BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2016-Sep-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Coop 1. August-Weggen-Aktion hat Tradition. Auch in diesem Jahr fliesst von jedem bei Coop verkauften 1. August-Weggen ein Teil des Verkaufserlöses an die Coop Patenschaft für Berggebiete, welche mit dem Geld dringend notwendige Projekte im Schweizer Berggebiet unterstützt. Nachdem Coop den Betrag verdoppelt hat, überreicht die Coop…
Philanthropy
Starbucks Japan celebrates its 20th anniversary with new limited-time coffee and an ongoing commitment to Michinoku Future Fund
TOKYO, 2016-Sep-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Celebrating 20 years of sourcing, roasting and serving high-quality coffee in Japan, Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced a new limited-time coffee and an ongoing commitment to Michinoku Future Fund as part of the…
CVS Health rolls out its annual free health services campaign, Project Health
WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2016-Sep-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — In its continuing commitment to help improve access to health care for all Americans, CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today (September 7, 2016) announced the rollout of Project Health, its annual free health services campaign, at select CVS…
Advance Auto Parts and its vendor partners announces donation of $2.1 million Building Homes for Heroes
NEW YORK, 2016-Sep-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Building Homes for Heroes® and Advance Auto Parts, Inc. are pleased to announce a donation of $2.1 million, which will be used by Building Homes for Heroes to build or modify homes that…
BESTSELLER visits the GIVE-A-DAY projects in Kenya
BRANDE, Denmark, 2016-Sep-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — In April 2015, BESTSELLER donated a full day’s turnover (some EUR 15 million) to charities around the world. Two of the projects that received a major part of this funding were UNICEF’s fight against malaria in Angola, Kenya and The Democratic Republic…
MILWAUKEE, 2016-Sep-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.(NASDAQ:BONT), which operates Bon-Ton, Bergner's, Boston Store, Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's and Younkers stores, kicks off the largest, longest-running Goodwill® donation drive on Wednesday, September 14. In its 22nd year, the program remains a signature community event and customer favorite. Savvy shoppers know September is the best…
WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2016-Sep-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — CVS Health, the nation's largest pharmacy innovation company, launched an in-store fundraising campaign today (September 6, 2016) at CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide to benefit Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, that supports innovative cancer research that gets new therapies to patients quickly…
Harris Teeter kicks-off Hunger Action Month with Titan Farms’ fourth annual Peaches with a Purpose program
Mathews. NC,, 2016-Sep-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — To kick-off Hunger Action Month, Harris Teeter and Titan Farms donated approximately 36,000 pounds of peaches to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina. This…
ATLANTA, 2016-Sep-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Sept. 1, 2016), The Home Depot Foundation announces it will grow its commitment to veteran-related causes to a quarter of a billion dollars by 2020.
The Home Depot Foundation has focused on U.S. military veteran support since 2011. Today’s increased commitment will help address continued veteran challenges, including:
More…
EMERYVILLE, Calif., 2016-Sep-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Throughout September, Whole Foods Market shoppers can get involved by participating in one of hundreds of in-store events or by making donations at store checkouts or online at wholekidsfoundation.org. Because Whole Foods Market covers all of the foundation’s operational costs, 100 percent of every dollar donated directly supports Whole…
ATLANTA, 2016-Sep-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Paradies Lagardère, the travel retail and restaurateur leader in North America, plans to help combat childhood hunger in the U.S. by raising funds and awareness during the Dine Out for No Kid Hungry® program throughout the month of September. One in five children struggles with hunger in our country.
Paradies…
ROCHESTER, N.Y, 2016-Sep-02 — /EPR Retail News/ —
WHO: Wegmans Owings Mills employees and representatives from the Community Crisis Center, Reisterstown United Methodist Church, Loaves and Fishes Food Ministry, Jesus House of Baltimore, Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Set the Captives Free Outreach Center, and the United Way of Central Maryland.
WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016…
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis, 2016-Aug-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) announced a donation of $1.4 million over three years to the Zoological Society of Milwaukee to continue the Kohl’s Wild Theater (KWT) program at the Milwaukee County Zoo. The award-winning, interactive theater program uses drama, puppetry and song to bring important conservation messages to…
Los Angeles, 2016-Aug-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE Group, Inc. today (August 30, 2016) announced its seventh-annual “BuildMonth” will begin on September 1, 2016. BuildMonth, part of the company’s Shelter Program, provides CBRE employees with the opportunity to volunteer for projects in their communities that improve housing options in low-income neighborhoods. The initiative is part…
Saskatoon, SK, 2016-Aug-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — A lot can happen through co-operation.
Following the devastating wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta., local Co-ops across Western Canada — along with their members and customers — teamed up to contribute more than $816,000 in support of the relief efforts.
