Retailer aims to make holiday season bright for hundreds of kids
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2014-11-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer is spreading holiday cheer this season by once again donating a portion of customer purchases made in the toy department, up to $400,000, to children’s gift-giving programs throughout the Midwest.
“Meijer wants to help make the…
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Paderborn, Germany, 2014-11-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Retail bank experts from Wincor Nixdorf will discuss new solutions for branch transformation at a specialist conference in London early next month.
Branch Transformation 2014 is an exclusive, invitation-only conference hosted by Retail Banking Research (RBR) for around 300 bank executives responsible for developing future branch formats and processes.…
Backed by Omni-Channel Strategy GOME Records Profit Growth for Seven Consecutive Quarters
Four Major Platforms of Procurement, IT, Logistics and
Financial Services Accelerate Open Omni-Channel Development
Sales Revenue: RMB44.645 billion, up 7.2% year-on-year
Sales Growth of Comparable Stores: up 6.0%
E-Commerce Gross Merchandise Volume (including Gross Merchandise Volume of Marketplace): up 72.7% year-on-year; Unique Visitor: up 63.9% year-on-year…
Stockholm, Sweden, 2014-11-17— /EPR Retail News/ — The H&M Group’s sales including VAT increased by 14 percent in local currencies in October 2014 compared to the same month last year.
The total number of stores amounted to 3,437 on 31 October 2014 versus 3,081 on 31 October 2013.
Percentage sales development for the month of November and total…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2014-11-17— /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold has repurchased 222,898 Ahold common shares in the period from November 10, 2014 up to and including November 14, 2014.
The shares were repurchased at an average price of €13.6089 per share for a total consideration of €3.03 million. These repurchases were made as part of the €500…
Contract renewed thanks to Wincor Nixdorf’s excellent service and ability to ensure high availability
Paderborn, Germany, 2014-11-17— /EPR Retail News/ — Wincor Nixdorf, a leading retail and banking IT solutions provider, has been selected by Travelex to provide payment processing services for its ATMs for another seven years and will support Travelex as it undertakes a period…
Kesko Group's sales, excluding VAT, in October 2014 totalled €799.6 million, down 3.3%.
Helsinki, Finland, 2014-11-14— /EPR Retail News/ — In Kesko's food trade, sales in October were €382.6 million, a decrease of 2.4% from the previous year.
In the home and speciality goods trade, sales in October were €114.6 million, a decrease of 9.4%. The sales performance…
Paderborn, Germany, 2014-11-14— /EPR Retail News/ — Wincor Nixdorf has been commissioned by zeb, a leading consulting company in the financial services sector, with taking over the central operations management of its IT infrastructure from October 1, 2014. The contract is due to run for up to seven years.
As an outsourcing partner, Wincor Nixdorf is therefore…
SAN FRANCISCO, 2014-11-13— /EPR Retail News/ — Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS) today announced that its Board of Directors authorized a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share payable on or after January 28, 2015 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 7, 2015.
About Gap Inc.
Gap Inc. is a leading global retailer offering clothing, accessories,…
London, 2014-11-11— /EPR Retail News/ — Retail specialist Harper Dennis Hobbs (HDH) and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) have released new research today ranking Europe’s towns and cities in terms of retail spend. Europe’s top three are London’s West End with a retail spend in 2013 of almost £8.5 billion, Paris at £7.7 billion…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2014-11-11— /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold has repurchased 1,359,052 Ahold common shares in the period from November 3, 2014 up to and including November 7, 2014.
The shares were repurchased at an average price of €13.4034 per share for a total consideration of €18.22 million. These repurchases were made as part of the €…
LONDON, 2014-11-11— /EPR Retail News/ — John Lewis issued update on its Christmas sales and activities
This week's big story: Monty's Christmas
Monty's Christmas has received over 16 million views on social media. The advert racked up 7 million views on social media in 24 hours, seven times as many as at the same point last year.
Weekly…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2014-11-6— /EPR Retail News/ — SM Investments Corporation (SM) reported a net income of PHP18.2 billion for the first nine months of 2014 from PHP18.6 billion during the same period last year. Consolidated revenues grew 7.7% to PHP193.2 billion in the period ended September 30 from PHP179.4 billion in the same period last…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2014-11-5— /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold has repurchased 196,490 Ahold common shares in the period from October 27, 2014 up to and including October 31, 2014.
The shares were repurchased at an average price of €13.0348 per share for a total consideration of €2.56 million. These repurchases were made as part of the…
Estimated joint annual sales add up to a spot in Top 10 largest web stores in the Netherlands
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2014-11-5— /EPR Retail News/ — Bol.com’s store partners together achieved sales in excess of €100 million in the past twelve months. With estimated joint annual sales its store partners would be eligible for a place in…
Launch of Aevi Community portal
Paderborn, Germany, 2014-11-5— /EPR Retail News/ — Wincor Nixdorf, one of the world’s leading providers of IT solutions to the retail and banking industries, is showcasing its cashless payment solutions portfolio at CARTES Secure Connexions. This new portfolio – Aevi – will revolutionize the world of payments.
