Archive of all Wholesalers articles – Page 57
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NewsBooker HGV drivers balloted over strike action
Unite has accused managers at Booker of being “missing in action”
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NewsCook concessions soar as 150 are added in past year
Sales from concessions were up 20% in the last year and now make up two-fifths of Cook’s total sales
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NewsWelsh wholesaler Castell Howell ups driver wages by 24% to fight shortage
It has also increased pay to workers in its six depots by 8% this year
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NewsConfex reports sales jump of 30% since the start of the year
The group has recruited eight new members this year, taking its membership to 219 wholesalers
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NewsWomen facing less gender discrimination in wholesale sector, survey finds
However, a “lack of respect” was cited as the biggest challenge for women by 28% of respondents
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NewsHancocks invests £60k in Newcastle depot upgrade
The site is the only one of Hancocks’ 14 branches to undergo a revamp currently
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Comment & OpinionThe shift to online could exacerbate grocery sector employment inequalities
Retailers and the government both have a part to play in preventing an inequality crisis, says Abbie Winton, a final year PhD researcher at Alliance Manchester Business School
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NewsReynolds partners with Davin Foods to strengthen its prepared produce capabilities
The partnership would help Reynolds become ‘the UK’s go-to solution for chilled foods’, it said
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NewsBlakemore still operating from Hastings depot despite closure plan
Blakemore has recruited 84 new drivers in the past four months
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NewsSpringvale Foods to ramp up growth with takeover of Hider Foods
Hider Foods Imports supplies delis, cafés, farm shops and garden centres with luxury food brands
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NewsTim Fairs joins Bestway Wholesale from McColl’s
Fairs spent three-and-a-half years at McColl’s as customer director
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat Asda’s bulk buy move says about wholesale ambition
Asda is trialling bulk buys in 10 stores. With Tesco also evolving its own bulk buy concept, will shoppers be keen to fill their shelves?
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NewsFife Creamery to expand into frozen after £1.6m funding boost
Funding will enable the construction of a new cold store in Kirkcaldy
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NewsBooker faces strike action from HGV drivers over pay dispute
Unite claims Booker has refused to offer drivers at Thamesmead the same £5 an hour increase it gave to drivers in Hemel Hempstead
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NewsNisa caps frozen food delivery volumes due to driver shortage
Nisa has also brought forward the deadlines for retailers to order frozen products for next-day de-livery from noon to 11am
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NewsWholesalers call for progress on access to £1.5bn business rates relief fund
Key legislation is awaiting its third reading in the House of Commons
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NewsHyperama profits double after new software systems installed
Hyperama has invested £350k in the last 12 months on the implementation of three key software systems
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NewsKitwave targeting next acquisition in early 2022
This week the wholesaler posted its inaugural results as a listed company.
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NewsAsda rolls out Deal Depot bulk buy concept to 10 more stores
Asda will also test a smaller selection of bulk buy items in a further five stores
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NewsDriver crisis: Bestway forced to collect orders from ports to keep supply flowing
The wholesaler has implemented a number of emergency measures as deliveries of products are delayed or cancelled