Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 218
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Long's set for Supervalu rebranding
Northern Irish independent retailer Long's Supermarket is to adopt Musgrave Group's SuperValu fascia.Contracts are expected to be finalised next week between the two chains. Long's Supermarket will be rebranded as Long's SuperValu. The...
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Londis embarks on ambitious plan to sharpen supply chain
Musgrave Retail Partners is planning a shake-up of Londis in a bid to improve sales, availability and service for independents operating under the fascia.It will plough £1m over the next year into cutting wholesale prices on key KVIs...
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Mounsey leaves M&S for Budgens sales role
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has named Andrew Mounsey as sales director for Budgens.Mounsey, who takes up the role on 10 March, joins Budgens from Marks & Spencer, where he was divisional executive for southern Simply Food...
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Second site for Local 4U
Parfetts Cash & Carry has secured a site to open its second Local 4U convenience store. The wholesaler has bought a former Londis store in Newark, Nottinghamshire, to expand the fascia.Parfetts made its long-awaited debut into...
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How convenience stores can get behind Fairtrade
Gina Overton Trade marketing manager, CafédirectSays: The big retailers take Fairtrade seriously but convenience stores are still a huge area for future development. The majority of Fairtrade sales come from the multiples but...
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C-stores tipped to defy fall in property values
Convenience and off-licence property values are expected to remain buoyant despite a slump in the commercial property market.The US sub-prime mortgage crisis caused growth in retail property prices to slow towards the end of 2007....
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Stimpson takes on formats for Booker
Booker has signed Garry Stimpson to the newly created role of merchandising controller to focus on its Premier symbol group.Stimpson's main responsibility will be to develop formats and layouts of independent stores to maximise sales and...
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the big 30 Wholesale
The Competition Commission claims there is “no evidence to suggest the financial viability of the wholesale sector is seriously under threat”.
An initial look at our 2008 ranking of the 30 biggest UK wholesalers suggests the commission… -
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Tomlinson in top Musgrave marketing job
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has appointed Jemima Tomlinson as its new marketing director.Tomlinson joins Musgrave Retail Partners, formerly Musgrave Budgens Londis, on 14 January and will be responsible for managing and developing the...
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'Public won't accept it': oh yes they will
Andrew Thornton Owner, Thornton's Budgens of Crouch End Sir; While the policy committees of the big four have been working hard on their target of a 25% reduction in carrier bag usage by the end of next year, Thornton's Budgens of Crouch End has cut...
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Bell rings for c-stores in the last chance saloon
The bell for last orders has rung. Yesterday was the deadline for final submissions in response to the Competition Commission's provisional findings. The ACS and the FWD remain furious about the commission's assessment that c-store...
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Wholesaler Profile - DCS Europe
Depot numbers: 1Turnover: £88.8mGrowth year-on-year: 7.2%Type of operation: Delivered wholesaler/manufacturerDCS Europe chief executive Denys Shortt has never been one to take defeat lying down. As a former England international...
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Booker pledges to lock prices on food staples
Booker has promised its independent retail customers that it will lock down the prices of key grocery items for long fixed periods to help them compete with the multiples.The wholesaler has developed a new strategy called Everyday...
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Booker sales rise
Booker has reported a 36.8% increase in half-year pre-tax profit to £21.2m on sales up 2.5% at £1.5bn.Like-for-like sales rose 0.4% in the six months to 14 September, the wholesaler said. Sales to retailers fell 0.8% during the period...
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Irish c-stores welcome sales boost as expansion kicks off
Ireland's Celtic Tiger economy may have slowed after a decade of unprecedented growth, but its convenience store sector is still booming, according to new data. Figures from the Irish government's central statistics office indicate sales...
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we work together - Husband and wife David and Lucy Calland
Husband and wife David and Lucy Calland own and run a 2,000 sq ft Budgens store in Exmouth, Devon David on Lucy Lucy and I opened our store on 20 September. My family have always been in retail and own a Spar shop so Lucy and I have always wanted ...
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Wholesaler Profile Palmer & Harvey McLane
Palmer & Harvey McLane's purchase of south west-based wholesaler T&A Symonds two months ago cemented its position as the UK's biggest wholesaler. The acquisition, which increased its turnover from £3.53bn to £3.62bn, has given it control of a...
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Wholesaler Profile DCS Europe
DCS Europe chief executive Denys Shortt has never been one to take defeat lying down. As a former England international hockey player and an award-winning entrepreneur, he has become used to success.So when he set about finding a new...
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Wholesaler Profile - Palmer & Harvey McLane
Depot numbers: 15 Turnover: £3.62bn Growth year-on-year: N/A Type of operation: delivered wholesaler Palmer & Harvey McLane's purchase of south west-based wholesaler T&A Symonds two months ago cemented its position as the UK's...
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Booker depots will be open for longer
Booker is promising longer and more accessible opening hours as it aims to live up to its promise of becoming the "back store" for independent retailers. Now Booker's 172 depots will open at 7:30am from Monday to Saturday and from 9am to...