London, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — British Land and Oxford Properties announce today that The Leadenhall Building is fully let.
Current customers Kames Capital, MS Amlin and Rothesay Life have committed to take the last remaining three floors, with two of the three transactions completing since the EU Referendum on 23 June.
Kames Capital, which currently…
Manitoba, Canada, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Retail co-operatives across Manitoba are helping Co-op members and customers Recycle Everywhere.
The award-winning recycling program, which is administered by the Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association, now has a presence in all 43 retail co-operatives in the province.
“Co-op is pleased to partner with CBCRA and bring Recycle Everywhere bins…
The report, compiled by Greenpeace, places the company "ahead of the field" in responsible garment production
Arteixo, ESPAÑA, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Greenpeace has ranked Inditex at the top of its Detox Catwalk 2016 classification, which selects and rates the garment makers it sees as deploying standard-setting practices in the use of sustainable chemical products.…
BEACHWOOD, Ohio, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR) announced today that DDR Board member Thomas F. August was named President & Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The appointment of Mr. August follows the termination of David J. Oakes as President & Chief Executive Officer and as interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Oakes'…
EMERYVILLE, Calif., 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whole Foods Market opens its new 50,000-square-foot Santa Clara store July 26 at 2732 Augustine Drive (corner of Scott & Bowers). Santa Clara Mayor Lisa M. Gillmor will join the company to host a bread-breaking ceremony for the store and ribbon cutting for Santa Clara Square Marketplace at…
Minneapolis, MN, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Best Buy has again been recognized for its sustainability efforts by being named to the FTSE4Good Index for the third year in a row. The index includes publicly traded companies with strong environmental, social and governance practices.
FTSE4Good Indices are used by socially responsible investors and other stakeholders to measure…
IRVING, Texas, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — 7‑Eleven, Inc., the world’s largest convenience retailer, is working with Conservation International (CI), a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a healthier, more prosperous and more productive planet through science, policy and partnerships, to set measurable corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals to reduce its environmental footprint.
7‑Eleven’s CSR mission has…
WASHINGTON, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Hearn Kirkwood is initiating a voluntary recall of “Evie’s Cheddar Potato Salad” because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may…
WASHINGTON, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Continental Mills has issued a recall affecting only retail Krusteaz Blueberry Pancake Mix, which involves product manufactured between April 2016 and June 2016. The company was notified by our supplier that their product, a blueberry nugget, is made with a small percentage of affected flour which was recalled by…
WASHINGTON, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced that it will soon begin sharing new levels of food safety data specific to slaughter and processing facilities in the United States, on Data.gov. The agency has detailed its framework for releasing this data in…
MINNEAPOLIS, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — General Mills today announced a voluntary recall of a limited quantity of frozen Beyond Meat Vegetarian Indian Curry with Beyond Chicken, produced over seven days in April 2016. This product is available exclusively at Whole Foods. The recall is being issued as a precaution after the producer of frozen peas…
PHOENIX, 2016-Jul-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — For the second year in a row, PetSmart is helping pups and their pet parents beat the heat on National Ice Cream Day with free Doggie Ice Cream Sundaes at all PetSmart PetsHotel locations on Sunday, July 17. Compliments of PetSmart PetsHotels, pet parents can bring best friends in…
Newark, New Jersey, 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — The 21 students who will work in the ShopRite of Newark this summer as part of Mayor Ras J. Baraka’s Summer Youth Employment program will train with mentors and rotate through different departments as they prepare for potential careers in retail.
There are so many different parts…
Silverstone (UK), 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Luxottica Group S.p.A. (MTA: LUX; NYSE: LUX), a leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and sale of fashion, luxury and sports eye wear and owner of the iconic sunglasses brand Ray-Ban, announces a sponsorship agreement with Ferrari S.p.A..
Ray-Ban, the most popular eye wear brand in the world, signed a…
PAMPLONA, España, 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — EROSKI colabora, un año más, en la celebración de las fiestas de San Fermín. La cooperativa renueva así su apoyo a esta emblemática festividad navarra organizando diversas iniciativas dirigidas a que pequeños y mayores disfruten de los festejos. Por quinto año consecutivo la cooperativa patrocina en exclusiva…
Retailer accepting donations in-store and online to help raise funds for UNICEF’s education programs for children around the world
DALLAS, 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Container Store® (NYSE:TCS), the nation’s leading retailer of storage and organization products, today announced the launch of its partnership with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF during the retailer’s “Get Your…
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) announced today the expansion of Erin Condren’s line of stylish organization products to Staples.com and more retail locations.
