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RCH Group to exhibit at EuroShop, February 16-20, 2020

RCH Group to exhibit at EuroShop, February 16-20, 2020

TREVISO, Italy, 2020-Jan-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — This February (16-20), RCH Group will be exhibiting at EuroShop, the world’s largest trade fair for retail investment requirements. On booth #G49 in Hall 6 the company will introduce a number of new POS solutions – responding to the future-oriented and dynamic trends of the retail industry and building upon the technological and aesthetic capabilities that sit at the core of RCH’s product development.

Improving the strategic abilities of small and medium operations with improved analytics and accountancy

A key element of RCH’s attendance at the show will be the international debut of the WALLE 8T – a product which aims to evolve the concept of Smart ECR and increase the ability of small and medium retail operations to engage in effective fiscal management and financial analytics.

WALLE 8T constitutes a POS unit that contains an 8″ TFT color video keyboard and capacitive touchscreen, with high brightness and 1024×600 resolution. It also includes a high quality graphic thermal printer. However, whilst the WALLE 8T contains all of the high-level physical specifications that are associated with RCH products standard, including a highly elegant design, what sets this new model apart is the high degree of interoperability that is facilitated by the use of Android-based software. This software provides exceptional usability by unifying interface and functionality, allowing businesses to create an adaptable, tailored, flexible solution to their money handling activities.

With intuitive front-end operability and highly flexible back-end analytics and accountancy features, even small retailers now have the opportunity to understand their business and make strategic decisions based on the data they generate.

In addition to the WALLE 8T, RCH will also be demonstrating a range of new product evolutions, with a focus on meeting the aesthetic needs of retail outlets.

Novelty with a Vintage look

Whilst RCH always prides itself on the technological developments that increase the functionality and usability of its products, there is also recognition that supporting the strategic goals of customers will not always spring exclusively from technological innovation alone. The aesthetics and atmosphere of retail venues are key strategic components for a business, and cash registers constitute an incredibly visible element within a store.

For this reason, RCH is proud to introduce the Cortina 59. With metal drawer and printer, the Cortina embodies a stylish, vintage design that fits well into retail environments that are seeking a more nostalgic aesthetic that reminds of past cash registers. Available in five different colours (white, black, blue, red, yellow), the Cortina 59 doesn’t just meet the functional needs of a commercial environment, but in itself becomes a beautiful centrepiece – actively contributing as a piece of decoration and functional furniture. Electronic based capabilities with all of the RCH functionality you expect, embodied in true mechanical charm.

NEW Robust POS product

For retail environments that do favour a modern and slick aesthetic, at the other end of the RCH design spectrum is the A-IRON. Part of the ATOS 15 range – and therefore embodying all of the usability, versatility and functionality expected from RCH’s signature line – the A-IRON combines aluminium and steel into the physical POS unit to enhance an image of modernity and elegance, with clean lines and a solid appearance.

President and CEO of RCH Stefano De Pra, stated: “Our path to innovation is a combination of creativity and market needs, elegant design and functional aspects. Technological innovation sits at the core of our products – as its beating heart, but a diverse range of beautiful external aesthetics makes them fit-for-purpose in a variety of retail contexts. The novel products we are introducing this year at EuroShop will meet the expectations of an international market that appreciates reliability, the use of resistant, robust materials and considered design that combines to create easy-to-use and decorative POS products.”

More information about RCH Group SpA and its products is available at http://www.rch-group.com/

SOURCE: EuropaWire

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RCH Group Highlights at EuroCIS 2019: ATOS 15 Elegant; ABOX 3 2.0; ATOS Software and the Cash Desk K2 XL

RCH Group Highlights at EuroCIS 2019: ATOS 15 Elegant; ABOX 3 2.0; ATOS Software and the Cash Desk K2 XL

TREVISO, Italy, 2019-Feb-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — RCH Group SpA will again exhibit on EuroCIS 2019, which is the leading Trade Fair for Retail Technology taking place in Dusseldorf, Germany from February 19th to 21st, 2019.

The company’s highlights at EuroCIS 2019 will include:

ATOS 15 Elegant
Looking for top of the range elegance at your Point of Sale? Atos 15 Elegant combines pure elegance with high-end technology. Featuring all the functionality and connectivity of the Atos15M, the Atos 15 Elegant comes with a 16:9 fully adjustable monitor that is supported by the stability of a solid chrome-effect base.

ABOX 3 2.0
Bringing a smart revolution to the POS, Abox 3 2.0 is an 80-mm all-in-one Android solution that is bursting with potential. The unit comes pre-loaded with RCH’s renowned open-standard based on ATOS Android software allowing it to remotely connect with any compatible Android device, such as a printer, a tablet and so on. The Abox 3 2.0 has been intelligently designed to deliver heightened efficiency while saving a maximum of space at your sales point. The compact unit is integrated with a 10-inch, 16:9 capacitive touch screen which makes the monitor more responsive to gestures with your fingers such as swiping and pinching.

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ATOS Software: Easy Integration with Third Party Applications
RCH’s ATOS software-based Android solutions are founded on open standards and can be easily integrated with various third-party applications and systems (scales, payments, kitchen monitors). ATOS software and its extended modules are fully designed in-house by the company’s Research and Development teams, delivering efficient and streamlined technical support to fully communicate with third-party systems. This results in a secure, reliable and modular product for each market requirement.

Innovating in the evolution of electronic cash systems. Automation adding fast and safe transactions, advanced cash and staff management and innovative POS.

This year for the first time, RCH Group will have group-member, DATA4, exhibit its innovative payment systems on its stand. DATA4 manufactures advanced self-service and automatic systems for the payment of goods and services in cash or electronically. All of DATA4’s automatic payment solutions are based on open source technology and can be easily integrated with various third-party applications and systems. Each system is designed in-house by the company’s Research and Development teams, delivering efficient and streamlined technical support so that the payment terminals fully communicate with third-party systems. The result is a secure, reliable product for every system requirement.

The Cash Desk K2 range includes the XL, Slim and the most recent WALL version.

Cash Desk K2 XL
A payment kiosk can now be a valuable point-of-sale and an additional revenue generator thanks to the Cash Desk K2 XL. The device is integrated with a 43-inch monitor, digital signage technology and self-service payment capabilities. This innovative solution communicates each option and activity to the consumer via the screen, resulting in a more personalised experience in choosing and purchasing goods.

Cash Desk K2 XL is modern in design and style, yet elegant and simple, featuring a frontal area backlit by LED. Furthermore, its uninterruptible power supply ensures that all the transactions are safely executed for 20 minutes after a power cut occurs.

NEW at EuroCIS 2019

Cash Desk K2 WALL
Retaining all the features of a multi-payment kiosk for the issuance of receipts and/or tickets, this compact wall and desk version includes a 17″ monitor and a self-service electronic cash system that can be customised for different applications such as events, food & beverage, retail, wellness and sport facilities.

Across the product range, there are common themes: harnessing the most modern and flexible solutions – particularly making use of cloud-based technology, and increasing convenience and efficiency for the client, particularly in streamlining accounting and cash management processes. Innovative use of both hardware and software in combination drives a solution-based approach to POS cash management and electronic ticketing – and always with a focus on distinguished, stylish and modern Italian design. Enduring elegance, innovation and simplicity of function are what set RCH products apart, and will all be in evidence in Hall 9, Stand B51.

SOURCE: EuropaWire

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DATA4 Product Highlights at Kiosk Summit 2018: Cash Desk K2 Slim; ATOS 15 ELEGANT; Open Standards-Based Hardware; Functional and Elegant Designs

DATA4 Brings Pioneering Payment Systems to Kiosk Summit 2018

TREVISO, Italy, 2018-Aug-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — DATA4, manufacturer of innovative self-service and automatic systems for the payment of goods and services in cash or electronically, will showcase its latest POS innovations at Kiosk Summit 2018 on stand 6. Kiosk Summit is Europe’s only dedicated event for organisations and individuals, who utilise self-service technology to interact with their clients, streamline their customer journey and gain increased efficiency by using cutting-edge interactivity. The event will take place on September 27h next in London.

This year, DATA4, RCH Group-member, will exhibit its innovative solutions integrated with RCH’s advanced point of sale systems for the retail, food and beverage, and the public administration sector:

“We are delighted to have the opportunity to return to Kiosk Summit this year and demonstrate to visitors how our revolutionary payment kiosks can be an additional Point of Sale,” said Michele Stecca, General Manager, DATA4 Srl. Cash Desk K2, in particular, is already proving its worth in helping to reduce queues and the need for people management in busy airport terminals, exhibitions, cinemas, museums and restaurants. In today’s rapid-paced world, the right tools and technology must be in place to streamline the customer journey and speed up the transactions process while at the same time ensuring the highest standard of service. DATA4’s state-of-the-art payment systems make this possible.”

Product Highlights at Kiosk Summit 2018

Cash Desk K2 Slim
Retaining all the features of a multi-payment kiosk for the issuance of receipts and/or tickets, Cash Desk K2 Slim is an automatic device specifically destined for electronic payments. Eliminating the task of handling cash transactions results in a product that’s thinner and smoother in the movements. The device boasts a fast and simple user interface, indicating each operation to be carried out step by step with the aid of visual indicators (LEDs). A multi-lingual and interactive menu allows customers to pay for their goods or services in three easy steps.

For the merchant, the self-service Cask Desk K2 Slim can significantly improve and streamline operations so that long queues are avoided, cash handling is eliminated, and staffing requirements and labour cost are reduced. For the catering industry, hygiene can be improved as the person responsible for preparing foods no longer needs to handle physical money.

ATOS 15 ELEGANT
ATOS 15 Elegant combines pure elegance with high-end technology and comes with a 16:9 fully adjustable monitor that is supported by the stability of a solid chrome-effect base. Efficient hardware coupled with intelligent software makes ATOS 15 Elegant the ideal tool for any Point of Sale. The unit comes with an optional rear customer display that completes its maximum expression of functional elegance. This customer display is available in two different sizes, allowing the merchant to either present the customer with a list of purchased items or alternatively to display its own graphics visualising the consumptions on sale. This back graphic display can be cleverly used as an advertising tool to broadcast the latest news and in-store promotions, giving added value to any POS.

Multiple connections including Ethernet, USB and Micro SD allowing the ATOS 15 Elegant to pair with printers, tablets and scanners are all standard. An NFC reader, an MFC magnetic card and an I-Button are additional options with this innovative and eye-catching POS system.

Open Standards-Based Hardware
All of DATA4’s and RCH’s innovative solutions are based on open source technology and can be easily integrated with various third-party applications and systems. Each system is designed in-house by the company’s Research and Development teams, delivering efficient and streamlined technical support so that the payment terminals fully communicate with third-party systems. The result is a secure, reliable product for every system requirement.

Functional and Elegant Designs
Highly intelligent on the inside, elegant and compact on the outside, each product has a distinguished and modern design made in Italy. A DATA4 and an RCH product is characterised by its perfect combination of elegance with the simplicity of functionality.

More information about DATA4 and its products is available at http://www.data4.it/?lang=en

SOURCE: EuropaWire

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NEW AT FAFGA 2018: ATOS NOW WITH STYLISH AND ROBUST VESA MOUNT AND ARM

NEW AT FAFGA 2018: ATOS NOW WITH STYLISH AND ROBUST VESA MOUNT AND ARM

TREVISO, Italy, 2018-Jul-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Technology is revolutionising the way in which we live and do business. In the hospitality industry where speed and quality of service is critical, organisations must embrace the latest POS technology if they are to maintain a competitive edge in today’s fast-paced digital world. FAFGA is the leading trade fair for the hotel and catering sector, taking place in Innsbruck, Austria from September 10th to 13th 2018.

Following a very successful show in 2017, RCH Group is returning to FAFGA for a second year to fortify its presence in the region and to demonstrate how its hardware and software smart selling solutions are revolutionising the Point of Sale as we know it. This time though, RCH Group will be represented by RCH Europe, the European operation launched in January 2018 and headquartered in Innsbruck. In Hall B0 on Stand 62A, visitors will see and experience a number of powerful cloud-based solutions, catering specifically to one or more points in the sales cycle. Each RCH product is based on decades of research and development and capable of interoperating with third-party systems.

The opening of RCH Europe in Austria has quickly enabled RCH Group to provide more effective and faster local support to its customers and reseller partners, further enhancing the trustworthy business relationships and high level of customer service that the company is renowned for. The increasing European customer base coupled with the necessity to have centralised operations to handle all regional deployments and after-sales technical support made Austria the ideal location.

“We attended FAFGA for the first time in 2017 and quickly discovered the exceptional opportunity the fair provided in accessing the right people within the hotel and catering business,” said Paolo Biasone, Sales Manager Austria and Germany at RCH Europe. “RCH Group has a long-standing history in providing POS solutions to the global hospitality and food and beverage industries. Given the increase of our European client base, notably in Austria and Germany, it therefore made absolute sense to base our European Headquarters in Innsbruck, close to our local customers. We look forward to meeting with current and new contacts at this year’s show.”

NEW at FAFGA 2018:

ATOS NOW WITH STYLISH AND ROBUST VESA MOUNT AND ARM
In response to end-users increased need for space reduction, RCH Europe will be launching at FAFGA an upgrade to the ATOS product range, which now comes complete with a wall mount and arm in accordance with the VESA Mounting Interface Standard. This thin mounting bracket provides an excellent space-saving solution for all catering facilities, allowing traders to mount the ATOS screen directly on to a wall, thus creating a clutter-free workspace. As like all RCH products, this new VESA mount is a functional, easy to use and aesthetic tool that is beautifully designed with the elegant Italian touch.

