Wholesale Industry News
James Hall & Co hosts social event for SPAR retailers
James Hall & Co has held a successful social weekend with its SPAR independent retailers in the North of England. More than 270 people came together for the two-day event […]
Brakes pledges a further £500,000 to tackle holiday hunger
Brakes has pledged £500,000 over the next five years to support Meals & More in its ongoing fight to end holiday hunger. Founded by Brakes in 2015, Meals & More […]
Bestway opens second dual-branded store
Bestway Wholesale has opened its second dual-branded Costcutter and Bargain Booze store. The shop in Whiston, Merseyside, which has had a £100,000 refit to incorporate the ‘store within a store’ […]
Frank Khalid sells Mitcham-based Elbrook Cash & Carry
Elbrook Cash & Carry has been sold by owner and director Frank Khalid for an undisclosed sum to Ajit and Sanmeet Chawla. In addition to disposing of the 35,000 sq […]
SPAR retailers sign up to Blakemore’s Stock and Sell scheme
Some 200 stores have already signed up to Stock and Sell (SAS), an initiative introduced by Blakemore Trade Partners earlier this year for its independent SPAR retailers. By implementing a […]
SPAR signs GB partnership with Deliveroo
SPAR UK has signed a new partnership deal with Deliveroo covering all 2,160 SPAR stores in England, Scotland and Wales. The arrangement gives SPAR stores the opportunity to meet rising […]
B Corp accredited Cotswold Fayre records 48% growth
Theale-based fine food wholesaler Cotswold Fayre, which has long believed that doing good has a positive effect on business, has recorded a 48% rise in sales in the year ended […]
TWC appoints Kim Reddick as sales director
TWC has appointed Kim Reddick as sales director. Reddick (pictured) joins the company from Emap/Metropolis where she gained 15 years’ experience of B2B publishing and events, including heading up the […]
Booker boosts sales by nearly 20% in its first quarter
Booker increased sales by 19.3% to £2.1 billion in the 13 weeks ended 28 May 2022. On a one-year like-for-like basis the growth was 19.4%. Retail like-for-like sales grew by […]
Achievers 2023 marks 20th anniversary of awards and opens for entries
Entries are now open for the Achievers Awards, the industry programme that rewards outstanding performance across the wholesale trade in Scotland and marks its 20th anniversary in 2023. This landmark […]
Caterforce appoints Tracy Fisher as group marketing manager
Caterforce has appointed Tracy Fisher as group marketing manager. Fisher joins the group from Evri where she was marketing manager and led external communication plans for the corporate rebrand. Before […]
Bestway aims to raise £100,000 for Barnardo’s at Ascot Race Day
After a two-year gap due to the pandemic, the Bestway Ascot Charity Race Day is back on 17 June and this year aims to raise £100,000 for Barnardo’s. Bestway’s Race […]
