Central Food Wholesale, part of Central Retail Corporation, is opening its first Go Wholesale store in October. This is happening as Lotus’s announced a new mall concept, locating Makro wholesale stores within Lotus's malls. First Go Wholesale store to open on 27 Oct Central Retail Corporation is investing THB20bn (US$550m) to expand Go Wholesale stores over the next five years. The first s...

Announcing its interim results for the first six months of 2023, Co-op has reported sales in its food retail division down by 8.9% to £3,563m. This was substantially the result of the disposal of its fuel forecourt estate of 129 sites in late 2022. Excluding this impact, underlying sales grew by 4%. Total group sales (including life and financial services) were also impacted by the disposal, fall...

Acquiring the McColl's convenience business saw Morrisons gain almost 1,000 sites which it is steadily converting into its Morrisons Daily format. The goal is to have thousands of Morrisons Daily stores operating around the UK. Source: IGD Research: Strategic outlook for Morrisons Image source: Morrisons Daily LinkedIn Morrisons continues to secure new wholesale agreements and str...