Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 2015-1-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — In January, Carrefour Poland is shining a spotlight on its "Carrefour Quality Line" products.
Carrefour Poland has held a special launch evening to promote its new "Carrefour Quality Line" products. Nearly 100 people were in attendance, including suppliers, Carrefour employees, people from the media, etc.
Three new Carrefour quality lines…
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LONDON, 2015-1-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — This week, Sainsbury’s Active Kids, in partnership with Diversity star Ashley Banjo and the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), crowned two schools the winners of the nationwide Active Kids Superstar Cooks competition.
Secondary School Wiinner: Abbey Manor, Marinated Lamb
Primary School Winner: St. Patricks Primary, Bonfire Night Bangers n…
Streeterville, DePaul, West Loop and Edgewater locations the first of seven by year-end
Chicago, 2015-1-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market plans to open four stores in the city of Chicago, with the first in Streeterville on Jan. 28, followed closely by stores in Lincoln Park near DePaul University (February 25), the West…
LONDON, 2015-1-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sainsbury’s has pioneered new technology to power its fridges in its Portishead store with a new natural product – that’s produced entirely from waste.
eCO2 is made from waste sugar beet in the UK by the manufacturers that supply Sainsbury’s supermarkets with sugar.
The new CO2 natural refrigerant from A-Gas…
New York, NY, 2015-1-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) is excited to announce the opening of its eighth Manhattan store on the Upper East Side at East 87th Street (1551 3rd Avenue) on Wednesday, February 18th. The 39,000 square foot grocery store will be a community destination, offering Upper East Side residents…
Sobeys first national grocer to offer AIR MILES Reward Program across Canada
STELLARTON, NS, 2015-1-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sobeys and LoyaltyOne, Co., owner and operator of the AIR MILES® Reward Program, are expanding their relationship in the province of Ontario. Beginning March 27, 2015, shoppers will be able to earn AIR MILES reward miles at Sobeys,…
Spartan Race ‘Food of the Day’ Fueled by Whole Foods Market
AUSTIN, Texas, 2015-1-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Spartan Race, the world’s premier obstacle race company, announced today that it is partnering with Whole Foods Market, the world’s leading natural and organic foods supermarket, on its Spartan Race “Food of the Day” platform in early 2015.
Connecting…
Shipment includes six carefully curated wines from across the globe
AUSTIN, Texas, 2015-1-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — The latest shipment of six high quality, limited production wines that will be featured in Wine Club by Whole Foods Market is now available to order for January through March delivery. This shipment includes wines from California, Spain, Argentina,…
Expects Agreement with Federal Trade Commission Staff on Number of Divestitures by End of January 2015
Expects to Complete Financing for the Merger in February 2015
CHESAPEAKE, VA, 2015-1-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), the nation's leading operator of discount variety stores selling everything for $1 or less, today provided the following…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2015-1-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starting today, Albert Heijn is making it easier for more customers to choose organic products by launching AH Biologisch (AH Organic): a new own brand with new, fresh packaging. In addition, they are considerably expanding and highlighting their organic range. The newly branded products will start to make…
ROCHESTER, NY, 2015-1-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Who hasn’t discovered that New Year’s resolutions are easier to make than to keep? We want to do better, but need practice, practice, practice before better habits take root. To help inspire customers in the New Year, the meal planning team at Wegmans Food Markets created a six-week guide…
Highlighting larger store, expanded natural and organic products, produce area and new technology
Purchase, NY, 2015-1-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC has completed a major remodel of its store located at 2160 South Merrick Mall in Merrick, NY and will reopen on Friday, January 9th at 8:00 a.m. The store…
#BetterFoodForAll challenge asks how better food has inspired a better life
STELLARTON, NS, 2015-1-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — Since launching its Better Food for All platform in 2013, Sobeys has empowered Canadians to eat better, feel better and do better through a variety of better food experiences, including its #BetterFoodForAll challenges. Today, Sobeys announced a new challenge asking Canadians…
Simpler, lower, stable prices introduced from 8th January
Hundreds of the nation’s favourite branded products are now cheaper at Tesco
Average price reduction of 25%
New lower prices will apply across all store formats
Cheshunt, England, 2015-1-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has today cut prices on hundreds of branded products in response to…
The new store marks a company milestone
New Walmart Neighborhood Market located at East Sunshine Street and Blackman Road
Up to 95 jobs created by Springfield Walmart Neighborhood Market
Store open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week
Local Facebook page: www.facebook.com/walmart3228
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., 2015-1-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — The 500th Walmart Neighborhood Market…
Participating Schools to Host Food Drives for Local Food Banks, Pantries or Soup Kitchens and submit creative displays to win prizes
Purchase, NY & Quincy, MA, 2015-1-7 — /EPR Retail News/ — To help provide hunger relief to those in need, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC is kicking-off the New Year with the launch of its…
LONDON, 2015-1-7 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sainsbury’s Q3 CSR update: Continued progress against our 20x20 Sustainability Plan across all five values
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Celebrated 20 years of partnership with The Royal British Legion and ran our biggest ever campaign in support of the Poppy Appeal
Reformulated our own-brand…
LONDON, 2015-1-7 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sainsbury’s has today announced over 1,000 price cuts on some of its most popular products – including British essentials for a Sunday lunch or a full English breakfast.
