Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 164
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NewsConfectionery firm Hancocks enjoys 13% pre-tax profit jump
Finance director Richard Garner said Hancocks is looking to increase its geographical coverage
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NewsMcColl's set to buy 298 stores from the Co-op
McColl’s Retail Group has agreed to buy 298 stores from the Co-op in a “transformational” £117m deal
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NewsWholesalers told to stop using imported rocket after second death in UK E.coli scare
A small number of wholesalers have been told to stop adding imported rocket to their mixes
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NewsCo-op sells 298 smaller stores to McColl's for £117m
The deal is now subject to approval from the CMA and McColl’s shareholders
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NewsSpar retailer Eat 17 snaps up My Local site
The new store in Whitstable will open on Wednesday 20 July – just three weeks after My Local went into administration
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NewsBooker sales squeezed by tobacco display ban and falling food prices
Booker revenues were hit by the tobacco display ban and continued food price deflation during the first quarter with like-for-like sales falling 2.9%.
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NewsJJ Food Service creates online portal for school caterers
Wholesaler teams up with Irish dairy brand Kerrymaid to launch the microsite
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NewsMcVitie’s on-the-go range gets PMPs and smaller case sizes
Revamped range allows retailers to offer “greater transparent value to consumers”
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NewsNisa beats profit forecast in “transformational year”
Highlights included a 6% increase in fresh sales to £201m while Heritage own label sales were up 7.9%
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NewsMy Local's CEO apologises as company enters administration
My Local has closed 90 stores this week while 32 remain open
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NewsJJ Food Service launches CentralDish restaurant review site
Users are able to place orders directly through the platform
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NewsChris Gallacher appointed MD of Scotfresh owner Dynamic Retail
Dynamic Retail operates nine stores under the Scotfresh fascia across Glasgow and the central belt
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NewsSarah Ellis made Blakemore Trade Partners marketing director
Ellis spearheaded the development of a new business-to-business multichannel marketing strategy
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NewsMy Local briefs staff over possible administration
Convenience chain files a Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators
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NewsMy Local's Raj Krishan in Blakemore sales move
Krishan, who joined My Local last September, will take up his new position on 18 July
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NewsJJ Food Service invests £15m to open three new branches
New sites in Dagenham, Newcastle and Leicester are scheduled to open and be fully operational this autumn
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NewsBargain Booze holds first big trade event
More than 80 suppliers gave retailers insight into merchandising, NPD and category trends
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NewsMy Local appoints KPMG to review options
It is understood the options KPMG has been asked to consider include placing My Local into administration
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NewsBestway Wholesale offers tobacco retailers advice on EUTPD2
Bestway is advising retailers to preserve the current manufacturer recommended retail prices
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NewsBestway invests £250,000 into customer service improvements
The wholesaler has commissioned an independent research company to conduct interviews with customers