Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 224
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Shop profile - Makro C&C, Manchester HQ
The first impression visitors get at the head office of Makro Cash & Carry wholesalers in Eccles, Manchester, is that the facade is pretty modest for a £1bn company. But a bland exterior belies what is inside: a football field-sized open-plan office...
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Who we visitedWelcome co-op, Cooden Sea Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussexesso on the run, Hampton Court, Surreymace, Newton Park, Four Winds, Belfastspar Crawley Avenue, Crawley, West Sussextesco express,...
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atul sodha Speciality food need not be the preserve of farm shops. Independents don't need to go far to find it says the boss of Londis in Harefield
Regional food, particularly speciality food, has long been thought of as the preserve of the farm shops. It wasn't until last year, when I got behind the British Food Fortnight campaign for the first time, that I realised that I, as a small...
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Wholesale guns blazing
The Competition Commission's investigation into the grocery market is building momentum - and a string of critics of the big supermarkets is leaving the inquiry team in no doubt about the problems facing smaller retailers. Earlier this...
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Martin McColl unveils c-store format's future
Martin McColl has unveiled the latest addition to its portfolio, which, it has revealed, is to become a template for others in its convenience store estate.The new store, on the site of a former Londis, which was demolished, has...
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Who we visitedCo-Op, united Norwest society Longridge, LancashireLondis Boundary Road, West Bridgford, Nottinghamwoodfords-nisa Chester Road, Stockport, Greater Manchestertesco express Bawtry Road,...
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Who we visitedBudgens, Hackett Place, Paxcroft Mead, Trowbridge, WiltshireMAce, Ashwell Road, Oakham, Leicestershirelondis, Talbot Street, Coalville, Leicestershiretesco express Amersham Road, Terriers,...
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AF Blakemore makes Fitton retail director
Spar wholesaler AF Blake-more has appointed Mike Fitton as retail sales director for Spar distribution, replacing Elwyn Davies who has taken up the position of retail development director.Fitton joins the company from Musgrave Budgens...
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Wholesalers question local food prospects
With the sector gearing up for British Food Fortnight later this month, our wholesaler panel is enthusiastic about the drive for local food, but not necessarily optimistic about its short term prospects. However the panel believes that wholesalers...
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MBL changes tack to boost fresh fish offer
Musgrave Budgens Londis is changing tack with a return to own-label fresh fish that will extend the whole category. Budgens will be the first to benefit, with the new lines appearing in-store from 14 September, but MBL says its other...
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Who we visited BudgeNs, Sycamore Road, Amersham, Bucks Esso on the run, A3, Coombe Lane, Surrey sainsbury's at jacksons, Bawtry Road, Rotherham, Yorkshire Spar, Manor Road, Hinchley Wood, Surrey tesco EXpress,...
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Who we visited Co-OP Market Street, Ashby De-La-Zouch, Leicestershire CostCutter Lodway, Pill, Bristol Keystore Lammermoor Road, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow MACE St Leonards Road, Horsham, West Sussex tesco express...
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Who we visitedBUDGENS Tolworth, Surreysouth west CO-OP Wyndham Way, Portishead COSTCUTTER Eden Street, KingstonTESCO EXPRESS Derby Road, DerbyTESCO METRO Mather Street, Salford How...
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Spar shopenterprise
BWG Group, which operates the Mace and Spar franchises in the Irish Republic, has always been recognised as a market leader. And the launch last December of a pioneering new Spar format - complete with juice bar, coffee concession and...
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Who we visitedLondis Hollyhead Road, CoventryJacksons King Edwards Drive, Harrogatespar Main Street, Torrance, Nr GlasgowTesco Express Amersham Road, Buckinghamshireco-op Little Common Road,...
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Inquiry looks atc-stores
Officials leading the Competition Commission's inquiry into the grocery market are considering ways to extract commercial information from small retailers who own as little as one store.The inquiry team believes that it will not be able...
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Budgens spices up fresh curry menu
Budgens has followed Sainsbury up the premium curry path with the launch of an exclusive range of fresh dishes created by chefs at London's famous Bombay Brasserie.The roll-out follows a successful trial in five Budgens stores which it...
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Budgens Queen Charlotte Street, BristolMills Yew Tree Lane, Solihullsnax 24 Daleside Road, Nottinghamtesco express Wellingborough Road, NorthamptonCoopers Edward Street, WestburyHow they...
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BWG to sell E90m of franchise stores
The BWG Group, owner of Spar and Mace franchises in the Irish Republic, is planning a major sell-off of stores to retailers. As much as €90m worth of property is be sold, mostly in Dublin, company CEO Leo Crawford has revealed. The BWG...
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C-store guru makes a comeback in Scotland
Stanley Morrice, former MD of Aberness Group, the Scottish Mace wholesale and retail business, and one of convenience retailing's highest profile figures, is launching a c-store and deli business in Scotland. Morrice has bought McLeish's,...