All Symbols, Fascias and Buying Groups articles – Page 19
-
NewsMarwood stepping down as Spar UK boss
Spar UK MD Jerry Marwood is to step down and will leave the company next summer.
-
Comment and Opinion
Northern's Irish bailout
Most of the time, Jerry Marwood leaving Spar would be the big story of the day.
-
News
BWG launches ‘Irish’ Glenmor fresh meat
The BWG group, which operates the Spar and Mace franchises in the Republic of Ireland, is tapping into the trend towards tertiary lines with the launch of Glenmor, an exclusive fresh meat range. According to BWG managing director Willie...
-
News
Leamington Londis couple turn back time
Londis retailers Sunder and Pam Sandher are the stars of the BBC's new TV series Turn Back Time. The series creates scenarios to find out how today's shopkeepers would have coped running their businesses in the past. The...
-
NewsSpar switches own-brand lager supplier
Spar has lowered the price of its own-label lager and given it a rebrand following a change in supplier. The retailer has switched from a Netherlands-based supplier to a UK brewery, reducing the price of its 4% abv lager to £6 per 8-pack...
-
NewsNisa loyalty incentive nets £30m NECS deal
Nisa-Today's record £4.5m surplus to members to encourage loyalty is starting to pay off, with the buying group this week signing a new long-term contract with North East Convenience Stores. The five-year deal with the 11-store chain,...
-
News
Private label push pays off for Landmark
A greater focus on private label has sent sales of own-brand lines at Landmark Wholesale surging. August was the wholesaler's best month in 2010 for own-label sales, which were up 29% on last August. Sales of No3 tobacco were boosted by...
-
NewsNisa members energised by Graves furore
he spat between Nisa-Today's and its largest member, Costcutter, has made the buying group stronger than ever, its members have claimed. Nisa-Today's this week held its annual retail conference in Portugal. Members said the group was more...
-
NewsSpar Ireland to roll out budget range in bid to halt sales drop
Spar Ireland plans to introduce a new budget range in more than 100 stores across the Republic next month in a bid to reverse declining sales. After a decade of growth during the Irish Celtic Tiger boom, Spar Ireland's sales fell almost...
-
News
AWG: Spar to thank for sales growth
Wholesaler Appleby Westward Group has attributed its growing sales to the recruitment of better independent retailers to the Spar brand. The sales of Spar's wholesaler for the southwest of England increased by 6.4% to £136.1m in the year...
-
NewsGraves ‘reserves right’ to return to Nisa board
Costcutter chairman Colin Graves has backtracked on his shock resignation from the board of Nisa-Today's, as the convenience giant posted a 7.4% jump in full-year sales this week. Graves sensationally quit from the board of Nisa-Today's...
-
NewsNisa sticks to its guns in face of Costcutter’s latest assault
Colin Graves’ resignation from the board of Nisa-Today’s has brought the long-standing feud with Costcutter back to boiling point, says Beth Phillips
-
NewsScotmid eyes swoop for Spar chain Botterills
Scotmid Co-operative Society is planning to snap up Scottish Spar convenience chain Botterills.
-
News
James Graven reports profit and sales up
Budgens and Spar retailer James Graven & Sons has posted an increase in full-year sales and profits.The Cambridgeshire-based retailer said sales rose 7.6% to £24.8m across its businesses in the year to 31 March, with pre-tax profits...
-
News
Prince Consort spirits provide royal returns
Landmark Wholesale’s Prince Consort own-label spirits brand has seen an “exceptional” 31% increase in sales over the past year.
Cash-strapped consumers trading down from brands had boosted sales of the range, which includes whisky, gin,… -
News
Nisa board row turns nasty as Graves quits
Relations between Nisa-Today's and Colin Graves hit rock bottom this week as the chairman of its biggest member, Costcutter, publicly attacked the buying group and resigned from its board of directors.In an emotive speech to retailers at...
-
News
Baines takes over as trading director at the Today’s Group
Today's Group, the wholesale arm of Nisa-Today's, has named veteran John Baines as its new trading director.Baines, who has worked for or with Today's Group for the past 22 years, is promoted from senior trading controller. He replaces...
-
News
Del Monte and Budgens pair up for handheld Naked Fruit
Del Monte has extended its Naked Fruit range of snacks with the launch of handheld pots.
-
News
Camelot Foods joins Landmark to help drive expansion plans
Chilled food manufacturer and wholesaler Camelot Foods has joined buying group Landmark Wholesale.The Crawley-based Camelot currently delivers to 520 stores and seven wholesalers. It now hopes to expand its customer base to other...
-
NewsCostcutter in the frame to buy up Murco estate
A deal for the sale of forecourt retailer Murco is close to completion, The Grocer can reveal. Property agent Christie & Co has been instructed to act on behalf of a party interested in acquiring the business, which was put up for...