Additional Products on display at FAFGA 2018:

ATOS 15 ELEGANT
ATOS 15 Elegant combines pure elegance with high-end technology and comes with a 16:9 fully adjustable monitor that is supported by the stability of a solid chrome-effect base. Efficient hardware coupled with intelligent software makes ATOS 15 Elegant the ideal tool for any Point of Sale. The unit comes with an optional rear customer display that completes its maximum expression of functional elegance. This customer display is available in two different sizes, allowing the merchant to either present the customer with a list of purchased items or alternatively to display its own graphics visualising the consumptions on sale. This back graphic display can be cleverly used as an advertising tool to broadcast the latest news and in-store promotions, giving added value to any POS.

Multiple connections including Ethernet, USB and Micro SD allowing the ATOS 15 Elegant to pair with printers, tablets and scanners are all standard. An NFC reader, an MFC magnetic card and an I-Button are additional options with this innovative and eye-catching POS system.

ABOX 3 2.0
Bringing a smart revolution to the POS, Abox 3 2.0 is an 80-mm all-in-one Android solution that is bursting with potential. The unit comes pre-loaded with RCH’s renowned open-standard based on ATOS Android software allowing it to remotely connect with any compatible Android device, such as a printer, a tablet and so on. The Abox 3 2.0 has been intelligently designed to deliver heightened efficiency while saving a maximum of space at your sales point. The compact unit is integrated with a 10-inch, 16:9 capacitive touch screen which makes the monitor more responsive to gestures with your fingers such as swiping and pinching.

ATOS SOFTWARE: EASY INTEGRATION WITH THIRD PARTY APPLICATIONS 
RCH’s ATOS software-based Android solutions are founded on open standards and can be easily integrated with various third-party applications and systems (scales, payments, kitchen monitors). ATOS software and its extended modules are fully designed in-house by the company’s Research and Development teams, delivering efficient and streamlined technical support to fully communicate with third-party systems. This results in a secure, reliable and modular product for each market requirement.

This year for the first time, RCH Group will have group-member, DATA4, exhibit its innovative payment systems on its stand. DATA4 manufactures advanced self-service and automatic systems for the payment of goods and services in cash or electronically. All of DATA4’s automatic payment solutions are based on open source technology and can be easily integrated with various third-party applications and systems. Each system is designed in-house by the company’s Research and Development teams, delivering efficient and streamlined technical support so that the payment terminals fully communicate with third-party systems. The result is a secure, reliable product for every system requirement.

Cash Desk K2 Slim 
Retaining all the features of a multi-payment kiosk for the issuance of receipts and/or tickets, Cash Desk K2 Slim is an automatic device specifically destined for electronic payments. Eliminating the task of handling cash transactions results in a product that’s thinner and smoother in the movements. The device boasts a fast and simple user interface, indicating each operation to be carried out step by step with the aid of visual indicators (LEDs). A multi-lingual and interactive menu allows customers to pay for their goods or services in three easy steps.

“RCH was the first European company to introduce an Android interface for use in POS,” said Paolo Biasone, Sales Manager Austria and Germany at RCH Europe. “The Point of Sale is shifting towards a cloud-based environment, allowing merchants to remotely monitor and manage their systems from any device. Our back office enables to monitor in real time the sales of each cash point from any device, such as a tablet, PC or smartphone and it also provides the full management of the system’s programming, including personal registry, operators, customers, system configuration, and so on.”

RCH’s products, characterised by a perfect combination of elegance with the simplicity of functionality, are conceived to be at the centre of the point of sale. Smart on the inside, each product has a distinguished and modern design made in Italy.

More information about RCH Europe and RCH Group is available at http://www.rch-europe.de/ and http://www.rch-europe.com/. Further information about DATA4 and its products is available at http://www.data4.it/?lang=en

SOURCE: EuropaWire

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Millennium Soft-Tech Launches All-in-one Android POS for Retailers

New Delhi, India, 2018-Jul-23 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Millennium Soft-Tech India, a pioneer in delivering innovative Point of Sale (POS) technology products and solutions to the fast-growing retail Industry in India, today launched an array of powerful Android billing solutions under MAGICBOX brand series for retail establishments who can now experience ease of doing business while achieving supreme customer engagement.

Millennium offers four variants of MagicBox to retail businesses – MagicBox Mobile POS and desk top series MagicBox-Plus; MagicBox-Elite and MagicBox-Pro which are suitable for small, medium and large retail businesses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a breakthrough POS technology, MagicBox Plus, Elite and Pro can make stores generate unique shop code in the form of 2D barcodes to enable customers pay through their smart phones.

Speaking on the release of MagicBox POS series, Mr Bhaskar Venkatraman, CEO and director of Millennium Soft-Tech India said: “MagicBox devices are an attempt to automate Indian retail industry where almost 90 per cent of our retailers are still using traditional means to transact and manually operate critical functions like stock management, sales records, purchase data, CRM and employees’ performance. Through MagicBox we are offering them unmatched technology to automate their operations in affordable cost. Also, retailers can utilize Cloud to back-up their critical sales and other data thereby saving huge overhead cost. MagicBox variants are made as plug-in-and-transact types which intend to help retailers improve sales and better shopping experience for customers.”

MagicBox M-POS

Targeting micro level unorganized retail businesses such as petty shops, tea shops and other small and medium businesses such as kirana /grocery or convenio stores, who are finding hard to match up to their technologically advanced peers, MagicBox – Mobile POS terminals are hand held mobile POS devices with 2” receipt printer, 2D barcode scanner and powerful billing software which can do anytime-anywhere billing, customer relation management, inventory tracking and accept myriad of payments – cash, card, cheques, e-wallets or e-coupons.

The other highlights of this M-POS device include – 5.5” touch screen, Wi-fi / GSM and Bluetooth compatibility, Powerful Quadcore Processor and long battery life. This device is being packaged with a pocket-sized payment terminal for transaction through credit/debit cards.

MagicBox Plus

MagicBox-Plus Android desktop POS has been made for retailers who are looking for smaller, smarter, yet powerful mobile POS solutions. The Android (6.0) device has Qualcomm Snapdragon615 octa-core processor, 8GB internal memory, ideal to host POS software and Bluetooth and Wi-Fi compatibility. Despite smaller in size, MagicBox Plus offers integrated 2-inch (58mm) printer and NFC (optional) technology along with 11.6 HD adjustable touch display and elegant but rugged design to the customers.

The pre-loaded software application supports critical features such as anytime-anywhere billing, Inventory management, Spot offers/discounts, CRM, loyalty program, to name a few.

MagicBox Elite

MagicBox Elite Android desktop POS terminal is almost similar to MagicBox Plus but with a few added features. One of the striking features Elite offers is a 3” receipt printer which will be useful for traders who want to make invoices and larger billing functions.

MagicBox Elite has 11.6″ screen touch display with HD resolution and IPS technology provides good readability even under bright sun. Bluetooth (4.0) and Wi-Fi are the other highlights of this POS device. The compact desktop POS terminal also has plenty of connectors (4 × USB, 1 × microUSB and a card slot).

MagicBox Pro

MagicBox Pro is the large desktop POS terminal having 14-inch full HD resolution adjustable touch display and can be used for multiple functions in any size of retail environment. MagicBox Pro offers two options – 0ne with a single front-end display and the other has extra customer display fitted on the back side. Customer display screen has two sizes : 7-inch and 14-inch.

 

Business owners can choose the size according to their requirement. The second display screen makes customers see the billed items. MagicBox Pro has eight-core processor which gives plenty of power. The whole system is running on Android 6.0 Operating System. The other highlights of this POS terminal are an integrated 3-inch (80mm) high-speed thermo-sensitive printer (200 mm/s) with a cutter and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth compatibility.

Bhaskar Venkatraman, Director and CEO, Millennium India

About Millennium India

 Established in 2002, Millennium Soft-Tech (India) Pvt Ltd has been in the forefront of providing Point of Sale (POS) technology products and solutions to Indian businesses through astute marketing strategy supported by huge partners’ network across India.

Having associated with world’s leading POS brands, Millennium understands the growing demands of retailers better than anyone else irrespective of their size, stature and nature of business, and offers comprehensive, advanced and sustainable solutions to enhance their businesses.

Headquartered in Chennai and having branches all major cities in India, Millennium has a clear vision of empowering millions of unorganized small and medium enterprises spread across the country by automating their transaction activities and make them competitive with established market peers.

As the national distributor of leading multinational POS brands including Epson, Posiflex, Casio, Toshiba, Honeywell, Godex, and Opticon, Millennium offers POS solutions to corporate brands, retail giants and SMEs across India.

For the latest news and informative blogs on Point of Sale technology, visit us @ https://www.justransact.com/knowledgebase/pos-technology-blog

 

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SSP America wins ten-year contract to develop and operate food and beverage concession spaces at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

LONDON, 2018-Feb-27 — /EPR Retail News/ — SSP America, a division of SSP Group, a leading operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, has been awarded a ten-year contract by the City of Phoenix and the City of Phoenix Aviation Department to commercially develop and operate five separate food and beverage concession spaces at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). The new restaurants will cover a total of 19,833 square feet of concession space in the North and South Concourses of Terminal 3 as well as the lobby and ticketing areas. The contract will see SSP America introduce a mix of award-winning local and chef-driven brands as well as two, enormously popular, forward-thinking national brands.

SSP America’s new contract is part of the gateway’s wider modernization program. The $590 million Terminal 3 Modernization Program is set to enhance the customer experience for travellers by providing a more efficient way of getting through the terminal. The modernization is planned as three distinct phases to maximize flexibility and minimize impact to travellers and will be completed in 2020. Currently, the terminal processor and the South Concourse are under construction. The North Concourse will be the final phase of the project. 

Pat Murray, executive vice president of SSP America, commented: “PHX continues to grow with robust passenger increases, extensive growth in concessions, and an impressive upsurge in food and beverage sales between 2011-2016 in Terminal 4. PHX continued level of progress is a direct result of the Aviation Department’s proactive inward investment. SSP America is enormously proud to be a part of this continued investment and is deeply honored to have been awarded this significant new contract. Our portfolio features no less than nine award-winning local brands which will not only give PHX passengers a true taste of place, but also keep jobs and revenues contributing back to the Valley of the Sun community.”

SSP’s line-up includes: 

The Habit Burger Grill (Lobby)— The Habit Burger Grill is a burger-centric, fast casual restaurant concept that specializes in preparing fresh, made-to-order chargrilled burgers and sandwiches featuring USDA choice tri-tip steak, grilled chicken and sushi-grade tuna cooked over an open flame. In addition, it features fresh made-to-order salads and an appealing selection of sides, shakes and malts. The Habit was named the “best tasting burger in America” in July 2014 in a comprehensive survey conducted by one of America’s leading consumer magazines. 

Original ChopShop (Lobby)— Local favorite Original ChopShop is a neighborhood eatery crafting ‘Just Feel Good Food’ from whole ingredients. The menu offers protein bowls, acai and pitaya bowls, fresh-squeezed juices, protein shakes, salads and sandwiches that are made from scratch on-site with real, quality ingredients.

Überrito Fresh Mex (Lobby)— Combining the German word, “Über” meaning “above” or “beyond” with the Mexican culinary mainstay “burrito”—Überrito brings passengers above and beyond über fresh, über delicious burritos.  By combining an abundance of the very best ingredients at their peak of freshness, Überrito defies predictable preconceptions of Fresh-Mex offering taste combinations you won’t find anywhere else.

The Tavern (South Concourse)—Straight from its East Camelback Road location, Chef Mark Tarbell’s, The Tavern, brings a relaxed and approachable foodie oasis—a tony little gem serving fresh-forward, chef-driven plates in a fast and casual environment. The Tavern’s South Concourse location will also include a large wine retail component that will allow passengers to buy handpicked, premium wines to enjoy at their next destination.

Christopher’s Crush (South Concourse)— James Beard Award-winning chef and restaurateur, Christopher Gross, brings his thoroughly modern, locally laurelled, Christopher’s Crush to PHX’s South Concourse. Featuring handcrafted cocktails, top-notch local and international brews, handpicked wines and award-winning, chef-driven gourmand plates—Christopher’s Crush will be the ultimate PHX oasis. 

Phoenix Ale Brewery Central Kitchen (North Concourse)—Straight from its super hip CenPho location, Phoenix Ale Brewery Central Kitchen is a celebration of craft beer and craft food. PAB Central Kitchen brings a unique, only in Phoenix experience serving up Phoenix Ale Brewery’s top-notch local brews and pairing them with one-of-a-kind dishes that make guests wonder why they ever settled for traditional pub fare.

Tru Burger Co. (North Concourse)—Family owned and operated, Tru Burger Co., welcomes travelers to a menu made from TRU local flavors. Handcrafted, gourmet burgers are made fresh daily from locally sourced ingredients and fresh custom baked breads, delivered daily; all meats are antibiotic and hormone free. From crafting your own burger, to salads, fresh sides, sandwiches, big dogs and more, Tru Burger’s goal is to inspire community awareness with a TRU-Passion for a custom, fresh, high quality experience while ensuring dedicated support to the local Valley economy.

Leoni’s Focaccia (North Concourse)—The best, most memorable sandwiches begin with the best bread, and at Valley-based Danielle Leoni’s Leoni’s Focaccia, the freshly baked, Roman-style focaccia bread isn’t just the best in the Valley—it’s in a memorable league of its own. Leoni’s Focaccia brings innovative, chef-driven spins on classic Italian sandwiches, keeping jetsetters and local fans, coming back for more.

Ajo Al’s Mexican Café (North Concourse)—Using the freshest ingredients and authentic recipes, Ajo Al’s Mexican Café provides a taste of traditional Mexican cuisine with a modern Sonoran style twist and a casual, fun atmosphere they have been famous for since 1986. With fresh, handcrafted house specialties locals have known and loved for years, Ajo Al’s is the perfect spot to enjoy delicious, handmade Mexican food in Phoenix.

Crave Grounds (North Concourse)— Jim Murphy’s Crave Grounds in North Scottsdale brings America’s favorite breakfast time, snack time, any time coffee and donuts combo into the modern day. Offering a unique and inviting local coffee and donut experience, Crave Grounds features an endless variety of hot & fresh, made-to-order mini donuts, specialty tea, and a full espresso bar using a locally roasted four bean coffee blend, offered only at Crave Grounds.

