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Budgens trials top-tier bakery range
Eight Budgens stores have started selling premium loaves of bread as the symbol group continues to improve its top-end range.
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NewsBellevue and Martex swell Bestway’s sales
Sales at Bestway Cash & Carry rose 7.6% last year following the wholesaler's acquisitions of Bellevue and Martex. Group sales jumped to £2.26bn in the year to June, with turnover in its wholesale business up 7.5% to £2.14bn.
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NewsWholesalers and indies shine in Sunday Times Top Track 250
Wholesalers and independent retailers have ranked highly in The Sunday Times’ Top Track 250 ranking of Britain’s mid-market private companies. Frozen food discounter Farmfoods was the top ranking independent on the list, climbing 12 to…
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NewsLandmark hits out at Asda for selling Bud 24-pack for £11
Landmark Wholesale MD Martin Williams has slammed Asda for selling lager at a "dramatically cheaper" price than wholesalers can buy it for directly from suppliers. Asda has been selling 24 bottles of 300ml Budweiser for £11 on Rollback...
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Booker profits rise 22%
Booker has posted a 22% rise in pre-tax profits to £45m in its first half, with sales up 8.5% to £1.8bn. The company said improvements in customer service had helped to drive overall like-for-like sales by 6.5% in the 24 weeks to 9 September.
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NewsLight at end of tunnel as Makro halves losses
Pre-tax losses at Makro Self Service Wholesalers have more than halved as the wholesaler continues to turn around its business. Losses shrunk from £44.7m to £20m in the year to 31 December 2010, according to accounts filed at Companies…
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NewsDCS container hit by rocket-propelled grenade in Libya
A container-load of shampoo from Stratford-upon-Avon-based manufacturer and wholesaler DCS Europe was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Libya last month. CEO Denys Shortt said he received a call from the new Libyan authorities last…
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NewsBestway C&C green revamp almost ready
Bestway Cash & Carry is close to completing a mammoth environmental review of its 62-depot estate. As part of the review, started last year, the C&C giant has carried out a major lighting refit, which is nearly complete in all of...
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NewsNew dawn in convenience pricing as Budgens takes on Tesco
Musgrave has ushered in a new dawn for convenience pricing in the UK with a pledge that its Budgens stores will price match Tesco on 800 products. The programme represents the first move by a symbol group to match Tesco’s prices since…
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NewsBooker continues to outrun the market with more sales growth
Cash & carry giant Booker has continued to outpace the grocery market and recorded growth well above inflation.
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NewsBestway puts CC cider in can
Bestway has added a 500ml can to its range of own-label apple cider, Country Choice. The can is price marked at 69p and offers retailers a 25.4% margin. It joins the line-up of two and three litre bottles.
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Jail for gang who robbed Bestway C&C
Five men, including two members of staff, have been jailed for a total of 24 years for their part in an armed robbery at a Bestway Cash & Carry in Northampton.A gang of armed men stole £500,000 of cigarettes and £18,000 cash from the...
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News3663 warns customers of product price hikes
Foodservice giant 3663 has written to its customers to warn them to expect price hikes on every single line this month as it looks to offset rising costs.
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Manchester Drinks labels carry calories
The Manchester Drinks Company is adding calorie content details to labels on its pre-mixed cocktails. The updated packaging is rolling into Asda, Spar, Iceland and Booker now on the company's My Cocktail range and will be introduced on...
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NewsBrakes completes capture of new finance chief
Brakes has named its new chief financial officer. Philip Wieland joins from General Healthcare Group.
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Focus On Newspapers & Magazines: Wholesalers look to break out of news
The past 30 years have seen hundreds of wholesalers shut down. Seventy-four of them signed the 1994 National Newspapers Code of Practice - today just four remain.
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NewsWholesalers rally to help shattered stores
Wholesalers have quietly rallied round to help customers devastated by last week’s riots. They were reluctant to go into detail because they did not want customers to be identified as victims of crime and the measures were not intended to…
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Kitchener: sad loss of ‘a man of integrity’
The industry is mourning the loss of Paul Kitchener, who has passed away after a long illness. Kitchener held a number of senior roles in the industry, including chief operating officer of Brakes and CEO of Burton’s Foods. He joined…
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NewsSwadling takes role as head of Premier
Musgrave Retail Partners GB veteran Martin Swadling has joined rival wholesaler Booker as head of its retail symbol group Premier.