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Wegmans Employee Scholarship Program to award college tuition assistance to 1,766 new recipients for the upcoming academic year

ROCHESTER, NY, 2014-5-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wegmans Food Markets has announced that the Wegmans Employee Scholarship Program will award college tuition assistance to 1,766 new recipients for the upcoming academic year. Wegmans expects to pay out more than $4.91 million in tuition assistance to both new and returning scholarship recipients during the 2014/2015 school year. Click here…
May 28, 20140Comments

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Rite Aid supports The Skin Cancer Foundation’s annual Road to Healthy Skin Tour

7th Annual Coast-to-Coast Tour Brings Free Skin Cancer Screenings to 53 Rite Aid Pharmacies Nationwide   CAMP HILL, Pa., 2014-5-28 — /EPR Retail News/ —  For the seventh consecutive year, Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) will proudly serve as the presenting sponsor of The Skin Cancer Foundation's annual Road to Healthy Skin Tour. Kicking off today, the Tour…
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Meijer Style Team shares some style tips to highlight the versatility of soft pant dressing

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2014-5-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — One of this season’s most popular trends is the addition of soft pants – palazzo and straight legs – to a wardrobe because the flowing design offers extreme comfort and femininity. The Meijer Style Team would like to share some style tips to highlight the versatility…
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Target forms Digital Advisory Council to accelerate its digital transformation

Company also hiring additional engineers for Target.com and Mobile product teams -- all part of digital transformation MINNEAPOLIS, 2014-5-28 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) announced it has formed a Digital Advisory Council, as part of its efforts to accelerate its digital transformation. The panel of technology industry leaders will help guide Target’s omnichannel…
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CBRE’s global corporate headquarters honored by the International Interior Design Associated (IIDA) at the 26th Annual Calibre Awards

Los Angeles, CA, 2014-5-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBRE’s global corporate headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles was honored by the International Interior Design Associated (IIDA) at the 26th Annual Calibre Awards. CBRE and Gensler, its architectural partner on the project, received the Work Medium award which recognizes the best office projects between 20,000 and 50,000 square…
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CBRE’s “How Global is the Business of Retail?” report: Paris is the world’s hottest global retail market with 50 new brands attracted last year

Global Retailers Focus on More Mature Markets - - U.S. Retailers Dominate Cross-Border Expansion - - Luxury Brands Account for a Quarter of New Market Entrants Globally Los Angeles, 2014-5-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Paris is the world’s hottest global retail market attracting 50 new brands last year, while France is ranked as the leading…
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Commissaries announced series of savings and sales events for the whole family in June and July

FORT LEE, Va., 2014-5-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Whether it’s fruit and veggies at farmers markets, meat for outdoor grilling, ingredients for graduation dinners or food for the family road trip, you’ll save by shopping your commissary during June.And there’s something new: Your Healthy Lifestyle Festivals. Commissaries worldwide have partnered with installation exchanges, morale, welfare and…
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Carrefour partner and franchisee Label’Vie opens 40th supermarket and 4th hypermarket under the Carrefour brand in Morocco

PARIS, 2014-5-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Label'Vie, a Carrefour partner and franchisee, is opening its fortieth supermarket and fourth hypermarket under the Carrefour brand in Morocco. > On 8 May, Morocco's fortieth Carrefour Market supermarket opened its doors in Marrakesh. The 'Carré Eden' Carrefour Market has a sales area of 1,900 sq.…
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Kesko Corporation appoints Mikko Helander new Managing Director

Mikko Helander to be Kesko Corporation's new Managing Director Helsinki, Finland,   2014-5-28 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Kesko Corporation's Board of Directors has appointed Mikko Helander, M.Sc. (Tech.), as Kesko Corporation's Managing Director and Kesko Group's President and Chief Executive Officer as from 1 January 2015. Mikko Helander (b. 1960) will join Kesko as Kesko Corporation's Deputy Managing…
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John Lewis reveals five startups who made it to the final stage of its JLAB technology incubator

LONDON, 2014-5-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — John Lewis today reveals the five startup businesses who have made it to the final stage of JLAB, the retailer's first-ever technology business incubator. From 3D room planners and in-store digital engagement to wireless sound systems and smart labels for after-sales care, the five finalists represent a range of innovative ideas…
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Delhaize Group’s 2013 accomplishments underscored in its Sustainability Progress Report

