2000 Carrefour stores in 10 different countries participate in the fourth international food collection campaign
Taiwan, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Carrefour Foundation is launching its fourth international collection campaign with support from the European Federation of Food Banks and The Global FoodBanking Network. Teams from nearly 2000 stores will be involved in the event…
Amazon today introduces new features to the Prime Photos service
Bringing valued memories together, Family Vault creates a private, easily-accessible home for photos and videos from multiple family members and devices
U.S. Prime members can now invite up to five people to join their Family Vault and access the benefits of unlimited photo storage,…
SEATTLE, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:AMZN), today (Oct. 17, 2016) announced the availability of the US East (Ohio) Region to customers looking to build their businesses and run applications on infrastructure on the AWS Cloud. Along with US East (N. Virginia), the US East (Ohio) Region…
Macy’s introduces Brookstone products in stores and online this holiday season
NEW YORK, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — This week, Macy’s launches a new partnership with specialty retailer Brookstone, to bring uniquely designed, high-quality gifts to 347 stores and macys.com this holiday season.
“Brookstone is a brand known for exceptionally innovative products that aim to improve your…
NEW YORK, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Macy’s and Clothes4Souls will partner again this fall season for the annual “Buy 1 & We’ll Donate 1” campaign. From Tuesday, Oct. 25 through Sunday, Oct. 30, Macy’s will donate one new coat, up to 35,000 coats, to Clothes4Souls, for every coat purchased in the men’s, women’s, juniors’…
Gossau, Switzerland, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Am 25. Oktober öffnet an der Hauptstrasse 146 in Churwalden die neue Migros erstmals ihre Türen. Der Busterminal wird von Postauto Graubünden am 29. Oktober erstmals angefahren.
In sieben Monaten Bauzeit ist an der Hauptstrasse in Churwalden ein moderner Supermarkt entstanden, dessen Konstruktion zu 95 Prozent aus Schweizer Holz…
Die Migros Zuzwil ist der erste PlusEnergie-Supermarkt der Schweiz
Gossau, Switzerland , 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Migros Zuzwil ist der erste PlusEnergie-Supermarkt der Schweiz. Das bedeutet, dass sie mehr Energie produziert als sie selbst verbraucht. Am 18. Oktober wird die Filiale mit dem Schweizer Solarpreis-/PlusEnergieBau-Diplom ausgezeichnet.
„Seit Generationen sind wir mit unseren Ideen, Zielen und…
WARENRÜCKRUF: MIGROS LUZERN RUFT ZUGER WILDSPITZ KÄSE
Gossau, Switzerland, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Aus Sicherheitsgründen ruft die Genossenschaft Migros Luzern den Zuger Wildspitz Käse «Aus der Region. Für die Region.» zurück: Zuger Wildspitz Käse «Aus der Region. Für die Region.» mit dem Migros-Data verkaufen bis 02.11.16 verbrauchen bis 07.11.16 (Artikel-Nummer 2104.307.242). Der Artikel wird…
Paris, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The third class at the Institut des Métiers d’Excellence (IME) began the school year on October 18. Bernard Arnault spoke to the 178 apprentices in this year’s cohort, joined by representatives of the schools and LVMH Maisons that are part of the vocational training program.
In 2014 LVMH founded the…
Fondation Louis Vuitton hosts new exhibition: Icons of Modern Art. The Shchukin Collection
Paris, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The exhibition Icons of Modern Art. The Shchukin Collection, which runs at the Fondation Louis Vuitton until February 20, 2017, pays tribute to Sergei Shchukin, one of the most influential patrons of the arts of the 20th…
Milton Keynes, UK, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Christmas has come early for shoppers at centre:mk thanks to Argos’ latest innovative digital offering.
Visitors to Milton Keynes’ biggest shopping centre will come face to face with a revolutionary Argos ‘Pop-Up’ Store in the centre of the mall, which offers choice, value and convenience for customers.
Technological enhancements…
Sainsbury’s launches new and improved desserts in stores this month
London, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — This month, Sainsbury’s customers will see a range of show stopping desserts in store. The 120-strong range of new and improved desserts, all in a brand new design, focusses on incorporating customers’ favourite flavours as well as introducing trend-led ingredients…
FISHERS, IN, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — With company representatives, Congresswoman Susan Brooks, Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness, local officials, and community leaders on-hand, IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today (Oct 18 ,2016) officially broke ground for its future Indianapolis-area store that is slated to open Fall 2017 in Fishers, Indiana. Until the store…
WASHINGTON, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Organized retail crime is continuing to grow, with 83 percent of merchants surveyed reporting an increase in the past year, according to the 12th annual ORC study released today (October 18, 2016) by the National Retail Federation.
