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Sarcasms & ridiculing expectations may be amusing to some people but there is nothing wrong with our expectations as booker members. What you ask for and what you get are two different things! However the booker retailers were in the best positions in terms of availability and supply chain and quality of produce and chill even before the merger, unlike other symbols who were either floundering or desperately looking for consolidation to saves themselves. I don’t take any joy in saying this.
What retailers or so called independent retailers needs to understand is that the number of suppliers are shrinking and there is NO alternative to consolidation. Regardless of its potential short Cummings, as the cynics are now peddling with a big fat zero to give us as alternatives. So let’s get real. The days of wheeling and dealing are over and a partnership in an ever decreasing numbers of supply chain is our only saviour.

As non-retail demands like banking and the rest is also realistic. It’s not the wholesale price that keeps shops open, other costs of running businesses are equally important. The more help retailers get in leveraging those the better for the profitability of our business.


Arjan Mehr Londis Bracknell