Latest wholesale news – Page 108
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NewsRetailers sound alarm over staff theft levels
Two high-profile independent retailers are urging fellow shopkeepers to remain vigilant of staff theft after falling victim to significant theft themselves. Budgens and Spar retailer Jonathan James, who is also vice chairman of the ACS,...
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Gross profits up but Tout slides into red
Budgens retailer and forecourt operator Tout has fallen into the red.The south west of England-based retailer reported a loss of £155,770 in the year to 31 March against profits of £58,801 the year before, accounts posted at Companies...
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Bestway boosts Scots clout with Martex deal
Bestway Cash & Carry is on the hunt for further acquisitions after snapping up CJ Lang’s Martex Cash & Carry business this week.
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Etherington to take over from Phil Smith as chairman of FWD
Palmer & Harvey chief executive Chris Etherington has been named as the new chairman of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors following the departure of Phil Smith as MD of Musgrave Retail Partners GB last week.Etherington joined...
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NewsMusgrave GB gets safe pair of hands in symbol shake-up
As Spar begins the search for a new MD, Musgrave GB already has one in Donal Horgan. Why has he been parachuted in, asks Beth Phillips
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Makro turns its focus on hoteliers in latest customer campaign
Makro has launched its third customer campaign, this time targeting independent hoteliers. In the Proud to Support Independent Hotels campaign, the loss-making wholesaler will run fortnightly offers and price-freeze initiatives. Customer...
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NewsSmith steps aside at Musgrave GB
Phil Smith, MD of Musgrave Retail Partners GB, which owns Budgens and Londis, has resigned following a boardroom shake-up at Musgrave Group.
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Leamington Londis couple turn back time
Londis retailers Sunder and Pam Sandher are the stars of the BBC's new TV series Turn Back Time. The series creates scenarios to find out how today's shopkeepers would have coped running their businesses in the past. The...
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Makro’s online shop opens with discounts
Makro Cash & Carry's online ordering site has gone live. The Grocer revealed in August that Makro was revamping its website to allow people to make purchases online. In September it added a product directory to the site. The new...
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NewsFarrant returns to grocery front line as MD of Booker
Guy Farrant, the former director of food for M&S, has returned to the front line of grocery as MD of Booker Cash & Carry. Farrant, who was at M&S for 30 years, was head of food from 2005 to 2007. He moved to the role of...
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NewsRivals say it's 'not if but when' hammered Makro will quit
Loss-making Makro is putting on a brave face and insists it has Metro’s support but rivals believe it has no option but to sell up, says Beth Phillips
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NewsBooker stock soars after strong first half
Shares in Booker hit their highest point in a year today after the wholesaler posted strong first-half sales and announced a brace of strategic acquisitions.
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James Graven reports profit and sales up
Budgens and Spar retailer James Graven & Sons has posted an increase in full-year sales and profits.The Cambridgeshire-based retailer said sales rose 7.6% to £24.8m across its businesses in the year to 31 March, with pre-tax profits...
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Del Monte and Budgens pair up for handheld Naked Fruit
Del Monte has extended its Naked Fruit range of snacks with the launch of handheld pots.
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Web directory grows Makro online offer
Makro Cash & Carry UK has moved closer to online ordering by adding a product directory to its website. The Grocer revealed last month that Makro's new website would let members buy products online.
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NewsSigned, sealed and delivered: Booker MD Mark Aylwin
Booker Direct MD Mark Aylwin tells Beth Phillips how he has created the fastest-growing delivered wholesaler in the UK
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NewsLondis launches frozen ready meals range
Londis has launched a range of own-label frozen ready meals.
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Wholesalers to reveal the real cost of drink
Wholesalers are working out the average price they pay for key booze lines to help the government ban below-cost sales of alcohol.A representative sample of Federation of Wholesale Distributors members have supplied information about how...
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Makro moves to join in with online purchasing
Makro Cash & Carry UK is set to become the latest wholesaler to launch into online ordering.The wholesaler is working on a new website that it plans to launch later this year and will include a function to allow its members to make...
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Picture This... A run on squirrel meat at budgens
The media went nuts over squirrels last week after animal rights group Viva! launched a campaign against a Budgens in north London selling squirrel meat. Although the line isn't new to the store The Grocer first revealed the story in April owner...