All Londis articles – Page 4

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Petrol retailer wins Londis store award

2008-03-04T00:00:00Z

A forecourt scooped the top prize at the Londis Store of the Year awards. Blair Girvan’s c-store in Aberfeldy, Perthshire won the ’best forecourt store’ category then went on to take the awards’ top accolade. Blair, who has run the shop in Dunkeld Street for five years, received his award ...

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Londis retailers say ’yes’ to Musgrave

2004-07-01T00:00:00Z

Londis retailers have voted overwhelmingly in support of a buyout from Budgens owner Musgrave UKAs expected, the majority of Londis shareholders – 97 per cent – gave their approval of the proposed acquisition at an Extraordinary General Meeting held in Birmingham on June 22.Musgrave and Londis will now await court ...

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Londis saga rolls on with rival bid

2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The Londis sale saga has continued this month with news of a rival bid from a management team led by former executives from convenience chain T&S Stores (acquired two years ago by Tesco).The newly formed consortium, named Lancelot, and backed by Icelandic bank Kaupthing, is offering to take ...

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Londis calls for hush

2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Symbol group Londis has put the HCPS unit from Hubbard Commercial Refrigeration at the heart of its forecourt store refrigeration systems.Londis is undergoing a major expansion of its forecourt store programme, including the Londis Express fascia, and latest sites are now fully-fledged convenience stores.Tony Riddy, retail director of Londis, said ...

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Retailers set to cash in at Londis

2004-05-01T00:00:00Z

Forecourt retailers with Londis stores stand to pocket more than £30,000 following a new offer by Budgens owner Musgrave, to buy the symbol group.Last year Musgrave bid £40 million for Londis, a deal that was scuppered following the scandal around the share-out of the proceeds. The four directors of the ...

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Londis appeals for new recruits

2003-11-01T00:00:00Z

Londis is hoping to sign up more forecourt stores with a new recruitment offer, which includes 20 per cent off the Londis Express fascia until the end of January 2004.The group has reappraised its forecourt range and space allocation and has briefed a range of specialist suppliers to cover every ...