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Purdy steps in with an offer for Londis
Londis retailers received details of Musgrave’s offer for the group on Wednesday, and now have until June 20 to vote on whether to accept the deal.An EGM is then scheduled to take place at the Birmingham Hilton on June 22 where the decision...
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Booker streamlines staffing and trading team at HQ
Booker Cash and Carry has completed a major staffing restructure within its 170 cash and carry depots and made changes to its trading team at head office.Booker md Gerry Johnson said the changes in depots were needed because, over decades of...
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BWG poaches four stores from rival Musgrave
While Musgrave is focusing on its proposed acquisition of Londis in the UK, the group has suffered a significant defection on its home patch.Retailer John Rushe, who owns two SuperValu stores and a Centra outlet in Dublin, and another SuperValu...
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BWG poaches four stores from rival Musgrave
While Musgrave is focusing on its proposed acquisition of Londis in the UK, the group has suffered a significant defection on its home patch.Retailer John Rushe, who owns two SuperValu stores and a Centra outlet in Dublin, and another SuperValu...
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Thwarted BFG quits FWD
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors’ biggest member, Big Food Group, has resigned.In a statement released on Thursday, Big Food Group said it was pulling out after a disagreement over the FWD’s decision to withdraw from its legal action...
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PayPoint rebel blazes a trail for Somerfield
PayPoint maverick Romesh Perera is set to open the London flagship store for Somerfield’s new franchise scheme for independent retailers.Perera, who also has a Costcutter store and formerly ran a Budgens Local franchise store, has scheduled...
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Musgrave expansion adds 50 stores in NI
The Musgrave group may still be awaiting a final verdict on its bid for the Londis chain in the UK but that hasn’t blunted the company’s expansion plans in its home market.This week it announced a £15m investment in Northern Ireland which...
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Booth is poached for role at Bestway C&C
Bestway Cash & Carry has poached Richard Booth, senior trading controller for grocery and non-food at buying group Landmark Cash & Carry, to buy groceries and general goods in its group buying department.Bestway, which has 28 depots and was...
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Thumbs up for Musgrave
Londis retailers have given Musgrave’s bid for their group an enormous endorsement in an exclusive telephone poll conducted for The Grocer.Only two Londis retailers out of 100 contacted said they would vote against the bid, with 65 in...
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It’s a family affair
Musgrave is promising to boost Londis’ chilled, fresh and frozen goods facilities should it eventually take control says John WoodMusgrave moved quickly to reassure Londis retailers after the Londis board announced that it was its...
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Depressing attitudes to the mature
Colin Page, by e-mailWhy so little asian representation?from Shamus Lehel, director, PALS (Preferred Alliance of Londis Shopkeepers)Sir; I have been intrigued with the flurry of recent...
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Trood will help Budgens build health and beauty
Budgens has recruited Tanya Trood as senior buyer for health and beauty products, newspapers and magazines.
Trood replaces David Harland, who has left the company to join Moss Chemists. She joins from Wilkinson Sword where she was channel… -
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Budgens takes on the symbols
Budgens is taking on Spar and Londis in its fight to attract entrepreneurial retailers. It is encouraging applications from all interested parties as it forges a future as a franchise-only operation.The retail chain’s Irish parent company...
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We can make it work
Budgens and the Ilchester Cheese Company have shown that buyers and suppliers do not have to be constantly at each other’s throats. Liz Hamson reportsAsk suppliers what they really think of buyers and you can usually expect an...
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Budgens in 100% English meat vow
Budgens is claiming to be the first retailer to stock 100% English-only fresh meat.The news, which will help provide a significant boost to English producers, will see only English beef, lamb and pork stocked across the retailer’s estate from...
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BWG’s bid for ADM Londis thrown out
Irish convenience store group ADM Londis has rejected a E35m takeover bid from its rival, BWG, which operates the Spar and Mace franchises in the Republic.The offer, which followed a series of contacts between the two over the past year, was...
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Makro UK sales up 2%
UK sales at Makro Cash & Carry increased 2% to £1.1bn in 2003.The cash and carry, part of the German giant Metro Cash & Carry International, now has 33 outlets after opening four last year in Exeter, Ipswich, Chester and Wolverhampton.It...
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Bosses brief interested parties about Londis operations and finance
Bosses at Londis made presentations to potential bidders this week to give them a better understanding of the business.Vice chairman and acting chief executive Peter McNamara and senior managers gave interested parties detailed briefings on...
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Six of the best: tobacco and accessories
>>nominated this month: asda, booker, budgens, the co-operative group, somerfield and tescoDanny Aytoncategory buyer, BookerAyton joined Booker in 1998, having worked for BP as a retail category buyer, and then One Stop...
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Londis names McNamara as CEO
Londis has announced that recently appointed vice chairman Peter McNamara would temporarily take over the role of chief executive.Last week chief executive, Graham White, agreed to step down, while finance director Andrew Wallace has also...