London, 2017-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — British Land announces that Lucinda Bell, Chief Financial Officer, has informed the Board of her intention to stand down from the Board and leave the Company on 4 April 2018. Lucinda was appointed to the Board in March 2011, becoming Chief Financial Officer in May 2011. The Company…
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WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2017-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today (October 4, 2017) announced that its customers and colleagues donated nearly $4 million to support the Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico communities that were devastated by recent hurricanes, during a 10-day in-store fundraising campaign. The company also announced that it will donate more than $6 million of critical products and supplies…
Acquisition Extends Aptos’ Singular Commerce Platform With TXT Retail’s Best-of-Breed Merchandise Lifecycle Management Suite, Expands Aptos’ Customer Base to 60+ Countries
ATLANTA, 2017-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Aptos, Inc., a recognized market leader in retail technology solutions, today (Oct. 3, 2017) announced it has completed its acquisition of TXT Retail, the leading global provider of end-to-end merchandise…
Pablo Isla and Valter Sanches went over the key milestones and future challenges of this pioneering initiative in the global garment industry marking their joint effort to enhance working conditions in the garment industry
The Chairman and CEO of Inditex, Pablo Isla, underscored the fact that looking forward, the Global Framework Agreement will continue…
NEW BRITAIN, Conn., 2017-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) has been selected as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America for the seventh consecutive year. Stanley Black & Decker's overall score placed the company in the 86th percentile of the DJSI, up from 83rd last year.
"At Stanley Black & Decker, we…
CLEVELAND, 2017-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR) provided a further update today (Oct 04, 2017) on its process of providing assistance and support to its personnel in Puerto Rico as well as assessing damage from Hurricane Maria to its assets in Puerto Rico.
"We have now been in contact with all of our team members…
ALEXANDRIA, VA, 2017-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Brandon Kramer has joined NACS as a marketing manager, where he will be jointly responsible for the ongoing evolution and development of marketing vision and strategy for NACS membership, products and services, and events, including one of the nation’s top 40 tradeshows, the NACS Show.
Kramer comes to…
MANCHESTER, UK, 2017-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — An ambition to turn craft beer into clean drinking water for One Million people facing water poverty has taken a further step forward for an Edinburgh-based social enterprise who have secured a listing with the Co-op.
Brewgooder, which donates 100% of its profits to water charities, has secured a…
Zaandam, 2017-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold Delhaize announces today (October 4, 2017) that it has reached agreement with Retail Partners Colruyt Group (RPCG), for their Spar banner, to divest the Albert Heijn Groenplaats location in Antwerp, Belgium. This deal represents the final sale in the mandatory store divestment program in Belgium following the…
TAI FOONG USA recalls Royal Asia Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup that may contain undeclared egg
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Seattle, WA, 2017-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — TAI FOONG USA of Seattle, WA is recalling Royal Asia Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup, because it may contain undeclared egg. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to egg or egg products…
Sid Wainer & Son® voluntarily recalls Jansal Valley® brand Dried Chili De Arbol Peppers due to undeclared peanuts
New Bedford, MA, 2017-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sid Wainer & Son® of New Bedford, MA is voluntarily recalling Jansal Valley® brand Dried Chili De Arbol Peppers because it does not have the proper allergens identified, being peanuts. People who have…
Wegmans Hiring Offices in Medford and Natick Will Offer Open Interviews During Select Wednesdays in October
MEDFORD, MA, 2017-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wegmans Food Markets today (October 04, 2017) announced the local leadership team managing its new Medford store, which opens Sunday, Nov. 5 at Meadow Glen on the north side of Mystic…
Mölndal, Sweden, 2017-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — A presentation of the report will be held for analysts, the media and investors on the same day at 09:00 (CET) at Helio T-House Engelbrektsplan 1 in Stockholm. The report will be presented by Danny Feltmann, President and CEO, and Anders Düring, CFO.
Please announce participation for the…
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, 2017-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Yesterday (2 OCT, 2017), WWF, Solidaridad and Pesticide Action Network UK released their Sustainable Cotton Ranking 2017 were they are assessing company performance in connection to sustainable cotton cultivation.