Delhaize Group’s 2013 accomplishments underscore progress toward Company’s 2020 ambition – to be ”Supergood” sustainability leaders. Brussels, Belgium, 2014-5-27 — /EPR Retail News/ —Delhaize Group (NYSE Euronext Brussels: DELB – NYSE: DEG,) the international food retailer serving communities in nine countries, published its 2013 Sustainability Progress Report today online at http://sustainabilityreport.delhaizegroup.com. The report details the company’s progress in…
May 27, 20140Comments

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Tengelmann E-Stores GmbH succeeds with its GartenXXL.de on Intershop’s omni-channel commerce platform

An especially fast rollout and solid customer orientation quickly turn an online garden supply store into an award-winning model for success On the heels of Plus.de, Intershop continues its partnership with Tengelmann E-Stores GmbH with its GartenXXL collaboration Flexible Intershop solution allows for accessible design Jena, Germany, 2014-5-27 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Tengelmann E-Stores…
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Immochan released its 2013 Annual and Sustainable Development Report

Croix, France,  2014-5-27 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Throught this document, you will find the 2013 key events of the firm, in terms of development, retail, innovation and sustainable development. Owning more than 2.3 million sqm GLA in shopping centres, Immochan is one of the biggest commercial real estate compagny in Europe. The firm broadcasts its 2013…
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AHOLD REPURCHASED 2,285,504 AHOLD COMMON SHARES FOR € 32.26 million BETWEEN MAY 19 AND 23, 2014

Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2014-5-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Ahold has repurchased 2,285,504 Ahold common shares in the period from May 19, 2014 up to and including May 23, 2014. The shares were repurchased at an average price of € 14.1137 per share for a total consideration of € 32.26 million. These repurchases were made as…
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National Association of Convenience Stores welcomes Palak Patel as analyst-programmer

​ALEXANDRIA, VA, 2014-5-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — Palak Patel has joined NACS as an analyst-programmer. Before coming to NACS, Patel interned at i3Solutions and worked at George Mason University.  She also tutored other students in Java programming and web development at Northern Virginia Community College.Patel earned a BS in Applied Information Technology from George Mason University…
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Giant Eagle Inc.® opens its second Giant Eagle Express neighborhood grocery store in Indiana

New 24-hour neighborhood grocery store opens featuring fresh prepared foods, full-service deli and a broad selection of grocery items in a quick in-and-out setting. INDIANA, Pa.,  2014-5-27 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Pittsburgh-based multi-format food and fuel retailer Giant Eagle Inc.® is today opening the company's second Giant Eagle Express, a new 14,000 square-foot neighborhood grocery store at…
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Russian retailer Magnit opens its 51st Magnit Family store

Krasnodar, Russia, 2014-5-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — OJSC “Magnit”, Russia’s largest food retailer (the “Company”; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of the 51st “Magnit Family” store. Please be informed that today the Company has opened its 51st “Magnit Family” store located at 39, 30 Letiya Pobedy Boulevard, Volgograd, Southern federal district. Assortment…
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Hy-Vee’s seafood sustainability efforts ranked fifth among the country’s top 26 retailers according to Greenpeace USA report

Hy-Vee’s Seafood Procurement Policy and Responsible Choice program lauded as ‘remarkable’ and efforts debut as fifth best in U.S. WEST DES MOINES, IA, 2014-5-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — In the world of seafood sustainability, Hy-Vee has quickly become a big fish in a big pond. In the Carting Away the Oceans: 2014 Rankings of Seafood…
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Kesko rewards pupils who have promoted peace, tolerance and positive atmosphere in their schools with Fair Play scholarships

Helsinki, Finland,  2014-5-27 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Kesko grants a €50 Fair Play scholarship for distribution to one pupil in every comprehensive school grade nine class in Finland. The scholarship is a reward to pupils who have promoted peace, tolerance and a positive atmosphere in their schools and encouraged others in school work with…
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Delhaize Group shareholders approved the annual accounts for fiscal year 2013 and €1.56 gross dividend per share

BRUSSELS, Belgium, 2014-5-23 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Delhaize Group (Euronext Brussels: DELB, NYSE: DEG), the Belgian international food retailer, announced today that during its Ordinary Shareholders Meeting its shareholders approved the annual accounts for fiscal year 2013 and the distribution of a €1.56 gross dividend per share. After deduction of a 25% withholding tax,…
May 23, 20140Comments

