Wholesale Industry News
Blakemore Wholesale honours its top retail customers
Blakemore Wholesale’s top customers were honoured at the company’s third annual retailer of the year awards evening and charity dinner. Held at St George’s Park, Burton, Staffs, the event recognised […]
FWD supports wholesale flexible work study
A project supported by the FWD will look at ways of making employment in the cash & carry/wholesale industry more attractive to those who want to work on a part-time […]
Research role for former P&H manager Andrew King
Researcher Nielsen Brandbank has created a new division dealing with product information and logistics for wholesalers. It is being headed by Andrew King (pictured), who in 19 years with Palmer […]
Two new members boost Today’s turnover by £364 million
Two new members have swelled Today’s Group turnover by £364 million. Back after a two-year stint with Landmark Wholesale is Gilsons Foods, of Leicester, with annual turnover of £14 million, […]
AF Blakemore reports a 1.4% sales increase
Peter Blakemore, chairman of AF Blakemore & Son, said that trading for the financial year to 30 April represented a “good, solid result during a period of intense change across […]
Craig O’Connor becomes MD of Abra Wholesale
Craig O’Connor, former managing director of Blakemore’s 14-branch cash & carry business and Grimsby-based DB Ramsden, has been appointed managing director of north London C&C/wholesaler Abra Wholesale. The appointment of O’Connor […]
Booker compensates for further tobacco decline
Although Booker, like other cash & carry/wholesalers, continues to be hit by the downturn in tobacco trade, other parts of its business enabled the company to further improve in the […]
Change of name for Bestway Batleys Foodservice
Bestway Batleys Foodservice – part of Bestway Wholesale – has been relaunched as BB foodservice. Bestway Wholesale managing director Martin Race said: “For years, wholesalers have been too preoccupied with […]
Landmark changes: a new era – exclusive with John Mills
In his first interview since being appointed as managing director of Landmark Wholesale, John Mills (pictued) talks to Cash & Carry Management’s managing editor Kirsti Sharratt about serving the group’s […]
Nisa board recommends £137.5m Co-op offer to members
The board of Nisa Retail has unanimously recommended to its shareholders an offer of up to £137.5 million from The Co-op Group. The Co-op Group’s offer to buy 100% of […]
Nisa Retail appoints Arnu Misra as interim CEO
Nisa Retail has appointed Arnu Misra as interim CEO. An independent non-executive director at Nisa since November 2016, Misra takes over from Nick Read, who recently announced his departure from […]
Seven leading wholesalers object to Booker-Tesco merger
Seven of the UK’s leading wholesalers have written a joint letter to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) urging it to block the Tesco-Booker merger. The managing directors of Bestway, […]