Peet’s Coffee (Ticketing)—As one of the nation’s favorite premium coffee companies, Peet’s Coffee delivers a deep, rich coffee drinking experience. Guests will enjoy fresh roasted and handcrafted hot espresso drinks and an assortment of cold brewed coffee drinks all prepared from Peet’s full line of fair trade, responsibly sourced coffee beans. Peet’s ticketing location will offer other retail items—from bestselling newspapers, magazines and books, to travel related sundries, luggage, souvenirs and gifts; the range will offer passengers the conveniences they need.

These incredibly successful, award-winning brands and restaurateurs don’t just represent the Valley’s culinary landscape, they define it. Each brand sources locally wherever possible and is considered an integral component of the wider Phoenix community, helping to drive economic prosperity across the region. Sense of place, taste of place and commitment to the community combined with optimum choice for the passenger and exceptional customer service are the hallmarks of SSP America’s new contract with PHX.

SOURCE: SSP Group plc.

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RCH Europe presents smart hardware and software technologies for the management and automation of POS at Intergastra 2018

RCH Europe presents smart hardware and software technologies for the management and automation of POS at Intergastra 2018

INNSBRUCK, Austria, 2018-Jan-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — RCH Europe, the provider of advanced point of sale systems for the retail, food and beverage, and the public administration sector will showcase its latest range of hardware and software solutions at Intergastra 2018 (at Messe Stuttgart on Stand 7.C70). RCH Europe is the new international operation recently launched by RCH Group SpA to support its growing activities outside Italy, especially in the German-speaking markets.

“The convergence of digital and mobile technologies has transformed the way in which we do business, said Michele Stecca, Director of Exports at RCH Group. “To stay abreast of consumers evolving needs, merchants require intelligent software that can communicate with any device, whether it is connected via a cable or in the cloud. At Intergastra visitors will have the opportunity to see the benefits of using our smart hardware and software technologies in the management and automation of POS.”

Highlights at INTERGASTRA 2018

CLOUD SUPPORT
RCH was the first European company to introduce an Android interface for use in POS.

The Point of Sale is shifting towards a cloud-based environment, allowing merchants to remotely monitor and manage their systems from any device.

The back office provided by RCH is divided into two distinct sections: the first part allows merchants to monitor in real time the sales of each cash point from any device, such as a tablet, PC or smartphone. The second part enables complete management of the system’s programming, including personal registry, operators, customers, system configuration, and so on.

PRP 58 PORTABLE PRINTER
The company is now expanding its product line with the release of the PRP58 non-fiscal printing system. The PRP58 allows users to print bills from the waiter’s application bundled with Atos Software, for example.

ATOS Software: EASY INTEGRATION WITH THIRD PARTY APPLICATIONS
RCH’s ATOS software-based Android solutions are founded on open standards and can be easily integrated with various third-party applications and systems (scales, payments, kitchen monitors). ATOS software and its extended modules are fully designed in-house by the company’s Research and Development teams, delivering efficient and streamlined technical support to fully communicate with third-party systems. This results in a secure, reliable and modular product for each market requirement.

Smart and Elegant Designs
RCH’s products are conceived to be at the centre of the point of sale. Smart on the inside, each product has a distinguished and modern design made in Italy. An RCH product is characterised by its perfect combination of elegance with the simplicity of functionality.

RCH Europe is a member of the RCH Group that designs, produces and sells fiscal printers, fiscal and non-fiscal cash registers, and Point of Sale (POS) hardware and software. Since its foundation over 48 years ago, the company’s products, all conceived in Italy, are recognised across several markets for their advanced technology, smart designs, and ease of use.

More information about RCH Europe and RCH Group is available at http://www.rch-europe.de/ and http://www.rch-europe.com/

SOURCE: EuropaWire

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SUPERVALU promotes Anne Dament to Executive Vice President, Retail, Marketing and Private Brands

MINNEAPOLIS, 2017-Nov-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE:SVU) today (Nov. 13, 2017) announced changes to its executive leadership team. Anne Dament has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Retail, Marketing and Private Brands effective immediately.

Dament joined SUPERVALU in January 2017 and has made significant contributions to SUPERVALU, including developing a strong plan and implementation strategy to improve the company’s retail division, reorganizing multiple retail merchandise groups, consolidating wholesale and retail marketing efforts and driving new product introductions. With respect to new products, she has brought new ideas and direction to SUPERVALU’s portfolio, including launching over 350 new private label items this year, and developed other innovative solutions, such as SUPERVALU’s recent launch of its national Quick & Easy meal solution program.

“Anne is a smart, creative, and dynamic leader and has made a significant impact on our team in a short time frame,” said Mark Gross, SUPERVALU’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Over the last year, she’s set a positive vision for our retail initiatives, particularly here in Minnesota, introduced exciting new product innovation to wholesale and retail, and brought greater collaboration between our retail and wholesale teams.”

SUPERVALU also announced today that Karla Robertson, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, will resign from her position effective November 17, 2017 to join Pentair plc.

“Karla is a highly respected leader who has been a tremendous asset to this company and to me personally,” said Gross. “She has been a great member of the executive team and contributor toward our growth and transformation. Not only has she provided excellent legal advice but she has also served an invaluable role as business partner and advisor to all of us. I thank Karla for her service to our company over the past eight years and wish her all the best.”

Stuart McFarland has been appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective November 18, 2017. McFarland has worked at SUPERVALU since 2010 in positions of increasing responsibility and currently serves as Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary focusing on corporate transactions, mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate governance. Prior to joining SUPERVALU, McFarland was an associate at the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles. McFarland earned his bachelor of arts degree in Economics from the University of Florida and his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School, where he graduated summa cum laude.

Gross continued, “Looking forward, we are very excited to have Stuart as our General Counsel as we continue our transformation and focus on organic and new growth opportunities. Stuart is an extremely intelligent, insightful, and hard-working leader who will hit the ground running with his knowledge of SUPERVALU and our industry.”

About SUPERVALU INC.
SUPERVALU INC. is one of the largest grocery wholesalers and retailers in the U.S. with annual sales of approximately $16 billion. SUPERVALU serves customers across the United States through a network of 3,337 stores composed of 3,120 wholesale primary stores operated by customers serviced by SUPERVALU’s food distribution business and 217 traditional retail grocery stores operated under five retail banners in six geographic regions (store counts as of September 9, 2017). Headquartered in Minnesota, SUPERVALU has approximately 31,000 employees. For more information about SUPERVALU visit www.supervalu.com.

Contact:
For Investors:
Steve Bloomquist
952-828-4144
steve.j.bloomquist@supervalu.com

For Media:
Jeff Swanson
952-903-1645
jeffrey.s.swanson@supervalu.com

Source: SUPERVALU INC.

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RBR research: NCR remains the leading POS software provider for the retail and hospitality industries

New RBR “Global POS Software 2017” report identifies NCR as leading point-of-sale software provider in the retail and hospitality industries for the second consecutive year

Duluth, Ga., 2017-Nov-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, remains the leading point-of-sale (POS) software provider for the retail and hospitality industries according to a study published by the strategic research and consulting firm RBR.

RBR’s research “Global POS Software 2017” is an in-depth international study of this dynamic market, analyzing more than 1,400 projects, by more than 60 vendors. The report shows that major retailers and hospitality operators account for 7 million POS installations worldwide, with NCR as the market leader for the 2nd consecutive year.

Additionally, nearly 300,000 new POS installations occurred from June 2016 to June 2017, and NCR led this growth with 14% global share.

“Retail and hospitality businesses are increasingly turning to our Omni Channel Decision Support Solutions and capabilities as NCR delivers proven value to our customers as a critical partner in shaping the customer experience,” said Dirk Izzo, senior vice president and general manager Industry Solution Group, NCR Corporation. “Our point-of-sale software delivers a consistent consumer experience across all touchpoints.”

The NCR software portfolio is leading transformational change across the entire retail and hospitality ecosystem, as these markets will increasingly rely on omni-channel platforms that can capture and provide actionable customer insights. NCR’s cloud-based infrastructure and APIs, combined with NCR point-of-sale software, will enable integration of third party applications and various types of data analysis to drive smarter, faster business decisions.  This enables businesses to select and easily integrate different types of technology with their current systems, ultimately helping to save them money, time to market and helping them future-proof their business and transform at their own pace.

About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leader in omni-channel solutions, turning everyday interactions with businesses into exceptional experiences. With its software, hardware, and portfolio of services, NCR enables nearly 700 million transactions daily across the financial, retail, hospitality, travel, telecom and technology industries. NCR solutions run the everyday transactions that make your life easier. NCR is headquartered in Duluth, Ga., with about 30,000 employees and does business in 180 countries. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries. NCR encourages investors to visit its website which is updated regularly with financial and other important information about NCR.

Website: www.ncr.com
Twitter: @NCRCorporation
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ncrcorp
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ncr-corporation
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/ncrcorporation

News Media Contacts:
Ortrud Wenzel
NCR Public Relations
+49 821 405 8191
ortrud.wenzel@ncr.com

Source: NCR Corporation

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Vape starter kit sales soar by 37% over Stoptober campaign

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LONDON, 2017-Oct-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Early signs indicate that Public Health England’s new harm reduction approach to decreasing smoking rates across the UK has not only been widely accepted, but capitalized upon. For the first time, vaping has featured prominently within the NHS Stoptober campaign, with the official website included in the Stoptober TV advertisement.

Vape Club – the UK’s largest online retailer of vaping products and e-cigarettes – has seen e-cigarette starter kit sales increase by 37% year on year following the launch of the 2017 campaign.

Director of Vape Club Dan Marchant says that the medical acceptance has provided a watershed moment for public health:

‘It’s fantastic to see the NHS finally backing vaping as a pathway to quit smoking. The industry has been backing this alternative for a long time, but with the evidence provided by Public Health England, endorsements from the likes of Cancer Research UK and the figures which are produced by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), there can be no doubt that vaping is the most effective method to give up tobacco.

The NHS advocating vaping as an alternative to tobacco is an enormous breakthrough and will do an outstanding amount of good for public health and tobacco control in the UK.’

Believed to be 95% less harmful than traditional tobacco, e-cigarettes feature within the NHS’ Stoptober campaign as a way of phasing out tobacco rather than advocating – as seen in previous campaigns – the ‘cold turkey’ approach. Through the adoption of this harm reduction strategy, the UK has seen record high rates of smoking cessation and is fast becoming a European leader in this respect.

About Vape Club

The UK’s largest online retailer of vape kits and e-liquid, Vape Club aim to provide the best possible quality vape products at the best possible prices.

Vape Club are offering a site wide 15% discount with the code STOPTOBER.  You can also be in line to win your very own starter kit as they give away 5 kits each week through social media to smokers looking to switch.

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John Lewis Retail Report looks back over the extensive changes in the UK and in retail since 2013

London, 2017-Oct-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — In the fifth anniversary edition of the John Lewis Retail Report*, we take a look back at the year breakfast was reinvented, Millennial Pink found its way into wardrobes and homes, voice activation went mainstream and superfoods moved from our plates into our beauty products.

As well as reviewing the last twelve months, this year’s special five-year edition looks back over the extensive changes in the UK and in retail since 2013. For instance:

  • Black Friday has replaced Cyber Sunday as the biggest spending day of the year
  • There are now almost 50 times more smart home products stocked at John Lewis, compared to 2013
  • The proportion of visits from mobiles and tablets to johnlewis.com has increased from 42% to 64% in the last five years.

As with previous years, we have analysed extensive internal data to provide an insight into the products which fell out of favour, the trends that soared and the themes which dominated the year.

What we left behind:

  • Spiralizers: Online searches dropped by 53% compared to last year
  • Office suits for women: This traditional look is becoming a thing of the past with matching suit jackets and skirts seeing a 10% decline
  • Push-up bras: Customers favour non-padded options today, with sales up 20%
  • Sat Navs: With smartphones taking the driving seat, we plan to remove these from our stocklist.

2017 was the year of the unicorn and Millennial Pink

Faced with economic uncertainty and an eventful year in politics, customers sought out products to help them escape from reality:

  • Online searches for pool inflatables increased 99% compared to last year
  • Unicorns were emblazoned on everything, from wallets to water bottles (searches increased 70%)
  • Searches for mermaid-themed products increased 22% on last year.

Meanwhile, the iconic blush shade ‘Millennial Pink’ dominated colour palettes in homes and wardrobes as a result of its phenomenal popularity on the social media feeds of famous influencers including Rihanna and Beyoncé.

  • 63,000 searches for ‘pink’ on johnlewis.com since January 2017
  • Bedroom accessories in this shade saw a 28% increase in sales
  • Men’s pink t-shirts saw a 74% sales increase and pink shirts were up 39% on last year
  • Sales of women’s pink jackets increased by 55% compared to last year

Breakfast was reinvented

This is also the year that the UK lost its appetite for a traditional greasy fry-up, replacing it with a more wholesome alternative. Fat-free Eaziglide frying pans were best sellers, egg gadgets and avocado tools saw sales rises of 25% and 40%. Breakfast classics such as teapots, butter dishes, egg cups and coffee machines all experienced sales increases.

We redefined how customers interact with shops

Nowadays, experience is as important as the product. John Lewis offered more try-before-you-buy, exclusive experiences in the last twelve months than ever before, including sleepovers in shops, live cooking demonstrations with Jamie Oliver, high tea in a Wedgewood pop-up tearoom and yoga and boxing workouts on the rooftop of John Lewis Oxford Street. Millennials are driving this appetite for unique shopping experiences, with younger John Lewis customers twice as likely to do a leisure activity or have a beauty treatment while out shopping than more mature customers.

