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'Public won't accept it': oh yes they will
Andrew Thornton Owner, Thornton's Budgens of Crouch End Sir; While the policy committees of the big four have been working hard on their target of a 25% reduction in carrier bag usage by the end of next year, Thornton's Budgens of Crouch End has cut...
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Wholesaler Profile - DCS Europe
Depot numbers: 1Turnover: £88.8mGrowth year-on-year: 7.2%Type of operation: Delivered wholesaler/manufacturerDCS Europe chief executive Denys Shortt has never been one to take defeat lying down. As a former England international...
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Booker pledges to lock prices on food staples
Booker has promised its independent retail customers that it will lock down the prices of key grocery items for long fixed periods to help them compete with the multiples.The wholesaler has developed a new strategy called Everyday...
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Booker sales rise
Booker has reported a 36.8% increase in half-year pre-tax profit to £21.2m on sales up 2.5% at £1.5bn.Like-for-like sales rose 0.4% in the six months to 14 September, the wholesaler said. Sales to retailers fell 0.8% during the period...
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we work together - Husband and wife David and Lucy Calland
Husband and wife David and Lucy Calland own and run a 2,000 sq ft Budgens store in Exmouth, Devon David on Lucy Lucy and I opened our store on 20 September. My family have always been in retail and own a Spar shop so Lucy and I have always wanted ...
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Wholesaler Profile Palmer & Harvey McLane
Palmer & Harvey McLane's purchase of south west-based wholesaler T&A Symonds two months ago cemented its position as the UK's biggest wholesaler. The acquisition, which increased its turnover from £3.53bn to £3.62bn, has given it control of a...
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Wholesaler Profile DCS Europe
DCS Europe chief executive Denys Shortt has never been one to take defeat lying down. As a former England international hockey player and an award-winning entrepreneur, he has become used to success.So when he set about finding a new...
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Wholesaler Profile - Palmer & Harvey McLane
Depot numbers: 15 Turnover: £3.62bn Growth year-on-year: N/A Type of operation: delivered wholesaler Palmer & Harvey McLane's purchase of south west-based wholesaler T&A Symonds two months ago cemented its position as the UK's...
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Booker depots will be open for longer
Booker is promising longer and more accessible opening hours as it aims to live up to its promise of becoming the "back store" for independent retailers. Now Booker's 172 depots will open at 7:30am from Monday to Saturday and from 9am to...
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Wholesalers to distribute product info
The three biggest newspaper and magazine wholesalers have joined forces to launch a service designed to make it easier for food and drink suppliers to tell independent retailers about new products. Menzies Distribution, Smiths News and...
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Support local producers in British Food Fortnight
By developing local produce, stores not only provide vital support to farmers and producers, they can build loyalty and raise sales, too Tomorrow marks the start of the sixth British Food Fortnight and my Budgens store in Newent,...
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Ex-Londis directors in fascia row
ADM Londis, which operates the Londis fascia in the Irish Republic, is to take legal action against two former directors who have quit the company and switched their stores to a rival fascia.Former directors Sean Donovan and Dominic...
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How do you protect a business against flood?
Guy Warner Budgens, Moreton-in-Marsh Says: Four of my five Budgens stores were affected by varying degrees of flood damage. My forecourt store in Tewkesbury was under four-and-a-half foot of water - and is still closed as a result - and Broadway and...
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Store visit Budgens Crouch End, London
Life in the north London suburb of Crouch End revolves around The Broadway, a shopping area bursting with trendy boutiques and cafés catering for local foodies and Guardian readers. It comes as no surprise, then, that one independent retailer is...
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Store visit - Budgens, Crouch End, London
Size of store: 9,000 sq ftEstablished: October 2006Number of lines: 15,000Turnover: £185,000 a weekSpeciality: local foodLife in the north London suburb of Crouch End revolves around The Broadway, a shopping area bursting...
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New premium range from Budgens
Budgens has launched a premium range focusing on provenance and quality.The range, called Our Kitchen, will eventually include more than 180 lines in fresh, frozen and ambient, but has initially launched with 43 fresh...
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Viva! hails Makro action on foie gras
Sir; Viva! congratulates Makro for its decision to end the sale of French foie gras in all of its British stores after current stock runs out. It comes after Viva! provided disturbing information showing the cruelty behind its production, and...
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makro thinks big with range expansion
Makro is to introduce hundreds of new products and give its entire 33-store network a make-over. The wholesaler said it would draw on the buying clout of its German parent company Metro, the world's third-largest retailer, to help it source...
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Musgrave doubles its store clout with swoop on Haslett
Irish convenience giant Musgrave Group has snapped up Northern Ireland rival J&J Haslett in a deal that will more than double its size in the province, as The Grocer predicted.The acquisition is due to be completed later in the year...
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Wholesaler Profile 3663 First For Foodservice
This could be 3663 First for Foodservice's year. While its main rival Brakes is busy dealing with a transfer of ownership, it has a real opportunity to nick the number one spot and become the UK's largest foodservice operator.It's...