Archive of all Booker articles – Page 12
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NewsCMA approves Booker’s acquisition of Londis and Budgens
Booker has received regulatory clearance from the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority for its acquisition of Musgrave Retail Partners GB, which runs the Londis and Budgens chains in Great Britain.
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NewsCity snapshot: Booker gets green light for Londis and Budgens takeover
The Competition & Markets Authority has cleared Booker Group’s acquisition of Londis and Budgens as Booker’s 10-week like-for-like non-tobacco sales rise 0.5%.
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NewsBooker's Mark Aylwin takes over as Musgrave GB MD
Booker veteran Mark Aylwin has been appointed managing director of Musgrave Retail Partners GB to replace Peter Ridler.
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NewsBooker shares down following 'subdued' numbers
Booker has been a standout City performer over the past year, but its shares fell this week
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NewsBooker shares slide after “subdued” first quarter trading
Shares in Booker fell 3.3% to 160.8p today after the wholesaler revealed a group-wide like-for-like growth of 0.4%
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NewsNew Booker chairman is former Müller Dairies boss Stewart Gilliland
Booker has this morning announced that Stewart Gilliland will replace Richard Rose as non-executive chairman.
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NewsBooker executives sell on shares worth £11.5m
The group of execs, not including CEO Charles Wilson, sold a collective total of 6.8 million shares for 170p each
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NewsBudgens, Londis have high hopes of Booker
Booker created a convenience retail powerhouse when it swooped on Budgens and Londis in a £40m deal last month
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NewsCity Snapshot: Booker to buy Londis and Budgens
Booker has signed a deal with Musgrave to buy its Londis and Budgens chains in the UK for £40m, plus Dairy Crest’s annual profits collapse, Booker’s full-year results and the rest of today’s news from the City
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NewsBooker adds four meat SKUs to Butcher's Market range
Chicken thighs (rsp: £1.99/600g) and whole chickens (rsp: £3.99/1.4kg) are among four SKUs to be added to the range
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NewsBHS extends in-store concessions with Booker and Compass Group
The high street retailer, which was acquired by Retail Acquisitions last month, said Booker would be its exclusive food supplier for its convenience offer
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NewsBooker leapfrogs P&H to take top spot on Big 30 rankings
The Grocer’s ranking of the UK’s 30 biggest grocery wholesalers has a new number one…
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NewsBooker sales increase 2.5% in third quarter
Booker’s like-for-like sales rose by 2.5% in the 16 weeks to 2 January…
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Analysis & FeaturesFascias & Franchises Special Report 2015
It’s been a huge year for symbol groups with bright new entrants, chaotic changes, new enemies and a flurry of switching…
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NewsRussian troubles hit Metro's full-year figures
Christmas trading is picking up for retailing giant Metro Group after a slow start for its food and textile business in Germany, with Metro Cash and Carry and Media-Saturn showing record year-on-year growth in December.
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NewsEddie Lynagh named senior VP of Scottish Wholesale Association
Booker area manager Eddie Lynagh has been named senior vice president of the Scottish Wholesale Association…
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NewsFour new Booker Makro dual format C&C depots on the way
Booker is rolling out its new Booker/Makro combined format to four new depots over the next few months…
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Analysis & FeaturesFamily Shopper: how convenience discounting is a family trade
Booker has ambitious plans for Family Shopper, its fledgling discount convenience fascia…
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Analysis & FeaturesBooker could benefit from tempting customers into impulse buys
New research suggests there are a number of key opportunities in the wholesale sector for Booker to tap
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NewsMetro sells its 9% stake in Booker
German retailer Metro has sold its entire stake in Britain’s biggest cash-and-carry wholesaler Booker for £196m.