“We are very happy to have been highlighted as one of the top performing brands in the Sustainable Cotton Ranking…
Stockholm, SWEDEN, 2017-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — More than 480,000 people have fled Rakhine State in Myanmar in the last weeks, arriving in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh in desperate conditions. The humanitarian crisis in Cox’s Bazar is one of the region’s largest man-made humanitarian crises in decades. Needs are also enormous within Rakhine State. To…
Conshohocken, PA , 2017-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA U.S. announced today that in keeping with its sustainability strategy of ‘waste to resources’ it will be recycling all of its used mattresses. This includes old mattresses (any brand) that are picked up when new IKEA mattresses are delivered*, as well as all returned mattresses at…
Paris, France/ Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2017-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Further to the agreement (promesse de vente) entered into in February 2017, Unibail-Rodamco announces the completion of the disposal of the So Ouest Plaza building, located in Levallois-Perret, to an institutional investor represented by BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Services. The Net Disposal Price (NDP)(1) is…
SANTA MONICA, Calif., 2017-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ —
WHAT: Macerich (NYSE: MAC) Schedules Third Quarter 2017 Earnings Release
WHEN: Earnings Results will be released after market close on Monday, October 30, 2017. Management will hold a conference call at 11:00 am Pacific Time (2:00 pm Eastern Time) on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 to discuss quarterly results.
WHERE: Interested parties can listen to a live webcast of…
Co-op announces the return of its annual Drink Pink campaign
Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 2017-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Chances are you know someone who’s been affected by breast cancer.
According to the Canadian Cancer Society, one in nine Canadian women will likely develop breast cancer in her lifetime. But research is making huge strides, and each year…
Company answers customer demand for popular LTO, which will be available after 6 p.m. on Oct. 6, 13 and 20, and all day Oct. 26
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., 2017-Oct-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is bringing back its popular fall treat, the Pumpkin Spice Original Glazed® doughnut, for a limited time in October, answering…
KappAhl rolls out Click&Collect and Shop Online in Store as key steps to its journey to digitisation
At the turn of the month, KappAhl took the next big step on its journey to digitisation, launching Click&Collect and Shop Online in Store.
“Every way of shopping at KappAhl should be integrated. Online and physical stores aren’t different channels; they’re two parts of the same KappAhl. The customer chooses, we deliver. Because there is…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2017-Oct-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold Delhaize has repurchased 885,042 of Ahold Delhaize common shares in the period from September 25, 2017 up to and including September 29, 2017. The shares were repurchased at an average price of €15.58 per share for a total consideration of €13.8 million. These repurchases were made…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2017-Oct-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Albert Heijn is marking the 10th anniversary this year of the Albert Heijn Foundation, the brand's charitable organization that invests in local community initiatives of its fruit, vegetable and flower suppliers in Africa, ranging from education to health and housing projects. The foundation last week celebrated the anniversary…
Mall China 2017 Golden Mall Awards. SM China bagged four wins in the Mall China 2017 Golden Mall Awards for SM City Xiamen, SM Lifestyle Center, SM City Tianjin, and SM City Chengdu at the recently concluded awarding ceremonies on September 20, held at the Marriott Financial Centre, Chengdu in China. SM City Xiamen won…
Montreal, CA, 2017-Oct-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. (TSX: PJC.A) and METRO Inc. (TSX: MRU) have announced today that they are engaged in exclusive discussions regarding a combination agreement through which the shares of the Jean Coutu Group would be acquired by METRO at a price of $24.50 per share,…
Canada's leading discount retailer hosts welcome event in Johnstown Industrial Park
OTTAWA , CA, 2017-Oct-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Giant Tiger Stores Limited, the leading Canadian owned family discount retailer, is hosting a fun-filled welcome event to introduce its new state-of-the-art distribution centre to the township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal and its surrounding communities. The new facility occupies…
Emerges from Chapter 11 Process Well-Positioned for Long-Term Growth and Success
San Francisco, CA, 2017-Oct-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Gymboree Corporation today announced that it has successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 as a new corporation under the name Gymboree Group, Inc. (the “Company” or “Gymboree Group”). The Company’s…
PARIS, 2017-Oct-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Apprentices in the 2017/2018 class at the LVMH Institut des Métiers d’Excellence (IME) begin their training programs today. The IME has had an eventful year and has organized an exhibition of work done by students from previous years.
For its first class in 2014 the IME welcomed 28 apprentices.…
An additional investment of RMB5.3 billion (US$807 million) will increase Alibaba's stake to 51%
Alibaba also announces intention to invest an additional RMB100 billion (US$15.2 billion) over the next five years to expand its logistics network
Hangzhou, China, 2017-Oct-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA, "Alibaba") today announced that as…
Transguard becomes a certified Diebold Nixdorf solutions service provider across the UAE
Partnership further enables banks in the UAE to maximize operational efficiency, increase network availability and elevate consumer experiences
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, 2017-Oct-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Transguard Group and Diebold Nixdorf today announced a strategic partnership to provide financial institutions and retailers in the…