All Booker articles – Page 2
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NewsBooker stakeholder attacks Tesco offer as too cheap
A stakeholder in wholesale and retail giant Booker has labelled Tesco’s £3.7bn offer as “insufficient”.
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NewsBooker posts festive sales rise in ‘good’ third quarter
Booker has reported an uplift in its Christmas sales amid Tesco’s takeover bid as flagging demand for tobacco failed to offset growth.
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NewsTesco-Booker given go-ahead after second phase of probe
Following an “in-depth” second phase examination, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has given Tesco the green light to acquire wholesaler Booker.
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AnalysisInfographic: Harrods' revamp costs and Tesco-Booker
Words and numbers, December 1, 2017: Harrods store revamp costs, Andy Clarke on Tesco-Booker, plus Sports Direct’s mooted £11m payment, John Lewis, and Neon Sheep.
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NewsEx-Asda boss Clarke ‘surprised’ by Tesco-Booker verdict
Former Asda boss Andy Clarke admits he was ‘surprised’ by the competition watchdog’s decision to provisionally approve Tesco’s £3.7bn mega-merger with Booker.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Tesco-Booker, Co-op-Nisa and Asda sales
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories from the week, including the CMA’s clearance of the Tesco-Booker merger and Asda’s quarterly sales increase.
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NewsTesco-Booker merger plan blasted by leading shareholder
Tesco’s planned merger with wholesaler Booker has been attacked by one of the grocer’s top shareholders.
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AnalysisBooker gives Tesco tasty foodservice opportunity
While much of the focus on Tesco’s merger with wholesaler Booker has centred on retail competition issues, catering supply is one of the central motivators of the tie-up.
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Tesco-Booker deal wins CMA approval following probe
Tesco’s proposed merger with wholesale supplier Booker has edged closer as the £3.7bn deal was provisionally cleared by the Competition and Markets Authority.
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NewsTesco target Booker’s profits surge as sales rise
Tesco’s intended acquisition Booker has reported a jump in profits in its first half, although its sales rise was dampened by plummeting demand for tobacco.
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NewsAgenda: Ted Baker, WHSmith, Quiz, Booker and N Brown update
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with financial updates from Ted Baker, WHSmith, Quiz, Booker and N Brown all on the agenda.
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NewsWholesalers call on CMA to block Tesco-Booker merger
The bosses of the UK’s seven biggest wholesale businesses have called on the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to block the deal.
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NewsTesco-Booker merger would ‘impact’ P&H, Bestway warns
Tesco’s proposed acquisition of Booker could put the latter’s ailing wholesale rival Palmer & Harvey out of business, Bestway has warned.
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NewsTesco takeover target Booker posts sales rise
Like-for-likes at Booker, the business Tesco has agreed to take over, edged up 1.3% in its second quarter, but tobacco sales continued to plummet.
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NewsTesco and Booker bosses defend £3.7bn merger plans
Tesco and Booker have staunchly defended their proposed £3.7bn merger as the impact of the tie-up creates further shockwaves in the convenience sector.
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OpinionOpinion: Conviviality provides a Tesco-Booker blueprint
Plenty of glasses will be raised at Conviviality’s HQ today after it uncorked a vintage year of profit and sales growth.
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NewsTesco-Booker deal to face in-depth competition probe
Tesco’s proposed tie-up with wholesaler Booker is to be subjected to an in-depth probe by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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NewsBooker posts sales rise in first quarter
Booker generated a like-for-like sales rise of 4.2% in its first quarter as its strategy paid off.
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NewsAgenda: Sainsbury’s, Ocado, Booker and Supergroup update
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Sainsbury’s, Ocado, Booker, Supergroup and Dunelm on the agenda.
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Tesco urges CMA to fast-track Booker competition probe
Tesco has urged the Competition and Markets Authority to fast-track its investigation into the grocer’s planned merger with convenience business Booker.