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NewsBestway acquires Dee Bee Wholesale
British wholesaler Bestway has acquired Dee Bee Wholesale, which serves 1,400 retail and on-trade customers across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
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NewsAF Blakemore buys 71 Spar stores in £7m deal
AF Blakemore has acquired 71 Spar stores from fellow wholesaler Appleby Westward in a £7m deal that also brings the supply of a further 130 Spar-supplied shops, and the licence for Spar in the South West.
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Promotional FeatureBudgens and Londis: redefining convenience at the modern forecourt
From 450 Budgens stores to Londis’ 2,500-strong forecourt estate, symbol groups are investing heavily in the channel. But what’s driving conversions from competitor fascias - and does the zero-cost model deliver?
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON FRANCHISE AND FASCIA: a marriage of convenience
Today’s forecourt retailers are spoilt for choice when it comes to franchise and fascia partners. Whatever you are looking for, be it a household name, best-in-class deals, a quality own-label or consistent and complete deliveries, you are bound to find it. We speak to retailers to see why they chose their particular trading partner.
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Promotional FeatureHow to build a vape range that drives footfall and margin
Vapes are convenience retail’s most volatile, and most valuable, category right now. Here’s the ranging strategy that separates the stores cashing in from the ones left with dead stock.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON PUMP TOP PROMOTIONS: the cable guys
Mobile phone charging cables, barbecue lines, and year-round favourites air fresheners will be among the most popular non-food impulse lines at forecourts this summer, say pump top promotion suppliers.
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NewsRedbeck Group reveals shop template for forecourt roll-out
Redbeck Group has almost doubled shop sales since investing approximately £250,000 on a refit at its Irlam forecourt: a template it now plans to adopt at its other three petrol stations, future-proofing them for the next decade.
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NewsBooker announces new retail sales team
Wholesaler Booker has updated its senior leadership team for retail, with the department headed up by Martyn Parkinson.
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NewsLawrences Garages trials Booker’s Scoot delivery app
Booker’s home-delivery app, Scoot, has been rolled out by Ben Lawrence at one of his forecourts as part of a three-month trial.
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NewsParfetts opens first Shop & Go outlet in the south
Parfetts has opened its first Shop & Go convenience store in the south, cutting the ribbon at Muresh Seevaratnam’s Gosport forecourt, which previously featured a Premier store.
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NewsTout’s renews contract with Co-op Wholesale for another five years
Award-winning forecourt operator Tout’s has renewed its contract with Co-op Wholesale for another five years.
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NewsCo-op Wholesale appoints former Booker exec as new customer director
The competition for retailers’ business continues apace, with Co-op Wholesale the latest firm to announce a new appointment as it seeks to increase its market share.
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NewsCo-op Wholesale and Roadchef extend partnership to include WHSmith stores
Co-op Wholesale and Roadchef have confirmed the next stage of their multi-year partnership, to supply WHSmith stores at motorway service areas nationwide.
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NewsWinner of Scuderia Ferrari F1 merchandise revealed at Spar Bowness
An F1 aficionado has been revealed as the winner of Spar Bowness’ Scuderia Ferrari merchandise competition.
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NewsCo-op Wholesale and Tankerford confirm partnership to elevate the forecourt retail experience
Co-op Wholesale has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Top 50 Indie Tankerford, which it says marks a significant step forward in expanding high-quality grocery offerings across the UK’s forecourt sector.
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Analysis“The pipeline is extremely rich” says Morrisons as it continues forecourt push with Daily stores
Supermarket giant and wholesaler Morrisons is sharpening its focus on the forecourt sector as it aims to increase the 500 or so filling stations currently signed up to Morrisons Daily wholesale supply and fascias.
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NewsMorrisons appoints former Nisa exec as operations director for convenience as c-store push continues
Morrisons has appointed the former managing director of Nisa Retail as its operations director for convenience stores as the supermarket giant continues to target ambitious growth in the sector.
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NewsAscona commits all 62 forecourts to Co-op Wholesale for another five years
Ascona Group has renewed its contract with Co-op Wholesale, signing for all its 62 filling stations to be stocked with grocery products by the firm for the next half decade.
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NewsBooker-owned delivery app Scoot pairs up with Just Eat
Scoot has joined forces with Just Eat, giving Booker’s in-house delivery service access to the Dutch firm’s vast fleet of couriers.
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NewsRapid delivery app Scoot drives ‘big night in’ opportunity for Jet Forfar
Jet Forfar, one of three forecourt operators signed up to Scoot, is using the rapid delivery app from Booker to target the so-called ’big night in’ opportunity.