All articles by Beth Brooks – Page 83
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Independent View: The march of the discounters
Sales are soaring as recession-conscious, bargain-hunting consumers head to discount indie stores in their droves, reports Beth Phillips
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Suppliers left with post-Woolies egg mountain
Manufacturers have been left with hundreds of thousands of excess Easter eggs after the supermarkets failed to sell stocks despite eye-watering promotions.
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InBev names line-up for its enlarged operations
InBev UK directors have taken up their new roles as part of the new UK and Ireland management team at Anheuser-Busch InBev at the expense of their A-B counterparts. Steve McAllister, MD for take home retail at InBev UK, becomes divisional...
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NewsCellar & Kitchen put on hold as recession hits
Brewer Adnams is to put on hold any expansion of its Cellar & Kitchen wine chain because of the economic downturn. The Southwold-based brewer this week reported a 64% drop in full-year operating profits to £1.5m for the year to 31...
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NewsDawson News hit by major contract losses
Newstrade sources have expressed concern over the future of newspaper and magazine wholesaler Dawson News, which has lost five major contracts in the space of six weeks. Dawson News revealed last week its £52m contract with Telegraph Media...
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NewsCadbury chews over bid for Chewits owner Leaf
Confectionery giant Cadbury has made a bid for Leaf International, the owner of Chewits sweets, according to press reports.
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Cranswick snaps up Bowes of Norfolk
Pork specialist Cranswick has acquired the family-owned pork business Bowes of Norfolk for £17.2m.
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Indies urged to make most of Easter Sunday
Wholesalers are urging independent retailers to capitalise on Easter Sunday when their larger supermarket rivals will be closed.Stores over 3,000 sq ft are not allowed to open in England and Wales on Easter Sunday, leaving independent...
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Merger 'not spurred by pension fund hole'
Douglas Fletcher, CEO of Plymouth & South West Co-op, has poured cold water on speculation that the society had proposed a merger with The Co-operative Group to shore up a £17.4m deficit in its pension fund.Plymouth & South West Co-op, which...
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Smith retires from Unilever, making way for Simmons
Tony Smith, vice president of customer development at Unilever UK & Ireland, is set to retire later this year following a 28-year career at the manufacturing giant.
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Metro Group report reveals 16.4% sales plunge for Makro
Makro Cash & Carry’s sales plunged 16.4% last year – making it the worst-performing cash & carry company owned by Metro Group.Metro Group’s annual report for the 12 months to December 2008, published this week, revealed Makro recorded sales...
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NewsDisplay ban 'will shut down 3,600 c-stores'
As many as 3,600 independent c-stores are at risk of closure if the repercussions of a proposed tobacco display ban in the UK are as severe as those felt in Canada. The estimate, calculated by The Grocer, comes in the wake of new data from…
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NewsMorrisons' non-food to grow by 500 lines
Morrisons is planning to move further into non-food this year with the launch of 500 new lines. The chain had chosen not to offer an extensive non-food range like its rivals, but CEO Marc Bolland said the 500 lines would be added to...
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NewsP&H to give Mace its second relaunch in two-year period
Palmer & Harvey, the UK's biggest wholesaler, is following in Booker's footsteps by relaunching its symbol fascia Mace. The wholesaler planned to unveil a "fresh, modern identity" for the currently silver and blue fascia at its trade show...
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Plymouth & South West Co-op to merge with The Co-operative Group
Plymouth & South West Co-operative Society has become the latest regional society to join forces with the might of The Co-operative Group.
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Foo.go store closed after Greencore buys up just supply side
Foo.go, the convenience food supplier and retailer that last May unveiled ambitious expansion plans to become a national retail chain within four years, has closed its only store.The company, which supplies sandwiches and other food-to-go...
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Young's promotes Baker to expand its frozen seafood sales
Steve Baker is the new sales director at seafood specialist Young's Seafood. In a new role, Baker will head a 12-strong commercial team and continue Young's drive to expand the frozen fish market.Sales of Young's frozen branded fish were up...
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NewsBooker targets 1,000 new Premier retailers
Booker is relaunching its Premier fascia in a bid to become "the UK's biggest and best symbol group" and convert 1,000 new retailers to the cause. The cash & carry giant is re-classifying its 2,250 Premier stores as small, medium or large and...
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Scots will go on ‘booze cruise’ to fight the ban
Carlisle could become the next Calais and Belfast the next Boulogne if the Scottish Government’s crackdown on alcohol comes to pass. That’s the prediction of retailers and wholesalers north and south of the border, who believe Scottish shoppers would flock into England and even Northern Ireland in search of cheaper ...
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Wind of change
The Co-operative Group's completed £1.57bn acquisition of Somerfield shows the co-op movement is once again a force to be reckoned with. But how will the deal affect the other societies? And does further consolidation lie ahead? Beth Phillips reports