Charles Wilson calls Barcode Festival the ‘must-attend’ grocery event
Ticket sales for GroceryAid’s Barcode Festival have already surpassed any previous event held by the charity. The festival (www.barcodefestival.co.uk), which takes place on 28 June at Hawker House, Canada Water, […]
Brexit causes HT & Co Drinks to rethink expansion plans
Today’s Group member HT & Co Drinks has been scared off opening more branches because of the possible adverse effects of Brexit as well as the ramifications of Tesco’s takeover […]
Charles Wilson appointed Tesco chief executive
Following final clearance by the Competition & Markets Authority of Tesco’s £3.7 billion takeover of Booker (officially from 5 March), Charles Wilson, Booker Group’s chief executive, has been appointed Tesco’s […]
Non-tobacco business boosts Booker’s performance
An increase in non-tobacco sales in the 16 weeks to 29 December 2017 more than compensated for a further decline in tobacco business for Booker. Total income for the period […]
Booker chosen as partner for PepsiCo van sales operation
Cash & Carry Management understands that Booker will provide “warehousing and depot services” to support PepsiCo’s new van sales operation to deliver Walkers snack products direct to thousands of independent […]
Tesco’s acquisition of Booker gets final approval
Tesco’s £3.7 billion takeover of Booker has been fully cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which concluded that deal does not raise competition concerns. The CMA justified its […]
Booker replaces Palmer and Harvey as Shell supplier
Booker, which is shortly expected to hear for certain that its bid to merge with Tesco has been given clearance by the Competition & Markets Authority, is one of a […]
Putting in place pay-per-play: Darren Goldney of Today’s
In his first in-depth interview since becoming managing director of Today’s just three weeks ago, Darren Goldney (pictured) talks to Cash & Carry Management’s managing editor Kirsti Sharratt about his […]
Landmark’s John Mills hits out at CMA decision to approve Tesco-Booker deal
John Mills, managing director of Landmark Wholesale, has hit out at the Competition and Market Authority’s decision to provisionally approve Tesco’s acquisition of Booker. “We are incredibly disappointed with the […]
Tesco’s acquisition of Booker gets the nod from the CMA
Tesco’s £3.7 billion takeover of Booker has obtained provisional clearance from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which said that Tesco’s purchase of Booker does not raise competition concerns. The […]
Chris Sanders of Radnor Hills: Are your soft drink sales healthy?
Chris Sanders (pictured), sales director at Radnor Hills, urges wholesalers to tap into the sales potential of school and hospital-compliant soft drinks. What proportion of your business goes through the […]
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 […]
