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Whole Foods Market® opens 54,000 square-feet store in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood

New location includes a wood-fired grill, ramen station and Red Star diner CHICAGO, 2015-4-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market® (Nasdaq: WFM) opens its doors in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood, Wednesday, April 29 at 9 a.m. At over 54,000 square-feet, the store at 6009 N. Broadway is the fourth of seven Whole Foods Markets…
April 30, 20150Comments

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John Lewis: Applications for more than 500 roles at John Lewis Birmingham shop open tomorrow; Recruitment for over 200 new roles in Milton Keynes underway

New roles created as the retailer invests in both bricks and clicks Over 500 vacancies go live tomorrow in Birmingham, to join team of 150 specialist roles already being recruited Recruitment is underway for over 200 new roles in Milton Keynes. LONDON, 2015-4-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — John Lewis is recruiting for roles to support…
April 30, 20150Comments

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X5 Retail Group to acquire 27 stores from Nash and Gurman retail chains in the Republics of Mari El and Chuvashia to open new Pyaterochka stores and Perekrestok supermarkets

Yoshkar-Ola, 2015-4-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — X5 Retail Group, a leading Russian food retailer, announces the acquisition of 27 stores belonging to the Nash and Gurman retail chains in the Republics of Mari El and Chuvashia. X5 will use the purchased selling space to open new Pyaterochka stores and Perekrestok supermarkets. Before the deal, the stores…
April 29, 20150Comments

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The Meijer LPGA 5k Run & Walk presented by Kellogg’s® to bring the community together on July 25

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2015-4-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Meijer LPGA 5k Run & Walk presented by Kellogg’s® seeks to bring the community together by featuring multiple competitive challenges for corporations, schools, members of the media, families and individuals. The race will once again be powered by Gazelle Sports, and will start at 8 a.m. July 25…
April 29, 20150Comments

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Morrisons brings back staffed express checkouts to its supermarkets to offer customers a quick and personal service

Morrisons is bringing back staffed express checkouts to its supermarkets this week to offer customers a quick and personal service, and more choice at checkouts. Bradford, England, 2015-4-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — The express lanes will serve customers who wish to buy ten items or less. They will mean customers with a small shop who want personal…
April 29, 20150Comments

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DeCA’s vendors, suppliers and brokers collaborate with commissaries in May to offer discounts beyond everyday savings

FORT LEE, Va., 2015-4-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — There's no shortage of savings or "M's" for commissary promotions in May featuring a lineup of themes such as Military Appreciation Month, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day and Memorial Day. The majority of stateside commissaries hold their popular Commissary Appreciation Month Case Lot Sale sometime in May, but some…
April 27, 20150Comments

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Meijer partners with Scotts-MiracleGro to create Garden Marketplace inside 27 Meijer stores across the Midwest

Retailer is the first supercenter to work with the national brand for Garden Marketplace project GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2015-4-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer announced today that it is the first supercenter to partner with national lawn care and garden brand, Scotts-MiracleGro, to create a Garden Marketplace inside 27 Meijer stores across the Midwest as…
April 24, 20150Comments

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Whole Foods Market events to raise more than $4.6 million for global poverty alleviation as part of Whole Planet Foundation’s 2015 Prosperity Campaign

AUSTIN, Texas, 2015-4-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — From concerts to craft fairs, shoppers took part in thousands of Whole Foods Market events to raise more than $4.6 million for global poverty alleviation. The events were all part of Whole Planet Foundation’s 2015 Prosperity Campaign to boost awareness and support for microlending projects worldwide. “Microcredit offers low-income individuals…
April 24, 20150Comments

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Sainsbury’s teams up with one of the biggest names in motor sport Williams Advanced Engineering to give its store fridges a turbo boost

Sainsbury’s has teamed up with one of the biggest names in motor sport to give its store fridges a turbo boost. LONDON, 2015-4-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Thanks to the technology of Williams Advanced Engineering, Sainsbury’s fridge systems are being fitted with aerofoils – the same technology that helps to improve the performance of…
April 24, 20150Comments

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Wegmans turned more than 2.5 million pounds of food scraps into clean, renewable energy in 2014 together with Lawnhurst Farms, Noblehurst Farms and Natural Upcycling

ROCHESTER, NY, 2015-4-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Every now and then, looking for a solution to one problem leads to better answers on several fronts. Eleven Wegmans stores in the Greater Rochester area are sending food waste to two dairy farms to be turned into energy and useful byproducts, thanks to a technology known as anaerobic…
April 23, 20150Comments

