Wholesale Industry News
Blakemore Wholesale recognises top retailers
Blakemore Wholesale’s annual retailer of the year grand awards evening and gala dinner, held in Burton-on-Trent, saw 12 regional businesses being honoured and four category prizes being presented. Stores were […]
New board member for Fairway Foodservice
Roger Snelling, managing director of Q Catering, of Sittingbourne, Kent, has been elected to the board of Fairway Foodservice. Snelling, 58, has been in the foodservice trade for 35 years, […]
Tobacco prices lowered at eight Blakemore cash & carries
Blakemore Wholesale has introduced a new tobacco pricing strategy for its cash & carry customers. The change, which was introduced late last month in eight of the 14 branches (Birmingham, […]
Bestway announces Apple Pay trial at Abbey Road depot
Bestway Wholesale has introduced the Apple Pay system at its Abbey Road, north-west London, depot. It means that the C&C/wholesaler is offering customers the option of paying for goods using […]
Third time lucky for Abra Wholesale in Luton?
Abra Wholesale, the Edmonton, north London, C&C wholesaler that opened a 55,000 sq ft branch in Luton at the end of July, has lost its second general manager there. The original […]
Liverpool retailer takes top prize at Bestway awards
Liverpool retailer Tharmalingam Gnanachchandran, who trades as the Local Zone, won first prize of £10,000 in Bestway Wholesale’s annual retail development awards held in central London. The total prize value […]
Own-label initiative launched at Bestway Batleys
A sampling programme of Best-in energy drinks has been conducted this week in 10 Bestway and Batleys depots in the run-up to Halloween. The schedule will then be repeated with […]
FWD pleads with government over school meals policy
Foodservice wholesalers are urging the Prime Minister to honour an election pledge to retain the Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) scheme. According to the Federation of Wholesale Distributors’ chief executive […]
Double bonus for Parfetts’ Liverpool depot
Staff at Parfetts’ Anfield cash & carry have earned an extra bonus by increasing sales by more than 11% over the past year. As an employee-owned concern, the operator pays […]
Profits roll in for suppliers as Fairway Foodservice hosts another ‘Meet the Member’ event
Deals worth more than £520,000 were concluded at the latest ‘Meet the Member’ event arranged by Fairway Foodservice and supported by 38 suppliers. Among the goods on show were 27 […]
Exclusive: How convenience stores are fighting back against supermarkets
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Weekly news summary 17th August 2015
HEADLINES THIS WEEK: – TODAY’S GROUP EXPANDS OWN-LABEL RANGE – HMRC ISSUES REGISTRATION REQUEST – PALMER AND HARVEY LAUNCHES RETAILER OF THE MONTH SCHEME
