Archive of all Booker articles – Page 29
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Makro’s regime offers a rare degree of autonomy
When Simon Hellam joined Makro 18 months ago, he was thrown in at the deep end. After six years in retail, performing a variety of functions with discounter Lidl – most recently at its Wimbledon head office – Makro put him in charge of its busiest...
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Giant’s local touch
Backed by the mighty Metro, Makro is bent on UK expansion says John WoodCash and carry chain Makro is part of a multinational giant that dwarves even Tesco, but in the cut-throat UK retail sector it aims to use its power to support...
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Makro expands with new depots
Cash and carry chain Makro is embarking on an expansion drive with two new depots opening next month and more planned.Buying director Andrew Snowden said the group would open a depot in Ipswich at the beginning of September, another in...
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Aston Manor MD jailed
A director from Aston Manor Brewery has been jailed for 18 months for masterminding a plot to contaminate a rival cidermaker HP Bulmer’s drinks.Aston Manor lost a big contract to Bulmer from Booker's cash and carry which drove Michael...
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Booker top-up warning
Big Food Group has written to all the mobile phone companies warning it no longer makes commercial sense for retailers to stock top-up cards because margins have hit rock bottom.Following changes in the Budget, retailers’ margins on...
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UNDER PRESSURE
Booker's stunning swoop on Nurdin & Peacock last September was as logical as it was audacious. After all, the attractions of cutting one's throat in ferocious price wars hold little long-term appeal for any major company. And faced with...
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Booker offers free NVQ training
Booker is boosting its customer services by offering free NVQ training for its Premier customers.A full range of courses will be available, from basic hygiene to advanced NVQs in retail operations and customer service.Courses have...
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New Makro depot
Makro opens a new branch at Ipswich this month, taking its depot tally up to 31.This follows new depots at Exeter, which opened in January, and Norwich, which opened last September. Other new sites are also understood to be in the...
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Makro open in Ipswich
Makro opens a new branch at Ipswich this month, taking its depot tally up to 31. Ipswich comes hot on the heels of the new depot at Exeter, which opened in January, and Norwich, which opened last September. Other new sites are also...
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Football, boats, horses all help to brighten up Day
Despite being a lifelong Swindon football fan, Mervyn Day has been pleased to see their deadly rivals Reading doing so well this season. As general manager of Booker's new Reading depot, he says big games like Reading's play-off against Wolves last...
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Surendra Patel, Falcon Garage, Tadley, Basingstoke
"This is the first time I have been to this depot. We usually go to the Booker depot at Basingstoke, but this depot is easy to get to, easy to park at, and it is near the WH Smith News depot we wanted to visit so we thought we would ...
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BFG expands foodservice business
The Big Food Group has further expanded the foodservice side of its business in a deal between subsidiaries Woodward Foodservice and Booker. Under the terms of the agreement, Booker allows Woodward joint use of its new depot for ambient products...
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Booker works to provide customers with winners
The Spend and Save loyalty scheme and new depot layouts are two recent Booker initiatives Booker is undergoing a period of rapid change as it bids to upgrade its service to customers, and marketing director Mark Collier see its Spend and Save...
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NEW RECRUITS
Booker Wholesale Foods' commercial director Mike Glavin told The Grocer that he expects the Select & Save symbol group will have a membership of between 90 and 100 by the end of the year. The latest recruit, Birmingham-based Kam Sanghera, claims...
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Collier unveils vision of Booker re-engineering
Julian Hunt Booker Cash & Carry has embarked on an ambitious plan to transform itself from a buying organisation into one focused solely on selling. Marketing director Mark Collier said it was all part of the wholesaler's determination to...
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Spar manager moves to Booker confectionery
Booker has recruited Andrew Davenport-Jones as its confectionery buyer, replacing Anthony Taylor who took the post of proprietary brand trading controller at Spar in January. Davenport-Jones moves to a category which he claims is worth about 16%...
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FWD conference to reveal OFT workings
Tesco has agreed to field a speaker at the Federation of Wholesale Distributors' annual conference. John Burry, Tesco's category director, convenience food, and a former Booker cash and carry buyer, will deliver a presentation on Tesco Express...
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Looking to delivery for growth opportunities
Alan Walker has been general manager at Booker's Brighton branch for only a month, but he's no raw recruit to the cash and carry industry. He has been in the trade for an impressive 29 years. Starting with Lonsdale and Thompson, Walker, aged...
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Sir; I was delighted to read the comments of Jane Wakefield,
As one of the first Asian ethnic food buyers with Linfood and Booker Cash and Carry in the 1980s/90s, I was convinced an explosion was about to happen in ethnic foods, and we can see today that chicken tikka masala is no longer considered an Indian...
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Miller will head up Spar trading
Spar UK has recruited Booker's trading director Peter Miller to fill the newly-created post of group trading director. Miller will take responsibility for all Spar's trading activities and divisions and will report directly to Spar UK managing...