Tesco introduces brand new range of quality of low alcohol wines
CHESHUNT, England, 2017-Jun-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — The quality of low alcohol wines available in the UK has stepped up a notch thanks to a brand new range created by Tesco.
For the first time shoppers will be able to buy wines in stores across…
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Program increases healthy food access for low-income families, supports local farmers
ST. LOUIS, 2017-Jun-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Through a partnership with Fair Food Network and a grant provided by the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), Schnucks is launching Double Up Food Bucks at all 56 of its Missouri stores. This program will start immediately and…
Sneak peek of new chocolate bar unveiled in Poundland documentary Trouble in Poundland airing Tuesday 20th June at 9pm on ITV
Chocolate bar will be rolled out across Poundland stores in UK
Twin Peaks puts all the spaces in the right places and goes head-to-head with continental versions with UK tasteEngland
England,…
Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2017-Jun-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lenta (LSE, MOEX: LNTA), one of the largest retail chains in Russia, today (19 June 2017) announces the appointment of Elena Fomina as Chief Marketing Officer.
Elena Fomina has many years of experience working in marketing, sales and business development both in Russia and abroad, and is…
SPAR International announces the appointment of Wouter Lefevere as Head of International Buying
Amsterdam, 2017-Jun-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — SPAR International, the world’s largest voluntary food retail chain, has today (JUNE 19, 2017) announced the appointment of Wouter Lefevere as Head of International Buying.
Based in the organization’s international head office in Amsterdam, Mr Lefevere will…
Spitzenplatz für Coop bei Nachhaltigkeitsranking
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2017-Jun-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Ratingagentur oekom research hat Coop in einer umfassenden Untersuchung unter 148 internationalen Retailern als nachhaltigste Detailhändlerin der Welt ausgezeichnet. Dies nicht zum ersten Mal, was die diesjährige Auszeichnung aber so besonders macht: Erstmals wurde nicht nur die Geschäftstätigkeit von Coop im Inland,…
Lulu Group International extends support to Dubai Cares’ mission to provide quality education to underprivileged youth
Commitment is in line with UAE’s ‘Year of Giving 2017’
MOU is signed following a pledge made by Lulu in March 2017
Dubai, 2017-Jun-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — In the spirit of the month of Ramadan and…
BAUSTART IN DER MIGROS TÖSS IN WINTERTHUR
Gossau, Switzerland, 2017-Jun-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Am 3. Juli 2017 starten in der Migros Töss die Umbauarbeiten. Die Filiale bleibt nach dem letzten Verkaufstag am 1. Juli bis zum Ende der Bauzeit geschlossen. Die Wiedereröffnung wird im Herbst mit attraktiven Angeboten für die Kundschaft gefeiert.
Nach Erhalt der Bewilligung…
Tesco launches healthy alternative summer treat — The watermelon ice lolly
CHESHUNT, England, 2017-Jun-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — A unique watermelon ice lolly is being launched as a healthy alternative summer treat.
And the thirst-quenching ‘real fruit on a stick’ lolly has just gone on sale exclusively in Tesco stores across the UK in time for…
Tesco: perfect spring growing conditions brought forward the start of UK’s chilli pepper season
CHESHUNT, England, 2017-Jun-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — As the popularity of chillies in the UK continues to soar, perfect spring growing conditions have brought forward the start of the UK’s chilli pepper season by five weeks.
Last year Brits bought an estimated…
EROSKI extiende a la localidad mallorquina de El Arenal su modelo comercial “contigo”
Tras la remodelación, el establecimiento pasa a estar gestionado a través de la fórmula de franquicia
La cooperativa cuenta con más de 362.000 socios cliente en Baleares
EL ARENAL (MALLORCA),España, 2017-Jun-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — EROSKI ha inaugurado la transformación del…
2017 Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give announces record donation of more than $1 million to support food pantries across Midwest
Representatives announce dates for fifth year tournament
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The fourth annual Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give concluded today (June 18, 2017) with a win by Canadian…
Four Greater Philadelphia Area Non-Profits Will Be Celebrated During Wawa Welcome America! Festivities, Which Include Emily’s Entourage, Operation Yellow Ribbon South Jersey, Lighthouse, and West Philadelphia Alliance for Children
Wawa, PA., 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — After receiving more than 125 submissions, The Wawa Foundation Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit founded to support Wawa’s charitable…
Scarborough, Maine, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The York Hannaford Supermarket & Pharmacy will host a Grand Reopening event on Saturday, June 24 to celebrate the completion of a renovation project that increased the store's product variety, with 200 new organic and natural items, 300 additional grocery offerings and many new meal choices created…
Scarborough, Maine, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Hannaford Supermarket & Pharmacy on John Devine Drive in Manchester will host a Grand Reopening event on Saturday, June 24 to celebrate the completion of a renovation project that brought a variety of improvements to the store, including a full Hannaford Kitchen with café seating area.
"Customers…
ATLANTA, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) Atlanta division associates working at Kroger stores in the Atlanta metro and surrounding area have ratified new labor agreements with UFCW Local 1996.
"We are pleased to reach agreements that are good for our associates. These agreements provide good wage increases, affordable health care…
Halle, Belgium, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Colruyt Group notices that working conditions at its suppliers in high-risk countries are gradually improving. This became clear during audits carried out last year in 285 non-food factories, farming and food businesses, especially in China and South-East Asia. Most suppliers improved working conditions sufficiently to allow us…
Halle, Belgium, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Event organisers who want to ban litter, can borrow an electrical ‘Recycle’ tricycle from Colruyt Group’s environment service free of charge. This Belgian novelty was designed to clean up waste separately at events. The tricycle was used for the first time at the children’s art festival SuperVliegSuperMouche in…
Halle, Belgium, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 14 June, the revamped Colruyt Knokke will open its doors after months of renovation. The store has been completely rearranged, refurbished into a low-energy store and restyled into a new-generation Colruyt store.
Fresh and modern design
"During closure, we completely rearranged the store", store manager Tine Gilté…
Halle, Belgium, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 14 June, the revamped Colruyt Marcinelle will open its doors after a few months of renovation.The store has been expanded, completely rearranged and restyled into a new-generation low-energy Colruyt store.The new butcher's shop is a self-service shop now.
New-generation store
"While the store was closed, we completely rearranged…
LuLu Strengthens its Presence in Kuwait With The Opening of its 7th Store
Kuwait city, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Middle East retail major, LULU Group further consolidated its presence in Kuwait by opening their 7th Hypermarket in Al Jahra this morning. The new hypermarket was formally inaugurated by General R. Fahad Ahmed Al-Amir,…
Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Lafayette Plug and Play innovation platform - an accelerator dedicated to retail and fashion created by the partnership between the Galeries Lafayette Group and Plug and Play Tech Center - and Carrefour France - the French largest food retailer - announce the signature of a new…
Whole Foods Market ranked #28 and Amazon ranked #2 on Fortune’s 2017 list of World’s Most Admired Companies
SEATTLE & AUSTIN, Texas, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) today (Jun. 16, 2017) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire Whole Foods…
MEDFORD, MA, 2017-Jun-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Four graduating seniors from the Medford area received $500 scholarship grants from Wegmans Food Markets in a symbolic nod to the company’s annual announcement of recipients for its Employee Scholarship Program, which helps employees along the path to higher education.
The local recipients are students from Everett, Medford,…
Albert Heijn introduceert nieuw assortiment exclusief voor zakelijke markt
Zaandam, Netherlands, 2017-Jun-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Vanaf maandag 19 juni vinden zakelijke klanten op ah.nl ruim 250 nieuwe producten. Het gaat om assortiment dat speciaal voor hen beschikbaar is, zoals portieverpakkingen, bulkverpakkingen en grootverpakkingen.
Albert Heijn bezorgt bij een breed scala zakelijke klanten: van midden- en…
London, 2017-Jun-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Iceland was delighted to be named Online Supermarket of the Year, and to win the award for Business Initiative of the Year for the new Iceland Kitchen, at The Grocer Gold Awards at Guildhall in London yesterday evening.
This continued a run of recent awards success that included Iceland winning…
New, Enhanced Food Quality Classification Part of Wawa’s Commitment to Always Deliver Products with Care
Wawa, PA, 2017-Jun-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — This May, Wawa was thrilled to announce that “Poultry Raised Without Antibiotics” is now available in all Wawa stores. This change is part of Wawa’s quality food commitment, which includes a pledge of continuous…
Wawa Unveils 1st Store Location, Renderings, and D.C. Expansion Plans
Wawa Fans Visit Wawa D.C. Fan Celebration Area Outside of Newseum to Share in Festivities
Washington, D.C., 2017-Jun-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wawa Inc. today (June 13, 2017) announced its expansion into the Washington, D.C. market with its first store located at 1111…
CINCINNATI, 2017-Jun-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) announced today ( June 14, 2017) Mike Schlotman, Kroger's executive vice president and CFO, will address investors at the Oppenheimer Annual Consumer Conference on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 9:45 a.m. (ET).
The presentation will be broadcast online at ir.kroger.com. Click on "Events, Presentations…
Amazon-Whole Foods Deal to Heighten Industry Competition
The acquisition will further immerse Amazon in the $611.9-billion Supermarkets and Grocery Stores industry, where Whole Foods holds a 2.7% market share.
Los Angeles, CA, 2017-Jun-16 — /EPR Retail News/ —This morning, Amazon announced plans to acquire Whole Foods Market in a $13.7 billion deal. The acquisition will further…