Metro Group

Metro Group narrows losses in first quarter

02 May 2013 | By Beth Phillips

Metro Group narrowed its losses in first quarter, but sales continued to fall.

Makro

Booker-Makro deal gets the green light

19 Apr 2013 | By Beth Phillips

Booker’s £140m acquisition of Makro has been given the green light by the Competition Commission.

Booker given provisional green light on Makro

Booker given provisional green light on Makro

17 Mar 2013 | By Beth Phillips

Makro would have been sold to a “distressed-business specialist” if it had not been bought by Booker, the Competition Comm…

Makro Mystery Tour is the key to Wilson's masterplan

Makro Mystery Tour is the key to Wilson's masterplan Subscription

27 Oct 2012 | By Beth Phillips

Inspired by a bus tour of depots, Charles Wilson’s integration plans are compellingly simple

There's something of Sir Terry Leahy in Charles Wilson

02 Jun 2012 | Updated: 07 Jun 2012 | By Adam Leyland

Next week, I’m interviewing Sir Terry Leahy about his insightful new management book, 10 Words.

new Makro depot

Metro closes the Book on Makro Subscription

30 May 2012 | Updated: 31 May 2012 | By Beth Phillips

Last week we asked Booker CEO Charles Wilson whether the wholesaler’s £63.4m net cash…

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Asda not 'misreported'

06 Apr 2013 | Updated: 08 Apr 2013

The Grocer recently reported that Asda had claimed its initial comments in relation to the Booker/Makro merger had been “misreported”…

An occupancy precedent

14 Jul 2012

Sir: The announcement that Makro has been successful in its appeal regarding its rates liability under…

Makro got very confused

09 Jun 2012

I worked for Makro for a long time. We got very confused over the years as to what we were - a very expensive…

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