Co-op Wholesale appoints ex-Booker Martin Swadling as customer director
Co-op Wholesale has appointed Martin Swadling, formerly customer director of Booker, as its own customer director. The high-profile appointment signals Co-op Wholesale’s intent to deliver a market-leading proposition, operational excellence […]
Booker links with Just Eat couriers for Scoot-ordered grocery deliveries
Booker has announced the national rollout of a last-mile delivery partnership between Scoot and Just Eat. The service will give Booker’s symbol retailers – Premier, Budgens, Londis and Family Shopper […]
Booker symbol retailers to host drinks festivals this spring
Booker symbol groups are running two major drinks promotions this spring: the Beer & Cider Festival (starts 19 May for eight weeks) and the Wine Festival (28 April for three weeks). Available […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sales up overall but further tobacco downturn for Booker
Booker Group’s sales in the 12 weeks ended 8 September rose by 1.1% compared with the previous corresponding period. On a like-for-like basis, they were 1.3% up. Yet although non-tobacco […]
Booker retailers will benefit from Tesco deal – Charles Wilson
Charles Wilson (pictured), chief executive of Booker Group, remains adamant that, should the merger deal with Tesco go ahead, there would be benefits for his company’s retail chains even where […]
‘Suppliers will get behind Tesco/Booker merger’ – Wilson
The prospect of the combined Tesco/Booker business using its stronger position to negotiate better buying terms has caused some concern among suppliers. However, Booker’s chief executive Charles Wilson has reported […]
Londis and Budgens lift Booker’s sales
Despite a continued decline in tobacco sales – down by 5.6% in the latest half year – and overall like-for-like retail income decreasing by 2.8%, Booker Group managed to increase […]
