All Booker articles – Page 28
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CASH AND CARRY
Booker shows off its new-look depot in Greenford, Essex, an easy-to-shop prototype catering for retail and foodservice customers. STATE OF THE RETAIL NATION Which retailer is growing fastest, making most money, has the most loyal and...
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BFG to drive down costs by extending e-auctions
Elaine Watson Big Food Group is ramping up its use of online auctions in a bid to drive down procurement costs. Booker director of trade for fresh and frozen food Clive Cooper said BFG had begun trialing reverse auctions as a buying tool in...
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Courvoisier wraps it up
Courvoisier is being packaged in a gift box for added seasonal appeal. The pack features a 35cl bottle of Courvoisier VS Cognac with a brandy balloon glass and will be available in Sainsbury's, Asda and Makro for £9.99. The back of the pack...
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Making a soft target a hard one
A preview of a new initiative to fight violent crime in independent stores was given to retailers attending the Grocer4Independents regional roadshow at Booker Cash & Carry's Wimbledon depot. Digby Ram, chairman of security company IBP, gave...
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Booker and a bit of banter
Derek Buckfield is the man in charge of Booker's cash and carry in Wimbledon. Buckfield has been running the depot for eight years. He says this experience, and the fact the depot has a settled management team, means they have a pretty good idea...
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C&C cull clears out the PPS also-rans
Rosie Davenport Hundreds of small PPS brands are headed for the scrap heap as cash and carry wholesalers slim down their ranges. Booker is cutting its PPS portfolio by a third leaving retailers to chose from 80 core products. The move...
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New format hopes for Iceland
Elaine Watson Big Food Group boss Bill Grimsey brushed off dismal second quarter trading figures from Iceland with an upbeat progress report from Booker and reassurances that reformatted Iceland stores were delivering strong returns. While...
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Booker delivery hubs go online
Elaine Watson Retailers in the Midlands can now place orders with Booker on the internet from the first of a new breed of delivery hubs' in Wolverhampton. The move is the first stage of Booker's plan to consolidate delivered operations into...
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Tucking in with Booker
Booker's own label Tuck Shop brand, supplied mainly to the independent sector, has a 2.16% share of the total confectionery market [Keynote Research 2000]. Tuck Shop, which is manufactured in Europe exclusively for Booker, comprises sugar...
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3663 First for Foodservice Trade Briefing
3663 First for Foodservice is one of the largest suppliers of food to caterers in the UK. Whether supplying 3663, or intending to supply, the briefing will provide a valuable opportunity to learn about the changes and advances taking place within...
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Lynx takes on silly' prices
Cash and carry giant Booker will aggressively market its own label premium lager Lynx to ensure independents can match some of the "silly" prices the multiples may throw into the ring. Beer and cider buyer Steve Roper has overseen the new 330ml...
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City in optimistic mood despite slide at Iceland
Elaine Watson Marks and Spencer and Safeway defied forecasts of a downturn, but Iceland slipped badly in figures released this week. At Big Food Group sturdy first quarter performances by Booker and Woodward Foodservice offset a 5.8% slide in...
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Lynx lager brand leaps into a bottle
Simon Mowbray Cash and carry giant Booker is rolling out its Lynx premium lager brand into bottles for the first time. The Dutch-sourced brew, already a £23m-a-year success story, has been a hit with both retailers and consumers in canned form and…
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Booker's Chekov Ice gives retailers a weapon in the value en
The independents have a long way to go in refining their PPS fixtures, says Andrea Hargrave, wine and spirits buying controller of leading cash and carry group, Booker. "There is much confusion about what should be on their fixtures and ...
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Big Food Group gears up to grow export presence
Anne Bruce The Big Food Group is to target international supermarkets and distributors with its Iceland, Booker and Woodward foodservice brands in a new focus on export. It has just become a fast-track member of Food From Britain, and will be...
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Booker to consolidate delivered operation to double sales
Elaine Watson Booker is embarking on a major overhaul of its delivered wholesale operation in a bid to double its share of the delivered market to 12% by 2004/5. The aim is to consolidate delivered operations into a national network of 15 or 20...
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Tesco is forced to defend its trading policies to minister
Elaine Watson Tesco has defended its trading practices in Thailand after another round of meetings with government officials. Executives from Tesco Lotus and Makro met Thai deputy commerce minister Newin Chidchob on Wednesday to give...
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Bogof's week
The cast seems to change every year, but the Booker Prize for Excellence 2001 at the Park Lane Hilton was the usual glittering affair. Instead of Stuart Rose (Malcolm Walker didn't even hang around long enough to make one appearance) Bill Grimsey...
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Bogof's week
One of my colleagues was chatting this week with new Booker boss Malcolm Walker who has been busy meeting customers this week among them Baz Patel who runs a store in Luton. But it seems Walker was as impressed with Patel's big, posh car as he...
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Another winning year for the Patients
Last year's winners of the best small c-store category in the Booker Prize for Excellence went one better this year, claiming the best retailer prize. David and Sherran Patient, who also carried off the best small c-store award for the second...