Exchange listing of the shares of new METRO expected by Mid-July 2017
Current METRO AG shares to become CECONOMY shares
Listing of the stock in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange intended
Düsseldorf, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has approved the stock exchange listing…
Management
Düsseldorf, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — METRO GROUP invests in the London-based start-up Yoyo Wallet, a fast growing mobile payment and customer engagement platform operating in the European market. Founded in 2013, Yoyo provides a combination of fast and simple-to-use mobile payment, ordering, and personalised loyalty and reward programs, all backed by an analytics…
Macy’s Green Living employee committee “Connect with Nature” initiatives to serve the community and raise environmental awareness
CINCINNATI, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — As a part of Macy’s (NYSE:M) commitment to sustainability, the company’s Green Living employee committee developed several “Connect with Nature” initiatives during Earth Week 2017 to serve the community and raise environmental…
MOORESVILLE, N.C. 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) today (June 26, 2017) announced it has completed its $512 million acquisition of Maintenance Supply Headquarters, a leading distributor of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products serving the multifamily housing industry.
The acquisition is a significant step in Lowe’s strategy to deepen and…
MIGROS TURBENTHAL UNTER NEUER LEITUNG
Gossau, Switzerland, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Migros Turbenthal erhält eine neue Führung: Ab dem 1. Juli 2017 leitet Andrea Clementi die Geschicke des Supermarktes.
Nach 9-jähriger Tätigkeit als Leiter der Migros Turbenthal wechselt Reto Stamm nach Wittenbach. Der 48-Jährige übernimmt im Juli die Leitung der Migros Kronbühl. Sein Amt in…
Gossau, Switzerland, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ab Anfang Juli leitet Reto Stamm die Geschicke der Migros Kronbühl in Wittenbach. Sein Vorgänger übernimmt die Führung der Migros Herisau Walke.
Nach gut acht Jahren an der Spitze der Migros Kronbühl in Wittenbach wechselt Filialleiter Kurt Wessner nach Herisau. Dort übernimmt er die Leitung der Migros Herisau Walke.…
BAUSTART FÜR DEN OBI SCHAFFHAUSEN
Gossau, Switzerland, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Am 3. Juli 2017 starten die Bauarbeiten für den neuen OBI im Herblingertal. Diese werden voraussichtlich rund eineinhalb Jahre dauern. Die Eröffnung des neuen OBI Schaffhausen soll im Herbst 2018 stattfinden.
Wie im Februar angekündigt, baut die Genossenschaft Migros Ostschweiz im Herblingertal einen neuen…
KLUBSCHULE MIGROS BIETET NEU GEBÄRDENSPRACHKURSE AN
Gossau, Switzerland, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Schweizerischen Gehörlosenbund bietet die Klubschule Migros in Winterthur ab August erstmals Kurse in Gebärdensprache an.
Um sich miteinander zu verständigen, gibt es über 6000 Sprachen auf dieser Welt. Nicht immer sind allerdings Worte nötig, um einander etwas mitzuteilen: Die Gebärdensprache…
PARKFLÄCHEN DER MIGROS GOLDACH WERDEN ERNEUERT
Gossau, Switzerland, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Am 3. Juli 2017 starten die Erneuerungsarbeiten der Parkflächen der Migros Goldach. Diese dauern bis 11. August. Der Umbau des Supermarkts beginnt am 11. September.
Vorgängig zum Umbau des Migros Supermarkts in Goldach beginnt am 3. Juli die Erneuerung der Parkflächen. Bei den…
WASHINGTON, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Three members of the law enforcement and retail loss prevention community will be honored this week during the National Retail Federation’s NRF PROTECT conference in Washington. The founder of The Loss Prevention Foundation will receive the industry’s top award on Tuesday while a New York Police Department lieutenant…
WASHINGTON, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Retail Federation announced today (June 26, 2017) that Stephanie Martz, a former White House and congressional attorney and partner at one of Washington’s top lobbying firms, will join the organization in September as senior vice president and general counsel. Martz will succeed retiring SVP and General…
Utica, NY, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Price Rite Supermarkets today (June 25, 2017) opened its new Utica store, located at 501 Bleeker St., where the first 200 customers received complimentary $25 gift cards to shop the 32,000-square-foot store.
Known for its everyday low prices, Price Rite's shopper-friendly format features a wide selection of fresh produce, natural and…
BEACHWOOD, Ohio, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — DDR Corp. (NYSE:DDR) announced today (Jun 26, 2017) that financial and operational results for the quarter ending June 30, 2017, will be released before the market opens on July 26, 2017. The Company will host its quarterly earnings conference call and audio webcast on July 26 at…
ALEXANDRIA, Va., and WASHINGTON, DC, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — The American Red Cross and NACS, the association representing the nation’s 154,000-plus convenience stores, announced that they have developed a partnership to advance community giving and disaster relief programs for NACS member companies. NACS is the first retail-focused association to partner with the American…
Bridge Street Market to deliver convenient, fresh neighborhood grocery option for West Side and downtown Grand Rapids residents
Community Grocery Store Anchors Development on the West Side
Grand Rapids, Mich., 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — West Side and downtown Grand Rapids residents today (June 26, 2017) celebrated the groundbreaking of Bridge Street Market, a unique grocery…
MINNEAPOLIS, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE:SVU) today (Jun. 26, 2017) announced that Bruce Besanko has informed the Company’s Board of Directors of his intention to resign his positions as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer effective July 5, 2017 to pursue an opportunity outside the Company.
