Archive of all Booker articles – Page 12
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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.
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Analysis & FeaturesBooker shares dive on news of sharp Makro sales fall
Booker shares continued their slide on Wednesday after reporting a sharp fall in Makro sales…
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NewsImprove That Price adds Booker and Bestway special deals
Improve That Price, the price comparison website for caterers, has added Booker and Bestway special deals…
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NewsBooker opens first Premier in Northern Ireland
Booker has opened its first Premier convenience store in Northern Ireland. The launch follows the wholesaler’s acquisition of Makro in April last year. Booker did not have a presence in Northern Ireland prior to the deal. The 870 sq ft store opened in Newtownards and is owned by retailer Brian ...
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NewsEmarket to take on wholesale rivals on 100 core lines
Online wholesale site Emarket has pledged to beat Booker and Bestway’s prices on 100 core lines…
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Retailers find a cure for finance problems with new credit union
Leading retailers are joining forces to help retail staff who find themselves in financial difficulties…
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NewsPremier to offer more 'Mega Deals' to members
Booker’s Premier chain is to increase the number of ‘Mega Deals’ it offers to mark its 20th anniversary…
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Analysis & FeaturesRowan revs up discounter wholesaling with Revlon
Selling clearance stock to discounters has served Rowan well but now it’s eyeing exclusive strategic partnerships…
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Analysis & FeaturesBooker makes Makro economics work with best of both approach
After a litany of losses, the wholesaler has chalked up an £11m profit. How did the Wilson masterplan fix things so quickl…
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NewsMakro back in profit as Booker sales climb 17.3%
Makro is back in profit, Booker revealed today.
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NewsBooker slammed by wholesalers for supplying BHS Food
Booker has been accused of failing to support indies following its decision to supply products to BHS…
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NewsBooker now UK’s biggest grocery wholesaler by turnover
Booker has overtaken Palmer & Harvey to become the UK’s biggest grocery wholesaler by turnover, after reporting full-year sales of £4.7bn.
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Comment & OpinionWilson's City Food Lecture: astute and cleverly subversive
Wilson painted the supermarkets as latterday Gordon Browns, knowing only how to spend, spend, spend…
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NewsBooker's Euro Shopper range launches £1 price-marked milk
Booker launches £1 Euro Shopper milks…
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NewsMakro economics cast shadow over more buoyant wholesale sector
The profit margins of the UK’s 30 largest grocery wholesalers have slipped again to an even thinner 1.3%…