“Retailers continue to deal with the challenges that come with fighting organized…
Arteixo, Spain, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The chairman and CEO of Inditex, Pablo Isla, and the dean of the University of Coruña (UDC), Julio Abalde, signed a collaboration agreement this morning for the creation of a programme for the recruitment and promotion of scientific researchers that is international in scope.
The programme, called InTalent,…
ALEXANDRIA, VA, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The U.S. convenience store industry cumulatively invested more than $6 billion in upgrading stores in communities across the country in 2015, according to industry metrics announced today (10/18/2016) by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS).
The average cost of a store remodel in 2015 was $409,582, up 40%…
ALEXANDRIA, VA , 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Nearly three in four (71%) Americans say that convenience stores are a good fit with their community’s values and an even higher percentage (77%) say they would be “very” or “somewhat” favorable toward a new convenience store being opened in their area, according to a national…
ALEXANDRIA, VA, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — One in six American adults has worked in a convenience store, gas station or corner store, and they say that their job gave them valuable experience in how to work with people and how to run a business, according to a national consumer survey released today by…
Atlanta, Ga., 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tyson Foods, Inc. and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) partnered today ( Oct. 17, 2016 ) to donate a truckload of protein to Atlanta Community Food Bank to help eliminate hunger in the greater Atlanta area.
Atlanta Community Food Bank, which serves 29 counties, will distribute…
CANTON, MA, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — With the newly-rebranded Joy in Childhood Foundation, Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins franchisees, crew members and employees are committing to improving the lives of sick and hungry children across the country by providing the simple joys of childhood to children whose lives are compromised by health and hunger issues.…
Whole Foods Market opens new store in Closter, New Jersey on October 19
CLOSTER, N.J., 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market, the nation’s leading natural and organic grocery store, is pleased to announce the opening of its newest New Jersey store on Wednesday, October 19 in Closter. Located at 33 Vervalen Street, the Closter…
Moscow, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — X5 Retail Group N.V. ("X5" or "the Company"), a leading Russian food retailer (LSE ticker: “FIVE”), announces the launch of GoCargo, the Company’s proprietary solution for booking cargo transportation services online. The new service enables senders to place shipping orders, and distributes them among registered private carriers based on…
MINNEAPOLIS, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE:SVU) today (Oct. 17, 2016) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement whereby an affiliate of Onex Corporation (TSX:OCX) will acquire SUPERVALU’s Save-A-Lot business for$1.365 billion in cash, subject to customary closing adjustments. In connection with the sale, SUPERVALU and Save-A-Lot will enter into a…
MANCHESTER, England, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Co-op has launched a new 100% Scottish Ayrshire-style bacon made from Specially Selected Pork as part of its commitment to supporting Scottish farmers.
The bacon, which is produced under the retailer’s own-brand, premium Irresistible range, is cured by hand and air-dried for up to 21 days to…
FORT LEE, Va., 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Commissary shoppers can get free reusable shopping bags imprinted with important contact information about services available to them thanks to a partnership with Military OneSource. Beginning Oct. 28, commissary patrons worldwide will receive the free shopping bags, distributed one-per-customer while supplies last. Military OneSource distributed 4,800…
Helsinki, Finland, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Stockmann Group's sales in September were down by 10.7 per cent and amounted to EUR 82.5 million in continuing product areas and businesses.
Stockmann Retail's sales in continuing product areas and businesses were down by 11.9 per cent in September due to fewer price-driven campaigns than in 2015 and…
New York, NY, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (October 13, 2016), Pfizer Oncology and the Avon Foundation for Women announced the 2016 recipients of the Avon-Pfizer Metastatic Breast Cancer Grants Program: Identify-Amplify-Unify. In total, 22 non-profit organizations will receive grants totaling $1 million in funding to support and educate metastatic breast cancer patients, their…
NEW ALBANY, Ohio, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) today ( Oct. 13, 2016) introduces a redefined identity for the Abercrombie & Fitch brand, reflecting the character, charisma and confidence of today's consumer while honoring the brand's 125-year heritage as a quality, casual, and distinctively American luxury brand.
The new brand…
St-Petersburg, Russia, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lenta Ltd, (LSE, MOEX: LNTA) (“Lenta”), one of the largest retail chains in Russia, is pleased to announce it will release its consolidated sales and operating results for the third quarter of 2016 on 20th October 2016. Lenta will also host an Analyst and Investor Conference Call on…
Japanese casual fashion brand GU to open two stores in Hong Kong in spring 2017
HongKong, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — GU, the Japanese casual fashion brand, today (2016.10.17) announces plans to open two stores in Hong Kong in spring 2017, marking the brand's first entry into the market. The stores will be located at the…