All Symbols, Fascias and Buying Groups articles – Page 27
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Mills Group opens its first Nisa stores
Rapidly expanding independent chain Mills Group has opened its first Nisa-branded stores.A new 850 sq ft store in Wallsend, near Newcastle, bears the Nisa fascia, while two former Somerfields in Whitby and Haxby bought from The Co-op...
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Tribunal clears Nisa of dismissal allegations
A former Nisa-Today's employee, who claimed he had been forced to resign from his job following a row over Nisa's failed merger with Costcutter, has failed in his bid to win damages.An industrial tribunal this week dismissed allegations...
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My Alternative CV: Adam Margolin, head of marketing support, Spar UK
Adam Margolin, head of marketing support at Spar UK, on cheese, Megan Fox and crocodile salad
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Musgrave: code would hit suppliers
The introduction of a code of practice for the Irish grocery sector would result in retailers sourcing more stock overseas, according to the Republic's largest independent retail group. The warning has been sounded by the Musgrave group,...
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Geoff Burch Talks Shop: The village grocer
Former financier Nick Blades has a gentleman's agreement not to compete with the Londis next door and is making his premium grocery store work by selling high-end local produce. He has even managed to unlock the 'sarnie code'...
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Eurospar debuts in the south of England
Appleby Westward Group is to open the first Eurospar stores in southern England after securing three Somerfield stores from The Co-operative Group.The Spar wholesaler will reopen the stores in Keynsham, Liskeard and Minehead by Christmas...
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Musgrave Group closes down former Haslett distribution site
Musgrave Group has closed J&J Haslett's ambient distribution centre in Derriaghy, Northern Ireland.Musgrave, which supplies Supervalu and Centra retailers in the province, acquired Mace operator Haslett in 2007. Musgrave announced in...
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Costcutter boss blames Nisa after fall in profits
Costcutter chairman Colin Graves has fanned the flames of his company's row with buying group Nisa-Today's by blaming it for a dip in Costcutter's profits.Graves said a 0.3% slump in pre-tax profits to £9.5m in the year ending April 2009...
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NewsEditor's Comment: Nisa-Today’s love triangle with Costcutter and Bibby will end in a messy divorce
Explosive rows signal what's likely to be a very acrimonious end of the affair
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Costcutter split looms in wake of failed Bibby bid
The gloves have come off in the increasingly bitter row surrounding Bibby Line's failed bid to take over buying group Nisa-Today's. Sir Michael Bibby whose Bibby Line Group owns 51% of Nisa's biggest member, Costcutter wrote to Nisa's...
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Spar sales soar 8.1% as recession propels local shopping trend
Spar has credited a strong sales uplift to the rise of local shopping coupled with a recession-driven revamp of its own-label range and advertising strategy. Sales shot up 8.1% in the three months to the end of June, with like-for-like...
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Profits twice as nice for BA Cash & Carry
Full-year pre-tax profits have more than doubled at Welsh wholesaler BA Cash & Carry.Profits jumped 101% to £282,262 in the year to 28 February, the Landmark Wholesale member revealed in accounts filed at Companies House. Sales rose...
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Nisa-Today’s to supply ADM Londis in Republic
Nisa-Today's is to stop recruiting new members in the Republic of Ireland after signing up the 360-strong ADM Londis symbol group this week.The deal, which comes into effect immediately, follows a trial at several Londis stores over the...
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Nisa says no to Bibby Line at the risk of losing Costcutter
Nisa-Today's has rejected a buy-out offer from Bibby Line, which owns Costcutter, Nisa's biggest member. But was it a good move? Peter Cripps reports
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Gillett’s claims its banking woes are over
Gillett's has insisted its banking troubles are over after it emerged the southwestern Spar retailer was fined last year for breaching lending covenants.Accounts at Companies House show Gillett's was charged by Royal Bank of Scotland...
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Crouch End indie set to battle Waitrose c-store
Budgens retailer Andrew Thornton is gearing up to take on Waitrose after the supermarket chain revealed it was opening its first London convenience store just a few yards from his Crouch End store.
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Crouch End indie set to battle Waitrose c-store
Budgens retailer Andrew Thornton is gearing up to take on Waitrose after the supermarket chain revealed it was opening its first London convenience store just a few yards from his Crouch End store. Waitrose plans to take over the 6,230 sq ft...
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Nisa-Today’s launches new Gold package
Nisa-Today's has launched the second phase of its New Era Trading Terms loyalty scheme, to run alongside its existing scheme.
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Musgrave to revamp own label lines for Londis and Budgens
Musgrave Retail Partners GB is planning a raft of NPD this year, including four new ranges, as part of an overhaul of its Budgens and Londis own-label lines.
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Hall buys plant to lift retailer sarnie profits
Spar wholesaler James Hall & Co has bought a sandwich factory to supply Spar stores in the north of England, cutting Greencore out of the chain.Hall has spent more than £1m buying the plant in Blackpool and seven lorries to help deliver the...