Archive of all Wholesalers articles – Page 122
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NewsImprovethatprice catering comparison website builds traffic
Improvethatprice.com has attracted 50 suppliers since launch a year ago…
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NewsDhamecha carries out cash & carry depot refurbs
Dhamecha Cash & Carry is embarking on a depot refurbishment programme…
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NewsHalal meat: 3663 drops McColgan's halal products over pork DNA discovery
3663 has said it will no longer source halal products from Northern Irish manufacturer McColgan’s Quality Foods, after traces of pork DNA were found in supposedly halal meat products supplied to prisons.
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Category ReportIt's not all about Makro at Booker
With all of the excitement surrounding the Makro deal, it would be easy to overlook the success of Booker in 2012 before Makro even joins the party…
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Category ReportDoes a Booker/Makro merger spell trouble for the competition?
As we reveal this year’s Big 30, we look at the impact of a bigger Booker…
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Category ReportDear Mr Cameron...
We asked leading wholesale figures from the Big 30 what they would ask the government to do to help their business. Here’s what they said…
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Wholesalers face up to falling profits as the Big 30 is revealed
The average profit margin of the UK’s 30 largest grocery wholesalers has shrunk from 1.7% to a fragile 1.5%…
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NewsLamb suppliers call on mults to pay 'fairer' share
British lamb producers are cranking up the pressure on retailers to pay them a fairer price…
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NewsFWD says 'overhauling drawback will not stamp out duty fraud'
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors has reiterated calls for the introduction of duty marks across all UK alcohol…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe future of fascias?
For every spotty youth Sainsbury’s employs in a c-store, how many independent retailers go bust?…
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NewsSeasonal boost for Appleby Westward sales
Total sales rose 2.3% at Spar wholesaler Appleby Westward over Christmas….
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Analysis & FeaturesAn End to Hedging
A new bakery, deli and butchers’ counter has helped Noel Kavanagh’s former Somerfield achieve massive sales growth…
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Analysis & FeaturesSymbols of strength
On the embattled UK high street, it’s a case of survival of the fittest…
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NewsSales up at Smiths News
Smiths News has reported a 2% increase in group sales for the 19 weeks to 12 January, despite a continuing slide in newspaper and magazine sales.
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NewsDCS Europe exports hit by turmoil in Middle East
DCS Europe posted the biggest sales increase in its history last year…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does Ken's move mean for Greggs... and for Brakes?
News that Ken McMeikan had quit as Greggs CEO to move to Brakes was greeted…
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NewsCatering emerges as main concern for OFT in Booker/Makro deal
Booker and Makro’s dominance in catering was one of the main reasons why the £140m deal was referred…
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NewsMenzies and Smiths feel the Marketforce
Menzies Distribution and Smiths News have both extended their contracts with magazine distributor Marketforce…
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NewsParamount Foods folds as retailers secure own-label pizza supply
Supermarkets switched own-label pizza suppliers well before troubled Paramount Foods shut its doors this week…
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NewsFWD warns UK suppliers of growing risk of impersonation fraud
Wholesalers have seen a fall in business impersonation fraud targeting European suppliers,…