All articles by Peter Cripps – Page 5
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Ramsden bows out after reviving DBC Foodservice
Andrew Ramsden is to step down as CEO of DBC Foodservice after helping the company recover from its failed merger with Woodward Foodservice. The position will not be filled and DBC will now be run by MD Chris Horne.
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The great fascia face-off
Symbol groups have been on a major recruitment drive for years. With recession, has the conversion rate intensified, and which group is doing the most to take advantage? Peter Cripps reports
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Bibby circles McColl in bid to create new retailing behemoth
Six months after its bid to buy Nisa-Today's was rejected, Bibby Line Group has set its sights on Britain's biggest independent convenience store and CTN chain, The Grocer understands.
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Waverley axes depots and jobs in restructure
Loss-making Waverley TBS is to axe 220 jobs and 12 depots as part of restructuring plans shown to The Grocer this week.The drinks wholesaler broke the news to staff earlier this month. "Our cost to serve is too high, our business too...
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Select & Save aims to double size of estate
Select & Save is hoping todouble its store numbers over the next three years.The independent franchise operation, which currently has 110 stores trading under its fascia, has created a sales team to recruit retailers in the...
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Independent chains seek to win loyalty with card schemes
Independent retailers are racing to develop their own loyalty cards in a bid to compete with the multiples.
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Ex-Threshers indies plan to set up their own buying group
Former Threshers franchisees now running their shops as independent businesses are hatching a plan to set up their own buying group, The Grocer has learnt.
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Tighter profit margins give Big 30 rough ride
Wholesale profit margins have slipped to wafer-thin levels over the past year and traders expect conditions to remain tough despite the UK's emergence from recession.
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NewsThe Big 30: Wheels within wheels
Rising costs and a fiercely competitive market have put the skids on wholesalers’ profits over the past 12 months but there are signs that some parts of the industry are regaining traction. Peter Cripps reports
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The Big 30 Wholesalers 2010: Wheels within wheels
Rising costs and a fiercely competitive market have put the skids on wholesalers’ profits over the past 12 months but there are signs that some parts of the industry are regaining traction. Peter Cripps reportsThe wheels of change are turning in wholesale. Food and fuel price inflation combined with inevitable ...
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NewsChristmas sales up for Heart of England Co-op
The Heart of England Co-operative Society has posted a 5% jump in food sales over the festive period…
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NewsDuty fraud results in 40% booze sales loss
Angry wholesalers are demanding the government takes drastic action to combat duty fraud and have released figures to show the "devastating" impact the worsening problem is having on their businesses.
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NewsKPMG hands back the keys to 480 Threshers
The administrator of First Quench Retailing, which ran Threshers, The Local and Wine Rack stores, is to hand the keys back to the landlords of 480 Threshers stores. KPMG had appointed property agent Christie & Co to sell the stores,...
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NewsUnilever ponders billion-pound ad spend shake-up
Unilever is reviewing its media and advertising spending and could take a £281m marketing contract away from advertising giant WPP, according to the Daily Mail.
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Mister Frozen
With his Iceland business on a roll and a host of new opportunities on the horizon, Malcolm Walker is proving one cool trade. Peter Cripps meets him
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NewsThe Co-op triples dividend in battle for Christmas loyalty
The Co-operative Group has gone head-to-head with Tesco Clubcard by announcing its first-ever triple dividend.
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NewsVenus deal saves Wine Rack but Threshers future looks bleak
The Wine Rack brand will continue to trade after the administrator of owner First Quench Retailing sold the rights to the fascia and 13 of its stores.
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NewsEx-Asda man Norman denied Mitchells & Butlers role
Former Asda boss Archie Norman has been blocked from becoming the chairman of Britain’s biggest pub chain, Mitchells & Butlers.
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Barnes could share Aldi reins with CEO ‘partner’
Matthew Barnes will take control of Aldi UK and Ireland in March next year, but he may have to share the job with a partner, according to sources in the industry.
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Government asked to clarify cash & carry tobacco display rules
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors has demanded government clarification on whether cash & carries will be made to comply with the proposed tobacco display ban. Under the terms of the current draft display ban, wholesalers are...