All Symbols, Fascias and Buying Groups articles – Page 18
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NewsElbrook crosses ‘great divide’ in latest coup for Today’s Group
Elbrook Cash & Carry has become the third wholesaler to join Today's Group in as many weeks. The signing was widely predicted after Elbrook left Today's rival Landmark Wholesale last summer. Elbrook, which has a 26,000 sq ft depot in...
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CJ Lang profit stable despite sales slipping
Scottish Spar wholesaler CJ Lang has maintained its profits despite a fall in turnover. Accounts filed at Companies House revealed pre-tax profits of £4.9m in the year to 30 April, up from £4.7m the previous year. However, turnover fell...
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NewsSpice prices are not so nice, with mace up by 140%
The price of spices and condiments is skyrocketing, and traders want consumers and the food industry to know about it. Poor harvests across producer nations and tougher safety procedures have combined to send some of the UK's most popular...
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NewsCentra urges: ‘pack healthy lunchboxes’
Centra, Musgrave Retail Partner NI's symbol fascia in Northern Ireland, is urging shoppers to 'Pack A Healthy Lunchbox' in a campaign with Action Cancer and the Public Health Agency. The campaign offers parents quick and healthy ideas for...
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NewsCJ Lang offers £25,000 towards conversions to Spar store fascia
CJ Lang has launched a recruitment drive to sign up more independent retailers to the Spar fascia. The Spar wholesaler is offering up to £25,000 per store to help retailers cover the costs of conversion, refit project management and...
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NewsDuerr’s jam appeals to a new generation
Duerr's aims to entice younger consumers to its brand with a new range of modern-looking jams. The five-strong line-up is available from Tesco now and will hit Nisa-Today's shortly, lining up alongside existing Duerr's lines. Containing...
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NewsHyperama is not for sale ‘and we intend to keep it that way’
Landmark Wholesale has quashed rumours that Hyperama Cash & Carry is to be sold to Bestway.
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NewsMusgrave sells first Somerfield store two years after buying it
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has finally sold its first former Somerfield store to an independent retailer. The wholesaler snapped up 13 stores from The Co-operative Group in January 2009 and planned to sell them to independents under the...
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Nisa pins store hopes on first national TV ad
Nisa-Today's is hoping its first national television advertising campaign will swell its retail estate to 1,200 stores by 2012.
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United Wholesale to widen its offer with Polmadie extension
Scottish wholesaler United Wholesale Grocers is more than doubling the size of its depot in Polmadie.Work starts on the extension next month and will increase the sales area of the Landmark Wholesale member's depot from 35,000 sq ft to...
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Landmark names its new vice chairman
Blakemore Wholesale MD Sam Wilcox has become vice chairman of Landmark Wholesale after sitting on the buying group's board for eight years.He has replaced Brian Metcalfe of DBC Foodservice, who steps down from the position ahead of his...
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NewsBudgens on TV to push its local values
Budgens is running its first TV ad campaign for more than a decade to trumpet the local produce in stores. The ads, which broke this week and run until 21 December, highlight that by shopping at Budgens consumers can help support their...
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NewsCostcutter provides seasonal booze plan
Costcutter is ensuring both its retailers and consumers are geared up for Christmas by bringing out two festive leaflets. The eight-page full-colour Christmas Alcohol guide provides retailers with tips on making the most of Christmas...
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NewsRetailers sound alarm over staff theft levels
Two high-profile independent retailers are urging fellow shopkeepers to remain vigilant of staff theft after falling victim to significant theft themselves. Budgens and Spar retailer Jonathan James, who is also vice chairman of the ACS,...
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Gross profits up but Tout slides into red
Budgens retailer and forecourt operator Tout has fallen into the red.The south west of England-based retailer reported a loss of £155,770 in the year to 31 March against profits of £58,801 the year before, accounts posted at Companies...
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NewsMusgrave GB gets safe pair of hands in symbol shake-up
As Spar begins the search for a new MD, Musgrave GB already has one in Donal Horgan. Why has he been parachuted in, asks Beth Phillips
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Etherington to take over from Phil Smith as chairman of FWD
Palmer & Harvey chief executive Chris Etherington has been named as the new chairman of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors following the departure of Phil Smith as MD of Musgrave Retail Partners GB last week.Etherington joined...
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Marwood to leave Spar MD role next summer
Wholesale rivals have paid tribute to industry stalwart Jerry Marwood, who this week announced he was stepping down as Spar UK MD next summer "to seek new challenges". Marwood joined the company as retail director in 1996 and returned in...
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NewsToday’s Local Drinks is launched in retail push
Today's Group has launched a new fascia for independent off-licences, as the wholesale arm of Nisa-Today's continues to expand its retail offer.
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NewsSmith steps aside at Musgrave GB
Phil Smith, MD of Musgrave Retail Partners GB, which owns Budgens and Londis, has resigned following a boardroom shake-up at Musgrave Group.