WOONSOCKET, R.I. , 2017-Oct-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) announced a five-year agreement with Anthem, Inc. (NYSE: ANTM) to provide services to support IngenioRx, a new pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) announced today by Anthem. As part of the agreement, CVS Caremark will manage certain services for IngenioRx, including claims processing and prescription…
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ARLINGTON, VA, 2017-Oct-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Food Marketing Institute (FMI) released the following statement from Jennifer Hatcher, chief public policy officer and senior vice president of public affairs, on the passage of San Francisco Ordinance #170763 that will require food retail establishments to require recordkeeping regarding the use of antimicrobials in animals produced…
TORONTO, Canada, 2017-Oct-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — RioCan REIT (TSX:REI.UN) and Allied Properties REIT (TSX:AP.UN) today announced that the residential condominium units at King Portland Centre are substantially sold out, subject to customary closing conditions and rights of rescission. RioCan and Allied expect the profitability of these units to exceed initial expectations.
King Portland Centre…
Solna, Sweden, 2017-Oct-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Lithuanian Competition Authority has reached a decision regarding ICA Gruppen’s subsidiary Rimi Lithuania's acquisition of UAB Palink, which operates the IKI grocery store chain. The authority has given its clearance to the deal under the condition that 17 specific stores be sold prior to completion of the…
Motor Fuel Group (MFG) adopts fuelService App across its UK network
Hertfordshire, UK, 2017-Oct-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is pleased to announce that it is adopting the revolutionary fuelService App across its 422-strong company station UK network.
The free fuelService App has been launched to enable disabled drivers to re-fuel their vehicles more…
MAPIC: Alibaba will attend the event and deliver keynote address
Sébastien Badault, CEO of Alibaba France, will give a keynote speech at the retail real estate market
Paris, 2017-Oct-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — MAPIC, the world’s leading retail real estate market today announces that China’s giant e-commerce group, Alibaba, will attend the event and deliver a…
MILWAUKEE, WI, 2017-Oct-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: BONT), today (October 18, 2017) announced it will close its store at the University Mall in South Burlington, Vermont early next year when its lease expires January 31, 2018. The store will be open for business to customers through January 2018. The closing will…
Zalando sent out the first parcel from its fulfillment center in Brunna, Sweden
Berlin, 2017-Oct-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Zalando, Europe’s leading online fashion platform, sent out the first parcel from its fulfillment center in Brunna yesterday. Earlier in May this year, Zalando fruitfully completed its location search for the first Nordic fulfillment center in…
SPAR UK Partner, A.F. Blakemore celebrates 100 years of business with new initiatives
United Kingdom, 2017-Oct-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — SPAR Partner, A.F. Blakemore, is celebrating 100 years of business and has undertaken a number of new initiatives that add value to the local communities it serves.
Installation of defibrillators
The partner has purchased 10 Automated External…
SPAR Slovenia announces the winner of its Start It Up, Slovenia! Project
Slovenia, 2017-Oct-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Twelve ideas, twelve products, one winner. SPAR Slovenia together with the Formitas Agency and POPTV broadcasting company, entered into an innovative seven-month partnership to give young Slovenian entrepreneurs the chance of an exclusive business opportunity with the…
SPAR Australia celebrates the achievements of independent SPAR retailers during its annual Gala Awards Dinner
Australia, 2017-Oct-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — It’s been another outstanding year for the SPAR Australia network; over 300 guests came together at the annual Gala Awards Dinner to celebrate the achievements of independent SPAR retailers over the last year.
Reflecting on…
Atlanta, 2017-Oct-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, sponsored one of North America’s largest hackathons, HackGT, from October 13-15 hosted at Georgia Tech. More than 1,000 student developers from around the country—selected from a record-setting group of more than 3,000 applicants—tested their creativity by developing cross-industry solutions and applications to…
NCR and P97 are working together to provide an innovative end-to-end mobile payment option to fuel and convenience store customers
Duluth, Ga., 2017-Oct-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, has unveiled its new NCR Mobile Payments solution at the NACS Show, the leading convenience and fuel retailing event, held in Chicago…
EMV certification enables petroleum convenience retailers to improve outdoor customer experience with more secure EMV payments and prepare for 2020 EMV mandate
Duluth, Ga. , 2017-Oct-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, today (October 18, 2017) announced it has received certification for outdoor EMV solutions with Wayne Fueling Systems (“Wayne”), part…
NORTH CANTON, Ohio, 2017-Oct-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — The board of directors of Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) today (Oct. 18, 2017) declared a fourth quarter cash dividend of 10 cents per share on all common shares. The dividend is payable on Friday, Dec. 8 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Friday, Nov. 17.
