Citycon’s Iso Omena shopping centre opens first phase of extension
Helsinki, Finland, 2016-Aug-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Once the total extension project is completed in 2017, Iso Omena will have a GLA of over 100,000 square metres, offering premises for over 200 different shops, restaurants and service units. This will make Iso Omena one of the…
Outlet
Carrefour Spain introduces payment via smartphone in its petrol stations
SPAIN, 2016-Aug-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour Spain has 122 service stations and introduced the new payment system in July. It’s based on an app called My Carrefour, which can be downloaded for free from Apple Store or Google Play.
The service is restricted to Pass card…
MEMPHIS, TN , 2016-Aug-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced that steel framing has progressed far enough that installation of the iconic blue composite panels has begun on its future Memphis store. Installing the blue panels is a construction milestone that keeps the store on track to open…
COLUMBUS, OH, 2016-Aug-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced that steel framing has progressed far enough that installation of the iconic blue composite panels has begun on its future Columbus store. Installing the blue panels is a construction milestone keeps the store on track to open Summer 2017…
Harris Teeter to welcome shoppers to its Flats 8300 in Bethesda, MD on August 24, 2016
Matthews. NC, 2016-Aug-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Harris Teeter is proud to welcome shoppers to its Flats 8300 location on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 8 a.m. as the company celebrates its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony and…
TOKYO, JAPAN, 2016-Aug-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — "A New Tokyo in Soho" is the theme of the new UNIQLO store that will be unveiled on September 2 in Soho. Japanese apparel retailer UNIQLO opened its first global flagship store in 2006 with the concept "From Tokyo to Soho," and after ten years, renews its engagement…
SEATTLE, 2016-Aug-10 — /EPR Retail News/ —
WHO/WHAT: Nordstrom kicks off the openings of its new CF Toronto Eaton Centre and Yorkdale Shopping Centre stores with two in-store galas featuring celebrity DJs, including Toronto’s very own superstar comedian, actor and renowned DJ Russell Peters, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Hannah Bronfman, and Brendan Fallis. Along with being among…
ATLANTA, 2016-Aug-09 — /EPR Retail News/ — Paradies Lagardère, the North American travel retail and restaurateur leader, and the Tampa International Airport today hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of a Tampa Bay Times-branded store in Airside E.
Founded in 1884, Tampa Bay Times is Florida’s largest newspaper and has won 10 Pulitzer Prizes and numerous…
SEATTLE, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Seattle-based Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today plans to open a Nordstrom Rack at Vaughan Mills shopping centre, in Greater Toronto, Ontario. The approximately 35,000-square-foot store is scheduled to open in spring 2018. The property is owned and managed by Ivanhoé Cambridge.
The new Nordstrom Rack at Vaughan Mills…
EROSKI extiende su red de franquicias con 44 aperturas en la primera mitad del año
Elorrio, España, 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — EROSKI ha abierto 44 supermercados franquiciados en el primer semestre de 2016, cumpliendo las previsiones de su plan de expansión para poder alcanzar el centenar de nuevos establecimientos franquiciados al cierre del ejercicio. Estas…
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA , 2016-Aug-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it has identified a site in Broomfield, Colorado for a potential second Denver-area store. IKEA has not yet determined an exact time frame for submitting specific store plans or for actually opening the store. However, the City has…
ATLANTA, 2016-Aug-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — It’s official – Chick-fil-A is coming to the great city of Puyallup, Washington in early 2017! We are excited to serve our guests in the community next year and committed to the state of Washington with 8-10 restaurants planned in the next five years. More details on our first…
CHESAPEAKE, Va., 2016-Aug-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), North America's leading operator of discount variety stores, today announced that it is moving forward with its existing plan to develop its 70 acre property along Volvo Parkway in Chesapeake, Virginia. The Company's rezoning application was approved by Chesapeake City Council in September…
Beijing, China, 2016-Aug-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Church’s has strengthened its presence in Asia with the opening of a new retail outlet in Beijing, within the prestigious SKP department store.
The space is located in the luxury footwear department on the second floor and houses the men's footwear collections, including the classic Consul, Chetwynd and Shannon…
KERRVILLE, TEXAS, 2016-Aug-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — James Avery Jewelry announces the opening of its new store today in San Antonio, Texas at Woodlake Crossing. To celebrate the grand opening, visitors may enter a drawing for a chance to win one of thirty James Avery gift cards valued at $50, $100, or $500.
