Bidfood confirms summer opening for Durham depot
Bidfood has confirmed that its Durham depot will start operating this summer. Located off Drum Road in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, the purpose-built facility will serve as Bidfood’s new North East […]
Hancocks appoints Nick Edwards as Manchester store manager
Hancocks has announced the appointment of Nick Edwards as manager of its Manchester store. Edwards (pictured) joined the business from Tesco where he worked as a store manager across Manchester, […]
Sweet & Glory joins Sugro
Worldwide Confectionery Ltd, which trades as Sweet & Glory, has joined Sugro. Established in 2015, Sweet & Glory operates out of a 31,000 sq ft warehouse in Manchester. The delivered […]
STG launches STRÖM nicotine pouches initially in Manchester
Scandinavian Tobacco Group UK (STG) has entered the fast-growing nicotine pouch category with the introduction of its first non-tobacco product. Originating from Sweden, the home of most nicotine pouches, STRÖM […]
Parfetts announces Go Local retailer awards
Parfetts announced its annual Go Local retailer awards last night (7 December) at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester. The retailers’ innovation, professionalism and commitment to local communities were celebrated, […]
Hancocks permanently closes four of its depots
Hancocks has confirmed that four of its depots – Coventry, Stoke, Croydon and Reading – have permanently closed. In a statement, the company said: “We apologise for the inconvenience this […]
Hancocks to reopen three more branches on 18 May
Following the successful reopening of Hancocks’ Manchester cash & carry earlier this month, the company will reopen three more of its branches on Monday 18 May. The depots in Birmingham, […]
Hancocks reopens its Manchester branch today (4 May)
Hancocks is reopening its Manchester depot on reduced hours from today. The store will be open Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm. A company statement said: “Thank you to […]
Mixed fortunes for Oriental food specialist Wing Yip
Oriental food specialist Wing Yip suffered a decline in pre-tax profit from £4.8 million to £3.5 million on sales up from £101 million to £109.8 million in the year to […]
Rayburn Trading looks to combine activities from two sites into one
North-west Sugro member Rayburn Trading is looking for new premises that would ideally enable it to combine the activities of its two present warehouses – a 100,000 sq ft storage […]
Coca-Cola and Spar are active partners for ParkLives programme
Coca-Cola European Partners has teamed up with Spar for the ParkLives community programme across England, Scotland and Wales this summer. The annual scheme – the soft drink supplier’s fourth since […]
£15 million outlay at Wing Yip Croydon site
Oriental food specialist Wing Yip is spending £15 million to almost double the size of its Croydon site – from 41,000 sq ft to 75,000 sq ft. The work, which […]
