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Christian Salvesen is a major European logistics business employing some 13,000
staff and operating in eight countries. Specialising in
managing outsourced supply chain operations for manufacturing
and retail customers in the industrial, consumer and food
sectors, working in partnership with them to optimise
inventories and ensure that goods are available precisely when
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The Palmer and Harvey Group is the UK's
Number One delivered wholesaler for both the independent and
multiple retail trade with complete nationwide distribution
facilities. They are the UK’s third largest private company
with a turnover of around £3.5b. P&H has seen massive
growth in sales, sustained in the majority by a move from the
niche market supply of confectionery and tobacco to a full,
comprehensive range of up to 9,000 lines spanning ambient,
chilled & frozen and alcohol
sectors.
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Founded by Renée Elliott in 1995, Planet Organic has transformed the retail scene by opening the first supermarket selling only natural and organic food. Planet Organic was the UK's first fully certified organic supermarket of its kind when it first opened its flagship store in Notting Hill, London. Their kitchens prepare daily seasonal dishes made from organic ingredients to eat in its in-store café or to take home.
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Nisa-Today’s is the UK’s largest
distribution and services organisation for retail and
wholesale companies. Operating from 3 distribution centres in
the UK, its commercial objective is to negotiate the lowest
cost price of products and provide the most efficient supply
chain for its member companies, by strategically using their
combined turnover powerbase.
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WHSmith’s highly successful travel group
comprises 210 outlets in airports, train stations, bus
stations and hospitals throughout the UK. This division prides
itself on delivering the right merchandise in the right
quantities to meet the needs of its clientele. In this way it
sets standards that are carried through the entire
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Since June 1847, five generations
of the Booth family have led E H Booth &
Co Ltd from its humble beginnings as one small shop, to
its current position as a leading regional supermarket, with
26 stores across the Northern counties of Lancashire,
Cheshire, Yorkshire and Cumbria. |
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Established in 1958, Brakes is a
major supplier of frozen, chilled and grocery products to the
catering industry. With over 30 Brakes warehouses across the
United Kingdom and employing more than 8,000 people in the UK
and France, Brakes constantly strives for, and achieves, high
standards of service and delivery.
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Next is a UK based retailer offering stylish, good quality products in clothing, footwear, accessories and home products. Next distributes through three main channels: Next Retail, a chain of more than 480 stores in the UK and Eire; the Next Directory, a direct mail catalogue and transactional website with more than 2 million active customers; and Next International, with more than 140 stores overseas. |
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Whitbread is a family of
brands, all of which are in the business of providing
hospitality in one shape or form. They operate the number one
brands in the UK in hotels, restaurants and health &
fitness. Whitbread use the Talkman voice system in their food
service operation.
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RaceTrac Petroleum is a private
company that operates gasoline stations and convenience stores
in the US. RaceTrac is the 2nd largest independent gasoline
vendor in the US and is headquartered in Smyrna, Georgia and
employs about 3800 people across more than 250 locations.
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Bibby
Distribution is a wholly owned subsidiary of the
privately owned Bibby Line Group with its corporate headquarters in Liverpool. The Group, which
traces its history from 1807, has three main divisions -
logistics, marine and financial services. Group revenues are
in excess of £250 million. |
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Focus are the third-largest DIY retailer in the United
Kingdom by market share and offer an extensive range of DIY
and gardening products, primarily to consumers seeking to
undertake light home improvement and maintenance projects.
Operating over 250 stores with a total of approximately 8.2
million square feet of net selling space. |
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Handleman UK
Limited (formerly Lifetime
Entertainment) is a supplier and merchandiser of Home
Entertainment products to a broad customer base in the United
Kingdom. Customers include supermarkets, motor service areas,
and chain stores.
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The Internacionale retail operation based in Glasgow has developed into a leading
high street value chain with over 150 stores throughout the UK
and employs 2500 staff. Internacionale restructured it’s
operations in 2003 and divided the business into two retail
chains; Internacionale which sells young womens fashion and
accessories; and Au Naturale which sells home interiors.
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The John Lewis
Partnership is one of the UK's
top
ten retail businesses with 27 John Lewis department stores and
174 Waitrose supermarkets. It is also the country's largest
example of worker co-ownership. All 64,000
permanent staff
are Partners in the business. Last year's sales were £5.8
billion.
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McLeish Brothers Ltd, the 60-year-old delicatessen and convenience store chain has plans to significantly expand the business. McLeish specialises in prepared deli goods and a food to go menu such as mince and tatties, beef stroganoff and fishcakes as well as an international range of freshly-prepared Thai, Chinese and Indian meals. The emphasis is, however, on using local Scottish produce.
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Premier
Decorations, UK's largest provider of Christmas
decorations, has a new 262,000 sq ft of warehouse and office
space on 15 acres of land in Wales. |
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As one of the leading book distributors in the UK, Littlehampton Book Services (LBS) continues to provide its publishers and customers with dynamic and service oriented, leading edge, IT and operational excellence.LBS is a Hachette Livre UK Company.
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DHL's supply chain
services touch many aspects of our day-to-day lives 24 hours a
day. As you sleep, DHL is delivering the food that you buy
and the fuel that drives your car that we help build and
service.
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At Pets at Home we have more than 170 stores across the U.K. from Inverness to Truro with more stores opening every month. In 2005/6 we had a turnover of around £280 million.
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Blackpool Tower and Circus, Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks, the Tower Lounge Bar and the Winter Gardens complex which incorporates the Opera House Theatre, Empress Ballroom and the Olympia Exhibition Hall plus Blackpool Sea Life centre located on Blackpool’s famous Promenade all make up the Leisure Parcs portfolio. |
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Spicers is the UK’s largest wholesaler of general office products in Europe and the dominant player in the UK. They are an Investors in People accredited company, and have an annual turnover in excess of £350 million. Spicers Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of DS Smith Plc.
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David Sands Ltd, based in Kinross, currently runs 20 convenience
stores and 1 warehouse in Scotland. The David Sands family
business dates back almost 200 years but it is only in the
last 20 years that the business has started more aggressive
expansion plans. These plans are now being supported by
a new purpose-built 28,000 sq ft warehouse in Kinross,
Perthshire. |