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No change 1Charles Wilson Chief executive BookerWilson retains the top spotsee right ??? no change 2Younus Sheikh managing director, Bestway Cash & CarryA non-mover at number two, mainly because...
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Top wholesaler - Charles Wilson, Booker
Wilson was our No1 in wholesale last year. But his place at the top this year is even stronger. Last year Wilson was lauded for putting in place a recovery programme to turn round the fortunes of Booker for the second time. This year, as...
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Will Blueheath be an Achilles heel?
Booker's return to the public market, via a reverse takeover of struggling online wholesaler Blueheath, took the City and the wholesale sector by surprise. CEO Charles Wilson believes that Blueheath, which with its £150m sales is...
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'Now we can be biggest and best'
Charles Wilson has claimed that the reverse takeover by Blueheath of Booker will make it the only one-stop shop for national delivery and top-up of fresh, frozen and ambient foods, alcohol and non-food in the UK.The deal will result in...
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Blueheath in Booker reverse takeover
Online delivered wholesaler Blueheath has announced plans to acquire cash & carry group Booker via a reverse takeover.As part of the deal, which is subject to shareholder approval, Blueheath will acquire the entire issued share capital of...
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World News - 17th March 2007
Metro Group celebrates growth. Düsseldorf, GERMANY: Retailer Metro Group, which owns wholesaler Makro in the UK, increased its pre-tax profit by 14.1% in 2006 to €1.9bn (£1.3bn). Group sales for the year rose 7.5% to €59.9bn...
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Wholesaler Profile - Booker
Number of depots: 173Turnover: £3.04bnGrowth year-on-year: -31.4%Type of Operation: Cash & Carry, Foodservice, Delivered wholesaleWhen Charles Wilson took the helm of Booker in November 2005 he faced a mammoth task to turn the...
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Profile Booker
When Charles Wilson took the helm of Booker in November 2005 he faced a mammoth task to turn the business around. "Calls from the bank manager were not something we looked forward to," he admits of life immediately after the business posted...
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Profile Booker
When Charles Wilson took the helm of Booker in November 2005 he faced a mammoth task to turn the business around. "Calls from the bank manager were not something we looked forward to," he admits of life immediately after the business posted...
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Booker aims to double internet delivery sales
Booker, the UK's biggest cash and carry operator, is planning to double its internet delivery business this year with the launch of a new website.Charles Wilson, Booker chief executive, told The Grocer that new user-friendly technology...
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Booker celebrates 50th year in style
Booker, the UK's biggest cash and carry operator, has kicked off its 50th anniversary celebrations with a month of deep promotions for independent retailers.The promotions will all be based on the theme of 50 to mark Booker's buying a...
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Landmark-Costco link is rumoured
Landmark Wholesale could be interested in wooing Costco as a response to the Today's Group's tie-up with Makro Cash & Carry. Makro joining rival Today's this month added £1.1bn of sales to the Scunthorpe-based group's buying power, which...
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It's a landmark signing
Makro Cash & Carry UK has joined The Today's Group - becoming its biggest member - in a shock move that could bring a merger between the UK's two biggest buying groups closer. Wholesale industry experts have predicted that Today's...
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Dautzenberg leaves Makro UK for Portugal
Managing director of Makro UK Philipp Dautzenberg has been replaced by Hannes Floto after leaving to become MD of Makro Portugal. Dautzenberg had been UK MD for three years and has worked at Makro and its German parent company, the Metro...
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Wholesale change
Life at the top is never easy. But it is particularly challenging when the supermarkets are dictating terms in the grocery market and you are watching a resurgent Booker motor ahead with its recovery programme under chief executive Charles...
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Prices cut as Booker sharpens up its act
Booker has unveiled initiatives designed to drive down prices, increase choice and improve services in its depots - starting with its catering customers. In time for Christmas, the company has expanded its Booker Basics value range to 25...
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Booker plans to be biggest, best supplier to small stores
Booker this week vowed to drive prices down and availability up as its boss outlined to the IGD convention how the company was striving to become the biggest and best supplier to small businesses. Chief executive Charles Wilson, a year...
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Makro renovations set to focus on fresh
Cash & carry giant Makro is to undertake a store renovation plan next year in support of its new emphasis on fresh foods. MD Philipp Dautzenberg said that Makro would completely renovate at least two of its 33 stores during 2007. That...
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Shop Profile Makro C&C, Manchester HQ
The first impression visitors get at the head office of Makro Cash & Carry wholesalers in Eccles, Manchester, is that the facade is pretty modest for a £1bn company. But a bland exterior belies what is inside: a football field-sized -plan office...
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Shop profile - Makro C&C, Manchester HQ
The first impression visitors get at the head office of Makro Cash & Carry wholesalers in Eccles, Manchester, is that the facade is pretty modest for a £1bn company. But a bland exterior belies what is inside: a football field-sized open-plan office...