Archive of all Wholesalers articles – Page 127

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    Public wants change

    2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Terry Philpott Londis Martins, Castle Cary?We have introduced three different types of reusable bags, which we sell for £3.95. We personally believe we should be doing more to help the environment but also as a response...

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    Musgrave to take on its agency staff

    2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

    Ireland's Musgrave Group is set to hire most of its agency staff full-time after union representatives said those at its distribution centre in Dublin were paid only half the wages of company staff.Musgrave, which operates the Centra and...

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    Top-Up shop

    2007-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Who we visitedlondis Harrogate, North Yorkshireone stop Leatherhead, SurreyScotmid East Calder, West LothianSPAR Cheadle, Greater ManchesterTESCO express Chippenham, WiltshireHow...

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    Musgrave talks takeover with Haslett

    2007-04-28T00:00:00Z

    Northern Irish wholesaler and symbol group J&J Haslett has entered into exclusive takeover talks with rival Musgrave Group.Republic of Ireland-based Musgrave, which supplies 140 SuperValu and Centra stores in Northern Ireland, is thought...

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    Bargain Booze set to launch c-store format

    2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Private equity-owned off-licence chain Bargain Booze is poised to take on Spar, Costcutter and Londis with a new c-store format.The chain has been developing the offer for the past 12 months and is set to unveil it in the...

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    Retail Surgery - How to ward off crime and antisocial activity

    2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Jonathan James Budgens retailer Says: Prevention is always better than cure. A lot of break-ins are opportunist so you need to do all you can to remove the opportunities. Good digital CCTV is affordable and easy to install, and in my stores any...

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    Top-Up shop

    2007-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Who we visited Sainsbury's Local Birmingham, West Midlands Co-op Crieff, Perthshire Nisa Stockport, Greater Manchester Tesco express Amersham, Bucks Budgens Trowbridge, Wiltshire How they...

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    Top-Up shop

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Who we visitedlondis Burley Grove, BristolCo-op local Benfleet, Essexlifestyle express Kirkintilloch, Glasgowone stop Roffey, West SussexSpar Saintfield Road, BelfastHow they...

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    Budgens and Londis to get branding revamp

    2007-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Musgrave Budgens Londis is planning a major overhaul of the Budgens and Londis brands, which could include development of new fascia and in-store signage. Although MBL is keeping details of the new branding under wraps, the makeover will...

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    Top-Up shop

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Who we visitedTesco Express Bexhill, East SussexScottish midland co-operative Broxburn, West LothianNisa Hazlemere, BuckinghamshireLondis Surbiton, SurreySpar Stockport, Greater...

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    Top-Up shop

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Who we visitedTesco Express Bexhill, East SussexScottish midland co-operative Broxburn, West LothianNisa Hazlemere, BuckinghamshireLondis Surbiton, SurreySpar Stockport, Greater...

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    My Favourite Things Bruce Hodgson, Budgens retailer, Fulham, south west London

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z


    What’s your favourite restaurant and why? Baumanns Brasserie in Coggeshall, Essex. Mark Baumann is my best mate and cooks like an Angel.

    Do you prefer healthy or junk food? I try to eat healthily but given the choice between a rare rump…

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    Top-Up shop

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Who we visitedTesco Express Clifton, BristolSainsbury's Local Ealing, LondonMidlands Supermarket Coalville, LeicesterLondis Crawley, West SussexSpar Bishopbriggs, GlasgowHow they...

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    Top-Up shop

    2007-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Who we visitedTesco Express Hazel Grove, StockportShell Buckland, SurreyBudgens Ruislip, MiddlesexNisa Brixton, South LondonSpar Rumney, CardiffHow they performedOnly Nisa provided...

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    Top-Up shop

    2007-02-17T00:00:00Z

    Who we visitedTesco Express Bradley Stoke, BristolMace Royal Avenue, BelfastBudgens Trowbridge, WiltshireBonjour Towcester Road, NorthamptonSpar Condorrat, CumbernauldHow they...

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    Top-Up shop

    2007-02-10T00:00:00Z

    Who we visited. Tesco Express High Wycombe, Bucks. Welcome Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire.  Sainsbury's local Cobham, Surrey. Londis Skipton Road, Harrogate. Spar Little Common, East Sussex. How they...

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    Top-Up shop

    2007-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Who we visited. Sainsbury's Local Chessington, Surrey. Your Local Co-op Elburton, Plymouth. Keystore Kirkintilloch, Glasgow. Londis Morpeth Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Spar Brockham, Surrey. How they...

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    Londis increases minimum order

    2007-01-25T08:11:00Z

    Londis has asked its franchisees to increase their minimum stock orders by 50%.The c-store chain, owned by Irish group Musgrave, has told its 2,100 franchisees that from 26 February they must spend a minimum of £3,000 a week on Londis goods,...

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    Top-Up shop

    2007-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Who we visited. Spar Kirkintilloch, Scotland. The Co-operative group Ifield, Crawley. Budgens Amersham, Bucks. Nisa Yardley, Birmingham. Tesco express Harrogate, North Yorkshire. How they...

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    Retail Spotlight

    2007-01-13T00:00:00Z

    Located beneath a sweeping arch of the Docklands Light Railway, Budgens' new-look London store is a sign of things to come, not just for Virginia Quay, the developing heart of the capital's Docklands, but for the Budgens business as a...