Stater Bros. Markets and LifeStream Blood Bank Partner to Save Lives
San Bernardino, CA, 2015-9-2 — /EPR Retail News/ — Stater Bros. is proud to partner with LifeStream Blood Bank in an ongoing effort to boost local, life-saving blood reserves.
Each month, Stater Bros. hosts blood drives at selected supermarkets. For the month of September, blood drives will be…
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Louisville, KY, 2015-9-2 — /EPR Retail News/ — This summer Yum! Brands Foundation partnered with The Acts of Random Kindness (ARK) Project to complete various acts of service in the Louisville, KY community. The ARK project travelled the country this summer during a 10-week tour performing random acts of kindness in various communities, inspired by one…
CINCINNATI, 2015-9-2 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today named Jessica C. Adelman to serve as Kroger's group vice president of corporate affairs, effective November 1.
"Jessica brings a wealth of public affairs leadership experience and deep knowledge of the food supply chain," said Rodney McMullen, Kroger's chairman and chief executive officer.…
This September, Kroger's Family of Stores Will Make It Easy For Shoppers to Give Hope by The Gallon To Families In Need In Their Communities
CINCINNATI, 2015-9-2 — /EPR Retail News/ — September is Hunger Action Month™, a nationwide campaign from Feeding America® – the largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the country. In honor of Hunger…
TORONTO, 2015-9-2 — /EPR Retail News/ — Unata, the leading provider of 1-to-1 Omni-commerce solutions, today announced their unprecedented 800% YOY growth based on new customer relationships. Over the past months, Unata has announced implementations with grocers Lunds & Bylerly’s, Raley’s, Haggen and Lowes Foods, to name a few. More customer announcements will be made in…
Prime members can download movies and TV episodes to iPhones, iPads, Android phones and tablets and Fire devices at no additional charge
Allows for offline viewing—on a plane, in a car, at the beach or wherever members want to watch Prime Video
SEATTLE, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that Prime members in…
NEW YORK, NY, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — Macy’s (NYSE:M) today announced the launch of a collaboration with online fashion tech start-up company Nineteenth Amendment on macys.com. The exclusive partnership will expose Nineteenth Amendment’s stable of up-and-coming designers to Macy’s Millennial shoppers who will have the opportunity to purchase garments made on demand in the USA…
HELSINKI, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kesko-owned Intersport Finland Ltd has opened the world's first Intersport RUN&FIT specialist store at the Galeria shopping mall in St. Petersburg. The new store concept opens up a new era for Intersport and supports the chain's expansion into city centres and shopping malls with high customer flows. Specialist…
PARIS, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — Audiane Cojean, winner of the 2015 LVMH Culture and Creation Young Talents Prize, presented her sustainable fashion creations at the Green Showroom in Berlin in July. Her participation in the event underlined her inventiveness and commitment.
LVMH has for the past ten years provided active support for equal opportunity…
H&M’s unique fair living wage strategy, launched in 2013, is showing progress on many fronts. This update describes our goals and achievements as well as work in progress and challenges.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — By testing and up-scaling the Fair Wage Method*, significant steps are taken towards creating improved pay structures at…
Made with SONIC's Real Ice Cream, SONIC Offers the Ultimate Cake Experience
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — SONIC® Drive-In (NASDAQ: SONC) is giving cake fans across the nation another reason to celebrate any time of day or night with new Ice Cream Cake Shakes and Ice Cream Cake Waffle Cones.
SONIC's latest frozen creations…
Unibail-Rodamco closes the disposal of its stake in Comexposium to Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP
Paris, Amsterdam, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — Further to the announcement made on March 31, 2015, about the entry into an agreement with Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP pursuant to which it offered to acquire Unibail-Rodamco’s 50% stake in Comexposium, and following the satisfaction of the conditions precedent, Unibail-Rodamco announces the closing of the disposal…
WASHINGTON, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Obama Administration has portrayed its proposal to expand the number of people covered by federal overtime rules as a means to bring extra pay to low-wage workers. But a new analysis conducted for the National Retail Federation shows that a far broader range of higher-ranking management and…
WASHINGTON, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Retail Federation today issued the following statement from Senior Vice President for Government Relations David French on the Labor Department’s decision to move forward with the Obama administration’s proposal to expand overtime, denying requests from business groups for an extension to the comment period:
“Today’s announcement by…
New partnership enhances Chipotle’s delivery options; provides delivery access to students at 40 college campuses
DENVER, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — As college students make their way back to school for another year, Chipotle Mexican Grill(NYSE: CMG) is making it easier for students to find the food they love, allowing more time for study and less…
Dallas, TX and Palo Alto, CA, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — 7‑Eleven, Inc. and DoorDash today announced a partnership to provide on-demand delivery from participating 7‑Eleven stores in five major metropolitan markets across the US. Customers in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago can order products from their local 7‑Eleven stores starting today with delivery…
New York, NY, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — This week's ICSC Florida Conference & Deal Making conference in Orlando shines the spotlight on a sizzling state that's lately ascended to the nation's third heaviest populated and its second most-active retail-development hub behind only Texas.
