Andrew Yaxley news, comment and opinion
Andrew Yaxley is CEO of Booker, the wholesale arm of Tesco. He is the former Tesco Ireland CEO. The Grocer covers Yaxley and Booker across news, comment and features.
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NewsBooker appoints Stuart Hyslop as chief operations officer
Hyslop is taking over from Jonny McQuarrie, who left the business in June
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NewsVenus Wines & Spirits boosts regional presence with West Midlands depot
The 13,500 sq ft site forms part of Booker’s strategy to bolster its beverage portfolio and grow its presence
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NewsWholesalers urge Starmer to address budget’s long-term negative consequences
FWD members expressed ‘grave concerns’ over the impact of the budget
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NewsTesco goes back to the future with food to go stores trial
The supermarket said it was using insights from data arm Dunnhumby to replace sales space, which in many cases had been previously taken up by HFSS promotions
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NewsBooker acquires Venus Wine & Spirit Merchants
Venus’ 4,000-strong selection will boost the company’s strategy to premiumise drink its offering
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NewsBooker renews contract with Rontec for five more years
Rontec has been working with Booker since 2015. It also owns Spar and Morrisons Daily sites, amounting to 266 stores across England and Wales
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NewsGrocery legend Charles Wilson awarded CBE
Wilson is a long-serving champion of GroceryAid, serving as the charity’s president from January 2020 to December 2021
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Big 30 Wholesalers 2023: taking a seat in supermarket boardrooms
Bestway’s swoop on Sainsbury’s has fuelled speculation of a reverse takeover – a further sign of the sector’s growing influence on grocery
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NewsGrocer Gold Awards 2022: national wholesaler of the year
Booker has extended its dominance over UK wholesale through online expansion
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NewsAlmost 50% of independent retailers are using Booker
Lumina Intelligence’s Wholesale Markets Report 2021 found that 47% of convenience retailers shopped with Booker from October to December last year
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Analysis & Features2022’s Big 30: the inflation battle facing Britain’s biggest wholesalers
Wholesalers have battled the challenges of Covid and Brexit with aplomb. But they now find themselves in the eye of another storm with rampant inflation… and patchy availability
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Analysis & Features16 of the biggest moments in grocery in 2021
Serial shortages, Amazon’s arrival and Aldi’s efforts to #FreeCuthbert – 2021 was never dull.
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Comment & OpinionAsda search for new CEO reminiscent of Tottenham Hotspur’s protracted recruitment of new manager
The Issa brothers are struggling to find a successor to Roger Burnley, who stepped down earlier this month
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NewsTesco gives £250,000 to help LGBTQ+ charities hit by pandemic
A long-standing supporter of Pride events, the supermarket said the money was a sign it was committed to marking the occasion for customers and colleagues
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NewsBooker sales surge despite Covid catering impact
The wholesale giant enjoyed a 18.5% jump in retail sales as more shoppers turned to convenience stores during the crisis
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Analysis & FeaturesThe 30 biggest wholesalers in the UK 2021: the good, the bad and the ugly
It’s been a bloody battlefield for the wholesale sector in the pandemic. What’s happened and what’s the outlook?
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NewsSupermarket ranges and promotions back at pre-pandemic levels
According to data from Assosia, for the top six supermarkets there are now 2,223 fewer product lines than at the start of March
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ProfilesHow did ‘continuity candidate’ Ken Murphy fare in first outing as Tesco boss?
The new Tesco boss said he was fully behind its EDLP push, expected the online boom to remain – and showed flashes of charisma
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Charles Wilson steps down, what now for Booker?
Wilson has embodied Booker for many of its members, some of whom fear new boss, Tesco’s Andrew Yaxley, will have different priorities
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NewsBooker to merge Chef Direct foodservice business with Best Food Logistics
The wholesaler has reviewed its foodservice operations in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis