Milton Keynes, UK, 2014-6-3 — /EPR Retail News/ — Argos is launching a new home and furniture brand designed to respond to modern living as part of its drive to significantly develop and grow its own-brand business.
The new brand - ‘Heart of House’ - will be available to customers this summer with a choice of 1,200 products…
Home Decor
New York is One of Eight Cities Studied for Insights on How People Start Their Days
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. 2014-6-3 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the Life Improvement Store, is today launching its first global Life at Home Report, aiming to improve life at home through a better understanding of how the start of the day impacts a…
MERRIAM, KS, 2014-5-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced solar energy plans for its Kansas City-area store opening Fall 2014 in Merriam, KS. Pending permits, rooftop panel installation will begin next month, with completion before the store’s opening, making the project the largest rooftop solar array in the State…
MOORESVILLE, N.C., 2014-5-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) announced today that Michael A. Tummillo has been promoted to senior vice president and general merchandising manager-building and maintenance, replacing Michael P. McDermott, who was recently named chief merchandising officer. Tummillo is responsible for the Lumber & Building Materials, Millwork, Tools & Hardware…
Milton Keynes, UK, 2014-5-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Award-winning garden designer, Adam Frost, secures another Gold medal at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the Homebase Garden – ‘Time to Reflect’, in association with Alzheimer’s Society. This is the third Gold medal won by the UK’s leading garden centre at this prestigious show.
The…
Milton Keynes, UK, 2014-5-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Homebase, one of the UK’s leading garden centres, has launched Dianthus “Memories” plant, to help raise money for its charity partner Alzheimer’s Society and sister charities in Scotland and Ireland.
This year, over 100,000 people in the UK and the Republic of Ireland will develop dementia. 25p…
Milton Keynes, UK, 2014-5-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — With the RHS Chelsea Flower Show just around the corner, Homebase has tested the nation on its floral familiarity. From buttercup to bulrush the garden retailer has determined where the nation’s blossom blind spots are and has partnered with LEGO to recreate the four least…
Luxembourg, 2014-5-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — Mathias Kamprad has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Inter IKEA Holding SA, the holding company of Inter IKEA Group.
Mathias replaces Per Ludvigsson who for some years has been planning to retire as Chairman of Inter IKEA Holding at the age of 70.
Prior to Mathias appointment as…
MERRIAM, KS, 2014-5-7 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it has begun the coworker recruitment process for its future Kansas City-area store, opening Fall 2014 at the intersection of I-35 and Johnson Drive in Merriam, KS. Candidates interested in working at the future IKEA Merriam should look online…
Campaign supports camps in Asia, Africa and Middle East with Sustainable Lighting and Improved Access to Renewable Energy and Primary Education
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, 2014-5-7 — /EPR Retail News/ — The IKEA Foundation announces the ‘Brighter Lives for Refugees’ campaign, which ran from February 3 – March 29, 2014 raised $10.6 million* (Є7.7 million) globally, and the…
Lars-Johan Jarnheimer will be nominated as new chairman of the INGKA Holding B.V Supervisory Board, the board of the IKEA Group, from January 2015.
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, 2014-5-6 — /EPR Retail News/ — He will succeed Göran Grosskopf who will take on the role as chairman of the owner foundation Stichting INGKA Foundation and its two related foundations Stichting…
Cheshunt, England, 2014-4-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco is helping customers to accessorise their homes with the latest design trends, through the launch of its transformed homeware range. The range, led by a new team, reflects current fashions and offers a choice of five key Spring/Summer trends. It encourages customers to make the most of their…
PETORAMA a Fish & Reptile Specialty store in business since 2004 announces the opening of a Nature Center within the store.
Mansfield, TX, 2014-4-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — PETORAMA, a fish & reptile specialty store opened a nature center within the store named PANGEA. The 2,500 square feet nature center within the 4,400 square feet store, displays…
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, 2014-4-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA is a responsible company and we believe that we can play an important role in the move towards a more sustainable society. We will continue to sell the regular meatballs that our customers enjoy every day at IKEA. However we will also provide lower carbon…
98 MW Hoopeston Wind Project Is the Largest Single IKEA Renewable Energy Investment Globally to Date
Conshohocken, PA, 2014-4-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA US announced today that it is making its first wind farm investment in the United States with the purchase of Hoopeston Wind in Hoopeston, Illinois. The 98 megawatt wind farm is…
London, 2014-4-7 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kingfisher, Europe’s leading home improvement retailer, has entered into exclusive negotiations with the principal shareholders of Mr Bricolage, the home improvement retailer, to acquire their shareholding.
