Archive of all Wholesalers articles – Page 134
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Londis looks to chillers
Londis will remerchandise chillers at members’ stores for free to boost the category that has margin returns of 25%.Following a £2.5m investment at its RDC operations, Londis has increased the guaranteed date-life of over 100 short-life...
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Budgens slashes range in bid to sharpen its act
Budgens will slash its product range from 7,200 to 6,000 lines and reduce promotional activity by a third in a bid to solve logistical problems.Speaking at the chain’s annual supplier conference, Budgens chief executive Martin Hyson said...
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Irwin quits ADM Londis
Michael Irwin, chief executive for the past five years of ADM Londis which has the rights to the Londis brand in Ireland, has resigned “to pursue other interests”, according to a statement from the company. Irwin, a former chief accountant...
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Roddis takes Budgens’ senior buying role
Budgens has promoted Anna Roddis to the newly-created post of senior buyer for frozen foods, reporting to senior trading controller Steve Carter.Roddis’ immediate focus will be on examining layout and range for frozen food as part of...
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In Profile: Q&A with Mike Estlea, Format Manager, Budgens
What is your career background? I joined Budgens eight years ago on the franchise side and have been in my current role for 18 months. Prior to Budgens, I worked for Pizza Hut. I...
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Kears takes franchise expertise to Somerfield
Norman Kears, managing director of Budgens Franchise which trades under the Budgens Local fascia, has been recruited by Somerfield.Kears, 63, has left to take up a two-year contract with the multiple in Yorkshire.Budgens said this...
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Spotlight on Budgens
Budgens’ compact store in the rural town of Henfield had a full range of well-merchandised stock with a prominent display of barbecue items linked to offers in the chillers as well as for snacks and drinks.Budgens charged a nominal basket...
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Budgens own label’s fresh focus
Budgens is has promoted Lucy Milleret as product marketing manager to target the development of own label.Milleret will focus particularly on fresh products. She oversees a team of two people and reports to senior marketing controller...
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The Saturday Essay
>>Why Londis needs a buyer that has clout – Shamus Lehel, Londis retailer, WoottonI’ve been a Londis retailer for seven years and in the convenience sector for 13, cutting my teeth as a raw 14-year-old in my sister’s shop. In...
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Londis tunes in to Newsagents Radio
Londis has axed its pre-recorded music and messaging radio station Londis FM and signed up with Newsagents Radio to offer members a free live radio service.Set up by former Radio 1 DJ Bruno Brookes in February 2002, Newsagents Radio now has...
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Londis to ramp up new IT installation
Londis hopes to meet retailer demand and more than double the rate of installation of its state-of-the-art EPoS system the Londis Laser. Retail systems controller at Londis, Tony Nelder, has recruited three additional IT trainers to increase...
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fresh produce proves volatile
Budgens' recent assault on the fresh food market calls for a strong team to head it up and the supermarket claims that is exactly what it has. Steve Carter, senior trading controller for fresh foods, is supported by Steve Normington, senior...
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It has been a long week for Londis retailer Peter Williams.
But the busy Bank Holiday Monday and four hours taken up waiting to give evidence in court added to the pressures. "I spent four hours at the Crown Court on Tuesday as a witness against someone who is charged with an armed robbery in our store...
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Sir; I wholeheartedly agree with Siân Harrington's Opinion
While the last six months have seen major convenience initiatives from retailers as diverse as Tesco, M&S, BP, The Co-operative Group, Budgens and TM Retail, there is a real vacuum in supplier activity. While we know the UK convenience market is...
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Londis ups wine game
Rosie Davenport Londis is attempting to move in on the territory traditionally occupied by off-licences as it goes for a larger slice of premium wine sales. The symbol group believes it must counter moves into convenience by the multiple...
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Training up our foodies
With as much as 40% of sales in fresh food, Budgens decided the time had come to create the role of fresh food manager... but how? Paul Daynes explains Until this year, Budgens had taken a generalist approach to store management, with each store...