Mobile shopping is now second nature

Today, almost everyone uses a phone to browse and buy: over a third of online traffic to JohnLewis.com comes from mobiles. In 2017 there was a tipping point in behaviour, as purchases on smartphones increased a staggering 69%, compared to last year. One reason for the growing dominance of mobile shopping is that it allows for a bite-size shopping experience, with customers filling time by browsing for inspiration or buying an urgent item within a matter of minutes.

Peter Cross, Director of Customer Experience at John Lewis, said: ‘How we shop continues to change at pace. Shops now need to combine the very best products with the latest, most immersive experiences. For many customers, their phones are the ‘remote control’ for their lives with their shopping, banking, social networks and to-do list in one place.

‘Five years on, this report is as intriguing as ever – as much for highlighting what we bought as highlighting what we haven’t. It’s our job to make sure that customers in 2020 will be as engaged and excited by the products and experiences we offer as they are today. In the face of all this change we will make sure that John Lewis remains trusted by millions of customers across the country for expert advice and guaranteed quality, which is never knowingly undersold.’

*The John Lewis Retail Report is created every year and is based on its shopping data from August 2016 to September 2017.

Download a copy of the John Lewis Retail report 2017 (PDF 3.1MB)

Notes to editors

John Lewis – John Lewis operates 48 John Lewis shops across the UK (34 department stores, 12 John Lewis at home and shops at St Pancras International and Heathrow Terminal 2) as well as johnlewis.com. John Lewis,  ‘Best In-Store Experience 2017’, ‘Best Furniture Retailer 2017,’ ‘Best Homewares Retailer 2017’1, stocks around 350,000 separate lines in its department stores and johnlewis.com across fashion, home and technology. Johnlewis.com is consistently ranked one of the top online shopping destinations in the UK.  John Lewis Insurance offers a range of comprehensive insurance products – home, car, wedding and event, travel and pet insurance and life cover – delivering the values of expertise, trust and customer service expected from the John Lewis brand.

1Verdict Consumer Satisfaction Awards 2017

You can follow John Lewis on the following social media channels:
www.johnlewis.com/twitter 
www.johnlewis.com/facebook 
www.johnlewis.com/youtube.

Enquiries
For further information please contact:

John Lewis
Lexi Finnigan
Corporate Communications Manager
Telephone: 0207 592 6994
Email: pressoffice@johnlewis.co.uk

Source: John Lewis

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British Land: New lettings further strengthen the retail, leisure and F&B offer at Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh

British Land: New lettings further strengthen the retail, leisure and F&B offer at Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh

LONDON, UK, 2017-Oct-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Gibraltar Limited Partnership has announced thirteen new lettings and an additional four re-gears totalling more than 135,000 sq ft including mezzanine space at Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh. British Land is property advisor to the Gibraltar Limited Partnership.

The new lettings further strengthen the retail, leisure and F&B offer at the centre and include:

  • JD Sports is doubling in size with a new 10,000 sq ft store on a 10 year lease
  • Schuh and Schuh Kids will complement the centre’s existing fashion offer with a new 5,000 sq ft store on a 10 year lease
  • Waterstones has opened a new 3,800 sq ft café concept store on a 10 year lease
  • Office has signed for a new 2,500 sq ft store on a 10 year lease
  • Starbucks is to open a new format café in a bespoke 2,500 sq ft unit on a 10 year lease
  • Card Factory is moving within the scheme and has signed for a new 2,300 sq ft store on a five year lease
  • O2 will be relocating to a new 2,000 sq ft store on a five year lease
  • Tui has signed for a new 1,700 sq ft store on a 10 year lease
  • Currys PC World is upsizing to a new regional flagship store over 39,500 sq ft (ground and mezzanine) on a 10 year lease
  • Pure Gym is to open a new 20,000 sq ft gym over two levels on a 10 year lease
  • Oak Furniture Land has opened its second Edinburgh store with 18,000 sq ft (ground and mezzanine) on a 10 year lease
  • Wilko continues its UK expansion with a new 10,700 sq ft store on a 10 year lease
  • Tapi Carpets has taken 5,300 sq ft on a 10 year lease.

In addition to the new lettings, a number of retailers have demonstrated their commitment to Fort Kinnaird by extending their leases, including Perfume Shop (10 years), Vision Express (10 years), Clarks (five years), and Carphone Warehouse (three years).

James Varley, Asset Manager for British Land, said: “The scale of these lettings, with a number of leading brands choosing to locate their flagship stores with us, is a great endorsement of the work we have done at Fort Kinnaird to enhance the environment for our customers. Our understanding of the way people shop, grounded in data analytics, is enabling us to respond to their needs with a targeted retail and leisure mix, as well as space to relax and be entertained.”

Fort Kinnaird has seen footfall increase and trading hours extended since the opening of a 57,000 sq ft leisure quarter and a bespoke 39,000 sq ft Primark. The leisure quarter, featuring a seven screen Odeon cinema and a range of restaurants, has also extended the centre’s catchment and average dwell time.

Fort Kinnaird is ranked first in its category by Trevor Wood Associates (Going Shopping 2017) and second in its category in Scotland according to CACI.

Fort Kinnaird has a catchment of 840,000 people and features 66 leading shopping and leisure brands including Primark, Odeon, Next, River Island, Boots and Currys.

British Land is Property Adviser to HUT and Crestbridge Hercules Management IC is the Manager.

The Gibraltar Limited Partnership was advised by Eric Young & Co and Paradigm Property Consultants.

Enquiries:
Investor Relations
Cressida Curtis, British Land 020 7467 2938
Media
Pip Wood, British Land 020 7467 2838
Jackie Janssen, British Land 020 7467 3449
Emma Hammond, FTI Consulting 020 3727 1227
Gordon Simpson, Finsbury Group 020 7251 3801

Notes to Editors

About British Land
Our portfolio of high quality UK commercial property is focused on Retail around the UK and London Offices. We own or manage a portfolio valued at £19.1 billion (British Land share: £13.9 billion) as at 31 March 2017 making us one of Europe’s largest listed real estate investment companies.

Our strategy is to provide places which meet the needs of our customers and respond to changing lifestyles – Places People Prefer. We do this by creating great environments both inside and outside our buildings and use our scale and placemaking skills to enhance and enliven them. This expands their appeal to a broader range of occupiers, creating enduring demand and driving sustainable, long term performance.

Our Retail portfolio is focused on Regional and Local multi-let centres, and accounts for 48% of our portfolio. Our Offices portfolio comprises three office-led campuses in central London as well as high quality standalone buildings and accounts for 49% of our portfolio. Increasingly our focus is on providing a mix of uses and this is most evident at Canada Water, our 46 acre redevelopment opportunity where we have plans to create a new neighbourhood for London.

Sustainability is embedded throughout our business. Our places, which are designed to meet high sustainability standards, become part of local communities, provide opportunities for skills development and employment and promote wellbeing. Our industry-leading sustainability performance led to British Land being awarded a five star rating in the 2017 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark for the second year running.

In April 2016 British Land received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development, the UK’s highest accolade for business success for economic, social and environmental achievements over a period of five years.

Further details can be found on the British Land website at www.britishland.com.

About The Gibraltar Limited Partnership 
The Gibraltar Limited Partnership is a 50/50 joint venture between Hercules Unit Trust (HUT) and The Crown Estate (www.thecrownestate.co.uk). The partnership also owns Gallagher retail centre in Cheltenham.

About Hercules Unit Trust
Hercules Unit Trust (HUT) is a Jersey-based closed-ended property unit trust with a fixed life which has been extended to 2020, and is subject to further extension with unit holder consent. HUT’s primary investment focus is major retail properties in the United Kingdom and, in particular, those properties that offer a critical mass of retailing and, where possible, have the benefit of Open A1 planning consent. As at 31 March 2017, we own 76% of the fund.

HUT is the UK’s largest specialist retail warehouse property unit trust. As at 31 March 2017, the Trust owned and managed 12 regional and local centres, including Glasgow Fort and 50% of Fort Kinnaird in Edinburgh, providing in total around 3.5 million sq ft of space. Key tenants include Primark, Next, Boots, M&S, Arcadia, H&M, New Look, JD Sports and TK Maxx.

British Land is Property Adviser to HUT and Crestbridge Hercules Management IC is the Manager.

About Crestbridge Hercules Management IC
Crestbridge Hercules Management IC is a cell company subsidiary of Crestbridge Management ICC, part of the Crestbridge group of companies. Crestbridge is an independent provider of administration, management and corporate governance services. Crestbridge Hercules Management IC is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

SOURCE: British Land

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U.S. Craft Beer Sales Dominate the South American Market


Sao Paulo, Brasil, 2017-Oct-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Mexico has its tequila, Cuba has rum, Brazilians drink caipirinhas and now America has craft beer.  Though the U.K. holds the most breweries per capita, the U.S. remains the largest producer of craft beer with 5,000+ breweries.  In fact, the craft beer revolution has become so strong and established in Europe and North America that the trend has begun trickling southwards and is dominating sales in places like Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.

“Sales of craft beer in Latin America are growing at between 20% and 40% a year, depending on which country you’re in,” said Daniel Trivelli in a 2016 BBC News article.  President of Copa Cervezas de America, one of the region’s biggest craft beer contests, Trivelli said craft beer sales in Chile grew nearly 25% from the previous year, which represented only 2% of the overall beer market in 2016.

Craft beer is a trend the world over, and South America is jumping on the bandwagon as its culinary scene continues to progress at an astounding rate, its craft brewing scene is getting global recognition through its introduction of America’s most popular and beloved flavors.  Here are a few of the popular craft beers from America you can find on your next visit to Central and South America:

Chub Scotch Ale • Oskar Blues Oskar Blues Brewery • Colorado

Oskar Blues Chub Scotch Ale, which was rated amongst the top 50 beers on Ratebeer comes from a funky little brew pub in Longmont, Colorado.  The dark brown color features a beautiful Beige cream reveals notes of cocoa, coffee, dried and smoked dark fruit.  Its potent alcoholic strength of 8% balances well between its sweet and slightly bitter taste.  From the brewery that began the craft-beer-in-a-can craze, the scotch ale tastes strong with big and deliciously complex flavors.

Even More Jesus • Evil Twin Brewing • New York

A black color and a persistent foam contain an aroma espresso, chocolate, and caramel.  This complex beer produced in limited quantities features an intense flavor of chocolate, coffee, and brown sugar.  Its sweet flavor, high body, and dry coffee aftertaste are recognizable throughout all 12% of its alcohol volume making it worthy of the vote of one of the best breweries in the world.

Independence Pass Ale • Aspen Brewing Company • Aspen, Colorado

Ideal for the adventurous home cook, the Independence Pass Ale is for the friend in the group who doesn’t like IPAs but wants to look like they like IPAs.  This hoppy yet balanced, high altitude rendition of the classic India Pale Ale style won Gold Medals two years in a row at the World Beer Cup, the most prestigious beer competition in the world.  A major catalyst for Aspen Brewing Company, this high-altitude rendition of the classic IPA boasts an all-around fuller flavor and smells of strong caramelized malts when you pour the off-white, hazy and “chunky” amber body into the pint.

Funk-n-Delicious, Belgian-Style Blueberry Sour Ale • Oceanside Ale Works San Diego  

Tastes as sour as blueberry jack hammer to the tongue with a hazy amber color and a thin, white, frothy head. Dedicated to using only the freshest hops and finest barleys, Oceanside Ale Works gifts to the world a series of Belgian style blonde ales spontaneously fermented with wild airborne yeast Blueberry, Peach, and Strawberry.  The Lambic/Belgian sours, aged in Johannesburg Riesling barrels with organic blueberries, gives off a mild sweet aroma and flavor of Belgian sugar, champagne, and grains.  One of the few remaining manual brew houses in the country, this 20-barrel brewery produces a hand-crafted beer with a 6% ABV you are sure to remember.  Whether you’re relaxing in luxury in Peru’s upscale Miraflores district, soaking up the arts in Sao Paulo, or experimenting with flavors in Argentina the craft beer revolution can be found nearby.

About Velour Imports
Velour Imports Limited Liability Company is an export management company which distributes alcoholic beverages through the solicitation of sales of wine, beer, and ciders to a rising number of luxury resorts and hotels around the world. The staff secures purchase orders from approved distributors, importers and agents, in addition to developing brand recognition to help increase those sales. The organization holds federal and state export licenses in compliance with the laws and regulations that the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. The company secures compliance, sales authority, and arranges logistics of product directly from manufacturers.

Announcing easy access to American craft beer, Velour Imports sponsored the BeerFluence #localgoesglobal, social media campaign. Running until November 4th, each week features product reviews from a different blogger, homebrewer, or journalist from Brazil, Panama, the Cayman Islands, or the U.S. For full campaign details, or a list of to participating partners, visit velourimports.online.

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Retailers and distributors recognized by the Certified Angus Beef® brand for their leadership

NASHVILLE, Tenn., 2017-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — As consumer demand for great-tasting beef continues to grow, retailers play an important role in satisfying their needs. Retailers and distributors were recognized by the Certified Angus Beef ® brand for their leadership in product quality, marketing and sales at the group’s annual conference in Nashville on Sept. 27-29. Brand partners, including meat processors, distributors, chefs, retailers and cattle ranchers, gained strategies to nurture their focus on delivering premium beef to consumers.

“Quality and integrity unite their focus on delivering the finest beef,” says John Stika, the beef brand’s president. “They are stars in their markets for bringing the Certified Angus Beef ®brand’s ranching heritage and focus on quality and integrity to their customers, and ultimately, consumers.”

  • DeMoulas Market Basket, Tewksbury, Mass., earned the Retailer of the Year The retailer offered bold product features, generous point-of-sale displays and team training to provide customer assistance at the meat case. Through the retailer’s all-around focus on quality and value, DeMoulas also received the Top Retail Sales Volume Increase award.

 

 

  • K-Va-T Food Stores, Abingdon, Va., was named Retail Large Chain Marketer of the Year. Food City chefs share beef recipes on television shows to bring fresh ideas to customers. Promotions, like Fresh Fridays, encourage trust in Food City’s dedication to quality and service.

