Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 206
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NewsPalmer & Harvey to ‘close gap’ with cash & carry tobacco price
Palmer & Harvey has vowed to match the price of cigarettes in cash & carries to offset a 4.55% decline in full-year tobacco sales following the loss of business from Somerfield, Wine Cellar and Threshers. Aside from these…
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World News: 06/08/2011
Germany: Metro Group, the owner of loss-making wholesaler Makro Cash & Carry UK, has posted flat half-year sales. Sales were up just 0.1% to 31.3bn in the first half of the year, with profits down from 470m to 452m. Its…
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NewsTGI extends contract with supplier 3663
TGI Friday’s has extended its £30m contract with 3663 for five years.
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Booker adds nine lines to meat range
Booker has relaunched its Butcher's Market range of pre-packed fresh meat products. The range now has 16 products, with nine new lines, including mini chicken fillets, chicken thighs, diced beef, quarter pounders and gammon steaks.
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NewsParfetts beats Booker with 9.8% sales boost
AG Parfett & Son has posted sparkling results for its latest quarter, outperforming cash & carry giant Booker. Like-for-like sales in the 12 weeks to 17 June rose by 9.8%, while non-tobacco sales increased by 12.7%. Booker's...
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NewsWholesalers urged to support ‘crap’ indies
Suppliers gave damning opinions of the state of the independent sector at the FWD conference last week, and told wholesalers to help indies improve merchandising techniques. Speaking at the event, Britvic business unit director Kate...
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Musgrave España is important to us
Sir, I am writing in regard to 'The new foreign legion' (16 July). The statement that "Musgrave has shown no interest in emerging markets and is even withdrawing from the mature market of Spain" is incorrect. Musgrave continues to...
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NewsMakro UK gets another new MD in Schwarze
Metro Group is bringing in yet another MD for its troubled UK operation Makro. Juergen Schwarze will start the role in October, taking over from Klaus Raettig, who was appointed just last month. Raettig will remain on the board as chief...
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NewsMakro: 18 months to turn around business
New directors at Makro Cash & Carry UK have 18 months to turn the business around, staff at the loss-making wholesaler have been warned. Directors from Alix-Partners have told parent company Metro Group that they expect to post a...
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NewsC-stores abroad: The new foreign legion
You might not associate the humble British c-store with such far-flung destinations as Dubai or Namibia, but emerging markets are ripe for expansion. Virginia Matthews reports
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NewsSuperValu to be used in UK Londis stores
Musgrave Group could be planning to introduce products from its Irish chain SuperValu into Londis stores. It has applied to register the trademark 'SuperValu from Londis' under 16 categories, including several that cover food and...
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NewsFirst indie retailers day hailed a success
Skillsmart Retail has declared the first Independents' Day a huge success. The day, on 4 July, was aimed at boosting the fortunes of local independents and saw scores of indies across the UK displaying posters to encourage shoppers to...
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NewsBooker boosted by warm Easter period
The Royal Wedding, Easter and the hot weather helped cash & carry giant Booker post bumper first-quarter figures. Total sales rose 9.5%, or by 7.4% on a like-for-like basis, in the 12 weeks to 17 June. Non-tobacco sales rose 9.1%,...
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News3663 owner eyes $4bn foodservice sale
Foodservice giant 3663 could be sold by its South African owner, with a number of private equity groups thought to be circling.
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NewsBooker enjoys bumper first quarter
The Royal Wedding, Easter and the hot weather helped cash & carry giant Booker post bumper first-quarter figures.
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Crackdown on illegal booze lifts wholesale
Wholesalers across the country have reported improved alcohol sales as HMRC’s clampdown on rogue traders in the supply chain begins to bite.
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Booker’s sandwich: a 14-day shelf life to keep wastage down
It’s a daily dilemma faced by independent retailers whether to stock fresh foods to give shoppers a greater choice, or avoid fresh and the inevitable wastage that comes with it.
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Trial date set for two men accused of conspiracy to blackmail Palmer & Harvey
Two men have pleaded not guilty to blackmailing wholesaler Palmer & Harvey. Clive Garrad, 60, a company director from Newmarket, Suffolk, and Charles Taylor, unemployed, 32, from Dartford, Kent, put in their pleas at Guildford Crown...
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Apex solves the clash of the Lifestyle fascias
Blakemore Wholesale has launched Apex Local Stores as an alternative fascia to Lifestyle Express for its Landmark Wholesale cash & carry retail customers. The new fascia has a white flag on a green background.
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Makro suspends its pick-up point trial to focus on foodservice
Makro has shelved plans to install pick-up points in areas where it lacks a cash & carry, and has closed its two pilot sites. The trial sites for Makro Drive in Milton Keynes and York were heralded by the company in September as "a UK...