Building business for the independents is what the Bestway Cash and Carry group stands for. For Bestway, which incorporates the Batley group, the involvement in the My Shop Your Shop campaign is a vital part of the group’s operating philosophy. With 49 depots across the UK we know how essential it is to provide a supportive and top-level service.
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Booker is the UK's largest food wholesaler to independent businesses with £2.5bn of cash & carry sales and £0.5bn of delivered sales from 172 branches. Booker serves 260 000 independent caterers, 74 000 independent retailers and 69 000 other small businesses.
Booker fully supports the 'My Shop is Your Shop' campaign. We are proud to be raising awareness and supporting the exceptional commitment and dedication of independent retailers in serving their local communities.
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Buxton Natural Mineral Water has filtered through limestone for 5000 years before it flows naturally to the surface in the beautiful Derbyshire Peak District, completely untouched. No pumps, no pipes, just nature taking its course. It's just that pure and simple.
Buxton was discovered by the Romans, and for centuries, historic figures, including Mary Queen of Scots, visited Buxton to 'take the waters'. Eventually, Buxton was developed into a Health Spa and right up to the 1930's visitors traveled from all parts of Europe to bathe in and drink the waters of Buxton. Buxton is proud to be supporting the My Shop is your Shop campaign first time and looks forward to engaging with the independent retailers and their communities.
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Carlsberg UK takes great pride in being a strong supporter of the My Shop Is Your Shop Campaign and National Independents Day 2006. We would like to thank all the retailers who participated in the campaign surveys conducted by our direct Field Sales Team.
There have been some valuable messages highlighted which are key to raising awareness of the local shop’s value and importance within the local community. We appreciate the opportunity to continue to promote our support of the Independent Sector.
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Coca-Cola Enterprises Ltd, CCE, is a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc, the world’s largest producer and distributor of brands owned by The Coca-Cola Company.
CCE makes, packages and distributes Coca-Cola products throughout England, Scotland and Wales. We employ around 5,000 people operating across 21 sites, offices and depots spread across eight regions in the UK.
We believe local independent stores are of utmost importance to the local community, and we our investing substantially in the support we offer our independent retailers.
We are proud to sponsor the My Shop is Your Shop campaign and are delighted to play our part in reminding people of the value of the local independent store.
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Constellation Europe is one of the largest drinks companies in Europe and part of Constellation Brands Inc, the largest wine company in the world. Its strong portfolio of brands from the wine, cider, perry and fortified wine includes Hardys, Stowells, Gaymers and Stone’s. Constellation is pleased to back the MSYS campaign and is a committed supporter of the independent sector.
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William Worthington began brewing in Burton in 1744. Coors Brewers is now the U.K.’s second largest brewer with around 21 percent market share and part of Molson Coors Brewing Company. Carling is UK’s biggest brand, with Coors Light and Grolsch as premium lagers. Worthington’s, Caffrey’s and Stones are famous ales.
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As the UK's leading independent trade exhibition for convenience stores, the Convenience Retailing Show (CRS) fully supports the My Shop is Your Shop (MSYS) campaign. Every year CRS attracts thousands of retailers from across the UK, many of whom are independents, and aims to arm them with advice and information to help them survive in a fiercely competitive marketplace. Meanwhile MSYS is doing a wonderful job in raising awareness and support for local shops and CRS is delighted to be involved in that. Together we believe CRS and MSYS can really make a difference to the convenience retailing industry. www.cstoreshow.com
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GlaxoSmithKline Nutritional Healthcare is delighted to be supporting the 2006 My Shop Is You Shop campaign with their leading soft drink brand, Lucozade Energy. The Independent sector remains a key strategic focus for GSK and this type of activity can only enhance visibility of the essential role that all independent retailers play within their local community. It is essential that investment in the channel also reaches the consumer and this type of promotion will ensure that happens. We look forward to a successful campaign.
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Heinz is delighted to be supporting the My Shop is Your Shop campaign as we have a long standing commitment to helping independent convenience retailers grow sales and maximise profits from the fast growing grocery category. As part of this ongoing commitment Heinz launched a category leadership initiative ‘Grow Grocery’ in February 2007. ‘Grow Grocery’ offers impartial advice to help retailers harness the spending power of grocery category shoppers.
Far from being the low value, distress purchase and low impulse category that some retailers perceive it to be, grocery shoppers offer retailers an untapped opportunity to boost sales.
The UK convenience grocery category is in great health, spurred on by shoppers spending 35% more per visit than in 2005.[i] Convenience retailers should look to capitalise on the lucrative power of these shoppers by paying more attention to their grocery displays. Heinz’s ‘Grow Grocery’ campaign communicates simple steps retailers can take to increase sales in the grocery category and reclaim their share of the 21 million unit sales that are currently being missed each year.[ii]
[i] him! CTP 2007
[ii] HIM (SectorTrack 06, CTP 06 & 05)
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Over the past 100 years, Imperial Tobacco has established itself as one of the world's leading producers of high-quality tobacco products.
We are a keen supporter of the MSYS campaign and look forward to getting involved with this years campaign.
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"Key Lekkerland is 100% behind 'My Shop is Your Shop'. We are a nation of shopkeepers in the most positive sense and this campaign is about recognising the unique bond between shoppers and their local stores."