 

 

  • Cermak Fresh Market, Chicago, Ill., received the Retail Small Chain Marketer of the Year Cermak excels at serving customers with fun promotions and attention to detail. Training at the Certified Angus Beef ® Culinary Center energized the team for a meat manager contest that helped Cermak also receive Top Average Volume Retail Store with more than 10 stores.

 

  • Longo’s, Vaughan, Ontario, was recognized as the International Retail Marketer of the Year. Beef 101 training for Longo’s meat managers supported a successful summer promotion. Cooking classes and ads in the retailer’s Experience magazine also offered beef meal solutions to customers.

 

  • Caraluzzi’s, in Bethel, Conn., is the Independent Retail Marketer of the Year. Caraluzzi’s has grown over the past two decades with the Certified Angus Beef ® brand in three stores. They offer the brand’s Prime, Natural and deli meat items for the ultimate selection of superior quality.

 

 

  • Angus Best, Hermosilla, Sonora, Mexico, was presented the International Retail Independent Marketer of the Year Angus Best dedicates its entire meat case to the brand, displays signage storewide and posts billboards. The retailer’s grab-and-go meat case offers beef cuts for easy dinners.

 

  • ShopRite, Edison, N.J., earned the Retail Value-added Products Marketer of the Year ShopRite offers a wide selection of premium beef items in the deli case and has ready-to-prepare meals. Frequent product features, social media posts and videos give customers more dinner ideas.

 

 

  • Gelson’s, Encino, Calif., received Retail Brand Extension Marketer of the Year Gelson’s excels at marketing the Certified Angus Beef ® brand and the brand’s Prime products. Seasonal promotions, product sampling and social media interaction explain product quality to shoppers.

 

 

  • Quality Food Centers, Bellevue, Wash., is the Retail Social Media Marketer of the Year. QFC used online contests, coupons, the brand’s Roast Perfect app and meat staff selfies to connect with customers. Food blogger events shared holiday roasting ideas to coincide with roast promotions.

 

  • Weis Markets, Sunbury, Pa., was named the Retail Rising Star. Weis Markets focused on the brand in its Fresh magazine and offered six items in the circular every week. Through social media posts and training, the team shared its pride in its beef offerings.

 

 

  • Associated Retail Operations, in Salt Lake City, was recognized as the Retail Rookie of the Year. Associated Retail powered up promotions to launch the brand in stores. Weekly features and in-store videos led customers to the meat case, where staff were trained in beef knowledge to assist them.

 

 

  • Meijer, based in Grand Rapids, Mich., earned Top Volume Large Chain Retailer. Meijer excelled at marketing the brand in stores, at community events and through a comprehensive digital campaign. Success is guided by ongoing training of their meat managers and specialists. 

 

 

  • H-E-B Mexico, Escobedo, Nuevo Leon, is the Top Volume Small Chain Retailer. H-E-B secured growing sales through extensive promotions online, on billboards, in television appearances, with in-store product sampling, in local lifestyle magazines and every week in its own publication.

 

 

Additional companies recognized for their success and dedication to offering Certified Angus Beef ® brand products were:

About the Certified Angus Beef ® brand
Founded in 1978, the Certified Angus Beef ® brand is the original, and the best, brand of Angus beef, which got its start when a group of family ranchers set out to create a brand of beef that delivers superior taste and tenderness. Today, the Certified Angus Beef ® brand remains true to its roots, providing consumers with superior beef through a gate-to-plate network of family ranchers, chefs and retailers worldwide. Renowned for its exceptional quality, each cut meets 10 exacting standards to make it more selective than USDA Choice and Prime. For more information, visit CertifiedAngusBeef.com, or look for the brand on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Editor: Click on links for downloadable, print-quality photos and videos.
More award information available at: http://www.certifiedangusbeef.com/press

Contact:

Crystal Meier
Certified Angus Beef LLC
330-345-0427
cmeier@certifiedangusbeef.com

SOURCE: EPR Network

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VAHAN JEWELER UNVEILS NEW DESIGN WITH FRESH SLEEK LOOK

VAHAN DESIGNER KEEPS FINDING NEW WAYS TO KEEP COLLECTIONFRESH, POLISHED & SLEEK

Vahan’s Greg Der Calousdian is A Master of Design and His Newest Design “Nuvo” is No Exception 

NEW YORK, USA, 2017-Sep-11 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Greg Der Calousdian, VP of Design, has created a new look to join the company’s signature 14k gold floral beaded petal design.  The Nuvo look has clean and minimalistic lines that that will appeal to a more contemporary woman.   According to Greg, Nuvo is:

For the woman who is looking for something polished, smooth, and understated

The new design element is on rings, bracelets and earrings and can be seen in the Buckle, Le Cercle, Cross, Diamond Line, Halo, and Pavé Bangle Collections, with more collections soon to be added.

Despite this new design being a departure from the classic Vahan look, it still makes use of the signature two-tone gold and silver metals.  Nuvo also stays true to its classic look with the use of semi-precious and precious stones including Diamonds, Blue Topaz, London Blue Topaz, Rhodolite, Garnet, Black Onyx, Peridot, Chrome Diopside, and Citrine.

When asked what the reasoning was for the creation of Nuvo, Greg stated “Vahan has had tremendous success with our ornate petal design.  With Nuvo, I felt that it was time to appeal to a wider clientele. Nuvo features a sleeker alternative which is more tailored and contemporary.   It offers a forward-looking style that I think women will love.”

The Nuvo look is available August 2017 and starts at $1,000.  The line is available at various retailers throughout the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean.  A list of retailers can be found on the Vahan website at www.vahanjewelry.com.

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Media Contact:

Bianca Bahary

Director of Public Relations

M. Patricof Creative Group

212 645-7798 Tel

202 207-5931 Cell

bianca@mpatricof.com

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VAHAN JEWELRY LAUNCHES “HOMME” ITS VERY FIRST MEN’S COLLECTION

NEW YORK, USA, 2017-Sep-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Historically, Vahan Jewelry only designed pieces that were specifically for women. However, the company has now expanded to include “Homme”, it’s very first men’s collection.

When asked why now? Why expand to men’s jewelry? Greg Der Calousdian, VP of Design responded by saying “Many men feel the need to differentiate themselves from the masses, and choose to do that through self-expression. Those of us who are more fashion conscious will often do it with accessories. That’s why I felt it was time to really bring Vahan into the world of Men’s jewelry.”

Vahan Homme is versatile, contemporary, and delivers fashion savoir faire to the male masses. The collection includes rings, pendants, and a unique line of reversible bracelets. These diverse pieces highlight the brands ability to create aesthetically appealing designs.

“Our Homme collection is geared to add a little pop to a man’s style. A small token of panache to pair with a lonely wrist watch or wedding ring. I’ve created brand new designs for men such as the Pyramid collection, as well as put a more masculine twist on existing Vahan styles like the Buckle bracelet and Tiger cuff. Homme is an exciting new line that will attract men who want to make a statement,” explained Calousdian.

The Homme Collection starts at $625 and is available at various retailers throughout the U.S., Canada, and the Caribbean.  A list of retailers can be found on Vahan’s website at www.vahanjewelry.com.

 

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Media Contact    

Bianca Bahary

M. Patricof Creative Group

212 645-7798 Tel

202 207-5931Cell

bianca@mpatricof.com

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Making Change At Walmart: “WALMART PROPOSES MORE MANUFACTURING JOBS, EVEN AS IT DESTROYS THEM”

WASHINGTON D.C., USA, 2017-Aug-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — In response to Walmart’s release of a “Policy Roadmap to Renew U.S. Manufacturing,” Making Change At Walmart Director Randy Parraz has issued the following statement:  

“Walmart doesn’t care about creating supplier manufacturing jobs in America, it cares about getting the cheapest product made, regardless of the cost. 

The release of a ‘policy roadmap’ is a pathetic publicity stunt. Sadly, Walmart pretends to propose more U.S. manufacturing jobs, at a time when its pressure is destroying them, like in Milton, Penn., and also at a time when it is recruiting more overseas vendors in China and other countries.

If Walmart wants to create more American manufacturing – the answer is simple: buy American,” concludes Parraz. 
  
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CONTACT:
Amy Ritter, (202) 251-5907

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New METRO Accelerator powered by TechStars Calls on Start-ups To Work on Tech Solutions for Retail

  • Startups from seven countries will scale up their new digital applications for retail and wholesale
  • The teams will collaborate with more than 100 mentors from METRO, Real and their partner Techstars for three months in Berlin and receive up to €120,000 in funding each
  • Several hundred applications from 24 nations received for the new METRO Accelerator for Retail powered by Techstars
  • The startups will present their solutions to international investors on 5 September

Düsseldorf, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The METRO Accelerator for Retail powered by Techstars goes into its first round. For the next three months, the participating startups from all over the world will work on promising solutions for Retail such as delivery robots, novel navigation technologies, smart sensors, digital tools for avoiding food waste or a more customer-friendly link between offline and online shops. The international accelerator programme purposefully refines digital solutions for independent traders and retailers (B2B2C) – a key customer group of METRO – as well as for Real, one of the leading hypermarket operators (B2C).

The following startups from seven different countries made it to the new METRO Accelerator for Retail powered by Techstars:

  • Mio Mobile: Delivery robot and navigation technology for autonomous distribution and delivery in the public space. to the portrait
  • Oriient: High-end indoor navigation solution controlled by the earth’s magnetic field and suited for direct implementation independently of any kind of infrastructure. to the portrait
  • Whole Surplus: Food waste B2B solution for an optimised and fair distribution of excess food in the retail sector. to the portrait
  • Epinium: Real-time evaluation of product prices and reviews for offline and online retailers as well as manufacturers. to the portrait
  • IamBot: Product identification in a photo chat with direct links to multiple purchase options. to the portrait
  • JustSnap: Gamification of discount campaigns via direct receipt analysis. to the portrait
  • Kptn Cook: Curated recipes for the foodie community with direct link to the food retailer. to the portrait
  • Sensefinity: Cloud-supported, self-learning sensors to track product and logistics data along the complete supply chain. to the portrait
  • Sensei: Capture and analysis of offline retail data with the help of existing image data. to the portrait

“We believe that these promising startups offer precisely the solutions that offline traders and retailers need to grow also in the digital world and meet their customers’ demands”, says Andreas Wuerfel, Director Global Innovation Community METRO. “The rapidly progressing digitization of Retail – including small independent traders and retailers – is a key topic for markets all over the world. With our Accelerator programme, we addressed this topic at the exact right time: several hundred startups from 24 countries worldwide applied for our programme. METRO, Real and Techstars are perceived as attractive experts and partners for startups.”

For three months’ time the teams will receive intensive support from some 100 mentors – all acknowledged retail specialists and experts from METRO, Real und Techstars – to scale-up their business model as well as up to €120,000 in funding. On 5 September, the teams will present their results to international investors.

“Solutions from the fields of artificial intelligence, robotics and the Internet of Thins represent the future for traditional offline retailers and also for multi-channel retail companies. With the Accelerator, we have attracted the most exciting startups in the market and are now preparing them for the investor market”, says Alexander Hafner, Managing Director Techstars for the METRO Accelerator for Retail. “Our huge Techstars alumni network assists the teams in addressing potential investors”.

The Retail Accelerator programme will be continued alternating with the Hospitality Accelerator which has been successful conducted for two years already. Up until 30 June 2017, startups offering digital solutions for the hospitality sector can apply for the third round of the METRO Accelerator for Hospitality powered by Techstars at www.metroaccelerator.com.

STARTUPS OF THE METRO ACCELERATOR FOR RETAIL POWERED BY TECHSTARS 2017

MIO MOBILE
Founded by: Roman Drokov

Date and place of founding: 2016 in Great Britain and Lithuania

www.miokiosk.com

Kiosk and errand boy on four wheels: delivery robot including navigation technology for autonomous distribution and delivery in public space

Mio knows what customers want. The self-driving delivery and ending machine robot Mio Mobile sells products such as drinks and snacks directly to end consumers. Mio Mobile attracts customer attention with his looks and therefore makes a good marketer for retailers and consumer goods manufacturers. At the same time, it stimulates impulse buying, helps strengthen the supply network in urban and also in rural areas. This technology symbolises the new generation of mobile retail and opens up new growth opportunities for retailers.

Oriient
www.oriient.me Shopping like in the web: high-end indoor navigation solution controlled by the earth’s magnetic field and independent of any kind of infrastructure

Online retailers know exactly what their customers are looking for and buying. For customers, it is way easier to systematically discover special offers, campaigns and benefit from them on online shopping platforms than in offline stores. Bricks-and-mortar retailers should bridge this gap with the help of Oriient. Without requiring any investment into technical infrastructure, this new navigation solution enables offline retailers to give their customers access to the same benefits as those offered on the online platforms. This technology is controlled by the earth’s magnetic field and can be directly implemented anywhere and anytime. “Connected shopping” thus becomes a reality.

WHOLE SURPLUS
Founded by: Olcay Silahli

Date and place of founding: 2016 in Turkey (Istanbul)

www.wholesurplus.com

Good-bye to food waste: B2B solution for an optimized and fair distribution of excess food in the retail sector

Nowadays, food which can no longer be sold usually still finds its rightful destination via phone calls and e-mails to the charities. The Turkish start-up Whole Surplus (Fazlagida) wants to render this process more efficient by offering a technology platform for retailers and producers. In real-time, this application allows to organise, and administrate, food donations at several locations in parallel. That way, also the requirements in terms of sustainability and social welfare as well as tax aspects for the donating companies can be monitored on one central platform.

EPINIUM
Founded by: Carlos Barriga

Date and place of founding: 2016 in Spain (Barcelona)

www.epinium.com

What customers will buy tomorrow: tool for the real-time evaluation of product prices and reviews for offline and online retailers as well as manufacturers

Knowing always what their next bestseller will be can be worth a mint for retailers and manufacturers alike. But analysing customer wishes in an anticipatory manner is a complex task. Epinium is a platform that examines and evaluates the product reviews from different online shops and online retail platforms in real time to provide a qualitative and quantitative analysis for the product in question. The reviews can be of great benefit for both offline and online retailers and simplify the offer management without having to conduct time-consuming focus group analysis. The data analytics platform is characterised by a particularly valuable and useful presentation of results.