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Ahold to settle class action pending in US for its former subsidiary U.S. Foodservice

Zaandam, the Netherlands, 2014-5-23 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Ahold announced today that it has signed a term sheet agreeing in principle to settle a class action pending in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut in respect of pricing practices of Ahold's former subsidiary U.S. Foodservice in the period 1998-2005. Under the term…
May 23, 20140Comments

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Intershop partners with multi-channel marketing specialist Querplex

Intershop steadily building network of top-performing partners Omni-channel market leader joins hands with first-class implementation expert, yielding true added value for clients' business 13-year project experience highlights Querplex as specialist in Intershop installations Jena, Germany, 2014-5-23 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Intershop Communications AG, leading independent provider of innovative solutions for omni-channel commerce, has formed…
May 23, 20140Comments

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The National Retail Federation disappointed from the Senate Judiciary Committee’s withdrawal of the patent reform bill

Today Marks a Victory for Patent Trolls WASHINGTON, 2014-5-23 — /EPR Retail News/ —  The National Retail Federation issued the following statement from Senior Vice President for Government Relations David French on the announcement that Senate Judiciary Committee has shelved the patent reform bill: “Withdrawing the patent reform bill is a victory for patent trolls. “We are deeply disappointed…
May 23, 20140Comments

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SRC-KPMG SCOTTISH RETAIL SALES MONITOR APRIL 2014: Total Scottish sales in April 2014 increased by 1.9% compared with April 2013

LONDON, 2014-5-23 — /EPR Retail News/ —  In April 2014 total Scottish sales increased by 1.9% compared with April 2013, when they had decreased by 2.1%. Like-for-like sales increased by 1.1% on last April, when they had decreased by 3.0%. Taking account of shop price deflation, April total sales were up 3.3% in real terms. Total…
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Red River Co-op’s new food stores in Winnipeg, Man. to offer fresh cut meat in time for barbecue season

Winnipeg, Canada, 2014-5-23 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Red River Co-op customers will be able to get a fresh cut of meat just in time for barbecue season. General Manager Doug Wiebe said this is a unique offering, with many grocery stores now choosing to bring in meat that has been vacuum packed or gassed for a…
May 23, 20140Comments

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ICSC and Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Index: Weekly retail sales slipped by 1.3% for the week ending May 17

NEW YORK, 2014-5-23 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Mother Nature once again kept the chill on retail sales as rain and snow left consumers soggy and constrained their ability to shop this past week. As a result weekly retail sales slipped by 1.3% for the week ending May 17, according to the International Council of…
May 23, 20140Comments

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CAMPBELL LENNOX named managing director TOYS“R”US Australia

Mr. Lennox Will Oversee the Company’s 34 Stores, e-Commerce Operations and More Than 1,700 Employees in Australia WAYNE, NJ, 2014-5-23 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Toys“R”Us, Inc. today announced the appointment of Campbell Lennox as Managing Director, Toys“R”Us, Australia, effective May 26. Mr. Lennox will oversee all operations and business activities for the company’s 34 store locations…
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Meijer debuts new commercial featuring photos of local children riding its iconic penny pony Sandy

Retailer’s youngest shoppers co-star with iconic penny pony GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., 2014-5-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today Midwest retailer Meijer announced the debut of a new commercial featuring photos of local children riding its iconic penny pony, Sandy. The 30-second commercial will begin airing within the retailer’s five-state footprint – Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and…
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J. C. Penney Company, Inc. granted equity inducement award of 223,964 restricted stock units to its EVP & CFO Edward Record

PLANO, Texas, 2014-5-22 — /EPR Retail News/ —  In accordance with the New York Stock Exchange rules regarding equity inducement awards, J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) announced that on May 20, 2014, an equity inducement award of 223,964 restricted stock units (RSUs) was granted to Edward Record, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief…
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Target Corporation announces $418 million net earnings on its First Quarter 2014 report

First quarter Adjusted EPS of $0.70; GAAP EPS of $0.66 First quarter Adjusted EPS of 70 cents was above the mid-point of Target’s prior guidance of 60 cents to 75 cents. Target’s U.S. comparable sales decreased (0.3)% in the first quarter, near the high end of the expected range. Canadian Segment sales were $393 million, up…
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