Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 226
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Foodservice is the way to go, say wholesalers
Wholesalers claim foodservice represents the best opportunity for them to grow their business, according to The Grocer’s latest reader panel.The vast majority (80%) of the leading wholesalers that were surveyed said foodservice would form a...
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Big push as Budgens hits regeneration trail
Budgens has added weight to its ambitious plans to become a national franchise operation by vowing to open 25 new stores a year indefinitely.Musgrave Budgens Londis MD Mike Taylor kicked offa final push last week to sell the remaining 128...
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Tayloring MBL to fit
Can Budgens really juggle an ambitious divestment and expansion plan at the same time? Rachel Barnes talks to Musgrave Budgens Londis MD Mike TaylorIt’s been two years since Budgens announced it was to sell off its corporate-owned...
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Luxury in the lap of convenience
Harrods’ c-store concept at 102 Brompton Road is an impressive sight, as James Durston reportsLet’s be honest: if the new Harrods c-store concept were anything less than spectacular, we would all be disappointed. Needless to say, a...
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Budgens does Better with relaunch of meat
Budgens has overhauled and relaunched its fresh meat and poultry range in an effort to increase its share of the fresh meat market.Good, Better and Best tiers are to be introduced from March 6 (Monday), when underperforming or duplicated lines...
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C-store shoppers push Centra sales over E1bn
A change in the Irish lifestyle helped sales at Musgrave’s Centra franchise chain break the E1bn barrier for the first time last year.Reporting sales of E1.035bn, a 14% increase, Centra managing director Donal Horgan told a group national...
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In profile: Kirit Joshi, manager of TRS Wholesale’s Southall cash and carry, West London
Commitment pays off
As manager of ethnic food specialist TRS Wholesale’s Southall cash and carry in London, Kirit Joshi doesn’t get much time off. A six-and-a-half… -
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Londis mystery shopper aims to boost store sales
Londis is hoping to boost its retailers’ customer service and weekly turnover with the help of a new mystery shopping scheme.Launching next month, the GAPbuster programme provides a benchmark report for Londis retailers to pit their performance...
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Fascia takes a strong Stans
Stans Superstore now carries Nisa-Today’s co-branded fascia. Siân Harrington reportsStans Superstore in the village of St Martins, near Oswestry in Shropshire, is used to coming to the rescue of customers needing a specific product or...
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Does in-store media work in c-stores...
While Sainsbury is rolling out in-store TV across its small stores, Nisa-Today’s has backed off. Siân Harrington investigatesThe news that Sainsbury is to roll out in-store television to its convenience estate from this month shows...
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In profile: Andy Dennis, general manager of Blakemore Wholesale’s flagship C&C in Walsall
Andy Dennis, general manager of Blakemore Wholesale’s flagship 79,000 sq ft C&C depot in Walsall, West Midlands, has a hands-on approach…
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Does in-store media work in c-stores...
While Sainsbury is rolling out in-store TV across its small stores, Nisa-Today’s has backed off. Siân Harrington investigatesThe news that Sainsbury is to roll out in-store television to its convenience estate from this month shows...
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Booker acts to freshen up deliveries
Booker is teaming up with Kerry Foods Direct to Store to revamp its fresh and chilled food delivery service under the new name of Booker Fresh.The service will initially be available to Premier symbol group retailers from next month. But Booker...
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McWhinney’s adieu to Henderson Wholesale
Ken McWhinney, the deputy managing director and group corporate development director of Spar’s Northern Ireland wholesaler Henderson Wholesale, is to retire.A spokeswoman for Henderson Group said that McWhinney, who joined in 1976 after 11...
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Musgrave remains BULLISH
In a recent interview with The Grocer, OFT chief executive John Fingleton held up independent retailer Musgrave Group as a shining beacon. The admiration is not mutualTo say that Musgrave Group MD Donal Horgan is not amused would be...
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JS c-stores switch on TVs
Sainsbury is to roll out its in-store TV network to its entire convenience estate this year, taking it into the Local fascia for the first time this month.The scheme, claimed by operator Firebrand Media to deliver a 20% average uplift in sales...
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C-store pause button hit
Superquinn is to delay an all-out assault on the convenience market in the Irish Republic as the supermarket group’s new masters continue to plot a fresh gameplan for the future.Chief executive Simon Burke, who headed the eight-strong Select...
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In profile - Colin Pittock, general manager of Booker’s Redhill branch, on his plans for the future
Delivering his ambitions General manager Colin Pittock may have only taken over at Booker’s Redhill branch in May this year, but he has a solid 21 years’ history...