LONDON, 2014-2-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sainsbury’s Jon Rudoe is to join the retailer’s Operating Board as Digital and Technology Director in a move that recognises the rapidly growing importance of online and digital sales channels to the business as well as Jon’s talent and significant achievements at the company.
Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King said: “I’m delighted to…
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Cheshunt, England, 2014-2-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — The finest* Medley of Belgian Chocolate Easter Eggs, £25 has cracked it by beating luxury rivals to take the title of Good Housekeeping Easter Egg of the Year. This is the second year running that Tesco has won the coveted award.
The judges were wowed by this egg – they described…
Raleigh, N.C., 2014-2-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sekera to Sign Autographs, Sample Signature Sub Sandwich, Introduce Fans to Must-Have Meal for Lunch
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2014
Time: 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Where: North Hills East Harris Teeter
120-100 St. Albans Dr.
Raleigh, N.C. 27609
Interviews are available. Live shots are welcomed!
Thursday, March 6 Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Andrej Sekera will…
Company veteran brings Finance and IT leadership to new role
STELLARTON, NS, 2014-2-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sobeys Inc. today announced the appointment of Clinton Keay, CA, as Executive Vice President, Finance. Mr. Keay will be responsible for leading all areas of the company’s finance function including controllership, treasury, tax management, investor relations, financial planning, internal audit and risk management.
Mr. Keay…
Krasnodar, Russia, 2014-2-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — OJSC “Magnit”, Russia’s largest retailer (the “Company”; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of the 48th “Magnit Family” store.
Please be informed that on February 28, 2014 the Company has opened its 48th “Magnit Family” store located at 38, 6th neighborhood unit (“Eurasia” shopping center), Tobolsk, Tyumen region, Urals federal…
BRUSSELS, Belgium, 2014-2-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Delhaize Group (Euronext Brussels: DELB, NYSE: DEG), the Belgian international food retailer, announces that it has signed today an agreement with AP Mart on the sale of its Bulgarian operations.
Delhaize Group has signed an agreement with AP Mart, which is in process of registration, to divest its Bulgarian operations. The transaction…
MPPA FULL YEAR 2013 RESULTS:
REVENUE UP 16.2%
NET EARNINGS UP 115.0%
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Highlights:
· Full year gross sales of Rp12,564 billion, 16.2% over 2012
· Full year same store sales growth (SSSG) of 4.5%
· Matahari Food Business (MFB) opened a record 39 new stores in 2013, and now operates a total of 222 multi format stores
Jakarta, Indonesia, 2014-2-27 — /EPR…
Author Susan Weiner, RDN launches new release, The Complete Diabetes Organizer
Uniondale, NY, 2014-2-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — In lieu of March, National Nutrition Month, the ShopRite of Uniondale is hosting a book signing by certified diabetes educator Susan Weiner, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist on Saturday, March 1 from 11a.m.-3 p.m.. The Complete Diabetes Organizer, written by Ms. Weiner…
Help MDA this March in the Fight Against Neuromuscular Disease
Matthews, N.C., 2014-2-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Harris Teeter is pleased to announce a partnership with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to help the non-profit health agency raise funding to continue its mission of finding treatments and cures for neuromuscular diseases.
March 1 - March 31, Harris…
Six Weeks, $60,000 in Prizes Remain
Matthews, N.C., 2014-2-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Last Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, as part of Harris Teeter’s Together in Education (TIE) $100,000 Giveaway, Harris Teeter’s TIE Prize Patrol visited homes in Winston Salem, N.C. to reward our Week 4 winners. Shannon Reed won $2,950 for herself and $2,950 for Paisley…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Bi-Lo Holdings, LLC and Delhaize Group (Euronext Brussels: DELB – NYSE: DEG) today announced they have received approval from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to proceed with the transaction in which Bi-Lo Holdings will acquire substantially all of the stores in the Sweetbay, Harveys and Reid’s supermarket chains from…
LONDON, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Step in to Spring with Gok Wan’s elegant new collection for Tu at Sainsbury’s
Ladies we’re excited to announce that Gok Wan’s eleventh collection for Tu is landing in stores tomorrow (Tuesday 25th February) and we for one can’t wait!
The ultimate go-to collection for all your spring must have items, the new…
Birmingham, UK, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Justin King, Sainsbury’s Chief Executive reinforced the importance of British sourcing at today’s NFU conference. At a time when the UK faces a storm of adverse weather and economic difficulty the retailer is committed to sourcing closer to home.
Speaking to an audience of farmers, MPs and retailers at the…
Tesco is today hosting a seminar for investors and analysts.
Cheshunt, England, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — The seminar will comprise presentations from Philip Clarke (Group Chief Executive), Chris Bush (Managing Director - UK), Robin Terrell (Group Multichannel Director) and Laurie McIlwee (Chief Financial Officer).
Tesco will reiterate its strategic priorities of continuing to invest in its…
Düsseldorf, Germany, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — With Axel Hluchy (49), METRO Cash & Carry Germany is getting a new managing director. Effective beginning of April, the wholesale professional will take over from Dominique Minnaert who will assume another position within METRO GROUP for health reasons.
