SEATTLE, 2015-9-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — On the same day that Pope Francis challenged Congress to renew a "spirit of cooperation" in Washington, D.C., two former U.S. Senate majority leaders in the other Washington called for more civic engagement to end political polarization.
Tom Daschle and Trent Lott were part of a spirited discussion with…
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SEATTLE, 2015-9-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Greencore, USA – Rhode Island, Issues Allergy Alert due to the potential for Undeclared Almonds in Evolution Fresh Nonfat Greek Yogurt with Strawberry and Granola Parfaits Sold in 266 Locations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York, Connecticut, Vermont and Maine
Greencore, USA Inc. North Kingston, Rhode Island,…
SAO PAULO, Brazil, 2015-9-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Bertrand Swiderski, Group CSR Director, gave a presentation at the Ethos 360° conference, the largest conference on sustainable development in Latin America, about Carrefour’s sustainable development policies, notably our actions to fight climate change in stores and transportation.
He spoke extensively of Carrefour’s commitments to cut CO2…
CHESHUNT, England, 2015-9-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Britain's biggest fuel retailer has cut the cost of unleaded petrol by up to 2p per litre at all of its petrol filling stations.
The change will come into effect from 1pm this afternoon. Tesco’s network of 500 petrol filling stations is the largest of all UK supermarkets and the…
Milton Keynes, UK, 2015-9-25 — /EPR Retail News/ — Leading home and garden retailer Homebase (part of Home Retail Group) is among the first businesses to sign up to ‘Project Pictogram’, a national road safety initiative aimed at raising awareness about the four main causes of road traffic collisions and fatalities.
The simple safety ‘Pictograms’ are designed…
Los Gatos, Calif., 2015-9-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — It may have taken Walter White nearly an entire season to become Heisenberg and Frank Underwood 13 episodes to become VP (spoiler alert!), but it turns out fans committed to these series long before those plot twists unfolded. Hint: it wasnt in the pilot episode.
Netflix analyzed…
LONDON, 2015-9-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — From tomorrow, 24 September, Sainsbury’s is cutting the price of unleaded petrol by up to 2 pence per litre across its 300 forecourts.
This is great news for unleaded drivers, following a summer of falling diesel prices. Sainsbury’s has been voted UK’s favourite petrol retailer in an independent survey…
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 2015-9-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — H&M group’s sales excluding VAT increased by 22 percent in the first 9 months of the financial year
Nine months (1 December 2014 — 31 August 2015)
Well-received collections for all brands in the H&M group resulted in good sales and increased market share. The H&M group’s sales excluding…
Asda’s new national price cap means drivers will pay no more than 105.7ppl on unleaded across its 272 filling stations.
Unleaded moves back to its traditional place below diesel after two months of diesel being the cheapest fuel grade.
Asda continues to have the UK’s cheapest national price cap on fuel.
LEEDS, England, 2015-9-24 — /EPR…
WASHINGTON, 2015-9-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ready to embrace cooler weather, fall traditions and spirited celebrations, more than 157 million Americans plan to celebrate Halloween this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s Halloween Consumer Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics. The average person celebrating will spend $74.34, compared with $77.52 last…
7 Experience Dimensions replace the 4 former segments
New segmentation of EuroShop’s 16 halls
Registration period for EuroShop 2017 now underway
Düsseldorf, Germany, 2015-9-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — EuroShop 2014 in Düsseldorf was a success across the board. All records were broken: 109,496 visitors from some 100 countries travelled to the Rhine to…
David Hart, Stampd, NSF, and The Hill-Side Create Limited-Edition Menswear Collection, Available at Select Gap Stores and Gap.com
NEW YORK, 2015-9-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Gap is pleased to release its fourth exclusive menswear collection designed by GQ’s four Best New Menswear Designers in America for 2015. Following three previous seasons’ successful collaborations, this year’s…
Macey’s donates $70,000 to Primary Children’s Hospital to support the renovation of the Angel Garden
Salt Lake City, UT, 2015-9-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — Funds to support renovation of the Angel Garden
WHAT: Macey’s grocery will present $70,000 to Primary Children’s Hospital to support the renovation of the Angel Garden. A ceremony will take place with speakers Sharon Goodrich, Foundation Director, and Darin Peirce, Associated Retail Operations and Macey’s District Manager.…
Cape Town, South Africa, 2015-9-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) is the representative body of the entire consumer goods industry in South Africa. Our chairman Gareth Ackerman recently presented at their Annual summit on Friday 18 September 2015. The summit brings together about 500 local and international speakers…
Longueuil, Quebec, 2015-9-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. announced today that the release of results for the second quarter of fiscal 2016 will take place on October 7, 2015 at approximately 7:00 a.m. ET.
