Archive of all Booker articles – Page 15
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NewsRecycled oil rebate doubled by Booker
Booker has doubled the rebate it pays catering customers for recycling used cooking oil.
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News50p or less: Booker shows off cheap Euro Shopper lines
Euro Shopper had its day in The Sun this week with Booker running an ad to promote the 26 lines in the value range…
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NewsBooker Mega Deals add £1m per month
Booker’s Mega Deal promotions for its symbol chain Premier have generated sales of £6m in just six months…
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NewsBooker gives publicans food for thought
Booker has launched a guide to help publicans with their food offer. The All About Food guide includes…
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Analysis & FeaturesJoin the online revolution!
Under Charles Wilson, Booker is leading UK wholesalers in the online revolution… but others are making up lost ground fast.
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Rankings81-90: Britain's Biggest Alcohol Brands 2012
A new bottle design for this German wine - and the introduction of a 5.5% abv variant…
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Comment & Opinion
There's more to life than Booker
For many years, and under different regimes, independent wholesalers traded against a market leader…
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NewsBooker Makro deal avoids pension hole
Booker’s cash-free debt-free deal to buy Makro means it won’t take on its £118m pension fund, documents have revealed.
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Analysis & FeaturesBooker lands a hat-trick of Grocer Gold accolades
Can anyone steal Booker’s crown? It’s won this award an incredible three years on the bounce, and for the fourth time in five years.
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NewsMakro deal set to open doors for Booker globally
Booker snapped up Makro Cash & Carry UK in a cash and shares deal worth £140m this week - securing a tantalising tie-up with Metro Group…
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NewsMakro resists calls to stop selling live lobster
Makro has rejected calls from animal welfare campaigners to stop selling live lobsters and crabs…
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Comment & Opinion
There's something of Sir Terry Leahy in Charles Wilson
Next week, I’m interviewing Sir Terry Leahy about his insightful new management book, 10 Words.
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Comment & OpinionMetro closes the Book on Makro
Last week we asked Booker CEO Charles Wilson whether the wholesaler’s £63.4m net cash…
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NewsBooker swoops to buy up beleaguered Makro
Booker has acquired Makro Cash & Carrry – the UK operations of Metro Group.
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NewsM&S suffers dip as Booker gets a boost
It was a week of contrasting fortunes for Charles Wilson’s Booker and his former employers at Marks & Spencer.
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NewsFour Classics for Booker ice cream range
Booker has extended its Classic ice cream range with four new products.
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Comment & OpinionBooker's £63.4m question
Booker may not be sexy but the UK’s top cash & carry could start generating some serious column…
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NewsWholesalers focus on Jubilee opportunity
Wholesalers are getting in the party spirit for the Diamond Jubilee with new ranges and competitions.
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NewsConvenience sector in growth
The convenience sector is in growth for the first time in a decade, but it’s supermarket chains and symbol groups that are driving this…
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NewsHappy Shopper ready meals
Booker has launched a range of chilled ready meals under its Happy Shopper banner.