Sunbury, PA and Lansdale, PA, 2015-11-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Weis Markets today announced it has opened an in-store beer café at its Lansdale store. The café received final approval from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) on Thursday.
The 30-seat café sells beer for both take-out and on-premise consumption and offers 900 varieties, including a…
Overstock.com Offers More Than Traditional Sales in 2015
SALT LAKE CITY, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) is seeing customers trend toward unique homemade gift ideas that also support good causes. To support these trends Overstock.com is proud to offer a soulful product selection within the online Worldstock Fair Trade and Main Street Revolution…
SALT LAKE CITY, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) is scheduled to release third quarter financial results for the period ending September 30, 2015, on Monday, November 9, 2015 after the market closes. The company has scheduled a conference call and webcast for 4:30 p.m. ET that day to discuss these results.
"I mentioned…
CINCINNATI, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Kroger Co.'s (NYSE: KR) Vice President of Pharmacy, Philecia Avery, today was honored by the National Diversity Council with a 2015 Most Powerful & Influential Women Award during the 8th Annual Ohio Diversity & Leadership Conference in Columbus, Ohio.
Ms. Avery was one of 13 women recognized for…
Helsinki, Finland, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Following the global trend towards quarterly dividend payments, Citycon’s Board of Directors has decided that it will propose to the company’s Annual General Meeting 2016 that Citycon will move to quarterly distribution policy starting in 2016.
Citycon’s Board of Directors has also restated Citycon’s current dividend distribution policy to…
Helsinki, Finland, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Citycon Oyj's disclosure policy has been updated and is now available in English on the company's website www.citycon.com/disclosure-policy.
The updates are mainly technical, but include also the removal of the earlier EUR 150 million disclosure threshold set for material investments, divestments and development projects in 2012, as the threshold…
Helsinki, Finland, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ —
THIRD QUARTER OF 2015
- Turnover increased to EUR 86.0 million (Q3/2014: EUR 61.4 million) mainly due to the acquisition of Norwegian shopping centre company Sektor Gruppen AS (Sektor). Turnover of Sektor amounted to EUR 27.7 million. This also increased net rental income which came to EUR 59.7 million (EUR…
Neerpelt, Belgium, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 28 October the renovated Colruyt store in Neerpelt will open its doors after a few months of renovation work. The store has been expanded by half and restyled into a new-generation Colruyt store.
New-generation store
Store manager Davy Tessens: "Colruyt regularly renovates its stores to make them more…
Halle, Belgium, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday 28 October the renovated Colruyt store of Dendermonde will open its doors after a few months of renovation work. The store has been expanded and restyled into a new-generation Colruyt store.
New-generation store
Store manager Rob Smeets: "Colruyt regularly renovates its stores to make them more efficient…
Bologna, Italia, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Conad lancia una raccolta di firme finalizzata a sollecitare il Parlamento ad estendere la vendita di farmaci di fascia C alle parafarmacie. Sul sito www.liberalizziamoci.it la petizione da firmare.
In un mercato quale quello dei farmaci, ancora parzialmente liberalizzato a distanza di nove anni dal primo decreto Bersani, Conad…
Zürich, SWITZERLAND, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Die Migros ruft eines ihrer Fondue Caquelons zurück. Es besteht das Risiko, dass wegen eines Spannungsrisses der Boden wegbrechen kann und somit der heisse Käse ausläuft. Es handelt sich um das rot-weisse Caquelon aus Porzellan mit dem Schweizer Kreuz drauf, das seit September 2015 im Verkauf ist.
Die Kundinnen…
SEATTLE, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN) announced today that it will report its third quarter 2015 financial results after the close of the financial markets on Thursday, November 12, 2015. The announcement will be followed by a conference call at4:45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, in which senior management will comment on the…
SEATTLE, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — For many, the holidays begin when they catch their first whiff of eggnog or have their first taste of peppermint. Starting today, Starbucks seasonal espresso beverages return in their festive red holiday cups to stores in the U.S. and Canada.
Learn the story behind Starbucks two-toned ombré design for this year’s…
Q4 Comp Sales Increase 8% Globally, 9% in the U.S.; Global Traffic Up 4%
Q4 Revenues Jump 18% to a Record $4.9 Billion; Operating Income Up 13% to a Record $969 Million
Q4 GAAP EPS Rises to a Record $0.43; Non-GAAP EPS Rises 16% to a Record $0.43 Per Share
Company Issues Strong Outlook for…
SEATTLE, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Since the first Starbucks Card launched in 2001, designers have created hundreds of varieties of these collectible cards.
