All Wholesalers articles – Page 125
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Somerfield takes Back
Rod Addy Somerfield group finance director Martin Gatto is resigning as a director next week after nine years working for the multiple. Somerfield has recruited Budgens' group finance director Steven Back to replace him. Gatto worked...
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Budgens goes for £1bn
Elaine Watson Budgens' new owner Musgrave has pledged to double the size of the business in five years to take turnover beyond the £1bn mark. Growth will come from a two-pronged strategy of injecting more resources into the Budgens Local...
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Londis cigs drop by 4p
Symbol group Londis has negotiated a 4p price cut on its own label cigarettes, making a pack of twenty 12p cheaper than the cheapest branded equivalent. The move follows the purchase of the cigarettes' German manufacturer, Reemtsma, by Imperial...
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Budgens failed to release its annual results this week as pl
Safeway has dismissed reports it is considering returning to TV advertising in the near future. The supermarket said it was reviewing media planning and buying and was meeting with four agencies, but had not yet taken on anyone new. Greencore has...
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Job of the week
Name: Ian Farish Position: South Elmsall RDC general manager Company: Londis The job: The £14.73m regional distribution centre at South Elmsall, near Wakefield, is a spring board for Londis' long-awaited growth into Scotland. It started...
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Bites: Whole Earth Foods; SmithKline Beecham; Budgens; Kettle Chips
EU regulations forbid Whole Earth Foods to call its new range of Organic Pure Fruit Spreads in six flavours jams' as they are sweetened with fruit juice rather than sugar. SmithKline Beecham is adding an Aquafresh Max Active chunky-handled...
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Budgens has received an approach from Irish company Musgrave
Waitrose achieved a record operating profit of £92.7m for the year to January 26, compared with £57m last year. John Lewis Partnership's share of the loss on Ocado, the Waitrose branded online shopping service, was up from £3.8m to £17.8m. Former...
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Londis freehold for sale
Located on a busy parade, the Londis Top Shop in Victoria Road, Saltney, Cheshire, turns in trading figures of more than £12,000 a week plus £3,500 of lottery ticket sales. Gross profit approaches £95,000 and there are opportunities to increase...
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Today's Group md Rodney Hunt has taken over from Steve Parfe
Tesco says its sales of widescreen TVs are up 220% since Easter as shoppers prepare for a summer of sport. The supermarket is budgeting for a 500% year-on-year rise in widescreen TV sales in May. Londis has now converted 47 stores to its Genesis...
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Londis and Co-op's ECR collaboration delivers'
Elaine Watson Londis and the Co-operative Group are "significantly more advanced" than the multiples when it comes to developing the collaborative relationships with suppliers ECR is striving for, claims software firm JDA. JDA Europe md Andrew...
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Londis launches dedicated training pack
Londis is launching what it claims is the first complete convenience store training package for staff from June this year. The scheme has been designed in partnership with Belmont House and was unveiled at the Londis Retailing 2002 shows this week....
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Republic of Ireland
New Irish wholesaling force formed Two wholesaling groups in the Republic of Ireland have joined forces to fight off the growing dominance of market leaders BWG and Musgraves. Associated National Distributors Keencost and the National Wholesale...
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Budgens to trial railway store at Norwich station
Budgens is to experiment with a railway concourse offer in a joint pilot project with Anglian Convenience at Norwich. Budgens franchise operations director Norman Kears said the station format was likely to be a one-off, operated by Budgens Local...
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Budgens Local has been the making of Anglian Convenience,
Independent retailer Peter Head reckons Budgens is one of the best kept secrets in the business. And he should know. For the operational director of up-and-coming Anglian Convenience says since signing up to the Budgens Local scheme, sales have…
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Newcomers to Budgens
Budgens is set to unveil a new range of 60 £5-£10 wines next week. Senior wine buyer Christine Sandys has spent the past two years revamping the supermarket's wines and this is the latest stage of her strategy. Until now Sandys has concentrated on...
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Relaunch campaign
Budgens is relaunching with a £4m television, press and in-store advertising campaign due to start this quarter. The 234-store grocery chain will be repositioned as "fresh, friendly and value for money" as it goes head to head with the major...
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another partner for tarrango
Australian winemaker Brown Brothers has increased the off-trade distribution for its varietal Tarrango with a listing in Budgens. The grape is produced exclusively by the company and its stockists include the Co-operative Group, Tesco, Sainsbury...
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Londis wants pharmacy sites as well as more forecourts
Londis is targeting pharmacies and forecourt sites to boost its estate this year. Sales director Terry Bedford said he was talking to a number of multiple pharmacists interested in adding a grocery offer after the success of last year's tie up with...
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Rusts seeks south east expansion
Swindon based convenience store chain Rusts is on the acquisition trail to boost its estate in the south-east. Rusts operates 11 stores stretching from Swindon in the west to Chelmsford in the east. The chain is supplied by Londis, but retains...
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Bettering the majors'
Budgens has learnt lessons from the major multiples which will enable it to meet customers needs better than they can, says senior controller for Fresh Foods Steve Carter. The chain is adopting initiatives on pricing and range that are available in...