Archive of all Bestway articles – Page 10
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NewsConviviality signs £4.3m fintech contract as Matthew Clark takeover completes
Conviviality Retail has signed a new contract with financial technology business Universe to provide point-of-sale, payment and encryption services. It comes as Conviviality’s £200m reverse takeover of wine and spirits supplier Matthew Clark cleared its final hurdle yesterday.
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Analysis & FeaturesConviviality: a Booker for the drinks trade?
£1.1bn merger creates on and off-trade giant but execution is key
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NewsBestway launches world foods in strategically selected depots
Bestway has launched a new range of branded world food products from seven global regions…
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Analysis & FeaturesConviviality Retails sidesteps takeover questions to focus on growth story
Conviviality Retail sought to shake any shadow potentially cast over today’s full-year results by the headline-grabbing reverse takeover bid of wine wholesale Matthew Clark by refusing to answer any questions on the subject.
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NewsBargain Booze owner lays foundations for growth
Conviviality Retail boss Diana Hunter has said the group is in a “strong position” to grow in the coming years after the Bargain Booze owner increased revenues 2.4% to £364.1m.
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NewsBestway scraps credit card charges for customers
Bestway Wholesale has axed credit card transaction fees at its 60 Bestway and Batleys depots as well as across its websites and mobile app.
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NewsBargain Booze launches ‘cheeky’ take on Aldi adverts
Bargain Booze has launched a “cheeky” advertising campaign reversing the successful series of Aldi price comparison adverts as the off-licence chain matches the price of Carlsberg Export and Smirnoff vodka with the discounter’s own-label products.
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NewsBestway opens first two Well pharmacies acquired in Co-op deal
The Well brand will be rolled out across the entire pharmacy estate, which the cash and carry giant bought last July for £620m from The Co-operative Group
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NewsBargain Booze sales slip, but Conviviality profits rise by 2.3%
Bargain Booze owner Conviviality Retail has reported full year revenues up 2.3%, but a dip in like-for-like sales as it fought against a slower than expected rate of store openings and heavy discounting in the alcohol retail sector.
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NewsBestway sees 22% increase in delivered sales, outstripping Londis
Bestway said it had clocked up delivered sales of more than £650m in retail in the past year for the first time
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NewsJonathan James joins Conviviality as franchisee of 36 c-stores
James, who is a former chairman of the ACS and ran Spar and Budgens c-stores in Cambridgeshire, plans to grow his number of stores within Conviviality to 100
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NewsConviviality buys GT News' 37 stores, will convert most to Bargain Booze
Conviviality Retail says acquisition is in line with plans for “geographical expansion”
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NewsCity snapshot: Conviviality Retail buys GT News
Conviviality Retail is back on the acquisition trail after announcing the purchase of East Midlands and Yorkshire convenience chain GT News. Plus, food price deflation, B&M share placement and the latest market news from the City.
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NewsBestway drop shipment arm to be run by IDC
Bestway has handed over the management of its drop shipment business to IDC…
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Analysis & FeaturesConviviality Retail drinks to rise in Christmas sales without the need to squeeze margins
Bargain Booze owner pushes up Christmas sales without resorting to an investment in margin.
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Analysis & FeaturesFascias & Franchises Special Report 2015
It’s been a huge year for symbol groups with bright new entrants, chaotic changes, new enemies and a flurry of switching…
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NewsConviviality teams up with Scotmid for Scottish franchise
Scotmid Co-operative is poised to become Conviviality Retail’s exclusive Scottish franchise early next year.
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NewsBestway 'won't lose focus' after Co-op Pharmacy acquisition
Chief executive Zameer Choudrey has reiterated Bestway’s commitment to wholesaling following its £620m acquisition of The …
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NewsBestway not set to supply easyFoodstore despite discussions
Bestway has held talks with representatives of Easyjet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou but is not about to start supplying hi…
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NewsBestway launches own-label fruity ciders
Bestway claims it has become the first UK wholesaler to launch own-label products into the booming fruit-flavoured cider category.