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…
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Federated Co-operatives Limited and retail co-ops join in Farm Credit Canada's annual food drive
Saskatoon, SK, 2016-Nov-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Co-operative Retailing System has once again helped Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Drive Away Hunger.
This fall, Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) and retail co-ops across Western Canada were among the partners participating in FCC's annual…
AUSTIN, Texas, 2016-Nov-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market announced with its fourth quarter earnings that it has signed leases for new 365 by Whole Foods Market™ stores in Redlands and South Lake Tahoe, California, and Fairfax, Virginia. The stores will feature a simple, affordable and convenient shopping experience that offers the high quality standards…
Collaboration and Contest Announced for Exclusive Beer Available at Tri-state area Whole Foods Market locations
NEW YORK, N.Y., 2016-Nov-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market and Bronx Brewery present the ‘No Name’ IPA, a special collaboration brew, only available at Whole Foods Market locations in the Northeast Region. As the name suggests, the ‘No Name’…
AUSTIN, Texas, 2016-Nov-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Board of Directors of Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) today (Nov. 2, 2016) announced changes to the leadership structure, including transitioning from co-Chief Executive Officers to a sole Chief Executive Officer, with co-Founder John Mackey to serve in that capacity.
Walter Robb will remain on the Company’s Board…
BJ's Wholesale Clubs donates to St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore to help families in need this Thanksgiving
BALTIMORE, 2016-Nov-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — This November, 400 families will receive a turkey and all the trimmings for their Thanksgiving meal, thanks to the generous donation provided by St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore's Parish Conference…
Nieuwste Albert Heijn XL duurzaamste supermarkt in Europa
Zaandam, Netherlands, 2016-Nov-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Vandaag ging de Albert Heijn XL in Purmerend weer open na een ingrijpende verbouwing van twee weken. In de allernieuwste XL van Nederland worden klanten volop geïnspireerd door nieuw assortiment en innovatieve concepten. Vers speelt een hoofdrol in de nieuwe Albert Heijn…
FORT LEE, Va., 2016-Nov-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Commissaries worldwide are featuring special promotions in November including high-value coupon booklets for free frozen turkeys that help recognize the sacrifices of military service.
"Our military families face hardships each and every day, whether it is another deployment separating families, trying to make ends meet on a…
Harris Teeter to host Thanksgiving dinner bag assembly for families-in-need served by Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina
Families-in-Need to Receive Holiday Meal Courtesy of Harris Teeter and Thomas Davis’ Defending Dreams Foundation
Matthews, N.C., 2016-Nov-04 — /EPR Retail News/ —
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 (Election Day)
Time: Noon – Press Conference
12:15 p.m. – Bag Assembly
Where: Second Harvest Food Bank of…
Harris Teeter continues its annual Harvest Feast Food Drive and Donation Card Campaign for local hunger-relief efforts
Matthews, N.C., 2016-Nov-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Beginning November 1, 2016, Harris Teeter will continue its annual Harvest Feast Food Drive and Donation Card Campaign to aid local hunger-relief efforts. Throughout the entire month of November, Harris Teeter will…
Poland, 2016-Nov-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — The range of goods available for purchase online at www.ecarrefour.pl has been expanded to include food products. eCarrefour.pl currently stocks some 12,000 fast moving consumer goods.
Launched 12 months ago, eCarrefour.pl initially only sold non-food products, but now features a range of food products as well. For the time…
LOS ANGELES, 2016-Nov-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Smart & Final, a value-oriented food and everyday staples retailer for household and business customers, will celebrate 145 years as a provider to the communities it serves with a sweepstakes to award a 2016 Smart Car to one lucky winner. To show its appreciation in every neighborhood Smart…
There have been a spate of awards for SPAR UK recently, with amongst others, prizes being won at the 2016 Retail Industry Awards, the Forecourt Trader of Year Awards and the Wholesale Quality Awards.
United Kingdom, 2016-Nov-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — For more than 20 years, the Retail Industry Awards have become firmly established as…
DESPAR Nordest fundraising campaign collected more than €328,000 for earthquake relief fund in Italy
SPAR Italy customers in the regions of Trentino, Veneto, Friuli Venezia-Giulia and Emilia Romagna (North-East Italy) showed great generosity during the fundraising campaign promoted by DESPAR Nordest in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated several municipalities in Central Italy in August.
Italy, 2016-Nov-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — The instore fundraising, which ended on 2…
PHOENIX, Ariz., 2016-Nov-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — With consumer interest in healthy food on the rise, Sprouts Farmers Market is the ultimate grocery destination to shop for a delicious, healthy and affordable holiday meal. Now through the end of the year, shoppers can find a wide selection of quality meats, fully prepared meals, catering trays,…
MIGROS OBERWINTERTHUR FEIERT 45. GEBURTSTAG
Gossau, Switzerland, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Vom 10. bis 12. November feiert die Migros Oberwinterthur ihr 45-Jahr-Jubiläum. Die Kundschaft profitiert von fünffachen Cumulus-Punkten und weiteren attraktiven Angeboten.