Hluchy is presently Managing Director of MAKRO Cash & Carry Czech Republic andMETRO…
BUCHAREST, Romania, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Thursday, February 20th, Carrefour Romania launched LES COSMÉTIQUES DESIGN PARIS, a new range of cosmetics and personal care products created by experts in France and distributed exclusively in Carrefour stores.
„Beauty is not a luxury, it’s a right! This is the motto of LES COSMÉTIQUES DESIGN PARIS, but also an…
BENTONVILLE, Ark., 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) will participate in the 35th annual Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Walmart U.S. President and CEO Bill Simon will provide an update on the Walmart U.S. business at 10:25 a.m. EST.
Click here to follow Bill Simon’s presentation. The presentation will…
COLUMBUS, OH, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Job seekers can talk with Big Lots store management teams about employment opportunities at three Career Fairs in the San Francisco Bay and San Jose areas the first week of March. The Fortune 500 retailer has opportunities for experienced store management, entry-level management, store associates, and stockers.
In conjunction with work2future and EASTBAY…
WEST DES MOINES, IA, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Hy-Vee, Inc., an industry leading grocery retailer with 235 stores in eight states, announced plans today for a major expansion of its Minnesota operations into the Twin Cities market. Hy-Vee has been a fixture in Minnesota communities since 1969 and currently has 17 employee-owned stores statewide with…
Boise, ID, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — AB Acquisition LLC (Albertsons), which operates Albertson’s LLC and New Albertson’s Inc., today announced that Rick Navarro, who had been the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since its inception in 2006, has been appointed Chief Administrative Officer. Succeeding Navarro as the company’s CFO is Robert B. Dimond.
“Our decentralized operating structure…
Minneapolis, MN, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Target Corporation to Webcast 4th Quarter Earnings Conference Call
WHAT: Target Corporation’s (NYSE:TGT) webcast of its 4th quarter earnings conference call.
WHEN: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 9:30 a.m. central time
HOW: Investors and the media are invited to listen to the call through the company’s website at www.target.com/investors (click on link under…
Ahold repurchased 2,232,557 Ahold common shares for € 29.67 million between February 17 and 21, 2014
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2014-2-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold has repurchased 2,232,557 Ahold common shares in the period from February 17, 2014 up to and including February 21, 2014.
The shares were repurchased at an average price of € 13.2919 per share for a total consideration of € 29.67 million. These repurchases were made as part of…
Helsinki, Finland, 2014-2-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Notice is given to Kesko Corporation's shareholders of the Annual General Meeting which will be held inMessukeskus Helsinki's Conference Centre, Messuaukio 1 (Conference Centre entrance), Helsinki, on 7 April 2014 at 13.00.The reception desks for those registered for the meeting are open, voting tickets are provided and coffee is served…
PARIS, 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Casino successfully issued a new 10-year bond of €900 million. This bond, which will pay a coupon of 3.248%, has been significantly oversubscribed by a diversified investor base.
Casino also announced today a tender offer for bonds maturing in April 2016 and February 2017 for an amount to be determined at…
Australia: Farm Weekly seeks historic photos of Wesfarmers to profile the company’s 100-year journey
Perth, Australia, 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — To celebrate our Centenary, Farm Weekly, in conjunction with Wesfarmers, is producing a 100-page keepsake, A4 gloss publication. Farm Weekly will be profiling some of the people involved in our 100-year journey and the events that have helped shape our company.
If you have any historic photos of Wesfarmers tucked away somewhere at…
LONDON, 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sainsbury’s, the UK’s 7th largest clothing retailer, has signed a new two year deal with Gok Wan, creative force behind the Gok for Tu collections designed exclusively for Sainsbury’s. Sainsbury’s has also revealed today that its clothing business, which continues to take market share, is growing at around 10% year…
LONDON, 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kimberley Walsh worked up a sweat today, recreating shots from Olivia Newton-John’s iconic video ‘Physical’ to showcase the launch of the official Sport Relief Headband, now available in Sainsbury’s stores nationwide.
Sporting the official Sport Relief Headband sold in Sainsbury’s, the stylish singer was given a full makeover to look like…
PARIS, 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour will be taking part in the Paris International Agricultural Show from 22 February to 2 March in Paris. An opportunity for Carrefour to showcase its "Origin and Quality" product lines, as well as its Reflets de France and Carrefour Bio products.
Over the 9 days of the show, nearly 60…
Schenectady, NY, 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Price Chopper’s 2013 “Check Out Hunger” campaign raised more than $35,000 and 76,000 pounds of food for 15 local food banks and their affiliated kitchens and pantries in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont.
“We’re committed to helping people feed and care for themselves and their families throughout the…
Krasnodar, Russia, 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — OJSC “Magnit”, Russia’s largest retailer (the “Company”; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of the 162nd hypermarket of a small format.
Please be informed that today the Company has opened its 162nd hypermarket of a small format located at Lenina prospect (“Boom” shopping center), Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk region, Urals…