Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 189
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Supermarkets now the ‘tortoise’ in grocery race: Charles Wilson
Booker claims supermarkets have become the “tortoise” of the race for grocery sales…
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Steve Carter joins Bestway as chilled and fresh controller
Bestway has appointed Steve Carter as chilled & fresh category controller…
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3663 rebrands to incorporate Bidvest parent name
Foodservice giant 3663 has rebranded to incorporate the name of its parent company Bidvest Group…
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C-stores call for OFT to act on high-strength booze bans
C-stores have joined alcohol companies to call for local minimum pricing and super-strength bans to be declared illegal…
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Spar reaps benefits of £5m ad campaign
Spar’s £5m multimedia campaign has increased basket spend by 4% since its first TV ad in four years rolled out in October.
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Costco to enter Spanish market this spring
Costco has confirmed it is targeting Spain and France as it looks to ramp up its presence in European markets.
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Bestway’s wholesale turnover flat as it cuts margins
Bestway has reported a 6.6% increase in full-year profits.
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Morrisons past 100 mark in c-stores with nine new M Locals
Morrisons opened nine new c-stores last week, taking it past 100 and hitting its target for the latest financial year…
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Hereforapound.com site targets £4m in first-year sales
Hereforapound.com, the UK’s first online pound shop, is targeting £4m sales in its first year…
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Costco global sales climb 6% in January
Costco today posted a 6% net sales increase for January, compared with the same period last year.
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JW Filshill buys Lawrence McQueen as it eyes the on-trade
JW Filshill has acquired Lawrence McQueen Wine & Spirits Merchants for an undisclosed sum.
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Wing Yip to expand store in Cricklewood, North London
Wing Yip will start work on expanding the size of its Cricklewood store in the next quarter…
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Makro economics cast shadow over more buoyant wholesale sector
The profit margins of the UK’s 30 largest grocery wholesalers have slipped again to an even thinner 1.3%…
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One Stop completes refurbs of Alfred Jones stores
One Stop has completed the conversion of the 33 stores it acquired from Spar retailer Alfred Jones.
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Jonathan James sells Soham Budgens to Asda
High-profile indie Jonathan James has sold his 7,000 sq ft Budgens store in Soham, Cambridgeshire, to Asda….
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Henderson foodservice sales grow 10% in 2013
Henderson Group has said it expects to record double-digit growth for its foodservice division in 2013.
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McColl's and bread help Nisa to deliver record volumes in 2013
Nisa has reported an 8.1% rise in volumes to a record 113.25 million cases for 2013….
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Dhamecha Foods cash & carry scours London for new depot
Dhamecha Foods is on the hunt for its eighth depot….
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Booker to stage ‘Thank You’ promos and events
Booker is holding a ‘Thank You’ event next week to thank its customers for their support last year.
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Martin Williams to succeed Guy Farrant as FWD chair
Landmark Wholesale MD Martin Williams is become chairman of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors this April.