Financial analysts and investors are invited to attend a conference call during which the financial results will…
The Women Tech Council Recognizes Winners at 8th Annual Women Tech Awards
SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 2015-9-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) President Stormy Simon was announced as the winner in the category of innovation at the 2015 Women Tech Awards, held yesterday at The Grand America Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City.
The Women…
Louisville, KY, 2015-9-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — In October 1997, PepsiCo spun off its three restaurant brands – KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell – to form a new company based out of Louisville, KY. 18 years later, Yum! Brands is one of the world’s largest restaurant companies with more than 41,000 restaurants in…
Louisville, KY, 2015-9-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Yum! Restaurants India was recently recognized at the IDA Awards in the category of ‘Content, Training & Assessment’ for its world class training tools.
The IDA Awards, organized by India Didactics Association, showcases industry benchmarks for innovation and quality in the education and training domain.
It has always been…
WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2015-9-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — CVS/pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), is reinforcing its longstanding commitment in the fight against the nationwide epidemic of prescription drug abuse with a number of efforts launching this month.
CVS/pharmacy has expanded the availability of the opioid overdose reversal medicine, naloxone, in several states. The…
WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2015-9-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — CVS Health Corporation ("CVS Health", NYSE:CVS) announced today that is has commenced (A) private exchange offers ("Exchange Offers") to Eligible Holders (as defined below) to exchange new 4.75% Senior Notes due 2022 (the "New CVS Health 2022 Notes") and new 5.00% Senior Notes due 2024 (the "New…
Through September, Food 4 Less/Foods Co Will Make It Easy For Shoppers to Give Hope by The Gallon To Local Families In Need - California Dairy Families to Match Donations Up to $50,000
LOS ANGELES, 2015-9-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — September is Hunger Action Month™, a nationwide campaign from Feeding America – the nation's largest…
More than 5,000 Kroger Associates will form a human breast cancer awareness ribbon September 29 on field of Paul Brown Stadium during Kroger Leadership Summit
CINCINNATI, 2015-9-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced plans to bring more than 5,000 associates from across the country to Cincinnati from September 28 –…
Sinaw, Oman, 2015-9-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — LuLu Hypermarket opened its 118th outlet in Sinaw, Oman, on 20 September, building on our stated policy to reach out to the Wilayats of the Sultanate and to provide a world class shopping experience closer to its customers. The new store was officially inaugurated by H.E Sheikh…
SEATTLE, 2015-9-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Starbucks introduces its first new autumn espresso beverage in four years - Toasted Graham Latte. The new handcrafted beverage will be available in Starbucks® stores across the United States and Canada beginning today (Sept. 23).
When Starbucks beverage R&D manager Yoke Wong set out to create the new beverage, she…
Discount begins this Friday at 12:00 a.m. ET and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT
SEATTLE, 2015-9-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — (NASDAQ: AMZN)—In celebration of five Emmy wins for Amazon Original series Transparentat the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, Amazon today announced that Amazon Prime will be available for just $67. This one day discount will start on Friday, September 25…
CINCINNATI, 2015-9-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE:M) today announced it will open new Bloomingdale’s Outlet stores in November 2015 in The Shops at Liberty Place (1625 Chestnut St.) in Center City Philadelphia and in Westfield Mission Valley in San Diego.
These two openings will bring the number of Bloomingdale’s Outlet stores to 16. Currently,…
MILWAUKEE, Wis., 2015-9-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Good Jobs™, a turnkey employment branding solution, announced it has certified Roundy’s, Inc. as a Good Jobs Company awarding Culture Badges to Roundy’s Corporate as well as their grocer brands including Pick ‘n Save, Copps, Metro Market and Mariano’s. Roundy’s is a leading grocer in the Midwest with…
ROCHESTER, NY, 2015-9-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Life is sweet. Now shopping for Halloween candy this fall just got sweeter at Wegmans Food Markets, which is helping customers who may be avoiding gluten or food allergens. The seasonal candy aisle is adorned with a prominent sign, directing shoppers to an online chart of information about…
Bilingual app is first in PayNearMe’s plans for financial services suite for the underbanked
SUNNYVALE, Calif. and DALLAS, 2015-9-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — PayNearMe, a financial services technology company, has partnered with 7‑Eleven, Inc. to introduce the PayNearMe Bill Pay app, enabling U.S. consumers to pay over 17,000 national and local billers with cash using a convenient…
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, 2015-9-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — The world’s sexiest brand has arrived in New Zealand. In partnership with Lagardère Travel Retail, leading lingerie and beauty retailer Victoria’s Secret has announced a new store opening at Auckland Airport.
Focusing on an iconic, fashion-forward range of beauty products and accessories, perfectly suited to the modern…