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Leven Londis
The village of Leven is approximately seven miles north east of Beverley in East Yorkshire. And its village store, operated under the Londis banner, is well positioned in the centre. The subject of a recent refurbishment, retail area is around...
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Jac Roper's advice centre: When TS officers dole out rough j
The sooner we get a nationally recognised ID card for kids, the better. An outraged Londis retailer rang me to say there is a home for young offenders near his store. "If we sold cigarettes to these 14-year-olds directly, we d be breaking the...
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Internet shopping: Budgens gives up online plan
Budgens' decision to pull the plug on its online shopping service just months after announcing plans to boost the offer has baffled rival operators. Tesco.com chief John Browett admitted he was "stunned" by the decision. Three months ago...
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Cash and carry: Booker offers e-prepayment
Booker has launched a cash-based electronic pre-payment system for retailers selling mobile phone top-up cards. The system is to be operated though a network of computers at Booker and store countertop terminals. Retailers will be able to pay in...
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C-stores: NFRN c-store project will soon be fully fledged'
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents has overcome the mid-term hiccup it suffered when Londis pulled out of its fascia project, and the scheme is firmly back on track. Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, former Spar boss John Irish ...
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Multiples: Musgrave will help drive Budgens Local franchise
The roll-out of the Budgens Local franchise operation could be accelerated following Musgrave's acquisition of 28% of Budgens' shares. Musgrave is Ireland's largest food distributor and operates 500 franchised stores throughout Northern Ireland and...
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PREPARED SALADS: Budgens first' with Duet
Budgens claimed a first this week through the extension of its prepared salad range with a topped and trimmed Onion Duet' prepack which contains a red spring onion called Burgundy. The 100g packs are priced at 65p. Steve Normington, senior produce...
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Symbol groups: Scottish stores fall for Londis pull
Londis says nearly a hundred Scottish retailers are planning to sign up following its recent recruitment drive in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Seventeen retailers joined at the open days, and the symbol group says it has begun negotiations with 64 of...
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Only way to survive in the future?
Sir; re Budgens opening its first Budgens Local fascia store. At first I thought the idea of small store retailers jumping into bed with their supermarket rivals was one of the most stupid ideas I have ever heard. I mean, who would want to be a...
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Supermarket c-stores: Budgens plans 50 Local stores in next
The new Budgens Local fascia was launched officially this week at a former Alldays store in Aylesbury. The latest Budgens format and supply deal is aimed at independent retailers with stores over 1,500 sq ft. (The Grocer, July 8). Norman Kears,...
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Internet shopping: C-stores sign up to M-box
Hi-tech delivery service M-box has announced retail partnerships with c-store groups representing 7,400 outlets. Signings include national groups Spar, Londis and Costcutter along with regional chains Jacksons, Bells, Morning Noon and Night,...
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Store technology: E-top-ups plugged in
The first terminals to accept the new breed of mobile phone electronic top-up swipe cards from Vodafone have entered service. A number of Spar, Londis and Alldays stores in East Anglia now offer a service crediting phones with airtime without...
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Convenience market: Home shopping priority for flourishing B
Budgens is in expansive mood, with plans to open 20 new outlets in the coming year, extend its trials of home shopping, and complete its store conversion programme by 2002. Chief executive Martin Hyson, who took over earlier this year when John von...
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News analysis: Budgens Local
Little buds sprout High quality fresh food could prove a strong selling point as Budgens looks to pull stores into its symbol group says John Wood While some of the major multiples have dabbled with supplying independent retailers, Budgens is the...
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Multiples: Budgens goes ripe and ready
Budgens has moved into ripe and ready following pioneers such as Marks and Spencer and Sainsbury which have had such ranges on their shelves for more than five years. Dip Chotal, produce marketing manager, said the 19 own label range would also...
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In the city: Many Booker shareholders didn't like the idea o
There was little surprise this week when Iceland announced that it had secured enough acceptances from Booker shareholders for the "merger" of the two to go ahead. However, there were obviously a fair number of Booker's shareholders who were willing...
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Annoyed by reps from Londis
Sir; Two items in your June 17 issue particularly caught my eye. On the one hand, there was the item on p11 entitled Londis retailers line up in Scotland', and on the other, the letter on p17 A symbol of excess'. I am an unaffiliated independent...
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Symbol groups: Londis retailers line up in Scotland
More than 30 Scottish retailers have applied for membership of Londis during its first month of operating north of the border. Sales director Terry Bedford said the majority of inquiries came from cash and carry customers, and many Asian retailers...
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The odd couple: Booker boss warns of major and rapid change
Merger is just the beginning Booker's merger with Iceland is only the start of big changes that will sweep the entire grocery sector, the cash and carry group's chief executive has said. Stuart Rose told the Scottish Wholesale Association annual...
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BUDGENS AT HOME IN LONDON
Budgens is extending its home shopping service to its Kensington store in central London, marking the company's first foray into the capital. Going online this summer, the London Direct service follows trials in Birmingham, Manchester and...