ATLANTA, 2017-Aug-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today (Aug. 15, 2017) reported sales of $28.1 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2017, a 6.2 percent increase from the second quarter of fiscal 2016. Comparable store sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 were positive 6.3 percent, and…
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Coop bietet die ersten Insekten-Burger von Essento an
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2017-Aug-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — Burger und Balls mit Mehlwürmern als genussvolle Zutaten: Diese zwei vom Start-up Essento entwickelten und hergestellten Produkte sind ab dem 21. August zunächst in wenigen ausgewählten Coop-Supermärkten sowie bei Coop@home erhältlich. Coop weitet das Angebot bis Ende Jahr Schritt für Schritt…
SSP appoints Dr. Oliver Doerschuck as CEO of DACH & FRABEL regions
London, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — SSP, a leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, has appointed Dr. Oliver Doerschuck as CEO of DACH & FRABEL. Doerschuck (43) was previously CCO of TUI Deutschland and responsible for the DACH…
Tesco to extend range of prepared vegetable, fruit and salad dishes
CHESHUNT, England, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — It was traditionally the supermarket aisle where shoppers purely bought their fruit and vegetables.
But now major changes in the produce area are having a profound effect on not only shopping habits but also the move to reduce…
New security service uses machine learning to classify sensitivity of customers’ data in Amazon S3 and then monitor and report on risks and anomalous access
Autodesk, Edmunds, and Netflix among the customers using Amazon Macie
SEATTLE, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Aug. 14, 2017), Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced Amazon Macie, a…
Leading analytics provider takes cloud-first approach, migrates enterprise analytics platform to AWS as part of digital transformation journey
SEATTLE, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Aug. 14, 2017), Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that FICO (NYSE: FICO) has selected AWS as its cloud provider. FICO has migrated several core applications, including myFICO.com and its…
Leading premium streaming service successfully launched “Hulu with Live TV” leveraging AWS
SEATTLE, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Aug. 14, 2017), Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced that Hulu has selected AWS as its cloud provider, and leveraged AWS to launch its new, over-the-top (OTT) live TV service. Huluturned to AWS for a scalable, agile, and…
MIGROS LANCIERT BUDGET-FITNESSFORMAT
Schönbühl, Switzerland, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ein optimales Training für ein kleines Budget: Das verspricht die neue Marke Only Fitness, mit der die Migros Aare gemeinsam mit weiteren Genossen-schaften in den Discount-Fitnessmarkt eintritt. Das erste Only Fitness wird am 29. September 2017 in Bern eröffnet.
Mit der Marke «Only Fitness» tritt die…
New ETL service automates the preparation of data for analytics, reducing the time it takes customers to start analyzing their data from months to minutes
SEATTLE, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (Aug. 14, 2017), Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), launched AWS Glue, a fully managed extract, transform, and load (ETL) service that makes…
Helsinki, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kesko Group's sales totalled €856.3 million in July 2017, an increase of 2.7% in comparable terms. Excluding business arrangements the reported sales decreased by 4.2%.
"In comparable terms Kesko's sales grew in July in all divisions. Sales growth was strongest in the car trade, an increase of over 10%.…
Sephora China continues its support for Operation Smile
Paris, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — The international NGO Operation Smile has conducted medical programs in China since 1991 to provide surgical care for children suffering from a cleft lip or cleft palate to improve their living conditions and health. Sephora China provides support for this initiative in a context…
MIGROS REICHT BAUGESUCH FÜR PROVISORIUM IN WITTENBACH EIN
Gossau, Switzerland, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Migros Ostschweiz plant, an der Romanshornerstrasse in Wittenbach ein Provisorium zu erstellen. Parallel dazu laufen die Vorarbeiten für den Neubau der Migros im Zentrum von Wittenbach.
An der Romanshornerstrasse 80-90 in Wittenbach will die Migros Ostschweiz einen provisorischen Laden erstellen.…
Batavia, Ill., 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — ALDI, one of America’s favorite grocery retailers,* announced a partnership today (August 14, 2017) with Instacart, the technology-driven, nationwide on-demand grocery delivery service. The pilot program from ALDI, already a leader in convenient shopping, will give people even more access to high-quality groceries at the low prices ALDI…
Keasbey, NJ, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Representatives from Feed the Children, Price Rite and The Salvation Army came together last month at the Price Rite in Hyde Park to help deliver food and other items to 800 area families.
