Today’s Group is encouraging independent retailers to raise awareness among customers and staff of the forthcoming Small Business Saturday, which takes place on Saturday 6th December. The event is a non-commercial, non-political campaign which highlights the success of small businesses and encourages consumers to shop locally....
Today's Group directors are delighted to announce that after spending a month growing moustaches, they've raised an amazing £7439 against a target of £7K for prostate and testicular cancer. Including gift aid this figures rises to just under £9,000. Managing Director Bill Laird and his fellow...
Today's Group has launched its first own-label chocolate bar - Today's Select milk chocolate (100g) – with a price-mark of 59p, it offers retailers a highly competitive 35% POR. Own-label trading controller at Today's Group, Hilary Nithsdale, said: “Our members and retailers have been requesting a...
London-based cash & carry HT & Co Drinks has partnered up with Gift Creation & Design (GC&D) in a move that will open up the gifting market to wholesalers and independent retailers. HT Drinks, which owns a number of businesses across the independent retail, wholesale and...
Today’s Group has announced two fantastic locations for its key member events next year: the 2015 annual trade show will be held at Ascot Race Course on 10-11th March, while the 2015 annual conference will be held in Monte Carlo from 18th-22nd September. Managing director of...
Today’s Group has produced a soft drinks merchandising guide to help independent retailers to capitalise on the £1.9bn soft drinks category. The guide offers core ranging and seasonal advice together with planograms designed to help retailers grow sales and profits. It is the first category-focused guide...
Today’s Group has launched Checkout Mania, the theme of its latest promotional programme, which will offer retailers more than £50K worth of prizes in members’ depots starting in March 2015. Managing director of Today’s Group Bill Laird said: “Our trade days offer retailers fantastic deals while...
Essex-based Hills Prospect has become the latest major wholesaler to join the on-trade division of Today’s Group, the UK’s largest buying group. Hills Prospect was previously one of the largest members of former on-trade buying consortium National Drinks Distributors (NDD) and has an annual turnover of...
Enfield-based JJ Food Service achieved pre-tax profits of £7.5m for the year ended 31 March 2014, compared with £4.5m for the previous year. Turnover was £182.7m compared with £185.5m for the previous year. Managing director Mustafa Kiamil said: “We are delighted that our profits are up...
Enfield-based JJ Food Service has been ranked 167th in the Sunday Times Top Track 250, up two places compared with its 169th ranking in 2013. The Top Track 250 list is published every year in the Sunday Times and ranks Britain's top mid-market private companies by...