Wincor Nixdorf's new Cashless Payment Solutions…
Paderborn, Germany, 2014-11-5— /EPR Retail News/ — Wincor Nixdorf has received an order from Sparkasse Mainz for the operation of its 117 self-service systems. The framework agreement will run for a term of ten years and also includes the replacement of around 60 self-service systems by 2016 as well as the migration of 38 systems to…
Teresita Sy-Coson, Vice-Chairperson of SM Investments Corporation Reiterates the Case for Investing in the Philippines
Pasay City, Philippines, 2014-11-3— /EPR Retail News/ — Proudly bearing the Philippine flag last October 29, 2014 in Singapore at the recent by-invitation only Forbes Global CEO Conference, SM Investments Corporation Vice Chairperson Teresita Sy-Coson made a case for investments in the Philippines and reiterated…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2014-11-3— /EPR Retail News/ — SM Investments Corporation (SM) was cited as the Region’s Best Borrower in the Philippines based on a research poll by Hong Kong magazine Finance Asia.
The award was presented during the 2014 FinanceAsia Fixed Income Poll Awards dinner on October 29 in Singapore.
“We are pleased to accept this award which…
Conference Call and Webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET
PLANO, Texas, 2014-10-31— /EPR Retail News/ — J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) announced today that it will release its third quarter 2014 financial results on Wednesday, November 12 at 4:00 p.m. ET. This will be followed by a live conference call and webcast conducted by Chief Executive Officer…
Revenue Increases 31% and Adjusted Earnings Per Share Rises 33% to $0.40
Los Angeles, CA, 2014-10-30— /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG) today reported very strong revenue and earnings growth for the third quarter ended September 30, 2014.
Revenue for the quarter totaled $2.3 billion, an increase of 31% from $1.7 billion in the third quarter of…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2014-10-27— /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold has repurchased 373,464 Ahold common shares in the period from October 20, 2014 up to and including October 24, 2014.
The shares were repurchased at an average price of € 12.3224 per share for a total consideration of € 4.60 million. These repurchases were made as part of…
International Management Seminar 2014
Paderborn, Germany, 2014-10-23— /EPR Retail News/ — According to a study carried out on behalf of Wincor Nixdorf by the American company International Data Corporation (IDC), a global leader in IT market research and consulting, in 2017 banks all over the world will invest some 16 billion U.S. dollars in branch transformation and…
QVC Group Series A and Series B Common Stock Trade Under the Symbols “QVCA” and “QVCB”
West Chester, PA, 2014-10-22— /EPR Retail News/ — QVC, the global leader in video and ecommerce retail, announced that the tracking stock for the QVC Group is now trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbols “QVCA” and “QVCB,” respectively. QVC’s…
Arlington, VA, 2014-10-21— /EPR Retail News/ — Tuesday, The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) will join a group of federal officials and leading cybersecurity C-suite executives and experts across retail, financial services and corporate America at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square to close the market in celebration of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM).
Convened by the National Cyber…
Sales at METRO GROUP climbed by 1.3% in financial year 2013/14 after adjustment for portfolio changes and currency effects
Like-for-like sales increased by 0.1% after totalling -1.3% in the previous year; sales guidance achieved
Q4 2013/14: all sales lines generated higher like-for-like sales; considerable trend improvement at Media-Saturn
Earnings outlook confirmed
METRO GROUP's Christmas business…
Walgreens announces the availability of Apple Pay at Walgreens and Duane Reade drugstores nationwide
Customers can now use the convenience of Apple Pay when shopping at Walgreens and Duane Reade drugstores
DEERFIELD, Ill., 2014-10-21— /EPR Retail News/ — Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) today announced the availability of Apple Pay at Walgreens and Duane Reade drugstores nationwide. Apple Pay makes the check-out process for customers convenient and simplified.
“Customer experience is top…
Paris, Amsterdam, 2014-10-20— /EPR Retail News/ — Unibail-Rodamco and Wereldhave have entered today into an agreement pursuant to which Wereldhave offers to acquire a portfolio of six non-core shopping centres located in France, including:
Shopping Centre
City/Region
Complex
GLA (m²)
Unibail-Rodamco
consolidated GLA (m²)
Number of visits
in 2013 (Mn)
Rivétoile
Strasbourg
28,400
28,400
5.8
Docks 76
Rouen
37,600
37,600
4.0
Saint Sever
Rouen
45,400
34,400
9.8
Meriadeck¹-Passages Meriadeck
Bordeaux
39,500
32,400
12.7
Côté Seine
Paris region
28,900
16,200
5.8
Docks Vauban
Le Havre
53,500
53,500
5.4
The total consideration² of the…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2014-10-20— /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold has repurchased 1,887,906 Ahold common shares in the period from October 13, 2014 up to and including October 17, 2014.
The shares were repurchased at an average price of € 11.9677 per share for a total consideration of € 22.59 million. These repurchases were made as part of the…
SEATTLE, 2014-10-16— /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) plans to release its fourth quarter and fiscal year end 2014 financial results after the market close on Thursday, October 30, 2014, with a conference call to follow at 2:00 p.m. PT. The conference call will be webcast and can be accessed on the company’s website:http://investor.starbucks.com. A…