All articles by Beth Brooks – Page 78
-
News
Musgrave boss Smith named FWD chairman
Musgrave Retail Partners GB managing director Phil Smith has been named as the new chairman of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors.
-
News
Greenpeace attacks fail to dent sales of Nestlé’s Kit Kat bars
A hard-hitting Greenpeace campaign targeting Nestlé's Kit Kat has failed to harm sales of the brand, The Grocer can reveal. In one of the most shocking and graphic viral videos ever made about a brand, an office worker eats a Kit Kat that...
-
NewsCan The Co-op stem the leak in ex-Somerfield store sales?
Leaked figures show sales at Somerfield stores converted to the The Co-operative fascia have plummeted. Beth Phillips takes a look at the wider picture
-
NewsCarroll handed deputy CEO role at Midlands Co-op
Midlands Co-operative Society has named Tony Carroll as its deputy chief executive.
-
News
Much ado about Tuffins
It was stocking local food and £1 lines before they were a twinkle in the supermarkets’ eyes – and it’s increased its store estate by 50% in the past two months. Beth Phillips reports
-
News
Alworths scours UK for potential acquisitions
Fledgling variety store chain Alworths, launched following the collapse of Woolworths, is on the acquisition trail with a view to creating a 100-store estate.
-
NewsP&H and Makro cosy up to create PalMak
The OFT has given the green light to a buying alliance between wholesalers Palmer & Harvey and Makro this week but wholesalers warn it could lead to closer scrutiny of other buying groups in the future.
-
NewsHot Topic: A P&H-Makro merger would make sense
A merger would make sense. P&H and Makro have a lot to offer each other and would move the enlarged company into new areas
-
NewsScotmid racks up record £10m profits
Scotmid Co-operative Society has broken through the £10m profit barrier for the first time.
-
News
Asco closes store while suppliers wait for cash
Asco Stores has closed its only store, in Warrington, after just four and a half months trading. "This store is now closed for a temporary period," a sign on the door reads. "We will reopen in the near future. Apologies for any...
-
News
Cafédirect kicks off growth plan with recruitment spree
Cafédirect has appointed a retail controller and a foodservice controller to kick off what it called "an exciting new period of growth".The Fairtrade hot drinks specialist has taken on Ben Styche as retail controller and Chris Haddy as...
-
NewsTwinings and Ovaltine on the boil as ABF profits jump a fifth
“Very strong trading” has helped Associated British Foods post a 20% jump in half-year profits.
-
News
Tesco planning bigger push for buy one get one free later promos
Tesco is working on ways to roll out buy one get one free later on a larger scale.The retailer offered the bogofl deal on pineapple, melon, salad and lettuce as part of a two-week trial in January this year.Speaking at a...
-
News
Indie forecourts hit by record high fuel prices
Record fuel prices have hit independent forecourt retailers the hardest with retail sales coming under pressure as more drivers opt to fuel up at the mults.As the average price of a litre of fuel rose to a record high of 120p last week,...
-
NewsUniq UK back in black but group losses mount
Uniq’s UK business is back in the black, despite the own-label manufacturer posting pre-tax losses across the group of £18.5m in 2009.
-
NewsWork begins on The Co-op’s giant RDC
Work is set to start next month on The Co-operative Group’s new regional distribution centre in Andover, Hampshire.
-
News
Asco plans expansion despite £26k bill claim
Asco Stores is planning a raft of store openings, despite the threat of a winding-up petition.The fledgling supermarket chain, which currently has just one store, in Warrington, is planning to open stores in Formby and...
-
NewsTesco swoops for Scotmid’s largest store
Scotmid Co-operative Society has sold its largest store to Tesco for an undisclosed sum.
-
NewsThe Co-op debuts first 100% recycled basket
The Co-operative Group has launched what it claims is the UK’s first 100% recycled plastic shopping basket.
-
News
No 25p eggs this year, as retailers avoid oversupply
Consumers hoping to grab cut-price Easter eggs are set to be disappointed.Wholesalers are reporting limited excess Easter egg stock this year, unlike last year when supermarkets returned hundreds of thousands of eggs to manufacturers,...