Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 242
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FWD sounds alarm over VAT's extension to food
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors is warning that the extension of VAT on to basic foodstuffs is a real danger, following new reports on the Chancellor's plans for the Budget on April 17. Speculation began when the International Monetary...
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C-stores need Budget help
Tobacco smugglers are costing the Treasury more than £4bn a year in lost duty revenue, but independent retailers believe Chancellor Gordon Brown won't see that as a sufficient reason to call a halt to his annual hike in cigarette taxation in the...
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West country wholesaler and c-store chain L&F Jones is plann
Midlands based CTN chain Rippleglen has acquired seven stores in Oldbury, Corby, Birmingham, Solihull and Nuneaton from the Leda chain, which went into administration last month. The stores will be rebadged as Arden News. The Mary-Kate and Ashley...
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Mace label gets a new look
P&H McLane is putting its Mace own label range through an image overhaul in a bid to double sales. Symbol sales manager Derek Boocock said: "We're rationalising the range to ensure it is relevant to the market, with new packaging and a new...
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Newcomers to Budgens
Budgens is set to unveil a new range of 60 £5-£10 wines next week. Senior wine buyer Christine Sandys has spent the past two years revamping the supermarket's wines and this is the latest stage of her strategy. Until now Sandys has concentrated on...
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another partner for tarrango
Australian winemaker Brown Brothers has increased the off-trade distribution for its varietal Tarrango with a listing in Budgens. The grape is produced exclusively by the company and its stockists include the Co-operative Group, Tesco, Sainsbury...
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Relaunch campaign
Budgens is relaunching with a £4m television, press and in-store advertising campaign due to start this quarter. The 234-store grocery chain will be repositioned as "fresh, friendly and value for money" as it goes head to head with the major...
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Margram's first for Britain: a c-store with a McDonald's
Building work starts next month on the country's first convenience store to feature an integral McDonald's fast food restaurant. The 6,000 sq ft facility is being built on a petrol forecourt on the A24 near Horsham by Margram, the firm behind the...
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so completely at your convenience
Revitalised and ready for a record number of visitors, the CRS is a unique and impressive window on the world of convenience retailing Everything for the efficient running of a c-store business can be found at the Convenience Retailing Show 2002...
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Rusts seeks south east expansion
Swindon based convenience store chain Rusts is on the acquisition trail to boost its estate in the south-east. Rusts operates 11 stores stretching from Swindon in the west to Chelmsford in the east. The chain is supplied by Londis, but retains...
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Bettering the majors'
Budgens has learnt lessons from the major multiples which will enable it to meet customers needs better than they can, says senior controller for Fresh Foods Steve Carter. The chain is adopting initiatives on pricing and range that are available in...
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Robbers switching from banks to vulnerable' c-stores
The Metropolitan Police's Flying Squad has warned that armed criminals are increasingly targeting high street businesses such as c-stores and CTNs. Latest figures just released by the Flying Squad show the number of robberies at c-stores, CTNs and...
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Londis wants pharmacy sites as well as more forecourts
Londis is targeting pharmacies and forecourt sites to boost its estate this year. Sales director Terry Bedford said he was talking to a number of multiple pharmacists interested in adding a grocery offer after the success of last year's tie up with...
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BP plans convenience offer with a standalone Connect
BP will launch a standalone Connect convenience chain when it has built a strong retail brand through its solar powered Connect forecourts. A spokesman said: "We want to be the number one convenience retailer, and a standalone Connect launch is on...
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Somerfield fascia will come under scrutiny
Somerfield is strengthening the ties between its two retail operations, despite the decision this week to set up a separate business unit to manage its Somerfield fascia stores. Somerfield chief executive Alan Smith said the group had been...
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Collier steps into head up Booker's marketing operation
Booker has appointed Mark Collier as marketing director, effective from the beginning of February. The position has not been filled since Steven Sharpe left in January 2001. Collier takes over from trading director Shaun Birrell who took on...
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Budgens hits accelerator with aggressive expansion targets
Budgens' new site acquisition team is targeting 20 new sites a year, four times its traditional annual growth rate of about five new stores. Budgens chief executive Martin Hyson said he was confident the company could sustain its aggressive...
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The boss of online delivered wholesaler Blueheath believes h
As any good science student knows, a catalyst is an agent you add to speed up developments and, as such, is a word Colin Smith feels aptly sums up the effect Blueheath will have on the wholesale sector. The former Safeway chief executive is...
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Today's boosted as United Wholesale comes on board
United Wholesale (Scotland) is leaving the Landmark Cash & Carry Group and rejoining the Today's Group from the beginning of February. UW(S) was formed when Labour MP Mohammed Sarwar's Glasgow based United Wholesale Grocers business split in half...
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Londis store with great potential'
Located in a residential area of Nottingham, with nearby light industrial premises, the Londis store in Beechdale Road, Aspley, has seen takings rise to more than £9,500 a week as a result of a minor update. With a complete refit there would be...