Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 237

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Makro Authenticity

2003-09-20T00:00:00Z

Foodservice specialist The Authentic Food Company is extending its foray into retail with a range of chilled ready meals in Makro.The company launched a frozen range into the C&C chain last year and will now supply 19 chilled lines...
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Irwin quits ADM Londis

2003-09-13T00:00:00Z

Michael Irwin, chief executive for the past five years of ADM Londis which has the rights to the Londis brand in Ireland, has resigned “to pursue other interests”, according to a statement from the company. Irwin, a former chief accountant...
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Call for wholesale consolidationWholesaler Reader Panel

2003-09-06T00:00:00Z

Leaders of the wholesale industry believe there should be consolidation among both companies and buying groups to allow the sector to compete more effectively with the major multiples.An e-mail poll of The Grocer’s wholesaler reader panel...
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Roddis takes Budgens’ senior buying role

2003-09-06T00:00:00Z

Budgens has promoted Anna Roddis to the newly-created post of senior buyer for frozen foods, reporting to senior trading controller Steve Carter.Roddis’ immediate focus will be on examining layout and range for frozen food as part of...
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A wholesale shake down

2003-09-06T00:00:00Z

Elaine Watson finds out if there’s a good case for newstrade deregulationPublishers baulked, trade bodies panicked and a well-timed report from Professor Dobson of Loughborough University predicting ruin for thousands of corner...
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In Profile: Q&A with Mike Estlea, Format Manager, Budgens

2003-08-30T00:00:00Z

What is your career background? I joined Budgens eight years ago on the franchise side and have been in my current role for 18 months. Prior to Budgens, I worked for Pizza Hut. I...
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Makro’s regime offers a rare degree of autonomy

2003-08-16T00:00:00Z

When Simon Hellam joined Makro 18 months ago, he was thrown in at the deep end. After six years in retail, performing a variety of functions with discounter Lidl – most recently at its Wimbledon head office – Makro put him in charge of its busiest...
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Makro expands with new depots

2003-08-14T00:00:00Z

Cash and carry chain Makro is embarking on an expansion drive with two new depots opening next month and more planned.Buying director Andrew Snowden said the group would open a depot in Ipswich at the beginning of September, another in...
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Kears takes franchise expertise to Somerfield

2003-08-09T00:00:00Z

Norman Kears, managing director of Budgens Franchise which trades under the Budgens Local fascia, has been recruited by Somerfield.Kears, 63, has left to take up a two-year contract with the multiple in Yorkshire.Budgens said this...
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Spotlight on Budgens

2003-08-09T00:00:00Z

Budgens’ compact store in the rural town of Henfield had a full range of well-merchandised stock with a prominent display of barbecue items linked to offers in the chillers as well as for snacks and drinks.Budgens charged a nominal basket...
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Convenience insights

2003-08-09T00:00:00Z

Independents are undertrading in relation to their scale while symbols overtrade, a clear indication of the advantages of membership. Although symbol groups may charge a fee and demand certain disciplines, they offer a cost-effective route to...
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Budgens own label’s fresh focus

2003-08-02T00:00:00Z

Budgens is has promoted Lucy Milleret as product marketing manager to target the development of own label.Milleret will focus particularly on fresh products. She oversees a team of two people and reports to senior marketing controller...
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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

It's always dangerous to judge the entire fleet by its flagship, but if Budgens could replicate its new Midhurst store across all its 105 sites, most of them situated in the south, it could certainly give Somerfield a run for its money. The...
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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>Musgrave is a great opportunity for londis retailersSo the year is ending as it started – with a controversial takeover deal that has stunned the industry. But while this week’s bid for Londis was unexpected, the fact that it...
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The Saturday Essay

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>Why Londis needs a buyer that has clout – Shamus Lehel, Londis retailer, WoottonI’ve been a Londis retailer for seven years and in the convenience sector for 13, cutting my teeth as a raw 14-year-old in my sister’s shop. In...
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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>Londis buyer should be a backer of independentsCHOICES IN A TOUGH WORLDThe decision by the board of Londis to accept KPMG’s recommendation that the business should be sold to one of its many suitors was to be...
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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>independents must not shirk the difficult decisionsThe results of our poll of Londis members over the future ownership of their group is very revealing – and clearly show its retailers are split on the question of whether the...
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Booker top-up warning

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

Big Food Group has written to all the mobile phone companies warning it no longer makes commercial sense for retailers to stock top-up cards because margins have hit rock bottom.Following changes in the Budget, retailers’ margins on...
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Londis tunes in to Newsagents Radio

2003-07-25T00:00:00Z

Londis has axed its pre-recorded music and messaging radio station Londis FM and signed up with Newsagents Radio to offer members a free live radio service.Set up by former Radio 1 DJ Bruno Brookes in February 2002, Newsagents Radio now has...
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Booker offers free NVQ training

2003-07-16T00:00:00Z

Booker is boosting its customer services by offering free NVQ training for its Premier customers.A full range of courses will be available, from basic hygiene to advanced NVQs in retail operations and customer service.Courses have...