"The campaign and National Independents' Day deserves the wholehearted backing of the trade, government and of course, consumers who vote with their feet every day in the support of their local shop."
John Liptrot
Commercial Director, Key Lekkerland
Key Lekkerland is the UK's leading independent delivered wholesale group, providing a fully comprehensive supply package to customers nationwide across a broad range of markets. We are passionately committed to supporting the independent retail sector.
Key Lekkerland combines the strength of a national buying operation with the personal, tailored service typically found in a family-run business. That is because of the independent status of every Key wholesaler within the group - a combination that not only gives Key Lekkerland a unique profile, but also gives our customers a competitive edge.
We also operate the UK's fourth largest symbol group KeyStore, which conveys quality, value and breadth of choice to shoppers at a low membership that is just right for today's retailers.
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Landmark Wholesale was formally launched in November 2005, after 33 years trading as Landmark Cash & Carry. As one of the largest Buying Groups in the UK, the name change was introduced to better reflect and represent its Membership of Independent Wholesalers and its custom base.
The 29-strong Members are located nationwide including Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales and consist of Cash & Carry and Delivered Wholesalers serving over 122,000 live Retail, Catering and Foodservice Customers.
Landmark is a proud supporter of the My Shop Is Your Shop campaign in recognition of the important role the local shop plays within our communities.
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Musgrave wholeheartedly supports the My Shop is Your Shop campaign. Our company was founded in 1876 and is now Ireland's largest food and grocery distributor having pioneered the concept of franchise supermarket and convenience store retailing through our Supervalu and Centra symbol retail groups.
These independent retailers offer a level of service, convenience, quality and value for money to their local communities which cannot be matched by the multiples.
Our commitment to the independent convenience store sector is deep-seated and historic and all Budgens stores will also in due course be operated on a franchise basis. We fervently believe that grocery retail is best done by people who know and relate to the communities which they serve and have the independence of spirit to innovate and develop their stores.
For many elderly people, a trip to the local store and a cheery word from the staff there will be the highlight of their day. These shop-keepers offer services with which the multiples cannot be bothered, they support the community by forging relationships with local producers, they open long hours and in some areas they are almost the glue which keeps the local community together.
In the UK we probably have some of the finest supermarkets in the world. The range of products and facilities which they offer is outstanding but their success most not be at the expense of local stores. It is high time that everyone starts to recognise the extra-ordinary contribution made to the local community by the unsung heroes who operate our local stores.
While National Independents Day on June 1st will provide that recognition, we want it more importantly to be a platform for the future and sustained development of independent stores.
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Masterfoods (Division of Mars UK Limited) offers a wide range of Confectionery,
Main meal and Petcare products, including many best-selling brands such
as MARS, SNICKERS, DOLMIO, UNCLE BEN’S, PEDIGREE, and WHISKAS.
Today's busy lifestyles call for fast and convenient foods which combine
quality and taste. In 2006 Masterfoods will continue to work collaboratively
with Convenience Retailers to offer consumers a range of products that
reflect their needs, with the aim of increasing weight of purchase and
maximising the opportunity for impulse sales, thus increasing the prosperity
of the Sector. We are delighted to be supporting the MSYS initiative.
MARS®, SNICKERS®, DOLMIO®, UNCLE BEN’S®, PEDIGREE®,
and WHISKAS® are all registered trademarks of Masterfoods 2004.
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The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) represents over 19,000 newsagents and convenience stores in the UK and ROI and is recognised as the government referral body for representation of news and magazine retailers in the industry. Members are largely local shops everywhere from isolated rural communities to the largest cities, but the one thing they all share is that they are central to the communities and neighbourhoods they serve. The ethos of the My Shop is Your Shop Campaign is about the survival of small shops and communities which is central to the beliefs of the NFRN and its members and we are delighted to be involved with this campaign.
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Nisa-Today's is proud to be a part of the My Shop is Your Shop Campaign. The group's entire strategy is driven by providing the best possible service and support for our members and in essence, ensuring the survival of the convenience sector as a whole. This campaign is vital in raising consumer awareness of the importance of the local shop, particularly pertinent in the face of multiple pressure. We welcome the opportunity to promote the added-value service provided by our members and would urge them to contact us with any relevant stories they have, to assist with the campaign.
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Parfetts are founding members of the group behind MSYS and enthusiastically support the campaign. We have a policy of both promoting the concept through our Cash & Carrys, and encouraging as many of our customers as possible to take part in the celebrations of National Independents’ Day, as well as supporting the MSYS concept all year round. We invite anyone interested, existing or new customers, to contact us to find out how we can work together on this important initiative.
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Pepsico are really pleased to be able to support the My Shop is Your Shop campaign. This activity and media publicity brings high visibility of the great work the independent retailers do in this country. The MSYS campaign also enables the independent retailer to benefit from increased sales as the consumer's buy into the promotions available. We are looking forward to a very successful campaign with strong media interest.
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At Unilever we understand the importance of all retailers, no matter how big or small. We also appreciate the ever challenging environment facing retailers, in particular independent businesses. Partners for Growth is objective advice that has been compiled for convenience retailers by Unilever’s category experts. It provides a sound starting point to suit specific needs such as space in store, your customer base and products to trial. We are confident that by working together as partners we all stand to benefit.
http://partnersforgrowth.unilever.com/
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