Author Susan Weiner, RDN launches new release, The Complete Diabetes Organizer
Uniondale, NY, 2014-2-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — In lieu of March, National Nutrition Month, the ShopRite of Uniondale is hosting a book signing by certified diabetes educator Susan Weiner, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist on Saturday, March 1 from 11a.m.-3 p.m.. The Complete Diabetes Organizer, written by Ms. Weiner…
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Help MDA this March in the Fight Against Neuromuscular Disease
Matthews, N.C., 2014-2-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Harris Teeter is pleased to announce a partnership with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to help the non-profit health agency raise funding to continue its mission of finding treatments and cures for neuromuscular diseases.
March 1 - March 31, Harris…
Fourth quarter Adjusted EPS of $1.30; full-year Adjusted EPS of $4.38. Fourth quarter GAAP EPS of $0.81; full-year GAAP EPS of $3.07
Target’s U.S. operations generated fourth quarter Adjusted earnings per share of $1.30, at the high end of the updated guidance provided in January.
Canadian Segment dilution of (40) cents in the fourth quarter compares…
BESTSELLER EMPLOYEES HELPED MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY DONATING A PART OF THEIR NEW YEAR’S GIFT TO THREE HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS IN INDIA, CHINA AND AFRICA. FOLLOWING THE EMPLOYEE DONATIONS, BESTSELLER AND BESTSELLER FUND TOPPED UP THE DONATION TO THE FULL AMOUNT OF DKK 3.5 MILLION.
Brande, Denmark, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — The money is distributed to each…
BESTSELLER FUND HAS SIGNED A CHEQUE OF DKK 2 MILLION TO HELP DANISH REFUGEE COUNCIL DELIVER EMERGENCY AID TO THOUSANDS OF SYRIAN REFUGEES LIVING IN LEBANON.
Brande, Denmark, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Emergency relief to Syrian refugees in Lebanon
BESTSELLER FUND's donation will be earmarked to deliver emergency aid to thousands of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Bi-Lo Holdings, LLC and Delhaize Group (Euronext Brussels: DELB – NYSE: DEG) today announced they have received approval from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to proceed with the transaction in which Bi-Lo Holdings will acquire substantially all of the stores in the Sweetbay, Harveys and Reid’s supermarket chains from…
Donates more than $1 million worth of new clothes to survivors
SAN FRANCISCO, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Old Navy announced today the donation of more than 100,000 articles of new clothing to the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan that hit the central and southern islands of the Philippines in November 2013.
“At Old Navy, we want to do…
Birmingham, UK, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Justin King, Sainsbury’s Chief Executive reinforced the importance of British sourcing at today’s NFU conference. At a time when the UK faces a storm of adverse weather and economic difficulty the retailer is committed to sourcing closer to home.
Speaking to an audience of farmers, MPs and retailers at the…
Tesco is today hosting a seminar for investors and analysts.
Cheshunt, England, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — The seminar will comprise presentations from Philip Clarke (Group Chief Executive), Chris Bush (Managing Director - UK), Robin Terrell (Group Multichannel Director) and Laurie McIlwee (Chief Financial Officer).
Tesco will reiterate its strategic priorities of continuing to invest in its…
Düsseldorf, Germany, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — With Axel Hluchy (49), METRO Cash & Carry Germany is getting a new managing director. Effective beginning of April, the wholesale professional will take over from Dominique Minnaert who will assume another position within METRO GROUP for health reasons.
Hluchy is presently Managing Director of MAKRO Cash & Carry Czech Republic andMETRO…
BENTONVILLE, Ark., 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) will participate in the 35th annual Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Walmart U.S. President and CEO Bill Simon will provide an update on the Walmart U.S. business at 10:25 a.m. EST.
Click here to follow Bill Simon’s presentation. The presentation will…
WEST DES MOINES, IA, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Hy-Vee, Inc., an industry leading grocery retailer with 235 stores in eight states, announced plans today for a major expansion of its Minnesota operations into the Twin Cities market. Hy-Vee has been a fixture in Minnesota communities since 1969 and currently has 17 employee-owned stores statewide with…
Boise, ID, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — AB Acquisition LLC (Albertsons), which operates Albertson’s LLC and New Albertson’s Inc., today announced that Rick Navarro, who had been the Company’s Chief Financial Officer since its inception in 2006, has been appointed Chief Administrative Officer. Succeeding Navarro as the company’s CFO is Robert B. Dimond.
“Our decentralized operating structure…
Minneapolis, MN, 2014-2-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Target Corporation to Webcast 4th Quarter Earnings Conference Call
WHAT: Target Corporation’s (NYSE:TGT) webcast of its 4th quarter earnings conference call.
WHEN: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 9:30 a.m. central time
HOW: Investors and the media are invited to listen to the call through the company’s website at www.target.com/investors (click on link under…
Ahold repurchased 2,232,557 Ahold common shares for € 29.67 million between February 17 and 21, 2014
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2014-2-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold has repurchased 2,232,557 Ahold common shares in the period from February 17, 2014 up to and including February 21, 2014.