Price Rite Supermarkets partnered with Feed the Children, Nabisco and Red Bull, with support from…
Schalow brings more than 20 years of integrated communications experience to Chipotle executive team
DENVER, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has hired Laurie Schalow as chief communications officer, a newly created position that will oversee all facets of Chipotle’s internal and external communications functions. Schalow comes to Chipotle from YUM! Brands where she held a…
MONTVALE, NJ, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wegmans Food Markets today (August 14, 2017) announced the local leadership team managing its Montvale store, which opens Sunday, Sept. 24 at West Grand Avenue and Mercedes Drive. This group consists of the store manager, executive chef, pharmacy area manager, and three area managers who each supervise…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold Delhaize has repurchased 1,576,078 of Ahold Delhaize common shares in the period from August 7, 2017 up to and including August 11, 2017. The shares were repurchased at an average price of €17.32 per share for a total consideration of €27.3 million. These repurchases were…
Lifelike sculpture of beloved Waikīkī entertainer recognizes his longtime residency at the iconic island destination
HONOLULU, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — During his prolific career in the 1960s, Don Ho was the must-see musician at International Market Place in Waikīkī, drawing record-number audiences of both Hawai‘i residents and international visitors. To commemorate Ho’s tremendous contributions to Hawaiian music and history,…
Solar eclipse sunglasses approved for viewing by the American Astronomical Society available at 7‑Eleven®
IRVING, TEXAS, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sun-worshippers not wanting to be left in the dark when the “Great American Eclipse” crosses the U.S. can hit 7‑Eleven® stores for special – and safe – sunglasses to view the Aug. 21 phenomenon. Available in a two…
Chick-fil-A® launches its first breakfast bowl — the new Hash Brown Scramble
Hash Brown Scramble now available nationwide as breakfast bowl or burrito
ATLANTA, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Bowl lovers can rejoice as Chick-fil-A® today launches the new Hash Brown Scramble, the first breakfast bowl for the national quick-service restaurant company. Joining the popular Egg…
Hartlepool, United Kingdom, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — There was plenty of excitement in Strood today (12 August 2017) as a new B&M Bargains Store was opened.
It's the latest addition to B&M's portfolio in the Kent region and comes as a huge boost to the local economy thanks to the creation of more than 70 jobs.
It…
London, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Mencap, the learning disability charity, is to open a new store in Sherwood, Nottingham, leading national investment and property management company LCP has announced.
The charity has signed a 10-year lease for the 1,037 sq ft store at 601 Mansfield Road which is part of LCP’s nationwide retail portfolio,…
WASHINGTON, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Luvo Inc. (USA), a Blaine, Wash. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,805 pounds of poultry products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today (Aug. 12, 2017). The products are mislabeled as Chicken Chile Verde that contain milk and soy, but…
Kuwaiti students with disabilities celebrated completion of internship programmes with Alshaya
Kuwait, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — "Thank you, Alshaya, for the amazing opportunity! Please don't stop supporting us!" With these words, 22 Kuwaiti students with disabilities this week celebrated the completion of successful internship programmes with retail franchise operator M.H. Alshaya Co. and its brands.
Now…
Local Deschutes Brewery and Hopworks Urban Brewery Partner with SSP America
London, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — SSP America, a division of SSP Group, a leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, has been awarded by the Port of Portland Commission two new contracts to bring renowned local craft brewers, Deschutes…
Collaboration with groundbreaking comic creator and multiplatform powerhouse sets focus on growing original genre content exclusively for Prime Video
SEATTLE, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon today (Aug. 11, 2017) announced it has closed an overall deal with prolific creator Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead, Invincible) and a first-look deal with Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment, co-founded by longtime collaborator David Alpert.…
Sainsbury’s trials 30-minute Click & Collect grocery service via Chop Chop app
Trial taking place from Sainsbury’s Pimlico store via the Chop Chop app. Customers pay via app and pick up shopping just 30 minutes after ordering online
London, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sainsbury’s is today (11 August 2017) launching a trial that enables customers…
Brand new My Little Pony range launches at Argos
Milton, Keynes, 2017-Aug-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Brand new My Little Pony range launches ahead of My Little Pony: The Movie Top picks include mermaid-like ‘Twinkle the Seapony’, ‘Princess Twilight Sparkle and Spike the Dragon Friendship Set’ and the ‘Canterlot and Seaquestria Castle’. Prices range from just…
Paris, Amsterdam, 2017-Aug-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Management Board of Unibail-Rodamco SE, pursuant to the authorization granted by the Annual General Meeting of April 25, 2017, has decided to implement a programme to repurchase shares of Unibail-Rodamco SE for an aggregate amount of up to 750 million euros (excluding costs and fees).
The repurchase programme…
Meijer hosts in-store parties for incoming college students across the Midwest
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2017-Aug-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — Midwest retailer Meijer is getting ready to welcome more than 42,000 incoming college freshmen as they head to campus this fall during widely-popular shopping parties dubbed “Meijer Mania.”
The annual Back-to-College events celebrate incoming students in style during…