Archive of all Booker articles
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NewsBooker locks prices on 800 lines during Christmas season
The wholesaler’s new catering guide contains new products and festive centrepieces
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NewsBooker launches new disability colleague network
The new colleague network will be the fourth Booker has introduced
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Comment & OpinionWhat can we learn from Tesco’s continued market dominance?
Tesco delivers on the things that matter to a lot of people, rather than trying to be the best at one or two elements, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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NewsBooker partners with Snappy Shopper for symbol retailers
Online shoppers can get access to a wide range of groceries from their local store via Snappy Shopper, with items delivered in 30 minutes
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NewsBooker locks prices for caterers on over 700 products until September
The prices will be fixed until 10 September, spanning categories such as grocery, meat & fish, frozen veg, alcohol and soft drinks
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Booker Premier takes Symbol/Franchise Retailer of the Year
Having celebrated its 30th anniversary, Premier added over 400 new stores to its stable last year
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Analysis & FeaturesHow fmcg is celebrating Pride Month 2024
Major grocery players like HelloFresh, Co-op, Britvic, Sysco GB and Tesco are demonstrating their commitment to Pride this month
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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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NewsKellanova recalls Chocolate Corn Flakes due to choking hazard
Kellanova has received complaints from consumers who have found that the product contains hard lumps of cereal
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NewsPepsiCo invests £8m into Pipers Crisps factory to meet demand
The funding will cover the installation of energy-efficient crisp fryers and packaging machines
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NewsBooker launches new look Londis concept store
Following a £150,000 investment by Sugeshan Jegasothy, the 1,530 ft store in Wiltshire opened last month with a new-look fascia, food to go and bakery zones
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Analysis & FeaturesSymbols, franchises, fascias and convenience in numbers
A break down of the store numbers, type as well as membership costs and minimum contract terms
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NewsBooker brings back Scratch2Win promotion in Premier
Retailers will be able to use spring promotions such as Scratch2Win to build momentum ahead of the key summer sales period
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NewsBooker invests over £5m into January value campaign
Available to Booker’s symbol retailers operating with Londis, Premier, Budgens and Family Shopper, the campaign will last until 30 January
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Analysis & FeaturesHeroes, car crashes and epic fails in our unofficial review of 2023
It’s been another rollercoaster year in grocery. Here’s our review of the ups and downs that came to define 2023
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NewsBooker locks wholesale prices on over 40 products for retailers
The price locks are on, beers, wines and spirits, including Stella Artois, 19 Crimes and Jack Daniel’s, as well as in the soft drinks category
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NewsDelivery robot driver gets extra training after ‘trying to run over’ pedestrian
The robot had been delivering Co-op groceries to a customer in Northampton when it drove across the lawn of their neighbour and ran over a cat repellent device
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NewsPremier launches ‘Pop Cave’ concept for soft drinks
Kept cool with automatic doors, the soft drink caves are up to 30% cheaper to chill than normal refrigeration, helping retailers to save on energy costs
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NewsPremier stores boost social media presence with SocioConnect tool
Booker-produced content can also be copied over to their social media pages via the app “in a matter of minutes”
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NewsBooker marks 400th Budgens store opening
The store is owned by independent retailers Paul McKenna and Graeme Wilson, and was transformed from a garden centre following a £650,000 investment