business
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Londis announces 19% sales growth amid strong recruitment
Nearly 300 stores joined the symbol group in the last financial year
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Booker products introduced into more than 50 Tesco stores
However, Tesco own label lines have yet to be made available to Booker retailers
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Parfetts acquires Blakemore's Middlesbrough depot
The purchase takes the number of Parfetts’ branches to seven
Londis announces 19% sales growth amid strong recruitment
Nearly 300 stores joined the symbol group in the last financial year
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National Lottery ticket sales return to growth, Camelot reports
National Lottery owner Camelot has announced that ticket sales sold in its 2017/18 financial year (1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018) increased by £26.4m to £6.95bn - a return to growth for the category.
Asda posts return to annual sales growth as profits dive 13%
Asda has posted a return to like for like sales growth for the year to 31 December 2017, although annual operating profits dropped 13%.
Chelmsford Star Co-op profits down amid "challenging times"
Chelmsford Star Co-op has announced a year-on-year increase of 6.6% in gross takings but pre-tax profits declined by 28.5% amid “challenging times” for the high street.
M&S slows Simply Food growth amid clothing store closures
Marks & Spencer (M&S) is to continue opening new Simply Food sites despite scaling back the expansion programme and increasing the number of Clothing stores it plans to close to more than 100 by 2022.
Southern Co-op posts rise in sales and store numbers
The Southern Co-op has announced a 9% rise in annual income to more than £430m and a 1.6% growth in like-for-like food sales.
Morrisons registers strong start to the year
Morrisons has reported a group like-for-like sales increase of 3.6% (excluding fuel) in the 13 weeks to May 6, comprising equal 1.8% contributions from its retail and wholesale businesses.
CJ Lang & Son selects new company chairman
Scottish Spar retailer and distributor CJ Lang has announced the appointment of Jim Hepburn as its new company chairman
Co-op announces new Nisa ceo as takeover completes
The Co-op Group has completed its acquisition of Nisa Retail and announced former Tesco executive Ken Towle as chief executive of the distributor.
Tamworth Co-op posts strong end-of-year results
Tamworth Co-operative has reported a total trading surplus of £1.19m for the year ending January 27, an 11% increase on the previous year.
Appleby Westward reports 5.2% rise in like-for-like sales
Appleby Westward, the South West Spar distributor, has announced a 5.2% increase in like-for-like sales for the first half of its financial year ending March 2018.
Scotmid blames profit fall on "avalanche of cost challenges"
Scotmid Co-operative has announced a 9.4% drop in annual trading profit to £4.8m, which it attributed to an “avalanche of cost challenges”.
Bestway posts positive results with strong retail growth
The Bestway Group has revealed an “encouraging” set of financial results, for the year ended 30 June 2017, with sales through Best-one stores up by 19.7%, excluding tobacco.
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Turn to tech to keep you running
Richard discusses the benefits of using RDM units to monitor temperatures in his chillers and freezers.
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Targeting business crime
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Following the healthy agenda
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Adapting the gantry
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Choosing alarm systems
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A cloudy picture
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Welcome to the new world
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The value of c-store jobs
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The challenges of new legislation
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A merge too far?
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Holding our own
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Cast an eye over security cameras
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Healthy options
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100 years in business
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A more natural solution
