Archive of all Palmer & Harvey articles – Page 5
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NewsP&H price match pays off as non-tobacco lines smash target
Palmer & Harvey has smashed its sales targets for core non-tobacco lines to report 11.5% growth across the 600 products…
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NewsP&H opens 14th depot to boost store growth in the South East
Palmer & Harvey has officially opened its 14th distribution centre to support the growth of the convenience market within the M25…
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Analysis & FeaturesJoin the online revolution!
Under Charles Wilson, Booker is leading UK wholesalers in the online revolution… but others are making up lost ground fast.
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NewsP&H broadens interest in foodservice
Palmer & Harvey is planning to muscle in on foodservice after buying Walkers’ van sales business Snacks Services…
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NewsP&H appoint Brick to grow Mace business
Palmer & Harvey has appointed Rory Brick as head of symbol. Brick will focus on growing the business of P&H’s 892…
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NewsP&H to boost local supply
Palmer & Harvey showcased 50 small suppliers at its Pro-retail show this week.
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NewsP&H snaps up Pepsi's wholesale operation
Palmer & Harvey is set to snap up PepsiCo UK’s van sales business as the wholesaling giant looks at ways to reduce its dependence on tobacco distribution
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Comment & Opinion
Plain packaging is final nail for local stores
Wouldn’t it be more sensible to assess the impact of the display ban before considering further tobacco restrictions?
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NewsP&H hires senior team to grow its key fascias
Palmer & Harvey has made a raft of managerial appointments as it looks to capitalise on the growth of its Mace symbol group and sign up more retailers…
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P&H mixes it up with Fruit Shoots cases
Palmer & Harvey has started to sell mixed cases of soft drinks for retailers who want to stock more than one flavour without tying up cash in a case of each.
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NewsP&H relaunches its Supershop fascia to attract newsagents
Palmer & Harvey has relaunched its CTN symbol fascia Supershop as it looks to win more business from newsagents.
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NewsP&H vows to match C&Cs on 600 top lines
Palmer & Harvey is taking aim at cash & carries with a new initiative to wean independent retailers off visits to their local depot.
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NewsP&H indies’ booze sales soar as slack is taken up from offies
Palmer & Harvey has reported soaring alcohol sales as consumers increasingly turn to c-stores to fill the void left by…
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Analysis & FeaturesDespite that slump in sales, Palmer & Harvey can still make a packet
The tobacco giant’s sales are down for the first time in five years, but profits are up and there are plans to win new customers, says Elinor Zuke
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NewsPalmer & Harvey to ‘close gap’ with cash & carry tobacco price
Palmer & Harvey has vowed to match the price of cigarettes in cash & carries to offset a 4.55% decline in full-year tobacco sales following the loss of business from Somerfield, Wine Cellar and Threshers. Aside from these…
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NewsP&H appoints sales and commercial director
Wholesale giant Palmer & Harvey has appointed Martyn Ward as its new sales and commercial director. Ward starts on Monday and replaces commercial director Peter Austen, who last month announced his intention to leave the wholesaler.
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Trial date set for two men accused of conspiracy to blackmail Palmer & Harvey
Two men have pleaded not guilty to blackmailing wholesaler Palmer & Harvey. Clive Garrad, 60, a company director from Newmarket, Suffolk, and Charles Taylor, unemployed, 32, from Dartford, Kent, put in their pleas at Guildford Crown...
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Comment & Opinion
Making hay while the sun shines
Time to crack open the Champagne? Last week The Grocer reported a record Easter for independents, while Booker and P&H were among the wholesalers toasting “massive growth” in booze as well as other essentials over the long weekends.
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ProfilesThe Human Angle: Richard Hayhoe, Palmer & Harvey
As P&H is a privately owned company, we don’t have some of the red tape that plcs have.
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P&H venture pledges cash without the carry
Palmer & Harvey has launched a new service billed as "a cash & carry with no carrying".P&H Local, launched this week, is targeting the 3,500 independent retailers that use P&H for only a small amount of their orders. As...