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 […]
More being delivered from Booker cash & carries
The value of goods being delivered from Booker and Booker/Makro combined sites continues to rise. Last year the figure was £1.82 billion, against £1.39 billion in the previous 12 months. […]
Decline in Booker Group’s like-for-like sales
Booker Group’s total sales (including the recently-acquired Budgens and Londis business) increased by 10.5% in the 16 weeks to 1 January compared with the previous corresponding period. Non-tobacco income grew […]
Mark Aylwin joins Matthew Clark as managing director
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 […]
