Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 247
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Forecourts: Action on forecourts
Londis has won the tender to supply the 10-store chain of Action Station forecourts, based in south and west Yorkshire and the north of England. "We submitted our proposals for developing the Action Stations network after a trial at two sites,"...
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Wholesale arm for Petty, wood
Petty, Wood is adding a field sales force to its wholesale division ready for a blitz on the wholesale and impulse sectors. The Andover based brands supplier wants to improve penetration in cash and carries and independent forecourts as well as its...
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Wholesale: P&H sheds light on grey row
A controversial advertising campaign by Palmer & Harvey McLane for grey market soft drinks has reignited debate over pricing differentials on branded consumer goods. In the ad which appeared in this magazine the delivered wholesaler...
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My shop: Garvin Clemson, Southend Londis
An Essex man who joined his parents when they acquired a neighbourhood grocery business 34 years ago is still going strong and, in all that time, has been an avid reader of The Grocer. Garvin Clemson's parents purchased a 360 sq ft VG store in...
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The Grocer focus on: acting on impulse
Smart moves by atwo-man Mace team A "slicker, smarter operation" in 2001 is the aim of Mace retailers Tom & Gloria Williams based at Hook Norton, Oxfordshire. "In a village store, we have to be service oriented," says Tom. "But it's no good...
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C-stores: Newsagents' Quix seeks partners for roll-out
The Newsagents' Federation has turned to suppliers to help fund a massive roll out of its Quix c-store scheme after the initiative lost the support of wholesalers and symbol groups. More than 150 suppliers heard this week how the Federation...
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C-stores: Balfour adds speed
Balfour News will expand rapidly in 2001 with the acquisition of 20 convenience stores to add to its existing 118, said managing director Mike Taylor. "We've had surprisingly few problems in finding suitable sites, said Taylor, who is already in...
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Multiples: Budgens speeds development
Budgens' links with the Irish Musgrave Group are set to deliver benefits to both companies, according to Budgens chief executive Martin Hyson. Musgrave took a stake in Budgens in August and Hyson explained: "The management teams have had time to...
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Poultry: Grampian looks to hi-tech' convenience
Redeveloped facility will focus on intermediate prepared products Edinburgh's booming real estate market promises capital to fund more investment by Grampian Country Food Group in convenience foods production. Aberdeen based Grampian, the biggest...
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Wholesaling: I'll take my time over Booker'
A new managing director for Booker will not be appointed for at least 12 weeks, says Bill Grimsey, chief executive of the parent Iceland group. Grimsey, who has just completed his first week at the head of Iceland, said he was prepared to take his...
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Costcutter snaps up two Londis stores
Two West Country Londis stores have been sold to Costcutter through agent Christie & Co. The first is the Forches Post Office and Londis in Barnstaple, Devon, while the second is the Dash Convenience Store in St Ives Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives. The...
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News review 2000: Booker's rose basks in the limelight, then
In May, the UK's biggest wholesale company Booker became the junior partner in a "merger" with Iceland, and Booker boss Stuart Rose took over as chief executive of the merged company. Iceland's charismatic founder Malcolm Walker became chairman and...
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Refurbishment: Makro
Makroscopic makeover Dominic Driscoll looks back on a bold wholesale refurbishment programme where vision and hands-on management combined to succeed in tearing up the rulebook When cash and carry chain Makro hatched a plan to totally refurbish...
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Couple retire from Exeter c-stores
Malcolm & Trudie Platt have been running Willeys Grocery Store in Willeys Avenue, Exeter, since 1988 and two years ago acquired what is now a Booker's Premier Store in Bowhay Lane. The Platts are now retiring and have put both businesses on the...
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Wholesalers must help rural shops
Sir; re Rural alliance a multiples' stooge', Letters, November 18, p18. I was most disappointed to see Steve Parfett's letter demonstrating that once again the wholesalers find time and energy for "friendly fire". Come on Steve, you have many...
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Wholesale: Adam Cunningham will find buyer without breakup'
Scottish wholesaler Adam Cunningham has gone into receivership following cashflow problems and the breakdown of talks over the sale of the business. The company, which has been supplying confectionery, soft drinks and snacks to independent...
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Symbol Groups: Londis breaks 2,000 barrier
Londis membership has broken through the 2,000 store barrier, including 60 Scottish retailers who have joined the symbol group since May. Sales director Terry Bedford said: "We have already made a net gain of 75 members during the first nine months...
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Bestway: Best-one's finally in business
Exclusive John Wood Bestway finally unveiled the first Best-one store this week, together with a bundle of delivered services to add to its cash and carry offering. The 2,500 sq ft store in Westbourne Grove, London, opened under the Best-one...
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Cash and carry: New boss at Booker pledges a revolution
The days of cost cutting at Booker are over, says new boss Malcolm Walker, who this week pledged to back the cash and carry business with more investment that would drive its future growth. Walker is taking day to day responsibility for the...
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Symbol group: Londis builds in a pharmacy
Londis has opened its first c-store with an integral pharmacy. The store, at Northolt, Middlesex, is owned by pharmacist Suki Rai who, earlier this year, bought a Londis store two doors down from the chemist shop he had run for 15 years. Six months...