SUPERVALU also announced that…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2017-Jun-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold Delhaize has repurchased 654,522 of Ahold Delhaize common shares in the period from June 22, 2017 up to and including June 23, 2017. The shares were repurchased at an average price of €16.68 per share for a total consideration of €10.9 million. These repurchases were…
WASHINGTON, 2017-Jun-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Maxi Canada, Inc., a Quebec, Canada establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of breaded chicken products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today (June 24, 2017). The products may contain milk, a known allergen, which is…
WASHINGTON, 2017-Jun-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Overhill Farms, Inc., a Vernon, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 54,630 pounds of chicken bites products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically bone, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today (June 24, 2017).
The frozen chicken bites were produced on Aug.…
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2017-Jun-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Heute Morgen wurde auf der Fluonalp im Kanton Obwalden der Alpenparcours der Coop Patenschaft für Berggebiete eröffnet. Anlass dafür bot die Jubiläums-Auftaktfeier der Coop Patenschaft für Berggebiete, die dieses Jahr ihr 75-jähriges Bestehen feiert. Auf einem gemütlichen Rundweg, der über drei Alpen führt, können während des ganzen Sommers…
DIE MIGROS TRITT AUS DER BRANCHENORGANISATION MILCH AUS
Zürich, Switzerland, 2017-Jun-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Migros nimmt ihre Verantwortung in der Milchbranche künftig eigenständig und unabhängig wahr und tritt per Ende 2017 aus der Branchenorganisation (BO) Milch aus. Ihren Produzenten wird die Migros weiterhin einen Milchpreis zahlen, der höher ist als der durchschnittlich ausbezahlte…
Starbucks Reserve® bar makes debut in Chile; the first in Latin America
Seattle, 2017-Jun-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — A mural evokes Santiago’s city life. Ceilings and walls exude the warmth of Aromo wood from Chile’s Maule Region. Local marble represents the ancient caves of Patagonia.
It took Starbucks designer Jeremiah Bailey and his team more than…
Tesco increases pay deal for hourly paid store colleagues by 10.5% over the next two years
CHESHUNT, England, 2017-Jun-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has today (23 Jun 2017) announced a significant new pay deal for hourly paid store colleagues which will see hourly rates increase by 10.5% over the next two years, from the…
London, 2017-Jun-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — John Lewis will be welcoming applications for around 300 new jobs, created by its new Oxford shop in the Westgate development, from 23 June.
The retailer is looking for Partners (staff) to fill full-time and part-time positions within the shop, from sales and services assistants, to visual merchandisers to…
Moscow, 2017-Jun-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — X5 Retail Group N.V. ("X5" or "the Company"), a leading Russian food retailer (LSE ticker: "FIVE"), announces that Svetlana Demyashkevich has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer effective from 29 June 2017. Dmitry Gimmelberg has decided to leave the Company, but will temporarily stay on as Advisor to…
MINNEAPOLIS, 2017-Jun-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE: SVU) today (Jun. 23, 2017) announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Unified Grocers, Inc. in a transaction valued at $390 million, comprised of $114 million in cash to Unified Grocers’ shareholders for 100 percent of the outstanding stock of Unified Grocers plus the…
Albert Heijn en staatssecretaris Klijnsma bundelen krachten voor gezonde voeding in armoedewijken
Zaandam, Netherlands, 2017-Jun-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Staatssecretaris Jetta Klijnsma en Albert Heijn directeur Wouter Kolk troffen elkaar vandaag in de Utrechtse wijk Kanaleneiland. Naast de inzet van Wajongers kwam ook het onderwerp armoedebestrijding ter sprake. Albert Heijn wil zich meer gaan inzetten…
SEATTLE, 2017-Jun-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. announced today (June 22, 2017) plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at Bayshore Town Center in Glendale, Wisconsin. The approximately 26,800-square-foot store is scheduled to open in fall 2018.
Bayshore Town Center is a 45-acre complex on the North Shore of Milwaukee featuring an assortment of retail,…
Rakuten LIFULL STAY represents innovative step into sharing economy in Japan
Tokyo, 2017-Jun-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Rakuten, Inc. and LIFULL Co., Ltd. today (June 22, 2017) announced that the two companies will enter the vacation rental business in Japan with the establishment of Rakuten LIFULL STAY, Inc., a subsidiary of RAKUTEN LIFULL STAY PTE.…
Sunoco Executives Cynthia Archer and Boyd Foster Also Retiring
DALLAS, 2017-Jun-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) announced today (June 22, 2017) that Robert "Bob" W. Owens, president and chief executive officer has announced his intention to retire from the Partnership as of December 31, 2017, after more than 20 years with Sunoco…