Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 238
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Leo's symbols of success
With the turmoil of the BWG sale behind him, CEO Leo Crawford is relishing his growth plans for the Spar and Bargain Booze fascias, as he tells Anne Bruce.BWG's chief executive officer Leo Crawford is waiting for news on a sale of J&J Haslett,...
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Londis to ramp up new IT installation
Londis hopes to meet retailer demand and more than double the rate of installation of its state-of-the-art EPoS system the Londis Laser. Retail systems controller at Londis, Tony Nelder, has recruited three additional IT trainers to increase...
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New Makro depot
Makro opens a new branch at Ipswich this month, taking its depot tally up to 31.This follows new depots at Exeter, which opened in January, and Norwich, which opened last September. Other new sites are also understood to be in the...
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Makro open in Ipswich
Makro opens a new branch at Ipswich this month, taking its depot tally up to 31. Ipswich comes hot on the heels of the new depot at Exeter, which opened in January, and Norwich, which opened last September. Other new sites are also...
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Aberness blitzes sloppy suppliers
Anne Bruce Scotland's Mace wholesaler Aberness is cracking down on supplier inefficiency after improving its IT systems. Head of buying John McCloud said the technology had registered 50,000 short deliveries to its Aberdeen depot in the last...
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fresh produce proves volatile
Budgens' recent assault on the fresh food market calls for a strong team to head it up and the supermarket claims that is exactly what it has. Steve Carter, senior trading controller for fresh foods, is supported by Steve Normington, senior...
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Booker works to provide customers with winners
The Spend and Save loyalty scheme and new depot layouts are two recent Booker initiatives Booker is undergoing a period of rapid change as it bids to upgrade its service to customers, and marketing director Mark Collier see its Spend and Save...
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It has been a long week for Londis retailer Peter Williams.
But the busy Bank Holiday Monday and four hours taken up waiting to give evidence in court added to the pressures. "I spent four hours at the Crown Court on Tuesday as a witness against someone who is charged with an armed robbery in our store...
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Sir; I wholeheartedly agree with Siân Harrington's Opinion
While the last six months have seen major convenience initiatives from retailers as diverse as Tesco, M&S, BP, The Co-operative Group, Budgens and TM Retail, there is a real vacuum in supplier activity. While we know the UK convenience market is...
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Londis ups wine game
Rosie Davenport Londis is attempting to move in on the territory traditionally occupied by off-licences as it goes for a larger slice of premium wine sales. The symbol group believes it must counter moves into convenience by the multiple...
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Spend in c-stores still on the up
Convenience store usage has crept up from a low of 47% in 2001 to 54% of shoppers in 2003. But c-store retailers' opinions of suppliers over the past year have not improved, despite 12 months of consolidation in the market. Harris International...
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Training up our foodies
With as much as 40% of sales in fresh food, Budgens decided the time had come to create the role of fresh food manager... but how? Paul Daynes explains Until this year, Budgens had taken a generalist approach to store management, with each store...
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Failing to deliver to C-Stores
Manufacturers are all talk and no action when it comes to dealing with retailers in the convenience sector. According to a survey of 700 retailers across the market, from managed chains and independents to forecourt operators, suppliers are...
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Arrival of Quickstop
Budgens has converted its first store to the new Quickstop blue and yellow fascia in Brighton.The 1,640 sq ft store, which was previously branded Budgens Express and is located near the railway station, will focus on confectionery, soft...
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Since its first depot opened in 1977, Bestway's business has
Two new depots at Barking and Blackburn, which will take it to the 30 mark, are in the pipeline and should be completed by the end of the year, says trading director Younus Sheikh. Negotiations are advanced on a third site. However, he...
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C-store sector value grows 4.1%
The c-store sector is outperforming the rest of the grocery industry, according to the IGD’s annual Convenience Retailing report published this week.It valued the UK c-store market at £21.5bn at December 2002, up 4.1% on the previous year,...
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ADM Londis buys the Topshop group
Anthony Garvey ADM Londis has bought the Londis Topshop c-store symbol group in the Irish Republic from Tedcastle Holdings, which plans to concentrate on its core business of fuel trading and distribution. Londis Topshop was set up five...
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Wholesale opportunity in factory gate pricing
Elaine Watson Wholesalers could capitalise on the multiples' push towards factory gate pricing by picking up the slack for manufacturers that find it uneconomic to maintain their own fleets, according to a report into the wholesale sector from...
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McGettigan call for better deal
Julian Hunt The independent retail sector needs to ditch its siege mentality and grab a bigger share of voice with government if it is to prosper in the future, according to Eoin McGettigan, chairman of Budgens. In a passionate presentation...
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margins they have a point
Budgens' chairman Eoin McGettigan raised more than a few eyebrows this week with his suggestion that suppliers should hike their prices to the multiples by 0.5% in order to offer better terms to the independent sector. Now, I am sure many...