Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 234
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Irish c-store relaunch
Superquinn, the smallest of the multiples in the Irish Republic with 19 stores, is moving into the convenience sector in a bid to boost market share.It plans to invest more than €20m over the next 18 months in opening 10 Superquinn Select...
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Six of the best: tobacco and accessories
>>nominated this month: asda, booker, budgens, the co-operative group, somerfield and tescoDanny Aytoncategory buyer, BookerAyton joined Booker in 1998, having worked for BP as a retail category buyer, and then One Stop...
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Is there any future for independents?
Last week yet another independent bit the dust with Somerfield’s acquisition of Aberness, which owns or distributes to some 170 c-stores in Scotland under the Mace fascia.Signalling the first aggressive move by one of the smaller...
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Londis names McNamara as CEO
Londis has announced that recently appointed vice chairman Peter McNamara would temporarily take over the role of chief executive.Last week chief executive, Graham White, agreed to step down, while finance director Andrew Wallace has also...
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Somerfield taps expertise
Somerfield revealed the extent of its convenience retailing ambitions when it swallowed Scottish Mace chain Aberness this week.Aberness’s new md, David Cheyne, said Somerfield saw huge potential in the convenience sector as did Tesco and...
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Londis CEO to step down
The Londis saga has taken a new twist with reports that chief executive, Graham White, has agreed to step down.Earlier this month, Londis put itself up for sale three months after Irish food group Musgrave’s controversial £40m offer sparked...
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Londis warms to Musgrave
Musgrave is emerging as the frontrunner in the bidding war for Londis, according to exclusive research conducted by The Grocer.Our telephone poll of Londis retailers revealed Musgrave was edging ahead as the preferred bidder with 34% of the...
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Londis warms to Musgrave
Musgrave is emerging as the frontrunner in the bidding war for Londis, according to exclusive research conducted by The Grocer.Our telephone poll of Londis retailers revealed Musgrave was edging ahead as the preferred bidder with 34% of the...
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We must keep our position of strength
from Shamus Lehel, Wootton Post Office, Londis, BedsSir; Now that even the new independent directors appointed by KPMG have reached the conclusion that Londis should be sold, we should all get geared up behind our company and push for...
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Press roundup…C-stores
The Observer said that the c-store and petrol forecourt sector will account for almost £1 in every £3 spent on groceries within five years. Research published by analyst at Verdict said that these outlets will grow grocery sales faster than...
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Wholesale recruitment is a growing headache
Three out of four wholesalers on The Grocer’s reader panel are experiencing problems in recruiting staff for their depots, despite a substantial investment in training.Retention is another major problem, with some wholesalers reporting...
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Londis put up for sale
The Londis board has recommended that the symbol group be put up for sale three months after Irish food group Musgrave’s controversial £40m offer sparked a bidding frenzy for the convenience chain.Londis said that following a strategic...
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Londis decision imminent
The conflict over the future of Londis will reach a decisive stage this weekend.As The Grocer went to press, a report recommending the future strategy for Londis was about to be delivered to directors of the symbol group.The board will...
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Why convenience is proving attractive
From Dr Mark Dorgan, PA Consulting GroupSir; Why is the convenience market now becoming attractive to the big retailers when c-stores are so notoriously difficult to service and they have all been moving out of town?Firstly,...
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Londis bidding war opens
The bidding war for Londis has begun in earnest after the symbol group’s board unanimously decided that selling out to a bigger player was the best way to safeguard the future of its retailers.Big Food Group, Musgrave, Somerfield, the ...
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The pub batting for convenience
The Bat and Ball Inn in Churchdown, Gloucester, has become the first pub to open a convenience store on its premises under the Booker Premier brand.The proprietor Angie Norris, decided to devote part of the pub into a convenience store after...
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EDLP clout for c-stores
Every day low pricing, the mantra of the UK’s biggest grocery retailers, is to come to the independent sector with the launch of a trailblazing EDLP offer by Nisa-Today’s.The independent buying group is to include an EDLP section in a new...
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Costcutter £30K spurned by stores
Londis retailers have reacted angrily to a Costcutter letter offering them up to £30,000 to transfer to the symbol group.The letter was sent to the 1,200 largest Londis members and offered them £30,000 in three instalments for signing a...
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Horgan is new MD of SuperValu Centra
Donal Horgan is to replace Michael Nason as the MD of Musgrave Group’s franchised c-store division Musgrave SuperValu Centra.Horgan moves from Musgrave Group, where he has been head of logistics for the last three years. He has been overseeing...
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Costcutter woos Londis retailers
Costcutter are trying to woo Londis shopkeepers with a £30,000 incentive to join the York-based symbol group.In a personal letter from Costcutter chairman and managing director, Colin Graves, Londis retailers are being offered £10,000 after...