Category Archives: Retail

Retail Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Citycon’s CEO Marcel Kokkeel rang New York NASDAQ Stock Market Bell celebrating the company’s 25th anniversary

Helsinki, Finland, 31-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Citycon Oyj (NASDAQ OMX: CTY1S), the leading owner, manager and developer of urban grocery-anchored shopping centres in the Nordic and Baltic regions, today noted the company’s 25th anniversary with Chief Executive Officer, Marcel Kokkeel, rings the … Read the full press release

UK’s lobbying organisation CBI: High street sales stall but growth expected to return

London, UK, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — High street sales were flat in the year to October, disappointing retailers’ expectations for another solid rise, but robust growth is expected to return next month, the CBI said today. The CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades … Read the full press release

EIA: banning hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in supermarkets the cheapest and most effective ways to reduce greenhouse gases in Europe

London, UK, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Banning the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – super greenhouse gases used in refrigeration – in supermarkets would be one of the cheapest and most effective ways of reducing greenhouse gases in Europe. Speaking at the shecco ATMOsphere … Read the full press release

Panasonic introduced the new LUMIX GM1 – the most compact interchangeable lens LUMIX G camera yet

Bracknell, UK, 23-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Joining the LUMIX G family as the most compact interchangeable lens LUMIX G camera yet, it provides the perfect balance of style and photographic performance on-the-go with outstanding image quality. True-to-life detail Whether you’re searching for … Read the full press release

International real estate advisor Savills and US’s largest retail focused real estate firm SRS Real Estate Partners formed strategic alliance

London, UK, 23-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — International real estate advisor Savills has announced the formation of a strategic alliance with SRS Real Estate Partners (SRS) – the largest real estate firm exclusively dedicated to servicing retail clients in the US. The arrangement … Read the full press release

Savills-advised German investor Deka Immobilien sold landmark retail assets in San Francisco’s ultra-prime Union Square submarket

London, UK, 23-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — German investor Deka Immobilien, advised by Savills, has successfully closed the portfolio sale of two landmark retail assets in San Francisco’s ultra-prime Union Square submarket. The portfolio, comprising Apple’s retail store at One Stockton Street and … Read the full press release

Die Deka Immobilien GmbH hat für rund 18 Mio. Euro das Geschäftshaus Adolfo Dominguez in Madrid erworben

Frankfurt, Germany, 23-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Deka Immobilien GmbH hat für rund 18 Mio. Euro das Geschäftshaus Adolfo Dominguez in Madrid erworben. Die Immobilie wird in den Bestand des Sektorenfonds WestInvest TargetSelect Shopping eingebracht, der sich ausschließlich an institutionelle Investoren richtet. Verkäufer ist eine … Read the full press release

Sony’s Cyber-shot™ RX10 camera offers DSLR-style creative power without the need to carry interchangeable lenses

Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 24-200mm (35mm equiv.) zoom lens with bright F2.8 maximum aperture at all focal lengths Superb quality images with rich detail from 20.2 megapixel 1.0-type back-illuminated Exmor R™ CMOS sensor New BIONZ X™ processor with approximately 3x faster processing speed[i] and new … Read the full press release

Sony’s new α7 camera delivers all the advantages of 35mm full frame image sensor and lens interchangeability in truly compact body

35mm Full-frame Exmor™ CMOS sensor with 24.3 effective megapixels New BIONZ X™ processor with approximately 3x faster processing speed[i] and new area-specific noise reduction for improved image quality Enhanced Fast Hybrid AF combines speedy phase detection AF with highly accurate contrast … Read the full press release

World’s smallest and lightest interchangeable lens camera* unveiled – Sony α7R

α7 series cameras from Sony are world’s first mirrorless cameras with 35mm full-frame sensor[i] Newly developed Full-frame Exmor™ CMOS sensor with ‘gapless on chip’ lens design offering 36.4 effective megapixels and no optical low-pass filter New BIONZ X™ processor with … Read the full press release

First full-frame E-mount lenses from Sony

Light, compact premium E-mount lenses; mount adaptors compatible with full-frame α7 and α7R; new A-mount G Lens SEL35F28Z: Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 35mm F2.8 ZA SEL55F18Z: Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* FE 55mm F1.8 ZA SEL2470Z: Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* … Read the full press release

Ferrari opened showroom in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Muscat, Oman, 14-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Yesterday (7 October, 2013)  the new Ferrari showroom opened in Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman. During last night’s gala event, his Highness, Al Sayaed Taimor Bin Asaad Al Said opened the 428 square … Read the full press release

Colruyt Mobile garandeert nu al de laagste prijs in prepaid

Halle, Belgium, 11-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — De telecommarkt is volop in beweging. Vanaf november wil Minister van Consumentenzaken Johan Vande Lanotte in meer dan 400 gemeenten inwoners de mogelijkheid bieden om persoonlijk advies te krijgen over hoe ze hun telecomfactuur kunnen drukken. … Read the full press release

Marks & Spencer’s Cheshire Oaks store highlighted by UK’s innovation agency the Technology Strategy Board in its comprehensive and independent post-occupancy evaluation (POE)

London, UK, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — UK’s innovation agency, Technology Strategy Board, commends first-year performance of M&S sustainable learning store Marks & Spencer’s (M&S) Cheshire Oaks store has been highlighted by the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board as a “star project, … Read the full press release

Kingfisher Future Homes announced the launch of the Kingfisher iQE Alliance Partnership at Loughborough University

Loughborough, United Kingdom, 09-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Kingfisher Future Homes is delighted to announce the official launch of the Kingfisher iQE Alliance Partnership, which took place at Loughborough University on Wednesday 25th September 2013. The launch event also marked three important milestones in … Read the full press release

H&M opened its first store in Indonesia (Gandaria City, Jakarta)

Jakarta, Indonesia, 08-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, more than 1,500 H&M fans lined up for several hours outside Indonesia’s first store at Gandaria City, Jakarta, in anticipation of the Swedish fashion retailer throwing its doors open at 10am. Par Darj, Head of … Read the full press release

Morrisons calls on the nation to awaken its taste buds after research revealed Brits stuck in repeat meal rut

49 per cent of Brits consume the same meals two or more times a week 55 per cent are consuming the exact same meals they were 10 years ago Spag Bol is the most popular recurring dish Bradford, West Yorkshire, … Read the full press release

Visa Europe: 1M POS now accept contactless payment across Europe; spend grows six fold in 12 months

London, UK, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — European consumers have made 211 million contactless purchases in the last 12 months (August 2012 to July 2013), according to figures released today from Visa Europe. The monthly contactless spend has also increased six fold to €285 million in July … Read the full press release

Schwarzkopf Professional introduced the first professional Smoothing Infusion System – Supreme Keratin

Supreme Keratin – Welcome to the Beauty Hub! Hamburg, Germany, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The times of frizzy, rebellious hair being difficult to tame are over! So are bad hair days as well as women’s frustration about repetitive boring hairdos because … Read the full press release

Arcant GmbH to exclusively market point-of-sale systems in Austria from Wincor Nixdorf

Mödling, Austria, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Arcant GmbH has concluded a partnership to exclusively market point-of-sale systems in Austria from Wincor Nixdorf, one of the world’s leading providers of IT solutions for retailing. In taking this step, Wincor Nixdorf is rigorously continuing … Read the full press release