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ICSC Florida Conference & Deal Making conference: Florida’s retail engine is roaring
WESTWOOD, MA, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wegmans Food Markets today announced the management team of its newest store, located at 169 University Avenue in Westwood. The team has nearly 120 combined years of experience at Wegmans, and includes the Store Manager, Executive Chef, Pharmacy Manager and Area Managers who will each oversee various departments within…
Whole Foods Market encourages consumers to invest in a healthier future for children through support of their foundation’s Growing Healthy Kids Campaign
AUSTIN, TX, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Kids Foundation is launching the 2015 Growing Healthy Kids Campaign, which aims to raise over $4 million to inspire families and support schools related to…
Providence UT, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — Healthy check stand with fresh produce and healthy snacks opens at Macey’s Tooele in partnership with Bear River Valley Health Department
WHAT: A healthy check stand featuring fresh produce and healthy snacks will officially open to the public September 1 at Macey’s Tooele in partnership with Bear River…
Brande, Denmark, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — A NEWLY ESTABLISHED FOUNDATION WILL PROVIDE LOANS AND EQUITY TO ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESSES THAT CAN HELP FIGHT POVERTY IN AFRICA, CHINA AND INDIA.
Loans & investments to fight poverty
Africa, rural China and India are home to extreme poverty, but they are also full of potential business cases that need…
Sales increased to $3.01 billion and Same-Store Sales increased 2.7%
Reaffirms estimate of $300 million in run-rate synergies by end of third year
Company is progressing on Family Dollar integration plan
CHESAPEAKE, Va., 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), North America's leading operator of discount variety stores, today reported results for…
Solna, Sweden, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — ICA has signed an agreement with Fabege on new premises for its head office, in Arenastaden in Solna. This means that ICA’s employees who today work at various offices in Solna Business Park, in IT-huset in Sundbyberg, and in Apotek Hjärtat’s offices in Solna centrum, will be…
Gothenburg, Sweden, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — The winner for best design idea and collection has been chosen amongst the graduates from Borås School of Textiles. The graduation show and announcement of the winner was held at Fashion Week Stockholm. The winner is Josephine Runquist who took the prize with her collection ‘Change in…
Zalando has opened up its second technology hub outside of Germany with plans to create up to 200 jobs over the next few years
Local team will focus on customer-facing products such as new fashion apps
Expansion of the Tech Team in Dublin is on track, focusing on strong expertise in data science
Growth of…
Store will be upgraded and reopen on Sunday September 20. Pharmacy and nearby Weis store will remain open during interim period
Sunbury, PA, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — Weis Markets today announced it has completed the purchase of Nell’s Shur-Fine Market in Grandview Plaza in Hanover.
This store will temporarily close while it is being converted and upgraded.…
LOS ANGELES, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ralphs Grocery Company, and the entire Kroger family of stores, will hold open interviews on Tues., Sept. 15, for all veterans and their family members. Ralphs is hiring to fill an estimated 1,000 positions in its stores. Nationwide, The Kroger Co. is hiring to fill an estimated…
CINCINNATI, OH, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) and Murray's Cheese announced today that 20 Kroger associates and eight Murray's Cheese associates have been named Certified Cheese Professionals™ by the American Cheese Society.
This breaks both company's previous records of 13 Kroger associates and four Murray's Cheese associates who achieved the…
Felix Kubat wird neuer Leiter von Coop City
BASEL, 2015-9-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — Per 1. September 2015 übernimmt Felix Kubat die Leitung von Coop City. Dank seiner langjährigen Berufserfahrung im Schweizer Detailhandel verfügt er über beste Voraussetzungen für die erfolgreiche Weiterentwicklung der 31 Coop City Verkaufsstellen.
Nach 10 Jahren Tätigkeit als Leiter von Coop City…
Durante el primer semestre, EROSKI ha aumentado más de un 15% los kilos comercializados de queso D.O. Idiazabal
EROSKI y la D.O. IDIAZABAL mantienen una alianza estratégica para impulsar la promoción y distribución de este queso de alta calidad
Uharte-Arakil, España, 2015-8-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — La sociedad Aralar Mendi de Uharte-Arakil, de la mano…