I AM BOT
Founded by: Pawel Kolacz

Date and place of founding: 2017 in Poland (Wroclaw)

www.iambot.chat

Chatbot as a shopping assistant: product identification in a photo chat with direct links to multiple purchase options

This shopping assistant operates in a completely virtual manner and intuitively connects offline retail with online retail: IamBot is a visual chatbot operating on the basis of the Facebook Messenger service. The customer takes the picture of a product in the store and sends the photo via Facebook Messenger to IamBot. The software uses artificial intelligence to identify the product and presents the corresponding offers from affiliated web shops to the user. The product can be ordered directly via the “Buy” button on Facebook. That way, customers gain maximum flexibility for their buying decisions.

JUST SNAP
Founded by: Ahmet Ünver

Date and place of founding: 2015 in Turkey (Istanbul)

www.justsnap.co

Bonus points per mobile photo: gamification of discount campaigns via direct receipt analysis

The next generation of bonus loyalty cards is smart and digital. With JustSnap, customers simply send a photograph of their receipt via the app installed on their smartphone and receive instant rewards. The app makes it possible to set up campaigns with immediate evaluation and supports the technical capabilities of mobile retail. Advertisements can be placed and ended quickly without requiring any campaigns and codes at the checkout, at the point of sale or even on the products themselves.

KPTN COOK
Founded by: Alexander Reeg

Date and place of founding: 2014 in Germany (Berlin)

www.kptncook.com

An app that facilitates cooking: curated recipes for the foodie community with direct access to food retailers

Feel like cooking, but don’t have any good ideas and the right ingredients? KptnCook is a smartphone app that partners with food bloggers around the world to offer three new thirty-minute recipes every day. New recipes are presented every 24 hours. Unlike conventional recipe platforms all ingredients are directly paired with the assortment of local grocery shops. All ingredients can be purchased at the customer’s local supermarket. Food retailers can also enable orders directly from the app via online shop.

SENSEFINITY
Founded by: Orlando Remedios

Date and place of founding: 2013 in Portugal (Lisbon) and Spain

www.sensefinity.com

Guardian of the supply chain: cloud-supported, self-learning sensors track product and logistics data

Sensefinity has been working on the Internet of Things since its founding four years ago. Now this startup from Portugal added an exciting application for food retailers and delivery services to its portfolio. With specifically developed smart sensors and the Sensefinity technology, it is possible to control the position, temperature, moisture, air pressure and a wealth of other product data along the complete supply chain and thereby guarantee a uniform quality in a standardised manner.

SENSEI
Founded by: Vasco Portugal

Date and place of founding: 2015 in Portugal (Lisbon)

www.sensei.tech

Precise analytics for the retail sector: capture and analysis of offline retail data with the help of existing image data

The start-up Sensei offers valuable insights for customers and retailers. Based on image data from offline retail, market intelligence – for example from social media or the retailer’s online shop – and other information such as weather data and crucial elements of the supply chain, this software application creates an intelligent platform that improves the buying process. Thus, retailers can align their store assortment even more purposefully with customer demands without the need for any costly investments.

Under the umbrella of the METRO Accelerator powered by Techstars, METRO and Techstars, in two programs, help international start-up teams in the development of digital solutions. One of the programs focuses on solutions for the hotel, restaurant and catering sector while the second program is aimed at the retail industry. In the framework of the three-month programs organised in Berlin, experienced mentors and experts will in each case help ten selected start-ups to successfully develop their own business further with regard to customers and investors. The METRO Accelerator powered by Techstars was launched in 2015 with a regularly hosted hospitality program that is the unique in the world. More information available at www.metroaccelerator.com

The METRO GROUP Wholesale & Food Specialist Company (W&FS Co.) is an internationally leading specialist in wholesale and food retail. With its sales lines METRO Cash & Carry and Real as well as its other associated companies, METRO GROUP W&FS Co. operates in 35 countries and employs more than 150,000 people around the world. In 2015/16, METRO GROUP W&FS Co. achieved sales of around €37 billion. The company provides custom solutions to meet the regional and international needs of its wholesale and retail customers.

Techstars is a global ecosystem that empowers entrepreneurs to bring new technologies to market wherever they choose to live. With dozens of mentorship-driven accelerator programs and thousands of start-up programs worldwide, Techstars exists to support the world’s most promising entrepreneurs throughout their lifelong journey, from inspiration to IPO. Techstars provides access to tens of thousands of community leaders, founders, mentors, investors and corporate partners, allowing entrepreneurs to accelerate the pace of innovation and Do More Faster™. Techstars supports every stage of the entrepreneurial journey – from the idea to venture capital investments to M&A and IPO. For more information visit www.techstars.com

Contact:
METRO AG
Corporate Communications
Metro-Straße 1
40235 Düsseldorf

Phone +49 (0) 211 68 86-42 52
Fax +49 (0) 211 68 86-20 01

www.metrogroup.de
presse@metro.de
@Metro_Comms

Source: METRO GROUP

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Lafayette Plug and Play and Carrefour France Unite Their Expertise To Strengthen Open Innovation in Retail

Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 2017-Jun-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Lafayette Plug and Play innovation platform – an accelerator dedicated to retail and fashion created by the partnership between the Galeries Lafayette Group and Plug and Play Tech Center – and Carrefour France – the French largest food retailer – announce the signature of a new partnership with the aim of uniting their expertise and strengthening open innovation in retail.

With this collaboration, Carrefour will accelerate its open innovation approach, already well established within its businesses, thanks to the accelerator’s best French and international startups specialized in retail.

Carrefour will benefit from close relationships with startups and the setting up of pilots addressing various topics of robotics, supply chain and digital in order to support the French retailer’s e-commerce projects.

Lafayette Plug and Play will enable the acceleration of Carrefour’s open innovation initiatives thanks to various assets; for example, by setting up meetings on specific issues such as the analysis and use of data in the store. The Carrefour Innovation Department will also be involved in the entire selection process of Lafayette Plug and Play startups.

Lafayette Plug and Play’s startups will benefit from the sharing of experiences and an expanded network within the Carrefour Group.

For all request about the Carrefour Group (sales, financial results, governance, international,…), please contact the Carrefour Group media relations office:

. By phone:

Switchboard: +33 (0)1 41 04 26 00

For journalists: +33 (0)1 41 04 26 17

. By e-mail: presse_groupe@

Source: Carrefour Group

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NCR announces keynote speakers for its annual retail and hospitality customer conference NCR Synergy

Retail and hospitality customers will discuss redefining the consumer experience in Orlando on June 26-28, 2017

Duluth, GA, 2017-Jun-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a global leader in omni-channel solutions, announced today (June 5, 2017 ) the keynote speakers for NCR Synergy, its annual retail and hospitality customer conference. Martin Lindstrom, one of the world’s premier brand-building experts and TIME 100 honoree, and Dan Heath, best-selling author, Fast Company columnist and senior fellow at Duke University’s CASE center, will be headlining this year’s event.

For companies to thrive in today’s connected economy, they need to reshape their operational models to meet the needs of the 21st century connected consumer. Martin Lindstrom and Dan Heath will both inspire and educate the audience on how to truly understand consumers’ deepest desires in order to create breakthrough products, brands and moments of experience that leave a lasting impression.

Astonishing sometimes, provocative always, Martin Lindstrom will discuss the seismic shifts transforming our culture as social media and connectivity constantly penetrate our lives. Martin will share the surprising things he’s learned from observing consumer homes across the world, including thought-provoking pictures and videos. The audience will gain powerful insight into the consumer of tomorrow and also acquire the tools to decipher and decode what’s coming.

Dan Heath has co-written three New York Times best-selling books: Made to Stick, Switch and Decisive.  At this year’s conference, Dan will be drawing concepts from his upcoming book, The Power of Moments, to reveal the four elements that make up defining moments that have a catalyzing or transformative impact on our lives. He will be sharing examples from inside and outside the corporate world about how to construct these pivotal moments that spark delight, leave a lasting emotional connection with others, and can change the course of the future.

Held at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando June 26 through June 28, NCR Synergy 2017 will gather key retail, wholesale distribution and restaurant operators together for an immersive experience where attendees will discover new ideas and innovations, and learn real-world best practices to help grow their business today and prepare for the road ahead. Many industry experts are scheduled to speak, including Lee Holman, Lead Retail Analyst at IHL NCR Corporation announced today the keynote speakers for NCR Synergy, its annual retail and hospitality customer conference. Group, Tom Hutchings, principal at RBR, Leslie Hand, vice president at IDC Retail Insights, and Scott Langdoc, vice president at Boston Retail Partners.

“Changing consumer behavior and technology disruption is fundamentally reshaping the way our customers drive productivity gains and deliver engaging, rewarding consumer experiences,” said David Wilkinson, senior vice president of global retail sales at NCR Corporation. “We look forward to sharing ideas and collaborating with our global customers at NCR Synergy.”

“We are deeply committed to helping our customers embrace technology disruption and make the complex simple to move at the pace of change versus reacting to it.“ said Sandy Preizler, vice president of global hospitality sales at NCR Corporation. “The hands-on omni-channel workshops, action-packed educational sessions and the thought-provoking presentations given by both Martin and Dan promise to make this year’s Synergy the best yet.”

For more information on NCR Synergy and to register for the event please visit: www.ncr.com/synergy.

About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leader in omni-channel solutions, turning everyday interactions with businesses into exceptional experiences. With its software, hardware, and portfolio of services, NCR enables nearly 700 million transactions daily across retail, financial, travel, hospitality, telecom and technology, and small business. NCR solutions run the everyday transactions that make your life easier.
NCR is headquartered in Duluth, Ga., with over 30,000 employees and does business in 180 countries. NCR is a trademark of NCR Corporation in the United States and other countries.

Web site: www.ncr.com
Twitter: @NCRCorporation
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ncrcorp
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ncr-corporation
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/ncrcorporation

News Media Contacts:
Ortrud Wenzel
NCR Public Relations
+49 821 405 8191
ortrud.wenzel@ncr.com

Source: NCR Corporation

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Apranga Group reports 0.2% increase in retail turnover in May 2017 compared to same period last year

Vilnius, Lithuania, 2017-Jun-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — The retail turnover (including VAT) of the Apranga Group amounted to EUR 18.2 million in May 2017, and increased by 0.2% in comparison to May 2016.

In January through May 2017, the retail turnover of Apranga Group (including VAT) reached EUR 81.6 million, and increased by 4.8% year-to-year.

In January-May 2017, the retail turnover of the Apranga Group in Lithuania increased by 4.0% year-to-year, in Latvia increased by 1.4% and in Estonia by 12.9%.

Currently Apranga Group operates the chain of 184 stores (107 in Lithuania, 47 in Latvia and 30 in Estonia) covering the gross area of 84.9 thousand sq. m., or by 4.8% more than a year ago.

CONTACT FOR INVESTORS:
Saulius Bačauskas
APB Apranga Finance and Economics Director
Tel. +370 5 2390 808, +370 5 2390 843
Fax. +370 5 2390 800
E-mail: s.bacauskas@apranga.lt

Source: Apranga Group

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Accenture opened its largest innovation hub for the retail, fashion and consumer goods industries in Milan

Accenture opened its largest innovation hub for the retail, fashion and consumer goods industries in Milan

 

Company’s largest innovation hub for retail, fashion and consumer goods industries

MILAN, 2017-Jun-01 — /EPR Retail News/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) today (May 31, 2017) opened its largest innovation hub for the retail, fashion and consumer goods industries in Milan.

Located in the heart of Porta Nuova, the city’s up-and-coming innovation district, the new Accenture Customer Innovation Network (ACIN) is part of Accenture’s global network including facilities in Bangalore, Chicago, Manila and Singapore.

The Milan ACIN provides clients with an environment where they can imagine, explore, discover and develop ground-breaking digital customer interactions and tackle the big challenges facing consumer companies today — from harnessing social media to applying the next wave of artificial intelligence.

Driving innovation is the guiding philosophy of the ACIN, which draws on Accenture’s deep industry experience in fashion, retail and consumer goods industries and provides clients with access to an innovation ecosystem that includes start-ups, industry experts, universities and technology partners.

At the ACIN, clients are taken on an innovation journey and challenged to rethink existing business models and the customer experience. By showing them the art of the possible and developing a concrete roadmap, the ACIN can help organizations launch disruptive products and services and get them to market quicker.

Angelo D’Imporzano, senior managing director of Consumer Goods and Services for Europe, Africa and Latin America at Accenture said, “The Milan ACIN can support organizations as they seek to be more competitive, connect them with the wider ecosystem, and create new business opportunities at a time when innovation has never been more critical to Italy’s growth. The country’s heritage in fashion and food makes Milan the perfect location for helping our clients better understand emerging trends and consumer segments and for ensuring that disruptive ideas are turned into innovative solutions to drive business performance.”

“Digital technologies are converging, consumer expectations are rising and business operations are under constant pressures to stay ahead of their peers,” said Sander van ’t Noordende, Group Chief Executive of Accenture’s Products operating group. “Consumer-facing companies need to constantly innovate to ensure flexibility and agility across every business function. Our new innovation network in Milan is an integral part of the Accenture Innovation Architecture, which brings together capabilities from across the company – from research, ventures and labs, studios, innovation centers and delivery centers to help clients develop, scale and deliver disruptive innovation.”

Accenture employs 12,000 professionals in Italy, which — in addition to being home to the ACIN — is a base for other Accenture innovation and delivery centers, including the Liquid studio in Milan, the Digital Acceleration Center and Life Sciences Center of Excellence in Rome, the Industry Solution Center for Automotive in Turin, and Technology Delivery Centers in Naples and Cagliari. Accenture opened its first innovation center in Italy in 2006, dedicated to the fashion and luxury sectors, and has continued to invest in new capabilities, assets and human resources.

