Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 175
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PayPoint chief executive rejects racism allegations
The allegations made against Dominic Taylor appeared on social media as part of the #paypointpayfair campaign
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One Stop links with Country Choice for franchise bakeries
One Stop has agreed a new partnership with in-store bakery provider Country Choice for its franchise operators…
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Budgens, Londis have high hopes of Booker
Booker created a convenience retail powerhouse when it swooped on Budgens and Londis in a £40m deal last month
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Renamed Bidvest Foodservice rolls out new company vision
Bidvest 3663 is changing its name to Bidvest Foodservice as part of a wider strategic programme of change…
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Gillett's completes £250k re-fit of its first ever Spar store
Gillett’s Callington, which operates more than 60 Spar stores across the south west, has re-opened its flagship convenience store in Callington, Cornwall after a £250k redevelopment project.
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Grocery market to top £200bn by 2020 says IGD
The UK food and grocery market will grow by 13% between now and 2020 to £200.6bn, according to the latest forecast by IGD
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Paypoint campaigners welcome commitment to further talks
Marcus Bergin, who spearheads the #paypointpayfair campaign on Twitter and Facebook, met Andrew Goddard, PayPoint’s sales director yesterday
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Paypoint refuses to reverse controversial decision after NFRN meeting
The meeting comes as the #paypointpayfair campaign on Twitter and Facebook continues to put pressure on the payment services company
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City Snapshot: Booker to buy Londis and Budgens
Booker has signed a deal with Musgrave to buy its Londis and Budgens chains in the UK for £40m, plus Dairy Crest’s annual profits collapse, Booker’s full-year results and the rest of today’s news from the City
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Booker succeeds in £40m bid for Budgens and Londis
Londis currently has 1,630 convenience stores and sales of £504m in the year to December 2014, while Budgens has 167 convenience stores and supermarkets and sales of £329m.
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Newsagents launch protest over PayPoint commission changes
The NFRN this week made a formal complaint to the Payment Systems Regulator, calling for a full market investigation into over-the-counter payment
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Top-up boosts average c-store basket size to three products
The average number of items bought in a c-store has hit three products for the first time in 10 years
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Booker adds four meat SKUs to Butcher's Market range
Chicken thighs (rsp: £1.99/600g) and whole chickens (rsp: £3.99/1.4kg) are among four SKUs to be added to the range
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Landmark signs up two new members
Country Fare, based in Bournemouth, and Esin Cash and Carry, based in London, sign up with the wholesaler
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Booker's new campaign promises retailers better POR
The UK’s biggest wholesaler reduces the wholesale selling price of brands covering categories such as pet food, confectionery, grocery and soft drinks
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JJ Food Service creates glass display area at Enfield
JJ Food Service is creating a new glass-fronted “shop area” at its Enfield depot…
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Spirits sales 'could add £280m to convenience category'
Spirits currently account for 21% (£1.1bn) of all alcohol sales in convenience, versus 26.6% (£2.7bn) in grocery
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Eat 17 forms new partnership with AF Blakemore
EAT 17 has two joint Spar convenience retail and restaurant sites in Walthamstow and Hackney
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Nisa survey to be 'key input' into Nick Read strategy plans
The survey was launched at Nisa’s annual exhibition, held this week at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire
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Dhamecha Foods explores further Midlands cash & carry openings
Dhamecha Foods’ planned Leicester cash & carry could become a “springboard” for further openings…