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Retail Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Oberthur Technologies released its new multi-payment dual interface card developed on its Global Platform(tm) and Java(tm)-based operating system

PARIS, 27-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, today announced that it has released its new multi-payment dual interface card developed on OT’s Global PlatformTM and JavaTM-based operating system. … Read the full press release

Oberthur Technologies to roll out mobile payment services in France in partnership with STET and Cartes Bancaires CB Group (GIE-CB)

PARIS, 27-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, today announced its partnership with STET, the retail payment operator for French and European markets, and Cartes Bancaires CB Group (GIE-CB), the … Read the full press release

pbb and HSBC to provide € 117 million for the Valad Polish Retail Fund

Investment and development facility totaling € 117 million Long-time established and dominant shopping centre Extension to include 83 extra retail units totaling 20,000 sqm of retail space Munich/Warsaw/London, 20-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — pbb and HSBC have jointly underwritten an investment … Read the full press release

The Inditex Group: 12% increase in net sales in 1Q2016; adds 11,936 new jobs

The Group generated over 11,936 new jobs, 2,385 of which were in Spain. Pablo Isla highlighted that “thanks to the Group’s strong growth we are able to generate jobs in all our business markets, most notably, in Spain”. In April, the company distributed … Read the full press release

Research: majority of international companies using most cotton globally are failing to deliver on cotton sustainability

UTRECHT, 08-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The majority of international companies using most cotton globally are failing to deliver on cotton sustainability according to new independent research published today by Pesticide Action Network (PAN) UK, Solidaridad and WWF. Just eight companies out … Read the full press release

Inalca Food & Beverage enters Australian market through acquisition of 60% of companies Fresco Gourmet Pty Ltd and Itaus Pty Ltd

The majority stake has been acquired in two Sydney companies: “Fresco Gourmet” e ”Itaus” Castelvetro di Modena (Italy), 08-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Inalca Food & Beverage, a company controlled by Inalca Spa (Gruppo Cremonini) and specialized in the international distribution of … Read the full press release

Autogrill S.p.A. to pay €0.12 per share dividend

€0.12 per share dividend voted: payment from 8 June 2016, ex dividend date 6 June 2016 Mandate approved for the Board to buy back up to a maximum of 12,720.000 treasury shares (5% of issued share capital) 2016 Phantom Stock Option … Read the full press release

De Bijenkorf: In Room On The Roof vangt Rop van Mierlo dieren uit de omgeving van de Bijenkorf Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM, 20-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In Room On The Roof vangt Rop van Mierlo dieren uit de omgeving van de Bijenkorf Amsterdam. De dieren die hij spot worden als het ware naar binnen gehaald door deze te schilderen in de toren. … Read the full press release

The first Swatch Bellamy models will be available throughout Switzerland from mid-June

Biel / Bienne Switzerland, 13-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swiss take their money very seriously indeed, but now they’re breaking out in smiles, surprised and happy to learn that Swatch has just made shopping easier: Swatch Bellamy is up and running … Read the full press release

HEINRICH VON STEPHAN BUSINESSMILE: STRABAG Real Estate GmbH gewinnt PURSUITS menswear als weiteren Mieter

STRABAG Real Estate gewinnt PURSUITS menswear als weiteren Mieter Vermietungsstand im ersten Bauabschnitt liegt aktuell bei nahezu 80% FREIBURG, 13-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Auf der „HEINRICH VON STEPHAN BUSINESSMILE“ in Freiburg wird es künftig Herrenmode geben: Die STRABAG Real Estate GmbH … Read the full press release

Silchester International Investors LLP now owns less than 3% in Delhaize Group’s voting rights as of May 5, 2016

BRUSSELS, 11-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Pursuant to the Belgian Law of May 2, 2007 relating to the publication of major shareholdings in listed companies, Delhaize Group has received a notification of the threshold of 3% being crossed downwards by Silchester International … Read the full press release

Panu Kopra appointed as the new Executive VP of Neste’s Oil Retail Business Area and a member of the Neste Executive Board

ESPOO, 04-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Panu Kopra (Bachelor of Business Administration BBA, MBA, 44) has been appointed as the new Executive Vice President of Neste’s Oil Retail Business Area and a member of the Neste Executive Board as of May 1, … Read the full press release

Orkla Foods Norge not to pursue the plans to restructure the operations at Idun Rygge

OSLO, 03-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors of Orkla Foods Norge has decided today not to pursue the plans to restructure the operations at Idun Rygge. This means that Idun Tomatketchup will continue to be produced in Norway. … Read the full press release

Orkla to introduce new products in May

OSLO, 03-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Several exciting new products from Orkla will be hitting Norwegian store shelves in May. A multitude of new products are now on their way to grocery stores. This will give you a taste of some of … Read the full press release

thyssenkrupp Materials Services: “materials4me” online shop now also available in Germany

ESSEN, 02-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Following its rollout in the United Kingdom and Spain, the “materials4me” online shop is now also available in Germany. Starting from the end of April 2016, small users and end customers in the country can now … Read the full press release

Co-op: sharp rise in contactless payments

Nearly two thirds of all transactions at the Co-op are still paid for with cash But contactless payments have tripled over the last year MANCHESTER, 20-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-op has reported a sharp rise in contactless payments – up … Read the full press release

PiceaEraser™ Online market breakthrough – Piceasoft signs a contract with RAS Infotech for the Middle East and India for its whole product portfolio

TAMPERE, Finland, 19-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Piceasoft and United Arab Emirates-based RAS Infotech have signed an agreement to offer Piceasoft’s full product portfolio to their customers in the Middle East and India. The initial number of shops where the solution … Read the full press release

Handelsverbandes Deutschland (HDE): Die Einzelhandelsunternehmen in Deutschland schätzen die aktuelle Geschäftslage so positiv ein

BERLIN, 13-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Einzelhandelsunternehmen in Deutschland schätzen die aktuelle Geschäftslage so positiv ein, wie seit fünf Jahren nicht mehr. Das zeigt die aktuelle Konjunkturumfrage des Handelsverbandes Deutschland (HDE). Demnach sind die Händler auch in ihren Erwartungen für das … Read the full press release

Autogrill opens its Bistrot concept on the A1 Turin-Piacenza-Brescia motorway

In its Bistrot Fiorenzuola d’Arda, the Group showcases Italian excellences selected in collaboration with the University of Gastronomic Science in Pollenzo (UNISG) MILAN, 08-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Autogrill opens for the first time in the motorway channel its Bistrot concept, which … Read the full press release

PiceaEraser made available to 5.000 Mobicode customers in UK

Tampere, Finland, 31-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Piceasoft and UK based Mobicode have signed a technology licensing agreement to integrate unique PiceaVolumeEraser™ as a part of Mobicode retail ‘ecosystem’. Mobicode considers PiceaEraser™ the best erasure tool in the market for their … Read the full press release