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Mobility, security and data underpin industry-leading commerce innovations
LAS VEGAS, 2017-Oct-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), the world leader in enabling connected commerce, is unveiling its latest experience-driven technologies that extend beyond omnichannel offerings to empower a more cohesive, end-to-end ecosystem for financial institutions and retailers. The company will showcase its latest innovations at this year's Money20/20…
NORTH CANTON, Ohio, 2017-Oct-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Diebold Nixdorf, (NYSE:DBD) will release 2017 third quarter financial results Tuesday, Oct. 31 before trading begins on the New York Stock Exchange. Andy W. Mattes, president and chief executive officer, Christopher A. Chapman, senior vice president and chief financial officer, and Juergen Wunram, senior vice president and chief operating officer will discuss…
With Automotive Sales on NeweggBusiness Up 30% Year-over-Year, Category is Poised for Further Growth
Los Angeles, CA, 2017-Oct-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Newegg, the top tech-focused e-retailer in North America, today (October 17, 2017) unveiled a new automotive product category on its B2B website, NeweggBusiness.com. As of today, the category offers more than one million SKUs,…
MANCHESTER, UK, 2017-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Co-op is investing almost £3.5M in its North Wales stores this autumn to re-develop and transform four sites during a seven week programme of works creating around a dozen new retail jobs.
The community retailer - which last month scooped Convenience Retailer of the Year at the Retail Industry…
WASHINGTON, 2017-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Les Chateaux De France, Inc., an Inwood, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,225 pounds of bacon-wrapped scallops due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today (Oct. 18, 2017). The products contain milk, a known allergen, which…
Shanghai, China, 2017-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Prada Rong Zhai, a historic mansion in central Shanghai reimagined as a flexible site for cultural activities, to open to the public.
On October 17, 2017, Prada opens Prada Rong Zhai, a meticulously restored historic early twentieth-century mansion in central Shanghai. Designed for the distinguished family of Yung Tsoong-King…
St. Petersburg, Russia, 2017-Oct-19 — /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 Yekaterinburg.
The new store is a Lenta compact format hypermarket located in 22 bld.2, Partsyezda street, Yekaterinburg. The store has a total area of…
Delaware North brings Taste NY café at Pembroke Travel Plaza on New York State Thruway
BUFFALO, N.Y., 2017-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Delaware North’s travel business this week celebrated the opening of Taste NY café at Pembroke Travel Plaza, where it operates food and beverage services for the New York State Thruway on I-90 just east…
Melbourne, Australia, 2017-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) are pleased to hear the ANZ Bank have agreed to route transactions on Dual Network Cards via the eftpos network, preserving consumer and merchant choice across all payment channels, and reducing transaction costs to retailers.
ARA Executive Director Russell Zimmerman said, currently Point…
Greggs signs the Time to Change Employer Pledge to raise awareness about mental health
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, 2017-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Roger Whiteside, chief executive at Greggs has taken the first step to break the silence around mental health by signing the Time to Change Employer Pledge.
By putting pen to paper on the…
Venmo adds mobile web checkout capabilities, purchase protection, and instant transfer to bank account; launches national brand campaign
SAN JOSE, Calif., 2017-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starting this week, Venmo customers can shop on their mobile phone and make purchases at more than two million U.S. retailers via the mobile web. Venmo customers can now…
Trax’s unique computer vision platform allows CPG brands and retailers to increase store auditing accuracy and boost sales by 3-5%.
Singapore, 2017-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Based on its recent analysis of the image recognition industry in Europe, Frost & Sullivan chooses Trax as winner of the 2017 New Product Innovation Award. The computer vision company was…
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., 2017-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — ChannelAdvisor Corporation (NYSE: ECOM), a leading provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable retailers and branded manufacturers to increase global sales, today announced that it will release its third quarter 2017 financial results for the period ended September 30, 2017 after 4:15 p.m. ET on Thursday,…
CINCINNATI, 2017-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today (Oct. 17, 2017) announced the retirement of Central division President Katie Wolfram and the promotion of Pam Matthews, currently the QFC division president, to succeed her. Suzy Monford will join the company to serve as the president of the QFC division.
"We are grateful…
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., 2017-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — BJ's Restaurants, Inc.(NASDAQ:BJRI) today (Oct. 17, 2017) announced that it will release its third quarter 2017 results after the market closes on Thursday, October 26, 2017. The Company will host an investor conference call at 2:00 p.m. (Pacific) that same day. The conference call will be broadcast live over…