In total, 55 local Co-ops from B.C. to Manitoba pitched…
ROCHESTER, N.Y., 2016-Aug-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wegmans Food Markets customers in Maryland and Virginia donated 109,968 pounds of food during a two-week “Fill the Bus” food drive to support local food banks’ increased summer needs. From Sunday, June 19 through Saturday, July 3 customers were invited to help “Fill the Bus” by donating non-perishable…
Mathews. NC, 2016-Aug-28 — /EPR Retail News/ —
What: Titan Farms recently hosted its fourth annual Peaches with a Purpose campaign throughout Harris Teeter stores in North Carolina. The peach grower founded the program to support local food banks. Titan Farms and Harris Teeter will donate to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina a percentage of the…
Matthews. NC, 2016-Aug-28 — /EPR Retail News/ —
What: Titan Farms’ recently hosted its fourth annual Peaches with a Purpose campaign throughout Harris Teeter stores in North Carolina. The peach grower founded the program to support local food banks. Titan Farms and Harris Teeter will donate to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina a…
Seattle, 2016-Aug-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks is rolling out Starbucks® FoodShare, a program to donate ready-to-eat meals to food banks from its U.S. company-operated stores, two years ahead of schedule.
When announcing the program in March, the company planned to complete the rollout of the program across its 7,600 company-operated stores by 2021. Now the company is…
eBay.it launches appeal page to help raise funds for earthquake survivors in Central Italy
San Jose, California, 2016-Aug-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — eBay.it has launched an appeal page to help raise funds for the survivors of a magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck Central Italy this week.
At least 268 people are now known to have died in the earthquake,…
MILWAUKEE, 2016-Aug-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:BONT), which operates Bon-Ton, Boston Store, Bergner's, Carson's, Elder-Beerman, Herberger's and Younkers stores, invites local non-profit groups to sign up for the company's Community Days fundraiser. Local groups are invited to sign up now at communitydayevent.com and begin raising money by selling savings booklets in…
Get your flu shot at Meijer and help fight hunger
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2016-Aug-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Meijer is encouraging customers to get flu shots early this fall by donating $5 to its signature hunger relief program, called Simply Give, for each flu shot administered at its 230 stores.
The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer will donate…
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WISC, 2016-Aug-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Gordy’s Market held their 12th Annual Feed My People Live Charity Auction on Friday, August 5 with all proceeds from the auction going to the Feed My People Food Bank of Wisconsin.
Feed My People is the only food bank in West Central Wisconsin, providing food to more…
New York, NY, 2016-Aug-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — For Fall 2016, Bloomingdale's has teamed up with NYC artist Greg Lamarche to illuminate the retailer's 100% Bloomingdale's fall campaign. Born and raised in New York City, Lamarche's inspiration comes from the energy of the city and its role as an incubator of graffiti art. Lamarche's artistic…
Lowe’s announces $2.5 million initiative through Renovation Across the Nation to renovate 50 Boys & Girls Clubs
NEW YORK, 2016-Aug-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — For millions of American kids and teens, back-to-school means more than class time, it also means ‘Club time’ as they spend after school hours at local Boys & Girls Clubs across the…
PHOENIX and NEW YORK CITY, 2016-Aug-24 — /EPR Retail News/ —North America’s leading pet specialty retailer, PetSmart, and America’s beloved national morning show, NBC’s TODAY, has announced their collaboration on “Puppy with a Purpose,” TODAY’s 16-month series where a puppy is raised and trained to serve those in need and his progress is featured as…
WASHINGTON, 2016-Aug-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Panna Café Express To Go Inc., a North Miami Beach, Fla., establishment, is recalling approximately 1,951 pounds of various meat and poultry products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection and used the USDA marks of inspection without authorization, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and…
Starbucks Korea hosted 2nd annual Barista Championship for Partners with Disabilities
Seattle, 2016-Aug-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Learning that she was the winner of Starbucks Korea’s Barista Championship for Partners with Disabilities was a surprise for Banny M.H. Choi.
“When I found out about this championship, I wasn’t sure if I could do it, but I decided…
The Starbucks Foundation donates $100,000 to the American Red Cross to support flood relief efforts in southern Louisiana
Seattle, 2016-Aug-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Starbucks Foundation will donate $100,000 to the American Red Cross to aid the relief efforts in response to the devastating rain and flooding in southern Louisiana. In addition, the company has made…
MIAMI, 2016-Aug-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Macy’s invites customers to participate in its 11th annual national Shop For A Cause charity event beginning on Friday, Aug. 26 through Sunday, Aug. 28. Macy’s Shop For A Cause is a unique, three-day shopping event created to support local nonprofit organization’s fundraising efforts. Since 2006, the program has…