John McCullough, Executive…
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Saudi Automotive Services Co. (SASCO) announces on August 2, 2016 the start of experimental operation (45 days) of the two new sites (SASCO Plus) in King Salman Road at the campus of King Khalid International Airport - Riyadh.
The first site covers 20 thousand square meters area while…
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C., 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Located at 1740 Old Morganton Road in Southern Pines, the store will include special areas called Lowes Foods Originals, which include: Chicken Kitchen, SausageWorks, Dry Aged Beef, Pick & Prep, The Beer Den, The Cakery, Sunmill Wines and the Community Table. The store also offers the…
Sunbury, PA, 2016-Aug-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Weis Markets today (July 28, 2016) announced its schedule to convert five Mars Super Markets into Weis Markets locations. The stores will close at 10:00 p.m. on Friday, July 29 and will reopen as Weis Markets at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 4, with more than 500…
Seattle, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — This year's country breakthrough artist and Grammy Award-winner Chris Stapleton is the latest to step in as a Guest DJ for Starbucks and take his turn selecting songs to be played in the company's U.S. stores today (July 29).
Stapleton's two-hour playlist is an eclectic mix of country, Americana, roots and soul. The Starbucks…
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco will offer children free fruit while their parents are shopping in store, as a ‘little help’ for kids to eat more healthily.
The initiative, which is being launched in over 800 Tesco stores across the UK, is aimed at creating healthy eating habits among kids that will stay…
London, 2016-Aug-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — The popular trend of sportswear worn as regular every day wear - known as ‘athleisure’ - is coming to more than 170 Sainsbury’s stores this week (7 August).
The Tu athleisure range will also be available online and is an example of Sainsbury’s driving forward with its strategy to grow…
WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2016-Aug-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) and Adapt Pharma (www.AdaptPharma.com) today announced a new partnership that will make the opioid overdose-reversing drug NARCAN (Naloxone HCl) Nasal Spray more affordable for patients without insurance at CVS Pharmacy locations. Through this partnership, CVS Pharmacy patients purchasing NARCAN Nasal Spray without insurance will…
Vilnius, Lithuania, 2016-Aug-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Maxima Bulgaria, one of the companies of Maxima Grupė, acquired 12 stores, which previously belonged to the German retail chain Penny Market. This year they will become a part of T Market chain. After the transaction, the company’s chain in Bulgaria will increase from 48 to 60 stores.…
Arlington, VA, 2016-Aug-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Peter J. Larkin, president and CEO of the National Grocers Association (NGA) issued today the following statement applauding President Obama for signing into law a biotechnology labeling bill that creates a national labeling standard for food products made with genetically engineered (GE) ingredients and genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Larkin…
ARLINGTON, VA, 2016-Aug-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — The National Grocers Association (NGA) today announced the co-location of two educational programs exclusively designed for independent supermarket operators. NGA’s Financial Management and Technology Conference will meet in conjunction with Trading Partner Business Sessions Program this October 4 – 7 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, IL.
Sponsored…
ROCKVILLE, Md., 2016-Aug-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market, America’s Healthiest Grocery Store®, announced today that it has signed a lease for a second East Liberty store in Pittsburgh. The new store will be part of the East Liberty Marketplace development at the intersection of Penn Avenue and South Euclid Avenue. There are currently…
AUSTIN, Texas, 2016-Aug-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market announced with its third quarter earnings that it has signed a new lease for a 365 by Whole Foods Market™ location in Atlanta. The store will be located in the Buckhead area and will feature a simple, affordable and convenient grocery-shopping experience that offers the…
AUSTIN, Texas, 2016-Aug-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market announced on its quarterly earnings call today that Dallas-Fort Worth is the newest test market for the company’s rewards program. Shoppers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area can now register for the program online at www.wholefoodsmarket.com/rewards.
“The rewards program is really about showing appreciation for our customers,”…
NEW YORK, NY, 2016-Aug-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Macklowe Properties announces a partnership with Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM) that will bring in the high-end grocery brand as the first commercial tenant at the residential redevelopment of One Wall Street. Whole Foods Market will occupy 44,000 square feet over three floors; two for shopping and…
Orenburg, Russia, 2016-Aug-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — X5 Retail Group, a leading Russian food retailer, announces the opening of its 8,000th store in Russia. The milestone opening is a new Karusel hypermarket in Orenburg (149/2 Turkestanskaya St.).
The nearly-5.5 thousand sq m store has selling space of 3.5 thousand sq m, was custom built for X5,…