Latest wholesale news – Page 134
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Budgens to trial railway store at Norwich station
Budgens is to experiment with a railway concourse offer in a joint pilot project with Anglian Convenience at Norwich. Budgens franchise operations director Norman Kears said the station format was likely to be a one-off, operated by Budgens Local...
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Budgens Local has been the making of Anglian Convenience,
Independent retailer Peter Head reckons Budgens is one of the best kept secrets in the business. And he should know. For the operational director of up-and-coming Anglian Convenience says since signing up to the Budgens Local scheme, sales have…
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FWD sounds alarm over VAT's extension to food
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors is warning that the extension of VAT on to basic foodstuffs is a real danger, following new reports on the Chancellor's plans for the Budget on April 17. Speculation began when the International Monetary...
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West country wholesaler and c-store chain L&F Jones is plann
Midlands based CTN chain Rippleglen has acquired seven stores in Oldbury, Corby, Birmingham, Solihull and Nuneaton from the Leda chain, which went into administration last month. The stores will be rebadged as Arden News. The Mary-Kate and Ashley...
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Newcomers to Budgens
Budgens is set to unveil a new range of 60 £5-£10 wines next week. Senior wine buyer Christine Sandys has spent the past two years revamping the supermarket's wines and this is the latest stage of her strategy. Until now Sandys has concentrated on...
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another partner for tarrango
Australian winemaker Brown Brothers has increased the off-trade distribution for its varietal Tarrango with a listing in Budgens. The grape is produced exclusively by the company and its stockists include the Co-operative Group, Tesco, Sainsbury...
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Relaunch campaign
Budgens is relaunching with a £4m television, press and in-store advertising campaign due to start this quarter. The 234-store grocery chain will be repositioned as "fresh, friendly and value for money" as it goes head to head with the major...
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Rusts seeks south east expansion
Swindon based convenience store chain Rusts is on the acquisition trail to boost its estate in the south-east. Rusts operates 11 stores stretching from Swindon in the west to Chelmsford in the east. The chain is supplied by Londis, but retains...
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Bettering the majors'
Budgens has learnt lessons from the major multiples which will enable it to meet customers needs better than they can, says senior controller for Fresh Foods Steve Carter. The chain is adopting initiatives on pricing and range that are available in...
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Londis wants pharmacy sites as well as more forecourts
Londis is targeting pharmacies and forecourt sites to boost its estate this year. Sales director Terry Bedford said he was talking to a number of multiple pharmacists interested in adding a grocery offer after the success of last year's tie up with...
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Collier steps into head up Booker's marketing operation
Booker has appointed Mark Collier as marketing director, effective from the beginning of February. The position has not been filled since Steven Sharpe left in January 2001. Collier takes over from trading director Shaun Birrell who took on...
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Budgens hits accelerator with aggressive expansion targets
Budgens' new site acquisition team is targeting 20 new sites a year, four times its traditional annual growth rate of about five new stores. Budgens chief executive Martin Hyson said he was confident the company could sustain its aggressive...
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The boss of online delivered wholesaler Blueheath believes h
As any good science student knows, a catalyst is an agent you add to speed up developments and, as such, is a word Colin Smith feels aptly sums up the effect Blueheath will have on the wholesale sector. The former Safeway chief executive is...
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Today's boosted as United Wholesale comes on board
United Wholesale (Scotland) is leaving the Landmark Cash & Carry Group and rejoining the Today's Group from the beginning of February. UW(S) was formed when Labour MP Mohammed Sarwar's Glasgow based United Wholesale Grocers business split in half...
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Londis store with great potential'
Located in a residential area of Nottingham, with nearby light industrial premises, the Londis store in Beechdale Road, Aspley, has seen takings rise to more than £9,500 a week as a result of a minor update. With a complete refit there would be...
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Symbols put up a spirited defence as multiples multiply in
Despite the growth of high street c-stores run by the major multiples and doom-mongers predicting the end of the independent retailer, the biggest symbol groups more than held their own during 2001. Londis had a particularly successful year,...
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Barry Carter
Senior buyer for biscuits, Budgens For Budgens, biscuits are performing extremely well and business is increasing by around 25% year-on-year. A lot of this is down to a project we started two years ago with McVitie's to review and refine our...
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Gauntlet thrown down over price differential
Budgens trading director Cliff Goodman opened the annual supplier conference in Warwick with a challenge to the floor: "There are very few real economies beyond a full lorryload of goods. So why should Budgens pay 11.1% more?" The figure was taken...
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Booker's warehouses to be trialled
as picking centres for independents Booker warehouses are to be used as delivered wholesale picking centres for both independent retailers and caterers, as well as depots for Iceland's home shopping service. The Iceland Group, which has changed...
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Londis' leaflet blitz unveils festive deals two weeks ahead
Tim Palmer Londis is firing the latest salvo in the battle to convince consumers that convenience stores can be competitive pre-Christmas. It is blitzing consumers with a million leaflets detailing its seasonal bargains across the alcohol fixture,...