The shares were repurchased at an average price of € 13.2919 per share for a total consideration of € 29.67 million. These repurchases were made as part of…
LONDON, 2014-2-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — BRC Global Standards has announced the availability of a 24/7 telephone hotline – TELL BRC – offering a confidential reporting service hotline for employees, suppliers, clients and other stakeholders to report concerns they may have about wrongdoing in a manufacturing site that is certificated against a BRC Global Standard.
The service is being provided…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2014-2-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Investments Corporation (SM) has inked a memorandum of agreement with the University of the Philippines for the construction of a PHP400 million professional schools building in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.
Under the agreement, SM and SM Prime Holdings, Inc. have committed to supervise the construction and delivery…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2014-2-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading property developers in Southeast Asia, reported combined net earnings of Php16.27 billion in 2013.
Consolidated revenues rose 5% to Php59.79 billion from Php57.22 billion a year ago. Rental revenues accounted for 54% of the total, and grew by 11%…
Helsinki, Finland, 2014-2-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Notice is given to Kesko Corporation's shareholders of the Annual General Meeting which will be held inMessukeskus Helsinki's Conference Centre, Messuaukio 1 (Conference Centre entrance), Helsinki, on 7 April 2014 at 13.00.The reception desks for those registered for the meeting are open, voting tickets are provided and coffee is served…
Bricks-and-mortar retail is gearing up +++ staging the retail experience is be-all and end-all +++ shop fitting and lighting support accomplished brand worlds +++ networking of web, mobiles and off-line business as important as ever
More than 109,000 trade visitors attended the world’s No.1 trade fair for retail and its partners in Düsseldorf –110 nations represented
Düsseldorf,…
Purchase, NY & Quincy, MA, 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Following a recall by Newman’s Own, Inc., The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC announced it removed from sale Newman’s Own Salsa Con Queso due to an undeclared allergen, wheat, on the ingredient label. This product is safe to consume for individuals who do not suffer…
Landover, MD, 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Following a recall by Newman’s Own, Inc., Giant Food of Landover, Md. announced it removed from sale Newman’s Own Salsa Con Queso due to an undeclared allergen, wheat, on the ingredient label. This product is safe to consume for individuals who do not suffer from a wheat allergy.
The following…
PARIS, 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Casino successfully issued a new 10-year bond of €900 million. This bond, which will pay a coupon of 3.248%, has been significantly oversubscribed by a diversified investor base.
Casino also announced today a tender offer for bonds maturing in April 2016 and February 2017 for an amount to be determined at…
Melbourne, Australia, 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Guardian Pharmacy has won the prestigious 2013 Roy Morgan Research Customer Satisfaction Award for Pharmacy for the second year in a row, ahead of other leading Australian brands.
The award adds to the number of customer satisfaction awards Guardian has won, including the two most recent Canstar Blue Most Satisfied…
Woonsocket, R.I. 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — MinuteClinic, a division of CVS Caremark Corporation and the largest and fastest growing retail clinic provider in the United States, announced today that it will switch to the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) called EpicCare. MinuteClinic currently uses its own proprietary EMR.
“EpicCare’s rich platform will allow us to continue…
NEW YORK, 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today, Banana Republic unveils a new look with its Spring 2014 campaign – a heartfelt nod to the modern day adventurer who appreciates the journey, not just the destination, and is perfectly outfitted every step of the way. Inspired by the brand’s heritage and the pioneering spirit of its…
Australia: Farm Weekly seeks historic photos of Wesfarmers to profile the company’s 100-year journey
Perth, Australia, 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — To celebrate our Centenary, Farm Weekly, in conjunction with Wesfarmers, is producing a 100-page keepsake, A4 gloss publication. Farm Weekly will be profiling some of the people involved in our 100-year journey and the events that have helped shape our company.
If you have any historic photos of Wesfarmers tucked away somewhere at…
LONDON, 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sainsbury’s, the UK’s 7th largest clothing retailer, has signed a new two year deal with Gok Wan, creative force behind the Gok for Tu collections designed exclusively for Sainsbury’s. Sainsbury’s has also revealed today that its clothing business, which continues to take market share, is growing at around 10% year…
LONDON, 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kimberley Walsh worked up a sweat today, recreating shots from Olivia Newton-John’s iconic video ‘Physical’ to showcase the launch of the official Sport Relief Headband, now available in Sainsbury’s stores nationwide.
Sporting the official Sport Relief Headband sold in Sainsbury’s, the stylish singer was given a full makeover to look like…
PARIS, 2014-2-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour will be taking part in the Paris International Agricultural Show from 22 February to 2 March in Paris. An opportunity for Carrefour to showcase its "Origin and Quality" product lines, as well as its Reflets de France and Carrefour Bio products.
Over the 9 days of the show, nearly 60…