Musgrave is laying down the gauntlet to Londis retailers and challenging them to carry on making the grade during the Irish group’s second year at the helm.
The second round of £15,822 ‘loyalty’ cheques that retailers are receiving for having stayed with the group’s new owner are being posted out on Tuesday (August 9) along with a booklet titled ‘Growing the business and securing the future’.
The booklet outlines information on expected store standards and opportunities for retailer investment. Mike Taylor, MD of Musgrave Budgens Londis, said the information was intended to help retailers grow sales even further with the delivered wholesale group after Londis posted its best weekly figures so far a fortnight ago.
He denied the move was designed to sift out under-performing stores, although The Grocer understands the group is looking to ensure that all retailers help keep up the image of the Londis brand.
Taylor said: “Ultimately, if store owners are not conforming with the brand it will end up in a discussion about their long-term future. But our style is to support independent retailers.”
Taylor said he expected many of the group’s 2,200 retailers would invest their second payment back into their stores.
Immigration officers raided Sainsbury’s Hams Hall distribution depot in Warwickshire on Tuesday last week and arrested 59 suspected illegal immigrants. Nationalities included Jamaicans, Tanzanians, Burundians and Ghanaians.
Icelandic specialist Baugur is backing a management buyout of Woodward Foodservice. Baugur and fellow Icelandic group Talden are helping to finance Woodward chief Ed Hyslop’s £25m buyout of the company from Giant BidCo. Both Icelandic groups have taken a 40% stake.
Tesco is fighting protests against store plans by holding talks with angry residents. It has met residents who live near its Extra store in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.
Simon Mowbray
Illegal aliens held
Backing for buyout
Tesco fights back
The second round of £15,822 ‘loyalty’ cheques that retailers are receiving for having stayed with the group’s new owner are being posted out on Tuesday (August 9) along with a booklet titled ‘Growing the business and securing the future’.
The booklet outlines information on expected store standards and opportunities for retailer investment. Mike Taylor, MD of Musgrave Budgens Londis, said the information was intended to help retailers grow sales even further with the delivered wholesale group after Londis posted its best weekly figures so far a fortnight ago.
He denied the move was designed to sift out under-performing stores, although The Grocer understands the group is looking to ensure that all retailers help keep up the image of the Londis brand.
Taylor said: “Ultimately, if store owners are not conforming with the brand it will end up in a discussion about their long-term future. But our style is to support independent retailers.”
Taylor said he expected many of the group’s 2,200 retailers would invest their second payment back into their stores.
Immigration officers raided Sainsbury’s Hams Hall distribution depot in Warwickshire on Tuesday last week and arrested 59 suspected illegal immigrants. Nationalities included Jamaicans, Tanzanians, Burundians and Ghanaians.
Icelandic specialist Baugur is backing a management buyout of Woodward Foodservice. Baugur and fellow Icelandic group Talden are helping to finance Woodward chief Ed Hyslop’s £25m buyout of the company from Giant BidCo. Both Icelandic groups have taken a 40% stake.
Tesco is fighting protests against store plans by holding talks with angry residents. It has met residents who live near its Extra store in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire.
Simon Mowbray
Illegal aliens held
Backing for buyout
Tesco fights back
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