Archive of all Wholesalers articles – Page 135

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Boost to trading teams

2003-11-22T00:00:00Z

Londis has made sweeping changes to its trading and supply chain management teams to enhance efficiency in these two areas.John Taylor, trading director for grocery and chilled, has been appointed trading director for central distribution....
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Londis reshuffles staff

2003-11-18T00:00:00Z

Londis has begun a staff restructuring programme to place greater focus on its key category areas.Senior positions will be created within the commercial department trading team. Gary Maloney, Heidi Jackson, Kenton Burchell and Martin...
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Londis builds the regions

2003-11-15T00:00:00Z

Londis has recruited two regional development managers to help build its retail territory in the Home Counties, Oxford and in Coventry.Lee Alexander has become retail development manager for Coventry and Oxford. He has worked for the...
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Team Talk: Budgens

2003-11-15T00:00:00Z

>>ROXANNE BENNETT, SENIOR MARKETING CONTROLLER, INSTORE SEASONAL merchandising TEAMBudgens is going for a traditional Christmas feel instore this year with the added bonus for customers of PoS memory joggers that link products from...
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Tesco’s small town offensive

2003-11-08T00:00:00Z

Following the article about the new Budgens store in Hawkhurst (The Grocer, October 25, p44) CACI has investigated the potential impact on Budgens and other surrounding retailers that the arrival of Tesco in that local market will have.Tesco...
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Service at heart of new Budgens manager roles

2003-10-25T00:00:00Z

Budgens is rolling out a new store management structure to strengthen its customer service.The retailer has ditched the role of assistant store manager and introduced four managers: store manager, customer services manager, fresh food...
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Budgens’ big thing is local

2003-10-25T00:00:00Z

It might be a flagship store, but this new village Budgens also primes the parish pump, says Siân HarringtonIf there is one thing you notice immediately at Budgens’ new flagship store in Hawkhurst it is that it truly is at the heart...
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Ireland’s Centra opens its 400th store

2003-10-25T00:00:00Z

Musgrave’s Centra food retail franchise operation has opened its 400th store at Rochfortbridge Co Westmeath in Ireland.Now the fifth largest grocery retailer in the Irish Republic with 351 stores, Centra is on course to turn over almost E1bn...
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Londis adds premium beers

2003-10-22T00:00:00Z

Londis has added a selection of speciality beers and premium lagers to its offering in the run-up to for Christmas,Trading controller for beers at Londis, Martin Swadling, said: “As with wines, consumers are now more educated about beers and...
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Londis looks to chillers

2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

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

2003-10-11T00:00:00Z

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

2003-09-13T00:00:00Z

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

2003-09-06T00:00:00Z

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

2003-08-30T00:00:00Z

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

2003-08-09T00:00:00Z

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

2003-08-09T00:00:00Z

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

2003-08-02T00:00:00Z

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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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

It's always dangerous to judge the entire fleet by its flagship, but if Budgens could replicate its new Midhurst store across all its 105 sites, most of them situated in the south, it could certainly give Somerfield a run for its money. The...
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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>Musgrave is a great opportunity for londis retailersSo the year is ending as it started – with a controversial takeover deal that has stunned the industry. But while this week’s bid for Londis was unexpected, the fact that it...
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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>Londis buyer should be a backer of independentsCHOICES IN A TOUGH WORLDThe decision by the board of Londis to accept KPMG’s recommendation that the business should be sold to one of its many suitors was to be...