Under the terms of the proposed transaction, Kingfisher would acquire 41.9% of the share capital of Mr Bricolage from ANPF (which is held by franchisees)…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2014-4-4 — /EPR Retail News/ — Winter may still be in full force in some parts of the Midwest, but Meijer is thinking spring with the opening of its Garden Centers this past weekend. Despite the snow, there is still plenty that restless green thumbs can do to get their garden prepped for…
IKEA launches “IKEA Home Tour” to help Americans tackle common home furnishing and design challenges
Home Tour Squad Travels Across the Country to Transform Living Spaces
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, 2014-4-3 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the Life Improvement Store, announced today the launch of the “IKEA Home Tour,” a grassroots effort to help Americans tackle common home furnishing and design challenges and to illustrate genuine solutions that make everyday life at home…
Go Big and Go Home™ Campaign Features Outdoor Furnishings
Built for the Long Haul
COLUMBUS, OH, 2014-4-2 — /EPR Retail News/ — Just as people are getting outside and leaving winter behind, Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) is kicking off spring with an expanded lawn and garden assortment featuring high style and low prices. From Char-Broil® grills…
Conshohocken, PA, 2014-3-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the Life Improvement Store, invites consumers to join in celebrating the spring and the Easter holiday with an annual Swedish Easter Smörgåsbord known as Påskbord.
The traditional, all-you can eat buffet will be hosted in all IKEA Restaurants onFriday, April 11. Guests can enjoy an endless meal…
Hundreds of Lowe’s Heroes frame homes at Lowe’s stores and in Times Square
Visit Habitat.org/Lowes to learn how you can help
MOORESVILLE, N.C., 2014-3-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Hundreds of Lowe’s Heroes employee volunteers teamed up with local Habitat for Humanity affiliates Friday to build homes in 10 cities across America and kick off “Hammers for Habitat," a nationwide volunteer…
Foundation Announces Nearly $4 Million in Additional Grants for Veterans’ Housing, Part of Five-Year, $80 Million Commitment
ATLANTA, 2014-3-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (March 26, 2014), The Home Depot® Foundation announced an additional $3.9 million in grants to organizations across the country that address veterans’ housing needs. The recent round of grants brings the Foundation’s financial contributions…
IKEA Awards Current Supplier Sauder Woodworking Co. A Five Year Contract Creating at Least 150 New Jobs
Conshohocken, PA, 2014-3-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA US announced today that it has recently awarded its current supplier, Sauder Woodworking Co. of Archbold, Ohio, a 5 year contract. The partnership will create at least 150 new jobs…
Retailer launches Black Friday-like prices timed to the first days of spring to kick off the season
BENTONVILLE, Ark., 2014-3-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Walmart is kicking off spring like never before with its largest outdoor living, lawn and garden event of the year, featuring Black Friday-like prices. Starting at 8 a.m. on Friday, March 21, through March…
Team Depot Associate Volunteers to Plant Edible Gardens for 1,000 Homeless Veterans at Housing Facilities across the Country
ATLANTA, 2014-3-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today, The Home Depot® Foundation launched its second-annual Spring into Service campaign, a season-long initiative to plant edible gardens that will provide fresh fruits and vegetables for 1,000 homeless U.S. military veterans at…
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA, 2014-3-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced plans to expand the warehouse of its Detroit-area store in Canton, MI. As a result of this work, IKEA Canton, which opened June 2006 at 311,000 square feet in size, would grow nearly 44,000 SF to the new size…
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., 2014-3-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA asks customers who have a bed canopy from children’s IKEA intended to be draped around children’s cribs/beds to stop using it and bring the canopy back to any IKEA store for a full refund.
The affected bed canopies are: LEGENDARISK, MINNEN bed Canopy set, BARNSLIG BOLL, MINNEN Brodyr, HIMMEL,…
Stockholm, Sweden, 2014-3-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB is proud to announce the launch of its highly anticipated Shop Online store in France. Customers will find the same collections online as in-store, and will for the first time be able to shop H&M Home products.
H&M’s Shop Online offers customers access…
Minneapolis, MN, 2014-3-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — “Houses are like people; the more inviting and interesting, the better.”
We couldn’t agree more, which is why Target has teamed up with the very interesting Emily Henderson to be the new home style expert.
Not only is she the winner of HGTV’s hit show “DesignStar” and TV host of “Secrets From a Stylist,” she’s also a brilliant…
Bucharest, Romania, 2014-3-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Brico Dépôt has opened its first two rebranded stores in Romania, in the Pantelimon and Orhideea areas of the capital city Bucharest.
Kingfisher plc acquired ‘Bricostore’s’ 15 home improvement stores in Romania in April 2013. Since June last year work has been underway to integrate colleagues and transform the stores into Kingfisher’s…