Wholesale Industry News

Landmark launches its biggest-ever £1 promotion

Landmark launches its biggest-ever £1 promotion

Date: January 21, 2016Leave a comment

Landmark Wholesale is to launch a ‘£1 Attack’ promotion on Monday 25 January. The activity, which runs until 13 February, features more than 100 best-selling branded products priced at £1, including Tango, […]

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Sales and profits dip for Bestway’s C&C/wholesale business

Sales and profits dip for Bestway’s C&C/wholesale business

Date: January 20, 2016Leave a comment

A “busy and challenging” time for Bestway Group saw pre-tax profit for the C&C/wholesale business in the year to 30 June 2015 dip from £49.2 million to £44.6 million on […]

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Today’s managing director Bill Laird dies aged 54

Today’s managing director Bill Laird dies aged 54

Date: January 19, 2016Leave a comment

Following a long battle with cancer, Today’s Group managing director Bill Laird, 54, has passed away. With an inscrutable face that hid a wicked sense of humour, Laird (pictured) joined what […]

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East End Foods launches authentic Indian beers

East End Foods launches authentic Indian beers

Date: January 8, 2016Leave a comment

East End Foods, the Landmark Wholesale ethnic foods specialist with a turnover of more than £180 million, has launched two Indian bottled beers: Himalayan Monkey and Shimla. Commercial director Paul […]

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Bestway celebrates 40 years in cash & carry/wholesale

Bestway celebrates 40 years in cash & carry/wholesale

Date: January 1, 2016Leave a comment

Bestway Wholesale this year celebrates 40 years in the C&C/wholesale business, having opened its first cash & carry depot in Acton, north-west London, in 1976. It currently operates from 63 branches […]

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Palmer and Harvey upgrades vehicle technology

Palmer and Harvey upgrades vehicle technology

Date: December 27, 2015Leave a comment

Palmer and Harvey is upgrading driver PDAs (personal digital assistant) this year to improve efficiency and customer service. The current system, consisting of nearly 1,000 hand-held devices, has been in place […]

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Trading controller appointed to the Abra Wholesale team

Trading controller appointed to the Abra Wholesale team

Date: December 27, 2015Leave a comment

Landmark Wholesale member Abra Wholesale has appointed Dharmesh (Dee) Trivedi to fill the newly-created post of trading controller. He previously held a similar position for HT Drinks, the north-west London C&C/wholesaler […]

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Top-level executive changes at Booker Group

Top-level executive changes at Booker Group

Date: December 18, 2015Leave a comment

In a series of top-level changes at Booker Group, Guy Farrant (pictured), managing director of Booker Wholesale, will become chief operating officer with effect from 1 April 2016. Farrant has […]

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Chris Doyle leaves Landmark Wholesale

Chris Doyle leaves Landmark Wholesale

Date: December 18, 2015Leave a comment

In a statement issued on behalf of Landmark Wholesale, finance director Andrew Thewlis has disclosed that Chris Doyle (left), business development director for the past six years, has left “with […]

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Two new Lifestyle fascias launched by Landmark Wholesale

Two new Lifestyle fascias launched by Landmark Wholesale

Date: December 18, 2015Leave a comment

Landmark Wholesale’s Lifestyle Express fascia is undergoing a major change, with two new styles being launched – Lifestyle Extra and Lifestyle Value. Extra is described as appealing to ‘a full-offer […]

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Mark Aylwin joins Matthew Clark as managing director

Mark Aylwin joins Matthew Clark as managing director

Date: December 17, 2015Leave a comment

Mark Aylwin, former managing director of Booker Direct and ex-chief executive of Blueheath, the delivered wholesale business which was absorbed by Booker in 2007, has become managing director of drinks wholesaler Matthew […]

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Nisa distribution vehicles given own-brand makeover

Nisa distribution vehicles given own-brand makeover

Date: December 11, 2015Leave a comment

Symbol chain Nisa has unveiled 68 new-look distribution vehicles, featuring full-side liveries advertising the Heritage own-label range in a series of six designs. Brand manager Erin May said that the […]

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