Archive of all Booker articles – Page 20
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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.
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Booker takes Euro Shopper range to 35
Booker has expanded its Euro Shopper range for the first time since it launched the 30-strong range in the summer of last year.The five new lines are an isotonic orange sports drink, two sparkling glucose drinks, washing up liquid and...
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Foster named Makro field operations head
Makro is forging ahead with its aggressive recruitment strategy by appointing Peter Foster as head of field operations.Makro MD Hannes Floto told The Grocer last week that the cash & carry giant had invested in recruiting staff at senior...
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Makro boss Floto strikes back after rise in losses
Makro MD Hannes Floto has defended his company's poor full-year results, claiming 2007 was "the start of a new journey" for the cash & carry wholesaler.Earlier this month, The Grocer revealed Makro's pre-tax losses had widened from £3.5m to...
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Makro deeper in red as turnover slumps
Makro Cash & Carry has moved further into the red as its pre-tax losses widened from £3.5m to £19.4m in the year to 31 December.The wholesaling giant's turnover also fell below the £1bn barrier with sales down 10.9% to £924m during the...
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Booker wins prison supply contract
Wholesaling giant Booker has won a 10-year joint contract with DHL to supply 130 public sector prisons in England and Wales.Booker will provide the prisons with a 750-strong range of products including tins of tuna, stamps and telephone...
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Makro expected to turn a profit within the next four years
Makro boss Hannes Floto has said he expects his chain of 33 cash & carries to become profitable within the next four years. The business, which is currently being propped up by German parent company Metro Group, had undergone a transformation since...