“Accenture’s continued investment in Italy shows our commitment to the country’s innovation economy,” said Fabio Benasso, Accenture’s country managing director for Italy. “We have established a series of hubs here that support clients across all industries as they accelerate their digital transformation journeys. Our new Milan ACIN represents a global go-to hub for companies striving to be at the forefront of innovation and provides our teams with an environment to help clients reimagine new business models and explore future customer experiences.”

The opening ceremony for the ACIN, which is located at Piazza Gae Aulenti 8, was attended by Giuseppe Sala, Mayor of Milan.

About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With approximately 401,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

Contacts:

Aleks Vujanic
Accenture
+ 44 7500 974 814
aleks.vujanic@accenture.com

Armando Barone
Accenture
+ 39 3485608969
armando.barone@accenture.com

Source: Accenture

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LS Retail’s retail and hospitality expo kicks off on 26th April 2017 in Madrid, Spain

LS Retail’s retail and hospitality expo kicks off on 26th April 2017 in Madrid, Spain

Madrid, Spain,, 2017-Apr-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — conneXion is LS Retail’s key event of the year, and features a conference and an Expo dedicated to retail and hospitality businesses as well as to LS Retail partners from all over the world.

conneXion Madrid will focus on how to create unforgettable customer experiences in a changing business world. The conference program includes an Expo showcasing innovative technology, and over forty informative and inspirational sessions.

“One of the most anticipated moments for our partner and customers is the joint keynote from Microsoft and LS Retail on Microsoft Dynamics 365,” says Eloise Freygang, Chief Marketing Officer at LS Retail. “Last year, the release of Microsoft Dynamics 365 shook the world of retail and of IT. We have received so many enquiries about what our role will be in it: today our partners and customers can discover our plans for the road ahead,” concludes Eloise. The LS Retail, Dynamics NAV and Dynamics 365 keynote will take place on Wednesday, April 26, and will be delivered by Marko Perisic, General Manager for Microsoft Dynamics SMB and Dynamics 365, and Dadi Karason, CTO at LS Retail.

The conference features more sessions discussing major current trends, issues and innovation in the retail and hospitality industry. Luis Cabrera, Senior Program manager in the Azure machine Learning Team at Microsoft, returns to conneXion to discuss how AI and machine learning are revolutionizing retail. Doug Stephens, the Retail Prophet, will inspire attendees with a glimpse at the future of retail. On Thursday, April 27, Dominik Meier, Senior Software Engineer at adidas, will join Petur Thor Sigurdsson, Product Director for omni-channel solutions at LS Retail, on the conneXion main stage. Together, they will share how LS Retail and adidas are uniting to create technology that enhances the shopping experience in-store.

At the conference Expo attendees can get acquainted with the latest software solutions from some of the best-known names in the field of retail and hospitality technology. Sponsors and exhibitors include innovative brands such as AGR Dynamics, ClickLearn, HP and Microsoft. At the Expo, guests can also receive technical support and product demos from LS Retail experts.

On April 26, LS Retail will award top-performing business partners during an awards ceremony at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. The conference will close on April 27 with a celebration party at Quinta de Jarama.

Source: LS Retail

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NRF/Hackett Associates report: Retail imports should continue to increase throughout spring and summer as economy improves

WASHINGTON, 2017-Apr-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Imports at the nation’s major retail container ports should continue to see strong increases throughout the spring and summer as the nation’s economy improves, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

“Consumers are spending more, and these import numbers show that retailers expect that to continue for a significant period,” NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. “This is a clear sign that the economy has long-term momentum regardless of month-to-month fluctuations. Whether it’s merchandise for store shelves or parts for U.S. factories, imports play a vital role in American prosperity.”

“Our view that imports will continue to be stable despite the uncertainties of the new administration’s trade policies remains unchanged,” Hackett Associates Founder Ben Hackett said. “Despite pre-election promises, there has been little real change in trade policy so far and little change is expected for the greater part of the year.”

Ports covered by Global Port Tracker handled 1.43 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units in February, the latest month for which after-the-fact numbers are available. That was a decrease of 14.3 percent from January as many Asian factories shut down for Lunar New Year, and down 7 percent from the same month a year ago. Coming after the winter holidays and before retailers stock up for summer, February is historically the slowest month of the year for imports. One TEU is one 20-foot-long cargo container or its equivalent.

March was estimated at 1.61 million TEU, up 21.5 percent from unusually low numbers last year, when Lunar New Year came a week later than this year. April is forecast at 1.59 million TEU, up 10.3 percent from last year; May at 1.68 million TEU, up 3.5 percent; June at 1.66 million TEU, up 5.3 percent; July at 1.71 million TEU, up 5.1 percent, and August at 1.74 million TEU, up 1.6 percent.

The first half of 2017 is expected to total 9.6 million TEU, up 7.3 percent from the first half of 2016. Cargo volume for 2016 totaled 18.8 million TEU, up 3.1 percent from 2015, which had grown 5.4 percent from 2014.

NRF has forecast that 2017 retail sales – excluding automobiles, gasoline and restaurants – will increase between 3.7 and 4.2 percent over 2016, driven by job and income growth coupled with low debt. Cargo volume does not correlate directly with sales because only the number of containers is counted, not the value of the cargo inside, but nonetheless provides a barometer of retailers’ expectations.

Global Port Tracker, which is produced for NRF by the consulting firm Hackett Associates, covers the U.S. ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma on the West Coast; New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston, Savannah, Port Everglades and Miami on the East Coast, and Houston on the Gulf Coast. The report is free to NRF retail members, and subscription information is available at www.nrf.com/PortTracker or by calling (202) 783-7971. Subscription information for non-members can be found at www.globalporttracker.com.

NRF is the world’s largest retail trade association, representing discount and department stores, home goods and specialty stores, Main Street merchants, grocers, wholesalers, chain restaurants and Internet retailers from the United States and more than 45 countries. Retail is the nation’s largest private sector employer, supporting one in four U.S. jobs – 42 million working Americans. Contributing $2.6 trillion to annual GDP, retail is a daily barometer for the nation’s economy. NRF.com

Hackett Associates provides expert consulting, research and advisory services to the international maritime industry, government agencies and international institutions. www.hackettassociates.com

Contact:

J. Craig Shearman
(202) 626-8134
press@nrf.com
(855) NRF-Pres

Source: NRF

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Dirty Hippy Swag officially launches their fashion line on April 20, 2017!

Oakland, CA, 2017-Apr-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Dirty Hippy Swag announces the official launch date for their fashion line: April 20, 2017!

Dirty Hippy Swag is an e-commerce startup, exclusively located online at www.dirtyhippyswag.com. With an ever-expanding collection, Dirty Hippy Swag specializes in comfortable street style apparel, as well as laser-cut designed and hand-beaded jewelry.

Founder and Designer Marisa Rheem believes in having clothes and jewelry that truly speak to her customers, making them feel safe and stylishly armored. As fellow millennial Madeline Harmon enthuses, “self-care and fashion have never looked so good!” It’s no accident that this company encompasses hoodies, sweatpants, and t-shirts: things we wear when we want to feel safe.

A fashion line emblazoned with cheeky, unwelcoming statements, Dirty Hippy Swag is the perfect platform to send a humorous yet powerful message. From their “Existential Crisis” sweatpants to their “Anti Social Club” necklace, Dirty Hippy Swag’s apparel and laser-cut designed jewelry allow you to clearly convey your mood to those around you without even needing to speak. Instead of feeling guilty and apologetic about needing time to unwind, slip into some Dirty Hippy Swag and let your clothes shield you from the outside world’s demands.

Oakland’s fresh new enterprise answers an unmet need for socially relevant fashion. Dirty Hippy Swag celebrates their customers’ purchasing power by transforming it into an opportunity to give back. By donating a portion from every purchase to trusted animal rescue organizations around the world, Dirty Hippy Swag bridges the gap between pursuing individual style and fulfilling our collective social responsibility as caretakers of this planet.

At the start of each new quarter, customers and fans can vote for their favorite animal rescue organization to become the next quarter’s beneficiary. This first season’s inaugural beneficiary is Rocket Dog Rescue, an all-volunteer nonprofit group dedicated to saving homeless and abandoned Bay area animals from euthanasia. Dirty Hippy Swag’s ultimate mission is to support the hardworking, silent heroes who dedicate their blood, sweat and tears to saving animals each and every day. By enhancing your wardrobe with Dirty Hippy Swag, you can help bring this vision to life.

For press inquiries, promotion opportunities, collaborative ventures, high-resolution images, or to book an interview, contact Marisa Rheem.

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For press inquiries, promotion opportunities, collaborative ventures, high-resolution images, or to book an interview, contact Marisa Rheem at 301-802-0551 or email, dirtyhippyswag@gmail.com, or visit the website at www.dirtyhippyswag.com. 8016 Shepherd Canyon Rd., Oakland, CA. 94611

SOURCE: EPR Network

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Glasgow Fort gets new retail, food and beverage lettings following completion of new £12 million Leisure Quarter

Glasgow Fort gets new retail, food and beverage lettings following completion of new £12 million Leisure Quarter

 

London, 2017-Apr-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — British Land and Hercules Unit Trust (HUT) announce a flurry of new retail, food and beverage lettings at Glasgow Fort. These lettings follow the completion of the new £12 million Leisure Quarter which features four restaurants and a 600-space multi-storey car park. The car park provides 30% additional parking capacity to accommodate increasing customer numbers.

  • Superdry has signed for its largest store in Glasgow and its first out-of-town store in the UK taking 12,000 sq ft on a 10 year lease
  • Gourmet Burger Kitchen (3,000 sq ft, 15 year lease) and Thai street food operator Thaikhun (3,750 sq ft, 15 year lease) have taken space at the new Leisure Quarter
  • Paperchase has taken its first Scottish out-of-town store with 2,000 sq ft on a 10 year lease
  • Smiggle is set to open its first out-of-town store in the UK taking 1,000 sq ft on a 10 year lease
  • YO! Sushi will transform the centre’s entrance with a 2,300 sq ft restaurant on a 20 year lease
  • Costa has upsized and will open one of its largest UK units taking 3,500 sq ft on a 10 year lease
  • Footasylum has signed for 5,000 sq ft on a 10 year lease
  • Pret a Manger will operate a bespoke 2,500 sq ft glazed pod featuring a green living wall on a 20 year lease
  • Tessuti will complement the centre’s extensive fashion offering by sharing a 10,000 sq ft store with Scotts on a 15 year lease
  • Waterstones has signed for 3,300 sq ft on a 10 year lease
  • Café Rouge has taken 3,900 sq ft on a 15 year lease for its first Scottish out-of-town restaurant
  • Nando’s which has traded very successfully since first opening at Glasgow Fort has extended into an adjacent unit almost doubling its space to 4,700 sq ft on a 15 year lease
  • JD Sports has also doubled its space at the centre and will open a 10,000 sq ft store on a 15 year lease
  • Mamas & Papas has moved within the centre to a new 5,000 sq ft unit on a 15 year lease.

James Duck, Asset Manager for British Land, said: “Glasgow Fort is a great example of how we’re creating outstanding places that reflect people’s changing lifestyles, and there’s more to come.

“Glasgow Fort’s continued outperformance gave us the confidence to develop the Leisure Quarter increasing the breadth and depth of our food and beverage offering and providing an additional 600 car parking spaces to accommodate growing customer numbers.”

The Leisure Quarter features a unique CorTen rusted steel design and introduces a new palette of materials to the centre including a living green canopy and walls, sustainably sourced timber and natural ventilation to enhance wellbeing. The development provides almost 3,000 sq ft of outdoor dining space, green public spaces, an improved public realm and children’s pocket parks providing places to gather, socialise and play in between the restaurants.

Delivery of the Leisure Quarter follows the opening of a £35.5 million retail extension anchored by a full-line 80,000 sq ft M&S in 2015 and a £9 million leisure extension in 2013. The extensions have changed the demographic of people shopping at the centre and delivered footfall increases.

Glasgow Fort is ranked as the top UK centre in its category by Javelin (Venuescore 2016) and is the top centre in its category in Scotland according to CACI.

Glasgow Fort has a catchment of over 2 million people and now features 90 leading shopping and leisure brands including Zara, Pandora, Topshop, River Island, Fat Face, KIKO Milano, schuh and Wagamama. Glasgow Fort has extended opening hours until 10pm, the longest of any Scottish centre, with 50% of trade taking place after 5pm.

British Land and HUT are represented by Paradigm and Cushman & Wakefield.

Notes to Editors

About British Land

We are one of Europe’s largest publicly listed real estate companies. We own, manage, develop and finance a portfolio of high quality UK commercial property, focused on Retail and London Offices and Residential. We own or manage total assets of £19.0 billion (British Land share is £13.9 billion) as valued at 30 September 2016. Our properties are home to over 1,200 different organisations ranging from international brands to local start-ups.

Our strategy is to create Places People Prefer. It is based on long term trends and creates a portfolio suited to current and future needs which are aligned to modern lifestyles. We employ our placemaking skills, and increasingly our mixed-use expertise to expand the appeal to a broader range of occupiers and drive long term performance.

Retail accounts for 49% of our portfolio. We create outstanding places for modern consumer lifestyles, places to shop, eat and be entertained. Comprising over 20 million sq ft of Retail and Leisure space across regional and local multi-let destinations, superstores, department stores and leisure assets, the Retail portfolio is modern, flexible and adaptable to a wide range of formats.

Office and Residential accounts for 49% of our portfolio. It comprises 7.6 million sq ft of well-connected office-led campuses and ‘campus-lite’ clusters of high quality buildings. Office campuses include Regent’s Place and Paddington Central in the West End and Broadgate (50% share) in the City. Other assets include York House, 10 Portman Square and Marble Arch House and our residential assets are at Clarges Mayfair, The Hempel Collection and Aldgate Place.

