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Archive of all Wholesalers articles – Page 133
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PayPoint rebel blazes a trail for Somerfield
PayPoint maverick Romesh Perera is set to open the London flagship store for Somerfield’s new franchise scheme for independent retailers.Perera, who also has a Costcutter store and formerly ran a Budgens Local franchise store, has scheduled...
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Musgrave expansion adds 50 stores in NI
The Musgrave group may still be awaiting a final verdict on its bid for the Londis chain in the UK but that hasn’t blunted the company’s expansion plans in its home market.This week it announced a £15m investment in Northern Ireland which...
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Thumbs up for Musgrave
Londis retailers have given Musgrave’s bid for their group an enormous endorsement in an exclusive telephone poll conducted for The Grocer.Only two Londis retailers out of 100 contacted said they would vote against the bid, with 65 in...
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It’s a family affair
Musgrave is promising to boost Londis’ chilled, fresh and frozen goods facilities should it eventually take control says John WoodMusgrave moved quickly to reassure Londis retailers after the Londis board announced that it was its...
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We can make it work
Budgens and the Ilchester Cheese Company have shown that buyers and suppliers do not have to be constantly at each other’s throats. Liz Hamson reportsAsk suppliers what they really think of buyers and you can usually expect an...
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Budgens takes on the symbols
Budgens is taking on Spar and Londis in its fight to attract entrepreneurial retailers. It is encouraging applications from all interested parties as it forges a future as a franchise-only operation.The retail chain’s Irish parent company...
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Trood will help Budgens build health and beauty
Budgens has recruited Tanya Trood as senior buyer for health and beauty products, newspapers and magazines.
Trood replaces David Harland, who has left the company to join Moss Chemists. She joins from Wilkinson Sword where she was channel… -
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Depressing attitudes to the mature
Colin Page, by e-mailWhy so little asian representation?from Shamus Lehel, director, PALS (Preferred Alliance of Londis Shopkeepers)Sir; I have been intrigued with the flurry of recent...
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BWG’s bid for ADM Londis thrown out
Irish convenience store group ADM Londis has rejected a E35m takeover bid from its rival, BWG, which operates the Spar and Mace franchises in the Republic.The offer, which followed a series of contacts between the two over the past year, was...
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Budgens in 100% English meat vow
Budgens is claiming to be the first retailer to stock 100% English-only fresh meat.The news, which will help provide a significant boost to English producers, will see only English beef, lamb and pork stocked across the retailer’s estate from...
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Six of the best: tobacco and accessories
>>nominated this month: asda, booker, budgens, the co-operative group, somerfield and tescoDanny Aytoncategory buyer, BookerAyton joined Booker in 1998, having worked for BP as a retail category buyer, and then One Stop...
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Bosses brief interested parties about Londis operations and finance
Bosses at Londis made presentations to potential bidders this week to give them a better understanding of the business.Vice chairman and acting chief executive Peter McNamara and senior managers gave interested parties detailed briefings on...
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Londis names McNamara as CEO
Londis has announced that recently appointed vice chairman Peter McNamara would temporarily take over the role of chief executive.Last week chief executive, Graham White, agreed to step down, while finance director Andrew Wallace has also...
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Londis CEO to step down
The Londis saga has taken a new twist with reports that chief executive, Graham White, has agreed to step down.Earlier this month, Londis put itself up for sale three months after Irish food group Musgrave’s controversial £40m offer sparked...
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Londis warms to Musgrave
Musgrave is emerging as the frontrunner in the bidding war for Londis, according to exclusive research conducted by The Grocer.Our telephone poll of Londis retailers revealed Musgrave was edging ahead as the preferred bidder with 34% of the...
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Londis warms to Musgrave
Musgrave is emerging as the frontrunner in the bidding war for Londis, according to exclusive research conducted by The Grocer.Our telephone poll of Londis retailers revealed Musgrave was edging ahead as the preferred bidder with 34% of the...
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We must keep our position of strength
from Shamus Lehel, Wootton Post Office, Londis, BedsSir; Now that even the new independent directors appointed by KPMG have reached the conclusion that Londis should be sold, we should all get geared up behind our company and push for...
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Londis put up for sale
The Londis board has recommended that the symbol group be put up for sale three months after Irish food group Musgrave’s controversial £40m offer sparked a bidding frenzy for the convenience chain.Londis said that following a strategic...
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Londis decision imminent
The conflict over the future of Londis will reach a decisive stage this weekend.As The Grocer went to press, a report recommending the future strategy for Londis was about to be delivered to directors of the symbol group.The board will...
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Londis bidding war opens
The bidding war for Londis has begun in earnest after the symbol group’s board unanimously decided that selling out to a bigger player was the best way to safeguard the future of its retailers.Big Food Group, Musgrave, Somerfield, the ...