Bestway news and analysis – Page 5
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Analysis & FeaturesFrom Best-one to Budgens, what do the UK’s symbol and franchise groups have to offer in 2022?
After another turbulent year, how have the UK’s convenience symbol groups and fascias evolved? And how do they compare?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy the convenience market is betting big on its future
A new wave of shoppers has brought a raft of extra money into the convenience sector. Now retailers are investing in their stores to upgrade them for the new age
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NewsWH Smith opens store with Well Pharmacy at Euston station
WH Smith opened its first store with a Well Pharmacy at Gatwick airport in April 2019 and added a second at Heathrow last August
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NewsBestway marketing head Tim Fairs leaves business after less than four months
Fairs joined Bestway in mid-August with responsibility to support growth and innovation across its retail arm
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NewsBestway ‘pioneer’ Adalat Khan Chaudhary passes away
He passed away ‘peacefully and surrounded by his family’ in Pakistan at the weekend
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NewsBestway pauses rollout of Appy Shop across Costcutter stores following takeover
Bestway paused the planned mobilisation of the app due to “other priorities”
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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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NewsBestway Wholesale gives symbols access to cash & carry depots
Move includes Costcutter and Best-one retailers and the wholesaler is also promising to honour rebate rewards
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Comment & OpinionDefra’s plan to battle labour shortages is a step in the right direction. Will government back it?
’We know the best-laid plans in Defra must overcome a substantial hurdle to become a reality: cross-government support’
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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
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NewsBestway revenues hit £2.5bn as wholesale profits soar 260%
EBITDA for Bestway Wholesale Group jumped 82% from £20.8m to £37.9m
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NewsNisa retailer Harj Dhasee switches to SimplyFresh’s Sainsbury’s format
Dhasee currently runs two ‘Village Stores’ under a Nisa banner in Mickleton in the Cotswolds
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NewsBestway Wholesale consolidates retail businesses in restructure
A new combined retail division will be led by Costcutter retail director Mike Hollis, who becomes Bestway retail director
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NewsBestway Wholesale pushes industry-wide healthy eating agenda
The wholesaler launched the healthy eating initiative to demonstrate how low-sugar and low-fat products could boost retailers’ sales
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NewsBestway rolls out partnership with shopping app Jisp
The app offers home delivery, click & collect and scan & go services for local shops
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NewsBestway Wholesale kicks off lateral flow testing programme
The wholesale giant has been able to identify four asymptomatic coronavirus cases so far
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NewsBestway completes Costcutter takeover following FCA approval
Bestway COO Naser Khan has been charged with overseeing the Costcutter integration
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the fascias have taken recruitment online
Coronavirus put an end to trade shows, store visits and face-to-face meetings that symbols usually use to recruit new members. But many have still managed to win new business. Here’s how
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NewsBestway invites Costcutter retailers to shop in depot ahead of deal completion
The wholesaler announced before Christmas that it had agreed to buy Costcutter for an undisclosed fee
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Comment & OpinionIf it’s not a supply deal, what is Bestway getting from its Costcutter purchase?
Bestway has confirmed the Co-op supply arrangement will remain in place until 2026. In the meantime, the wholesaler will reap other benefits