The retailer is using an annual £150m price investment to cut regular prices on over 1,000 of the most popular items…
Cheshunt, England, 2015-1-6 — /EPR Retail News/ — Almost two-thirds of people do not know how many calories the average person needs to maintain a healthy weight, according to new research commissioned by Diabetes UK, The British Heart Foundation and Tesco.
The YouGov survey of 2,025 people, commissioned to mark the launch of a new partnership between…
Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 2015-1-6 — /EPR Retail News/ — In the north of the country, a store with a sales area of more than 6600 m² opened to the public. The Dalian Huanan Carrefour store shares a car park with space for 600 vehicles. 29 checkouts are available to customers.
The second store opened with a sales area…
Cheshunt, England, 2015-1-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — From today there will be no sweets and chocolates on the checkout at any Tesco in the UK.
Tesco removed sweets and chocolates from the checkouts at larger stores in 1994, but for the first time they will be removed from checkouts at all stores, including Tesco Metro…
Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 2015-1-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starting on 1 January, Carrefour will be launching a new communications campaign featuring its customers in vox pops filmed throughout France. This gallery – with the spotlight turned towards Carrefour customers – will showcase the various solutions that the retailer provides to help people get the most out…
Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 2014-12-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — On 20 and 23 December, Carrefour China opened two new Carrefour stores. The country now has a total of 233!
On 20 December in the Shanghai region, a store with a sales area of more than 9400 m² opened to the public. The Carrefour Shanghai Cao Ying Store is…
Lippo Village, Tangerang, Indonesia, 2014-12-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — PT. Matahari Putra Prima Tbk (MPPA), a modern multi-format retailer in Indonesia, which operates Hypermart, Foodmart and Boston Health & Beauty, opened its 107th Hypermart. The new Hypermart is located at Bekasi Trade Center City, a business center located in East Bekasi. This is the 5th…
This week's big story: Record fashion and home sales weeks
LONDON, 2014-12-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Both our Fashion and Home directorates had record sales weeks and this was reflected in their year-on-year increases of +2.5% and +0.6% respectively.The Fashion directorate's record sales week reflected the last minute gifting trend with premium beauty +5% year-on-year…
Lippo Village, Tangerang, Indonesia, 2014-12-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — PT. Matahari Putra Prima Tbk (MPPA), a modern multi-format retailer in Indonesia, which operates Hypermart, Foodmart and Boston Health & Beauty, opened its 105th Hypermart. The new Hypermart is located at Lippo Plaza Buton, one of the largest modern shopping centers in Bau-Bau. This outlet is the first Hypermart located…
Cheshunt, England, 2014-12-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has enlisted the help of stunning starlet Sam Faiers to give one fan an incredible Christmas this year. Maisie Bone, 19, from Kent was given the ultimate surprise when Sam knocked on her door last night to meet her in person.
The blonde beauty arrived with her…
Krasnodar, Russia, 2014-12-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — PJSC “Magnit”, Russia’s largest retailer (the “Company”; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of a new hypermarket and “Magnit Family” stores.
Please be informed that on December 20, 2014 the Company has opened its 89th “Magnit Family” store.
The 89th “Magnit Family” store is located at Gafiatullina…
Lippo Village, Tangerang, Indonesia, 2014-12-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — PT. Matahari Putra Prima Tbk (MPPA), the leading modern multi-format retailer in Indonesia, which operates Hypermart, Foodmart and Boston Health & Beauty, proudly presents the new concept of Hypermart 7th Generation (G7), located at Cyberpark, North Lippo Karawaci, Tangerang, with a gross area of 8,971 sqm.
The G7 concept…
Lippo Village, Tangerang, Indonesia, 2014-12-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — PT. Matahari Putra Prima Tbk (MPPA), a modern multi-format retailer in Indonesia, announced its core business, Hypermart, was awarded in Charta Peduli Indonesia 2014 as a Top CSR Social Development Program for Category of Social Disaster organized by Dompet Dhuafa.
The award was given by Executive Director of…