One of this year's new designs, available at participating Starbucks® stores in Asia, is a Starbucks Card adorned with Swarovski® crystals. The premium mini Starbucks Card – small enough to fit on…
CHESHUNT, England, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco is pulling out all the stops - well at least the bottle stops - to help customers pick the right wines for the important moments in life. From the first date, meeting the in-laws for the first time or for that much anticipated night in front…
BELGIUM, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour is taking advantage of all facets of e-commerce in Belgium and further expanding the range of services offered with a new service: delivery and preparation free of cost for pregnant women who place their orders on Drive.be.
No more punishing shopping trips for future mums.
Thanks to Carrefour, future…
BRAZIL, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Carrefour Brazil inaugurated on october 21th its first street drugstore. The Carrefour Drugstore in Rua N. Sra. da Lapa began its operation next to yet another unit of Carrefour Express, both inaugurated in the western zone of São Paulo (SP).
The new drugstore, which has a sales area of…
Milton Keynes, UK, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Over 63 million gadgets1 are being neglected in the UK, with over 21 million Brits2 admitting they only know how to use certain parts of their devices, according to new research* by technology brand Bush.
Although 35 million people3 say they don’t feel confident when using technology and 15 per cent…
Milton Keynes, UK, 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Over one million people¹ in Ireland admitted they only know how to use certain parts of their tech devices, according to new research² by technology brand Bush.
Although one in ten Irish people never read user manuals, one in two reckon their lifestyle would improve if they knew how…
MOORESVILLE, N.C., 2015-11-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Lowe’s Innovation Labs, the disruptive innovation hub of Lowe’s Companies, Inc., has partnered with aerospace company Made in Space, to become the first to launch a commercial 3D printer to space. The printer, the first permanent additive manufacturing facility for the International Space Station (ISS), will bring tools…
Retailer Commits to Recruit, Hire, Promote and Retain Military Spouses in Portable Careers
IRVING, Texas, 2015-11-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Michaels (Nasdaq:MIK), the world's largest arts and crafts specialty retailer, officially joined the Department of Defense Military Spouse Employment Partnership on Oct. 28, 2015, at the annual induction ceremony held at the Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia.
The…
Now IKEA only purchases cotton – which is used in IKEA products - from farmers who use less water, less chemical fertilisers and pesticides, and are also able to increase their profits
Conshohocken, PA, 2015-11-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA announces that since September 2015, all the cotton used for IKEA products comes from more…
RENTON, WA, 2015-11-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — With company representatives, Renton Mayor Denis Law, city officials, and community leaders on-hand, IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially broke ground where it is constructing a new store in Renton, WA adjacent to its current Seattle-area store. Until the new store opens in Spring 2017, customers…
LAS VEGAS, NV, 2015-11-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced plans to install a solar energy system atop its Las Vegas store opening Summer 2016. Panel installation will begin this winter, with completion expected in spring for what will be the largest single-use rooftop solar array by a…
Soft Toy for Education Campaign returns to help children get a better life through education
Conshohocken, PA, 2015-11-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — The IKEA Soft Toys for Education Campaign returns. In its 13th year, this good cause partnership between the IKEA Foundation, UNICEF and Save the Children aims to provide quality education to children living…
We are proud to announce that we successfully welcomed our Russian customers to a new and extended online experience on October 29th.
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, 2015-11-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — H&M’s Shop Online will offer the same collections online as in-store giving customers access to a wide range of clothing and accessories including ladies, men's, teens…
WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2015-11-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Third Quarter Year-over-year Highlights:
Net revenues increased 10.3% to $38.6 billion
Operating profit increased 3.8% to $2.3 billion, including the effect of acquisition-related transaction and integration costs of $127 million
GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations of $1.10
Adjusted EPS of $1.29, excluding any acquisition-related items, at higher end…
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2015-11-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — On Wednesday, Etos opened a brand new store on the Gelderlandplein in Amsterdam. It is the first store to display the new Etos logo on the façade of the building, and inside the shop customers can enjoy a new beauty and perfume department. Etos’ own brand,…
LONDON, 2015-11-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — BRC has welcomed the publication today of the European Commission's new Single Market Strategy, saying that is a step in the right direction toward achieving positive EU reforms.
Commenting, BRC Chief Executive, Helen Dickinson, said: "It's good to see that today's Strategy is aligned with many of the BRC's…