent in local currencies in June 2017 compared to the same month the previous year. Converted into SEK sales increased by 10 percent.
The total number of stores in the group amounted to 4,517 on 30 June 2017 compared to 4,095…
London, 2017-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Against a backdrop of continuing strong demand in its investment markets, British Land announces that it intends to allocate up to £300 million of capital to a share buy-back during the current financial year.
The Board regularly reviews capital allocation to optimise long-term returns for shareholders. Since the year…
Auntie Anne’s® partners for the sixth year with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation to help fund childhood cancer research
LANCASTER, Pa., 2017-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Auntie Anne’s®, the world’s largest hand-rolled soft pretzel franchise, is partnering for the sixth year with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) to help fund childhood cancer research. From today (July 17th, 2017)…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2017-Jul-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold Delhaize has repurchased 1,602,346 of Ahold Delhaize common shares in the period from July 10, 2017 up to and including July 14, 2017. The shares were repurchased at an average price of €17.04 per share for a total consideration of €27.3 million. These repurchases were…
Helsinki, 2017-Jul-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kesko Group's sales totalled €971.3 million in June 2017 - a decrease of 3.5%. In comparable terms sales in local currencies grew by 1.6%.
"Kesko's sales in comparable terms grew in June. Sales growth was strongest in the car trade. Sales in grocery trade grew in comparable retail network, the…
Argos revealed a 31% overall rise in tennis product sales versus the same period last year
Milton, Keynes, 2017-Jul-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — As Andy Murray departs from this year’s Wimbledon, the nation has a new tennis hero to cheer on and has officially gone crazy for Konta. Leading online retailer Argos has today (13…
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, 2017-Jul-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — The H&M group’s sales including VAT increased by 7 percent in local currencies in June 2017 compared to the same month the previous year. Converted into SEK sales increased by 10 percent.
The total number of stores in the group amounted to 4,517 on 30 June 2017 compared to…
WASHINGTON, 2017-Jul-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Retail sales in June were essentially unchanged over May on a seasonally adjusted basis, but up 3.2 percent unadjusted from June 2016, according to calculations released today (July 14, 2017) by the National Retail Federation. The numbers exclude automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants.
“Deflating pricing in retail continues to aggravate…
London, 2017-Jul-17 — /EPR Retail News/ —
BRC – SPRINGBOARD FOOTFALL AND VACANCIES JUNE 2017
Covering the four weeks 28 May – 1 July 2017
Footfall in June was 0.8 per cent up on a year ago. leaving it ahead of the three month average of 0.5 per cent.
On a three-month basis, footfall grew 0.5…
Inditex recorded net sales growth of 14% in the 1Q of 2017 to €5.6 billion
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The Group generated over 10,668 new jobs over the year, 2,242 of which were in Spain.
In April, the company distributed €42 million among 84,000 employees as phase two of its extraordinary employee profit-sharing plan.
In total, between…
Toys“R”Us® fundraising campaign for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® raised nearly $3 million
Fundraising Campaign Drives Critical Awareness and Funds for Children Impacted by Life-Threatening Diseases
Wayne, NJ, 2017-Jul-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Toys“R”Us® today (July 13, 2017 ) announced that in year one of its three-year commitment to provide $7 million to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®,…