All Booker articles – Page 7
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco/Booker request swift move to in-depth competition investigation
Tesco and Booker have requested that the Competition and Markets Authority fast track its investigation into deal to a more in-depth phase 2 investigation. Plus Greene King raises revenues despite “demanding backdrop”, DS Smith swoops for US packaging firm and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsPremier improves frozen meal deals and healthy living options
The Booker brand wants to help retailers increase footfall following the ban on branded and small packs of cigarettes
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NewsBooker to host social media workshops for Premier retailers
Events will take place from 21 June to 13 July at selected Booker depots
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Comment and OpinionTesco and Booker cultures must align
We have all heard Stealers Wheel’s song Stuck In The Middle With You…
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Comment and OpinionJudgment day now looms for Tesco-Booker
Now it is time for the industry to respond with its observations and objections
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NewsTesco-Booker merger investigation opened by CMA
The phase I investigation was launched today (30 May), with comments to be submitted by 13 June. A decision will follow on 25 July
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NewsBuoyant Booker defies Tesco deal distraction talk
Tesco’s proposed £3.7bn takeover of Booker has not distracted the wholesale giant as it delivered a 15% growth in pre-tax
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NewsCity snapshot: Booker profits up 15% ahead of Tesco buyout
Tesco-bound Booker saw pre-tax profits rise 15% in its full financial year, driven by rising non-tobacco like-for-like sales growth. Plus, all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsBooker retailers undecided on merits of Tesco merger
The majority of Booker retailers don’t know what to think about the deal
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News'Abandon Tesco-Booker deal' plea falls on deaf ears
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis claimed most major shareholders remained supportive of the deal
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NewsCity snapshot: Booker’s non-tobacco like for likes up 4.7% in fourth quarter
Booker Group has a reported a strong end to the year, with non-tobacco group like-for-like sales up 4.7% in the fourth quarter ahead of its £3.7bn buyout by Tesco
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Comment and OpinionCrumbs from Tesco's table?
The idea that an independent would be prepared to act as an unpaid labourer for Tesco is unforgivably insulting
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NewsTesco-Booker deal scrutiny by CMA ranges from 246-400 stores
The successful completion of Tesco’s merger with wholesale giant Booker hinges on around 400 stores
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Comment and OpinionCatering, not indie retail, is the key to Tesco-Booker merger
It is great to hear that everyone will benefit from the Tesco ‘merger’ with Booker - but it’s also somewhat disingenuous
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Analysis and FeaturesTesco-Booker merger: all you need to know
What is the rationale, and who will the winners and losers be? What’s the view of the City?
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Comment and OpinionTesco-Booker doesn't click
The proposed merger of Booker and Tesco is very big news for the smaller store end of British grocery retail
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Comment and OpinionCMA must block Tesco-Booker merger
Charles Wilson has in the past rightly asserted that the food retail market is one entity
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NewsTesco and Booker antitrust teams talk merger with CMA
Any decision by the CMA on whether to launch a formal investigation is looking unlikely until at least next week
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NewsTesco and Booker confident of merger approval but CMA may have other ideas
One of the major unknowns thrown up by the surprise Tesco takeover of Booker is how the CMA will react and what remedies will be required to appease the monopoly watchdog. We look at the deal’s chances.
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NewsTesco’s Booker takeover: the big questions answered
As the food and drink industry digests the news of the proposed mega-merger between Booker and Tesco, The Grocer looks at the key questions posed by the deal