Archive of all Bestway articles – Page 3
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NewsCity snapshot: Bestway Group takes 3.45% stake in Sainsbury’s
Costcutter owner Bestway Group has announced this morning it has taken a 3.45% stake in Sainsbury’s and may buy further shares in the supermarket
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NewsBestway planning to add more stores to Iceland product sales trial
It is understood Iceland has given Bestway access to its licensed products, with the exception of Greggs
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NewsBestway extends Costcutter fuel levy refund scheme into new year
The reimbursement, which is a benefit of Costcutter’s Platinum Club membership, was originally set out to cover June, July, and August
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NewsBestway invests £250k on in-depot World Cup stadium promotional campaign
The campaign, which has been rolled out across all 56 Bestway depots nationwide, features 23 major suppliers and a variety of specialist World Cup products
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NewsMedicine suppliers must prioritise convenience stores amid shortage, says Bestway
Key availability issues have been with Lemsip, Nurofen and Calpol, with demand superseding supply as the cold and flu season kicks in
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NewsIceland enters wholesale trial with Bestway for independent retailers
It is understood a range of the discounter’s products are being trialled at the Costcutter Nuneaton store
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NewsBestway raises $2.3m for Pakistan flooding victims
Money will build homes or shelters for 5,000 families, provide water for more than 100,000 individuals, and deliver food and medical supplies to over 20,000 people
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NewsPaul Cheema returns to Costcutter after eight years with Nisa
Cheema, who runs two stores in Coventry with his family, joined Nisa in 2014 at the height of the Palmer & Harvey supply challenge period
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NewsBestway appoints Jim Brown as trading controller for catering, fresh and frozen
He will join Bestway on 3 October and manage a six-person team at its Park Royal head office
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NewsCostcutter picked as main supply partner for Eddy’s Food Station
CEO Stephen Thompson opened the third store today (18 August) in Larbert, out of a planned 30 over the next five years
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Comment & OpinionWholesalers must maintain service levels to justify extra charges
Despite wholesalers bumping up delivery charges and patchy availability, now may not be the time for conflict
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NewsBestway to begin 'aggressive rollout' of Bargain Booze Costcutter stores
It has so far completed two rollouts of its ‘store within a store’ concept
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NewsBestway extends fuel levy refund to Costcutter retailers spending £7,500 a week
Bestway announced earlier this month it would reimburse the £4.88 fuel levy to retailers if they met an average weekly spend per store of £17,500
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NewsBestway to refund fuel levy to Costcutter retailers spending £17,500 a week
The refund is one of the benefits of Bestway’s new Platinum Club membership
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NewsBestway launches Galacticos recruitment strategy pushing high-profile retailers
The Grocer understands more of the industry’s leading lights have also agreed to switch over
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NewsBestway brings Costcutter and Bargain Booze together in new store format
It has kicked off an initial trial with Costcutter retailer Peter Patel at his Meopham store in Kent
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NewsBestway to launch ‘Majestic Palace’ depot promotion for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The campaign will see a large prefabricated palace, with individual rooms, situated in the main thoroughfare of its depots
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NewsBestway Wholesale turnover climbs 10% to £2.66bn
The wholesaler said operating profit was £37.2m over the period, up from £7.3m the previous year
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NewsBestway takes part in Home Office age verification tech trials
Trial will run until May across three Bestway Retail stores in Leeds
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Analysis & FeaturesFrom Best-one to Budgens, what do the UK’s symbol and franchise groups have to offer in 2022?
After another turbulent year, how have the UK’s convenience symbol groups and fascias evolved? And how do they compare?