Two per cent of our portfolio is at Canada Water – a 46 acre redevelopment opportunity in our medium term pipeline to create a new mixed-use urban centre for London.

Sustainability is embedded throughout our business. Our places become part of their local communities and promote health, improve productivity and increase enjoyment. We protect asset value through energy generation and efficiency, materials innovation and flood risk reduction and we develop skills and opportunities to help local people and businesses grow.

In April 2016 British Land received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Sustainable Development, the UK’s highest accolade for business success for economic, social and environmental benefits achievements over the last five years.

Further details can be found on the British Land website at www.britishland.com.

About Hercules Unit Trust

Hercules Unit Trust (HUT) is a Jersey-based closed-ended property unit trust with a fixed life which has been extended to 2020, and is subject to further extension with unit holder consent. HUT’s primary investment focus is major retail properties in the United Kingdom and, in particular, those properties that offer a critical mass of retailing and, where possible, have the benefit of Open A1 planning consent.

HUT is the UK’s largest specialist retail warehouse property unit trust. As at 31 March 2016, the Trust owned and managed 12 regional and local centres, including Glasgow Fort in Glasgow and 50% of Fort Kinnaird in Edinburgh, providing in total around 3.5 million sq ft of space. Key tenants of the centres include Primark, Next, Boots, M&S, Arcadia, H&M, New Look, JD Sports and TK Maxx. British Land is Property Adviser to HUT and Crestbridge Hercules Management IC is the Manager.

Crestbridge Hercules Management IC

Crestbridge Hercules Management IC is a cell company subsidiary of Crestbridge Management ICC, part of the Crestbridge group of companies. Crestbridge is an independent provider of administration, management and corporate governance services. Crestbridge Hercules Management IC is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.

Enquiries:
Investor Relation:
Jonathan Rae
British Land
020 7467 2938

Media Relation:
Pip Wood
British Land
020 7467 2838

Jackie Janssen
British Land
020 7467 3449

Emma Hammond
FTI Consulting
020 3727 1227

Gordon Simpson
Finsbury Group
020 7251 3801

Source: British Land

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Northeastern Fine Jewelry officially opens new Glens Falls store

GLENS FALLS, New York; March 19, 2017 – Northeastern Fine Jewelry today welcomed the community to celebrate the grand opening of its new store in downtown Glens Falls with a formal ribbon cutting ceremony.

New York State Senator Betty Little joined Northeastern Fine Jewelry owner Val Bleser, Vice President Gregg Kelly and officials from the Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce to officially open the doors to the 2,500-square-foot store, located at 167 Glen Street in the building formerly occupied by Scoville Jewelers.

The Glens Falls store marks the third greater Capital Region location for Northeastern Fine Jewelry, which also maintains storefronts on Western Avenue in Albany and Union Street in Schenectady.

“We are excited to expand our upstate presence with this new location in Glens Falls while maintaining the tradition of a family-owned jeweler in the downtown community,” said Ray Bleser, owner and founder of Northeastern Fine Jewelry. “We look forward to meeting the community and being a part of those special life milestones and memories for local residents.”

The celebration will continue with a preview party and reception open to the public this evening from 5 to 7 p.m. The first 100 guests will each receive a $25 gift card to Northeastern Fine Jewelry.

The preview party will also feature a special appearance by Jonathan Goldsmith, who for ten years portrayed “The Most Interesting Man in the World” in the popular marketing campaign for Dos Equis. Additionally, guests will enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres and refreshments.

The Glens Falls store will offer a wide variety of premier jewelry brands, including Hearts on Fire, Forevermark, Charles Krypell, Tacori, Simon G, Michele, and Phillips House, amongst others.

Additionally, Northeastern Fine Jewelry will serve as the exclusive retailer within New York of CS DESIGNS, original jewelry designed by Chris Scoville and former owner of M.C. Scoville Jewelers, Inc. All customers with Scoville Diamond Warranties will continue to receive complimentary cleanings and inspections at Northeastern Fine Jewelry.

Noah Illinski will serve as manager of the Glens Falls location, a role responsible for oversight of the store’s sales, support and five staff members. Illinski, who has served as a store manager with Northeastern Fine Jewelry since 2015, has more than a decade of high-end customer service retail experience, and previously served as assistant general manager at Giorgio Armani. He holds credentials from the American Gem Society and a master’s certificate from Omega Watch Group.

Northeastern Fine Jewelry has also appointed Jennifer Carusone to the position of sales associate at the Glens Falls store. A native of South Glens Falls, Carusone previously worked for Scoville Jewelers and has a decade of experience in the jewelry business. She has been recognized for outstanding service on numerous occasions by Hearts on Fire, a leading global designer of luxury-branded diamonds and diamond jewelry.

The new Glens Falls location will be open six days a week, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursdays; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.

Founded by Bleser in 1980, Northeastern Fine Jewelry began as the Northeastern Coin Gallery with 1,200 square feet of showroom space on Upper Union Street in Schenectady. Five years later, Bleser turned his focus to fine jewelry and rebranded the business to its current incarnation.

For more information about Northeastern Fine Jewelry, visit www.nefj.com.

 

About Northeastern Fine Jewelry

Northeastern Fine Jewelry is the largest independently owned jeweler in the Capital Region. Northeastern Fine Jewelry is recognized as one of the Leading Jewelers of the World® and in 2006-2012 was voted “Best Jeweler” of the Capital Region due to its reputation for quality jewelry and customer service as well as its charitable and civic involvement.  For more information about Northeastern Fine Jewelry, visit its website www.nefj.com or call 518-372-3604.

 

*Please see attached photos from today’s ribbon cutting.*

Ribbon Cutting: New York State Senator Betty Little and Glens Falls Mayor Jack Diamond joins representatives from Northeastern Fine Jewelry and local officials for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Northeastern Fine Jewelry store at 167 Glen Street in Glens Falls, NY on Thursday, March 16. The Glens Falls store marks the third greater Capital Region location for Northeastern Fine Jewelry. From left to right: Candice Frye, Director at Larac and Adirondack Regional Chamber of Commerce (ARCC) Ambassador; Holly DeKleine, Director of Sales at Streamlined Graphics and ARCC Ambassador; Andrew Castrantas, Corporate Account Manager for Adirondack Technical Solutions and ARCC Ambassador; Bill Batkay, ARCC Board Member; Bob Sears, ARCC Board Member; Glens Falls Mayor Jack Diamond; Karley Hoffman, Manager of the Health Authority Ambassadors and ARCC Ambassador; New York State Senator Betty Little; Gregg Kelly, Vice President of Northeastern Fine Jewelry; Val Bleser, Owner of Northeastern Fine Jewelry; Noah Illinski, Northeastern Fine Jewelry Glens Falls Store Manager; Sarah Otto, Northeastern Fine Jewelry Sales Associate; Cindy Tyler, Northeastern Fine Jewelry Sales Associate; Jennifer Carusone, Northeastern Fine Jewelry Sales Associate; Susy Garcia Johnson of Hearts on Fire; and Marisa Joseph, Community Relations Specialist for Fidelis Care NY and ARCC Ambassador.

Interior: The interior of Northeastern Fine Jewelry’s newest location in downtown Glens Falls is showcased during a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the store’s official grand opening on Thursday, March 16. The 2,500-square-foot-store, located at 167 Glen Street, marks the third greater Capital Region location for Northeastern Fine Jewelry. The store will host a preview party, open to the public, on March 16 from 5 to 7 p.m.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Mark Bardack or Caitlin Merrill
Ed Lewi Associates
P: (518) 383-6183
C: M. Bardack (518) 867-7943 or C. Merrill (518) 867-2440
mbardack@edlewi.com or cmerrill@edlewi.com

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Millennium India Bags Best Partner Award from Honeywell

Chennai, India, 2017-Mar-13 — /EPR Retail News/ —  Leading POS technology provider Millennium Soft-Tech India has bagged the “Highest Growth Partner Award for 2016” from the multinational conglomerate  Honeywell India.

The award was presented to Millennium India, a pioneer in introducing Point of Sale (POS) technology products in India, at the recently held ‘REIMAGINE 2017 Leadership Forum’, an annual partner conference hosted by Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions, in New Delhi.

Honeywell India team presenting the award to Mr Bhaskar Venkatraman at the REIMAGINE 2017 Leadership Forum event held in New Delhi. Millennium Director V Nandakumar (second from right) also attended the event.

 

The event was held in an effort to unite top leaders from Honeywell’s strong network of channel partners and distributors in India.

Commenting on receiving the coveted award from world’s leading engineering giant, Bhaskar Venkatraman, the CEO and Director of Millennium India said: “It’s a great honour to receive from the technology major with whom we have more than a decade of successful association. Honeywell, with their innovative and customer-centric products, has played a key role in automating retail sector in India.”

“With diversified industrial automation products, Honeywell has broken into many applications simplifying several core operations. For Point Of Sale applications in particular, Honeywell has been offering wide array of technology products which have revolutionised several core industries like healthcare, automobile, hospitality, retail businesses, food and beverage, transport and logistics, to name a few. We look forward to have even more stronger ties with Honeywell in the years to come and would like to see the Brand becoming synonymous with every retail business,” he further said.

For retail and non-retail sectors focusing point of sale and other applications, Honeywell has been the leader in providing several innovative hardware products like area imager scanner, barcode scanner, barcode printer, POS hand held terminal, laser scanner and linear imager scanner.

The partner conclave was a unique opportunity for Honeywell India business leaders and its partners to make deeper connections within the business and new relationships among its broad partner network, a top Honeywell official said.

Round table discussions, industry presentations, and networking sessions were attended by key customers, partners, and top SPS India and global leaders at REIMAGINE 2017 Leadership Forum in India.

 

Media Contact

K Ramanathan

Media Coordinator

Millennium Soft-Tech India Pvt Ltd.,

ram@justransact.com

+91 9384612789

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Diebold Nixdorf announces the appointment of Devora Henderson as VP, retail, for the Americas region

NORTH CANTON, Ohio, 2017-Jan-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD) today (Jan. 16, 2017) announced that Devora Henderson has been named vice president, retail, for the Americas region. In this role, she will focus on growing the company’s retail business in the region and manage a portfolio of innovative solutions that will transform the retail experience for consumers. Henderson has extensive experience in leading retail and service organizations, and has demonstrated the ability to increase sales, customer satisfaction and retention, and win competitive deals on a global scale.

Prior to joining Diebold Nixdorf, Henderson held multiple leadership roles with Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions and International Business Machines (IBM). She most recently served as vice president, sales, North America, for Toshiba, where she identified and established strategic, global original equipment manufacturer (OEM) alliances to drive incremental revenue growth. Henderson earned a bachelor’s degree in management from the University of South Florida and a master’s degree from Nova Southeastern University.

About Diebold Nixdorf
Diebold Nixdorf is a world leader in enabling connected commerce for millions of consumers each day across the financial and retail industries. Its software-defined solutions bridge the physical and digital worlds of cash and consumer transactions conveniently, securely and efficiently. As an innovation partner for nearly all of the world’s top 100 financial institutions and a majority of the top 25 global retailers, Diebold Nixdorf delivers unparalleled services and technology that are essential to evolve in an ‘always on’ and changing consumer landscape.

Diebold Nixdorf has a presence in more than 130 countries with approximately 25,000 employees worldwide. The organization maintains corporate offices in North Canton, Ohio, USA and Paderborn, Germany. Shares are traded on the New York and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges under the symbol ‘DBD’. Visit www.DieboldNixdorf.com for more information.

Media Relations:
Michael Jacobsen
+1-330-490-3796
michael.jacobsen@dieboldnixdorf.com

Investor Relations:
Steve Virostek
+1-330-490-6319
steve.virostek@dieboldnixdorf.com

SOURCE: Diebold Nixdorf

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NCR leads POS software provider for the retail and hospitality industries according RBR “Global POS Software 2016” report

DULUTH, Ga., 2017-Jan-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR), a leader in omni-channel technologies, is the leading point-of-sale (POS) software provider for the retail and hospitality industries according to research published by the strategic research and consulting firm RBR.

RBR’s study Global POS Software 2016 is the first in-depth international study of this dynamic market, analysing nearly 1,000 projects by more than 40 vendors. The report shows that there are more than 6.6 million POS installations worldwide in the retail and hospitality industries, with NCR as the market leader with 18% market share.

“Retail and hospitality brands are undergoing an evolution and transforming to become digitally integrated businesses. Omni-channel software that can seamlessly integrate physical and digital channels, while aggregating, integrating and presenting enterprise data, is critical to their success,” said Mark Benjamin, president and COO, NCR Corporation. “Our point-of-sale software has actually become a platform of sale that enables our customers to embrace mobile and cloud capabilities, transform their operations and redefine the customer experience.”

NCR is leading transformational change across the entire retail ecosystem through its omni-channel software platform, channel integration & transformation and digital enablement. See its portfolios at the National Retail Federation Show (NRF) January 15-17, 2017, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City Booth #3405.

“Express customers continue to share with us that they want access to our products anytime and anywhere,” said Keith Pickens, chief information officer of Express. “NCR offers us solutions that we can leverage to support our need to deliver a shopping experience that is efficient and personalized across every channel.”

About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) is a leader in omnichannel solutions, turning everyday interactions with businesses into exceptional experiences. With its software, hardware and portfolio of services, NCR enables more than 550 million transactions daily across retail, financial, travel, hospitality, telecom and technology, and small business. NCR solutions run the everyday transactions that make your life easier. NCR is headquartered in Duluth, Ga., USA, with over 30,000 employees and does business in 180 countries.

Web sites: www.ncr.com
Twitter: @NCRCorporation
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ncrcorp
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/ncr-corporation
YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/ncrcorporation

Media Contact:
Tim Henschel
NCR Public Relations
770.299.5100
tim.henschel@ncr.com

Source: NCR Corporation