Customers looking for the latest in bold and inspiring organization solutions can now find Erin Condren’s line of products (www.staples.com/erincondren) for the first time on Staples.com…
CINCINNATI, 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) has recalled Kroger Deluxe S'mores Ice Cream (48 oz, tub) sold in its retail stores because the product may contain peanuts not listed on the label. Kroger initiated the recall when a supplier, Grain Craft, indicated a raw ingredient may have become contaminated with…
Milano, Italy, 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — On July 3rd, 2016 Miu Miu will unveil a new kind of private club in Paris. Transforming an historic location into a contemporary salon of the imagination, the miumiu-club Paris will bring a new sense of occasion to Paris Couture Week, for one night only.
Miu Miu will reinterpret…
Hamburg, 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — On 1 July 2016, the international EOS Group acquired 100% of the shares in debt collection service provider Contentia in France and Belgium. The EOS Group already has a successful debt collection company in each of the two countries.
"With the takeover of Contentia, EOS is reinforcing its position as…
Moscow, 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — X5 Retail Group N.V. ("X5" or "the Company"), a leading Russian food retailer (LSE ticker: “FIVE”), announces that Moody’s rating agency has changed the outlook on the Company’s Ba3 corporate family rating (CFR) and the Ba3-PD probability of default rating (PDR) to “positive” from “stable”.
The agency stated that…
Liverpool,UK, 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Shop Direct, the UK’s second largest pure play online retailer, has recruited Groupon’s EMEA chief marketing officer and vice president to the new executive board level role of group strategy and customer director.
Sasha Berson will join Shop Direct in September, with a remit to turbocharge the company’s progress on…
ISSAQUAH, WA , 2016-Jul-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Costco" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: COST) today reported net sales of $11.33 billion for the month of June, the five weeks ended July 3, 2016, an increase of three percent from $11.03 billion during the similar period last year. The five-week June reporting periods…
A Ivry, 2016-Jul-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — La Fnac poursuit son déploiement territorial et annonce l’ouverture d’un nouveau magasin franchisé au format de proximité à Pontivy. Ce magasin ouvrira ses
portes jeudi 21 juillet prochain dans la galerie commerçante d’Intermarché.
La Fnac Pontivy sera dirigée par André Trébouta, franchisé et David Weltz, directeur du magasin. Elles’étend sur…
NASHVILLE, Tenn., 2016-Jul-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced that associates working at 93 stores in the company's Nashville division have ratified a new labor agreement with Local 1995.
The agreement covers 12,000 associates working in Middle and East Tennessee, North Alabama and South Kentucky.
"We are pleased to reach an agreement that…
Milton Keynes, UK, 2016-Jul-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — This year’s National Fitness Day, the biggest annual celebration of fitness and physical activity across the UK, will see leading retailer Argos become the headline partner.
The event which takes place for the third time on Wednesday 7th September, co-inciding with the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016…
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., 2016-Jul-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) announced the newest Kohl’s Cares collection featuring hardcover books and soft toys of the beloved children’s classic, Clifford The Big Red Dog™, available now through September. The charming stories of the larger-than-life canine focus on kindness and send a positive message to young readers.…
Paris, 2016-Jul-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — For the last hundred years, Acqua di Parma has been creating fragrances and beauty products with age-old savoir-faire. This year the House is celebrating a century of Italian lifestyle, elegance, and master craftsmanship.
Since its beginnings in 1916, Acqua di Parma has called upon the most meticulous handcrafted excellence. All its…
WASHINGTON, 2016-Jul-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kabob's Acquisition, Inc., a Lake City, Ga. establishment, is recalling approximately 44,850 pounds of raw intact and heat treated, not ready-to-eat (NRTE) meat and poultry products that may be adulterated with E. coli O121, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The not ready-to-eat…
London, 2016-Jul-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — John Lewis has announced its ambition to grow its own brand Home business to £1bn of annual revenue by 2020. In addition to this, the retailer plans to continue to expand its exclusive relationships with external brands.
The department store, famous for its home collections, plans to build on its success…