Seit 45 Jahren begrüsst die Migros ihre Kundschaft in der Filiale Oberwinterthur. Das heutige Team umfasst 40 Mitarbeitende, davon fünf Lernende. Im Jahr 2015…
MIGROS WALKE WIRD ERÖFFNET
Gossau, Switzerland, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Am 10. November 2016 öffnet in Herisau die Migros Walke erstmals ihre Türen. Während der gut einjährigen Bauzeit ist ein moderner Supermarkt entstanden, der die Kundschaft mit viel Frische und einer angenehmen Atmosphäre empfängt.
Auf einer Fläche von rund 1‘060 m2 finden die Kundinnen und…
London, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Top trends of the year revealed in the Waitrose Food & Drink Report
The four key trends in the report all outline different ways in which people are increasingly seeing food as a part of our identity, taking pride in what and how we eat. Says Waitrose Managing Director…
London, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Waitrose has become the first UK retailer to introduce responsibly sourced non-GM soya for animal feed from Europe, reducing its reliance upon South American supply.
In October the grocer landed its first shipment of soya grown in the Danube Region of Europe – an area stretching from the Black Forest to the Black…
Sainsbury’s and linguist Susie Dent launch The Taste Dictionary to inspire the nation when describing food
London, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — New research today ( 31 October 2016) reveals that we now think, plan and talk about food for more than 16 hours a week on average (that’s almost six years of our adult lives)…
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…
Store features dozens of ‘Island Local’ products, in-store venues run by Victoria-based restaurateurs and 141 team members hired from Vancouver Island
VICTORIA, British Columbia, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ —Whole Foods Market, the world’s leading natural and organic grocer, will open Wednesday, Nov. 2, in Victoria, British Columbia. The 40,000-square-foot store is located in the Uptown…
NEW YORK, N.Y., 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market stores in New York City are joining forces with various city parks to celebrate the retailer’s 5% Community Giving Day. On Wednesday, November 2, 5% of the day’s collective net sales from all 10 Whole Foods Market stores in Manhattan and Brooklyn will benefit…
Meijer to place sizes S-3X apparel on the same rack giving customers of all sizes the opportunity to shop together
Retailer offers ground-breaking shopping experience by placing sizes S-3X on the same rack
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Building upon its investment in apparel, Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer Meijer is announcing a new,…
Koln, Deutschland, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Der Econ Verlag und die Handelsblatt-Gruppe haben gestern (27.10.) den aktuellen Online-Nachhaltigkeitsbericht der REWE Group 2013/2014 mit dem renommierten Econ Award ausgezeichnet. Die Fachjury wählte den Nachhaltigkeitsbericht mit dem Titel „Wir sind mittendrin“ mit einer Prämierung in Gold zum Besten seiner Kategorie. Der Online-Nachhaltigkeitsbericht sei gekonnt lesefreundlich…
Koln, Deutschland, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Das Bundeskartellamt hat heute das Joint Venture zwischen der norddeutschen Coop eG und der REWE Markt GmbH unter Auflagen freigegeben. Dazu erklärten die Vorstände der Coop Kiel, Rüdiger Kasch und Thorsten Tygges: „Dieses Joint Venture zwischen REWE und Coop Kiel sichert die sky- und plaza-Märkte der Coop…
‘Kaas in ’t Bakkie’ winnaar eerste AH Product Pitch
Zaandam, Netherlands, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — De afgelopen maanden hebben tientallen jonge ondernemers meegedaan aan de ‘AH Product Pitch’, om hun product in de schappen van Albert Heijn te krijgen. ‘Kaas in ’t Bakkie’, van ondernemers Bob van Oosterhout en Paul en Wouter Rodenberg, heeft de…
Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Street basketball is a very popular sport in Slovenia and the Slovenian Championships is one of the highlights of the sporting calendar. Showing its support of this well-liked event, SPAR Slovenia sponsored this year’s Championships, which was held in several locations across the country.
Around 1,600 players and…
Shanxi, China, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — SPAR Shanxi has introduced a smart robot instore, attracting great attention from shoppers. The robot, named Xiao Te, visited a total of 20 stores in Taiyuan city.
The SPAR China Partner is shifting from a traditional supermarket concept to a focus on fresh and healthy living, taking active…
St. Petersburg, Russia, 2016-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lenta, (LSE, MOEX: LNTA) one of the largest retail chains in Russia, is pleased to announce the opening of its third hypermarket in Krasnoyarsk.
The new store is a Lenta compact format hypermarket located at 12 Dmitry Martynov str., Pokrovsky shopping mall, Krasnoyarsk. The store has a total…