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Whole Foods Market: Without pollinating insects coffee production could drop by up to 40 percent

Whole Foods Market helps ‘Share the Buzz’ about pollinators and their important role in the global food supply Austin, TX, 2015-4-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Without pollinating insects like honeybees, stingless bees and solitary bees, coffee production could drop by up to 40 percent–a potentially rude awakening for Americans, who consume 400 million cups…
April 23, 20150Comments

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Whole Foods Market opens doors to its thirteenth New Jersey store, and second in Morris County

Retailer to donate 5% of opening day sales to Fosterfields Living Historical Farm Morristown, NJ, 2015-4-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM),America’s Healthiest Grocery Store®, will open the doors to its newest store in Morristown, NJ on Wednesday, April 22nd. This location marks the thirteenth New Jersey store, and second in Morris County.…
April 23, 20150Comments

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Starbucks Coffee Company and Kesko Food entered into new licensing agreement to open Starbucks stores within K-stores throughout Finland

Agreement to open Starbucks stores at grocery locations owned by the Finnish retailer. HELSINKI, Finland, 2015-4-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks Coffee Company and Kesko Food have entered into a new licensing agreement to open Starbucks stores within K-stores throughout Finland. The first store will open in K-citymarket Sello in Espoo later this year, with…
April 22, 20150Comments

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Morrisons predicts 2015’s asparagus crop could increase by up to 20%

Morrisons vegetable buyers have predicted Britain could have the best crop of outdoor grown asparagus for nearly a decade. Bradford, England, 2015-4-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Intelligence on growing conditions from our farmers combined with a predicted three month heat wave would mean 2015’s asparagus crop could increase by up to 20%. Morrisons Asparagus Buyer David Bartle…
April 22, 20150Comments

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Ahold share buyback update: Ahold repurchased 1,179,305 Ahold common shares in the period from April 13, 2015 up to and including April 17, 2015

Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2015-4-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold has repurchased 1,179,305 Ahold common shares in the period from April 13, 2015 up to and including April 17, 2015. The shares were repurchased at an average price of € 18.6041 per share for a total consideration of € 21.94 million. These repurchases were made as part…
April 20, 20150Comments

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Morrisons to recruit 5,000 shop floor staff to further improve service, increase availability, and open more checkouts

Consultation begins to simplify Head Office Bradford, England, 2015-4-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Morrisons is reshaping the way that its business is staffed, investing in new store jobs to deliver better customer service, while also proposing a reduction in Head Office jobs. In its supermarkets, Morrisons has begun recruiting 5,000 shop floor staff to further improve service,…
April 20, 20150Comments

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Price Chopper’s Bags2Riches awards $25,000 Utica native Jacquie Pirnie

Five non-profits to receive share of Bags2Riches Charitable Gift Schenectady, NY, 2015-4-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — In the largest and most extensive contest in the company’s history, Price Chopper’s Bags2Riches contest has defied skeptics and awarded more than 150,000 prizes and discounts. Today, the a $25,000 online prize was awarded to Utica native Jacquie Pirnie…
April 20, 20150Comments

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The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC announces the groundbreaking of its first anaerobic digester at its Distribution Center in Freetown, MA

State-of-the-Art “Digester” is Part of Company’s Goal to Reach “Zero” Waste by 2020 Quincy, MA, 2015-4-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — As Earth Day approaches, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC announces the groundbreaking of the company’s first anaerobic digester at its Distribution Center in Freetown, MA. The state-of-the-art digester is part of the company’s long-term…
April 20, 20150Comments

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Commissary opened four new commissaries on Army, Navy and Air Force installations in 2014 thanks to surcharge funds

FORT LEE, Va., 2015-4-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — There's a lot to learn about the commissary surcharge just by considering four new commissaries opened last year on Army, Navy and Air Force installations. Thanks to the surcharge – the 5 percent added to every commissary customer's receipt – the military communities at Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Md.;…
April 20, 20150Comments

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Whole Foods Market’s store at the Runway at Playa Vista to open June 17

Announces details for Runway at Playa Vista location, engages local creatives, hosts community events LOS ANGELES, 2015-4-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market’s store at the Runway at Playa Vista will open Wednesday, June 17 at the corner of Jefferson and McConnell in Playa Vista. The store, which will anchor a 3,500 unit residential development, will bring…
April 17, 20150Comments

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Whole Foods Market to open its first store in the Dayton, Ohio on June 3

ROCKVILLE, Md., 2015-4-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market will open its first store in the Dayton, Ohio, area on Wednesday, June 3. The 45,000-square-foot store, located at the intersection of McEwen Road and Miamisburg Centerville Road, will include several unique features and will create approximately 130 local jobs. “There is such an exciting energy within the…
April 17, 20150Comments

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Meijer launches new convenient way to shop; Meijer Curbside allows customers to shop for their items online and pick up groceries curbside without leaving the car

Retailer piloting personalized shopping experience in Grand Rapids GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2015-4-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — For shoppers looking to maximize their time, Meijer has launched a new convenient way to shop called Meijer Curbside. This new shopping service allows customers to shop for their items online and enjoy the convenience of picking up their groceries…
April 17, 20150Comments

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Morrisons predicts 64 per cent increase in sales of burgers, sausages, marinated chicken and kebabs this week as the nation fires up its BBQs

Bradford, England, 2015-4-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Morrisons is predicting sales of burgers, sausages, marinated chicken and kebabs to rise by 64 per cent this week as the nation fires up its BBQs. The grocer is predicting it will make and sell 1.7 million fresh British beef burgers, 2.6million sausages – equivalent to 250 tonnes of…
April 16, 20150Comments

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Defense Commissary Agency updates on its environmental goals

FORT LEE, Va., 2015-4-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Green purchasing, food bank donations and recycling highlight a long list of things the Defense Commissary Agency is doing to reach "net zero waste" and other environmental goals. The agency has long focused on the reduction of waste, recycling materials, conservation of resources and becoming more energy-efficient overall, said…
April 16, 20150Comments

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Janine Schwendinger of Hy-Vee Barlow Plaza store in Rochester, Minnesota named best cake designer in the finals of Hy-Vee’s 2015 Cake Designer Challenge

Janine Schwendinger placed first out of 18 designers in the finals of the companywide competition WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, 2015-4-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Eighteen of Hy-Vee’s most creative cake designers from across the Midwest competed Saturday for a shot at being named Hy-Vee’s best cake designer in the finals of Hy-Vee’s 2015 Cake Designer Challenge. Janine Schwendinger,…
April 16, 20150Comments

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Meijer holds its signature hunger relief program Simply Give; will match spring campaign donations 2-to-1 April 17-18

Retailer matches spring campaign donations 2-to-1 April 17-18 to help food pantries gear up for summer months. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Meijer holds its signature hunger relief program, Simply Give, three times a year when its food pantry partners need the most help, but the spring campaign is arguably the most critical campaign. “The spring Simply…
April 15, 20150Comments

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Commissary Customer Appreciation Case Lot Sale returns this spring

FORT LEE, Va., 2015-4-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Mention case lot sales and commissary patrons start lining up for the opportunity to save up to 50 percent or more on club-pack and full-case items. Known as the Commissary Customer Appreciation Case Lot Sale, the springtime version of this twice-yearly event will unfold at stateside stores, each…
April 14, 20150Comments

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Casper Meijer steps down as Group Trading Director at Morrisons

Casper Meijer is to step down as Group Trading Director at Morrisons with immediate effect. Bradford, England, 2015-4-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Casper's family remain in The Netherlands and he has decided not to commit to living a fuller part of his life in Britain. The external search for his successor will commence immediately. Casper was appointed to…
April 13, 20150Comments

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The Co-operative Food launches “Swipe and Win” loyalty promotion in which Co-operative members could share in almost two million prizes during April

MANCHESTER, 2015-4-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Co-operative Food has launched a “Swipe and Win” loyalty promotion in which Co-operative members could share in almost two million prizes during April. Between 8 – 29 April customers of The Co-operative Food – which operates a store in every postal area - who present their Membership card at the…
April 9, 20150Comments

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Harris Teeter to close its four Nashville-area stores and sell three of them to Kroger Nashville Division

Matthews, N.C., 2015-4-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — After careful consideration and strategic market review, Harris Teeter announced today that it will close its four Nashville-area stores and sell three of them to Kroger Nashville Division. The Harris Teeter stores included in the sale are: Hillsboro Village located at 2201 21st Ave S in Nashville, Tenn. Peartree Village located…
April 9, 20150Comments

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