Archive of all Booker articles – Page 19
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Wine all the way from Blighty
Producing wines in a Sussex-based vineyard good enough to sell alongside the classics is no mean feat. But Bookers is doing just that - and doing it well. Alex Beckett reports
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DBC aims to compete aggressively to win high-street contracts
DBC Foodservice's new owners at Iceland Foods want to add at least £30m to its annual turnover by taking on giants Brakes and 3663 First for Foodservice.The wholesaler plans to "annoy the market" by aggressively competing for high street...
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Booker unveils 49p Wall's Magnum rival
Booker is to launch a hand-held ice cream under its Euro Shopper own-label range this month.The Euro Shopper Classic, a vanilla ice cream coated with Belgian chocolate, is price-marked at 49p and will provide a profit on return of...
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Makro fightback kicks off with depot refurbs
Makro Cash & Carry is set to revamp eight depots this year in an attempt to reverse declining sales and pre-tax losses of nearly £20m.The chain this week unveiled a "multi-million pound" customer investment programme, which will include the...
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NewsMakro pulls kangaroo meat from sale
Makro has pledged to stop selling kangaroo meat after animal welfare campaigners threatened to boycott the cash & carry chain.
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Booker adds chilled lines to Euro Shopper
Booker has launched its first Euro Shopper chilled range - five products all price marked at £1.The range, which includes two cheeses, bacon, honey roast ham and turkey, would offer retailers 30% profit on return, said director of retail...
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3663 backtracks over future of Barking depot
Foodservice giant 3663 is considering closing its London depot - just two months after CEO Fred Barnes denied rumours of a possible closure.An internal memo seen by the Grocer revealed the depot's future was being reviewed following a "...
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Editor's Comment: Booker's Indian wholesale move shows Charles Wilson's entrepreneurial spirit
Charles Wilson is a canny one. The CEO of Booker has done a great job since returning to his old stomping ground, and the latest quarter's 6.4% like-for-like growth confirms the progress. Indeed, coming in the same week M&S announced a 4.2%...
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Booker enters India with Mumbai depot
Booker Wholesale is venturing overseas with plans to open a cash & carry in Mumbai in the summer.The depot would serve stores, food stalls and the restaurant trade in India, with an emphasis on fresh foods, pulses and staples, said CEO...
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Metro Group report reveals 16.4% sales plunge for Makro
Makro Cash & Carry’s sales plunged 16.4% last year – making it the worst-performing cash & carry company owned by Metro Group.Metro Group’s annual report for the 12 months to December 2008, published this week, revealed Makro recorded sales...
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NewsP&H to give Mace its second relaunch in two-year period
Palmer & Harvey, the UK's biggest wholesaler, is following in Booker's footsteps by relaunching its symbol fascia Mace. The wholesaler planned to unveil a "fresh, modern identity" for the currently silver and blue fascia at its trade show...
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Makro triple depot closure confirmed
Makro has confirmed that its Coventry, Swansea and Wolverhampton depots will close on 31 May.The move, affecting 378 jobs, was first announced last month."Talks between Usdaw, store representatives and Makro have taken place and it...
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Two depots axed as 3663 feels the pain
3663 First For Foodservice is set to close two depots after profits fell by a quarter in the second half of 2008.Chief executive Fred Barnes said the business was feeling the effects of the economic downturn as consumers ate out less and...
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Floto vows to see off critics with a new focus for Makro
Why hasn't Metro Group had the same success in the UK that it has elsewhere in the world? And can it reverse Makro's fortunes, asks Beth Phillips
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NewsBooker targets 1,000 new Premier retailers
Booker is relaunching its Premier fascia in a bid to become "the UK's biggest and best symbol group" and convert 1,000 new retailers to the cause. The cash & carry giant is re-classifying its 2,250 Premier stores as small, medium or large and...
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NewsMakro refutes Metro UK pull-out rumours
Makro MD Hannes Floto has insisted that the cash & carry chain has the full support of its German parent company Metro Group. The claim came as key figures in the wholesale sector warned that Metro would pull out of the UK completely if its...
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Euro Shopper range proves hit for Booker
Booker's value range Euro Shopper is raking up sales of £1m a week, with more than 29,000 shoppers a week buying products, the cash & carry giant said. The range was launched in July 2007 and boasts 35 lines including energy drinks, washing...
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NewsMakro delists Carlsberg line in row over £5 deal
Makro and Carlsberg are at loggerheads after the cash & carry giant pulled 275ml bottles of Carlsberg Export from its shelves in protest against heavy discounts on the brand in supermarkets.
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NewsBooker in sales boost as Barclays brokers new debt deal
Wholesale giant Booker has announced a rise in like-for-like sales of almost 3% for the past four months despite a slight fall in tobacco sales.
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Booker launches new Scots range
Booker is stepping up its activity north of the border with the launch of a 30-strong range of Scottish lines to meet growing customer demand.