Archive of all Booker articles – Page 28
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BFG works to boost efficiency
Big Food Group is embarking on a series of initiatives to boost supply chain efficiency, including the roll-out of a sales-based ordering system at Booker and the closure of two distribution centres.Speaking as the Big Food Group published its...
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Booker streamlines staffing and trading team at HQ
Booker Cash and Carry has completed a major staffing restructure within its 170 cash and carry depots and made changes to its trading team at head office.Booker md Gerry Johnson said the changes in depots were needed because, over decades of...
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The personal touch pays off
John Shrimpton, general manager, Booker Cash and Carry, Chichester“Know your customer” is the motto of John Shrimpton, the general manager of Booker’s Chichester cash and carry in West Sussex.He says that over the years he’s...
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Booker wine deal
Booker is offering members savings on its Malt House Vintners wine range when they buy in bulk. The cash and carry wholesaler is giving customers at least a 5% discount when buying a case of wine. Bookers said the promotion was...
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Makro UK sales up 2%
UK sales at Makro Cash & Carry increased 2% to £1.1bn in 2003.The cash and carry, part of the German giant Metro Cash & Carry International, now has 33 outlets after opening four last year in Exeter, Ipswich, Chester and Wolverhampton.It...
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Six of the best: tobacco and accessories
>>nominated this month: asda, booker, budgens, the co-operative group, somerfield and tescoDanny Aytoncategory buyer, BookerAyton joined Booker in 1998, having worked for BP as a retail category buyer, and then One Stop...
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Six of the best ice cream buyers
>>nominated this monthMIKE LEWISsenior buyer for frozen foods, MORRISONSMike has worked in retail for more than 10 years, starting off at the Co-operative Group before moving to Booker in a group buying role....
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The pub batting for convenience
The Bat and Ball Inn in Churchdown, Gloucester, has become the first pub to open a convenience store on its premises under the Booker Premier brand.The proprietor Angie Norris, decided to devote part of the pub into a convenience store after...
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Six of the best household goods buyers
>>nominated this month: Tesco, somerfield, Morrisons, ASDA, sainsbury, makroMike ArnottSenior buying manager, household, tescoArnott joined Tesco in 1995 to work in product marketing for two years. He then moved into...
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Unrivalled service lands Rogan manager award
When Martin Rogan started work in the C& C sector as a 14-year-old part-timer, he could not have imagined what it would lead to.After 22 years in the sector, during which he climbed the managerial ladder at Booker depots in the north east, he...
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Best of both worlds
Retailers the Samani family have given birth to a C& C and now a fascia. John Wood reportsWith Booker, Bestway and Dhamecha dominating London’s cash and carry sector, it might appear a forbidding market to enter, but since its launch...
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Booker places success at heart of new slogan
Booker has added a new strapline, Your Success Counts, which will appear with the Booker brand.Retail customers will see the new logo on all printed materials from the wholesaler and it will also be included in the latest update of the lorry...
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Iceland/Booker disparity blasted
The Big Food Group has been blasted by independent retailers – for charging consumers less for beer than them.The group’s Iceland chain was this week selling 24 bottles of Stella Artois for £9.99 – up to £3.30 cheaper than in its Booker cash...
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Wholesalers to fight for independents’
The UK’s leading wholesalers have teamed up to launch a generic campaign designed to raise the profile of local, independently owned shops to consumers.Spearheaded by the Federation of Wholesale Distributors and backed by Booker, CostCo,...
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Makro seeks new MD
Cash and carry chain Makro is looking for a new MD following the surprise resignation of John Heenan. Peter Linzbach, manager for parent Metro’s C&Cs in Central and Northern Europe, will assume the reins until a successor is...
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Makeover not takeover appeal pulls in retailers
Booker’s Premier symbol group is gaining momentum, backed by a £10m investment and a new fascia and imagery says John WoodAfter several years of sluggish growth, Booker’s Premier symbol group appears to have finally taken off with a...
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Makro Authenticity
Foodservice specialist The Authentic Food Company is extending its foray into retail with a range of chilled ready meals in Makro.The company launched a frozen range into the C&C chain last year and will now supply 19 chilled lines...
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Replenishment moves up a gear
Iceland has taken Booker’s collaborative approach with suppliers to the next level by plugging them directly into its store replenishment system and allowing them to pull off sales data for individual SKUs at store level. Nine months into...
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In Profile
>>Q& A WITH RON HICKEY, HEAD OF PROPOSITION DEVELOPMENT, BOOKERDescribe your career backgroundI started my sales and marketing career at Grand Metropolitan Brewing, before moving to Scottish Courage Brands for eight years....