Wholesale Industry News
Booker delivers synergies of £16 million to date
Reporting on second-quarter results for Tesco, in which group sales grew by 2.7%, chief executive Dave Lewis said that the Booker merger has already delivered synergies of £16 million and […]
Death announced of former Nisa-Today’s director David Cullen
Cash & Carry Management regrets to report the death of former Nisa-Today’s corporate events director David Cullen (pictured) at the age of 74. Cullen, who had been with the group […]
Strong ethics, strong position: Steve Barnett of Costco
In a rare interview, Costco UK’s trading director Steve Barnett talks to Cash & Carry Management’s Kirsti Sharratt about what’s behind the continual growth of the business. There are no […]
Costco’s Sue Knowles wins Barclaycard Everywoman ‘Leader of Change’ award
Sue Knowles (pictured), marketing/HR director of Costco UK and chair of the LEAD Network UK Chapter, has won a prestigious Barclaycard Everywoman in Retail Award. This accolade recognised Knowles as […]
Dawood Pervez to replace Martin Race as Bestway MD
Martin Race, managing director of Bestway Wholesale, is stepping down from this role, which he has filled for two years, and will be leaving the business on 30 November. The […]
Bidfood’s Christmas Gift for hospitality workers nationwide
To reward those who work over the festive period, Bidfood’s ‘Christmas Gift’ campaign is back for another year, but this time the wholesaler is extending nominations outside its customer base […]
JJ Mastercard gives caterers longer to pay
Caterers now get 56 days to pay their bills with the JJ Food Service Mastercard, launched less than a year ago. Additionally, the maximum spending limit has been doubled to […]
Darren Goldney to head up Unitas Wholesale
Darren Goldney, former managing director of Today’s Group, has been appointed the new MD of Unitas Wholesale, the group formed by merging Today’s with Landmark. His counterpart at Landmark, John […]
Landmark and Today’s merger confirmed
The respective members of Today’s and Landmark have voted to merge the groups to form Unitas Wholesale Ltd. Of those members who voted, 96% were in favour of the merger […]
Leading executives to speak at IGD Convenience Retailing Summit
The IGD Convenience Retailing Summit, which takes place on 26-27 September at etc.venues County Hall in London, will feature Steve Fox, Booker’s managing director – retail, and Ken Towle, CEO […]
HSBC finance package for Hyperama extension
Landmark Wholesale member Hyperama has secured a £15 million finance package from HSBC to modernise its West Bromwich cash & carry and expand its importing operation through associated business JK […]
Filshill invests for the future by diversifying product mix
Glasgow-based wholesaler JW Filshill, which supplies 183 KeyStore convenience stores across Scotland and the north of England, increased turnover from £142 million to £145 million in the year ended 31 […]
