Archive of all Booker articles – Page 11
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NewsTesco-Booker deal scrutiny by CMA ranges from 246-400 stores
The successful completion of Tesco’s merger with wholesale giant Booker hinges on around 400 stores
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Comment & OpinionCatering, not indie retail, is the key to Tesco-Booker merger
It is great to hear that everyone will benefit from the Tesco ‘merger’ with Booker - but it’s also somewhat disingenuous
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco-Booker merger: all you need to know
What is the rationale, and who will the winners and losers be? What’s the view of the City?
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Comment & OpinionTesco-Booker doesn't click
The proposed merger of Booker and Tesco is very big news for the smaller store end of British grocery retail
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Comment & OpinionCMA must block Tesco-Booker merger
Charles Wilson has in the past rightly asserted that the food retail market is one entity
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NewsTesco and Booker antitrust teams talk merger with CMA
Any decision by the CMA on whether to launch a formal investigation is looking unlikely until at least next week
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NewsTesco and Booker confident of merger approval but CMA may have other ideas
One of the major unknowns thrown up by the surprise Tesco takeover of Booker is how the CMA will react and what remedies will be required to appease the monopoly watchdog. We look at the deal’s chances.
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NewsTesco’s Booker takeover: the big questions answered
As the food and drink industry digests the news of the proposed mega-merger between Booker and Tesco, The Grocer looks at the key questions posed by the deal
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NewsTesco and Booker’s £3.7bn merger: what the analysts say
Booker and Tesco today stunned The City this morning with plans for one of the biggest mergers in retail history. Here is how City analysts and other experts reacted to the news
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NewsBooker gets Budgens/Londis boost
Booker sales surged 15.2% in Q2 but the tobacco display ban remains a drag on performance
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NewsBooker sales squeezed by tobacco display ban and falling food prices
Booker revenues were hit by the tobacco display ban and continued food price deflation during the first quarter with like-for-like sales falling 2.9%.
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NewsCity snapshot: Booker profits up despite like-for-like sales slip
Operating profit (before exceptional items) was up 11% to £155.1m
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NewsCheap milk offers by Booker and Farmfoods slammed by farmers
NFU calls for greater transparency on how smaller retailers and wholesalers calculate prices
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NewsCo-op sells 36 former Somerfield stores to Food Retailer Group
Stores will transfer to Booker-owned Budgens without job losses
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NewsMotor Fuel Group to transfer supply for 300 stores to Booker
Costutter will continue to supply over 70 MFG forecourt stores
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NewsCity snapshot: Fourth quarter like for likes down 2.5% at Booker
Tobacco sales continued to be adversely impacted by the ban on small store display
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NewsBooker reports "good progress" with Londis and Budgens integration
Booker Group has reported “good progress” with the integration of Londis and Budgens following its £114.5m acquisition
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NewsMark Aylwin to leave Booker to run Matthew Clark
Bargain Booze owner Conviviality has poached Booker exec Mark Aylwin to run recently acquired wine wholesaler Matthew Clark.
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NewsPumpkin shortage won’t scare Budgens and Londis, says Booker
Growers have warned volumes could be down by up to 50%
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NewsBooker pledges support for Budgens and Londis retailers
Booker has underlined its commitment to supporting retailers that operate under its newly acquired Budgens and Londis brands in its interim results statement, announced today.