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Happy Shopper was a brand of budget-priced groceries and household products that was sold in the United Kingdom. [1] The brand was originally owned by cash and carry company Nurdin and Peacock, who were subsequently acquired by Booker Group in November 1996. [2]
In June 2007, Booker reversed into an AIM listed wholesaler of groceries Blueheath, to form Booker Group plc. [18] Baugur sold all its assets in Booker Cash & Carry in June 2008, [19] only weeks after its founder was found guilty of accounting irregularities. [20] Baugur collapsed in February 2009, amidst the Icelandic financial crisis. [21]
Makro is a Dutch international brand of warehouse clubs, also called cash and carry stores. Makro was founded by SHV Holdings , a Dutch conglomerate based in Utrecht in partnership with German company Metro AG , with the first warehouse club opened in Amsterdam in 1968.
The brand will live on, with a large number of "Jack's, part of the Tesco Family" branded items replacing the Happy Shopper and other own-label brand items sold through Booker Wholesale Cash & Carry warehouses to Budgens, Londis and Premier Stores as well as independent corner shops. [10]
It was created in 2000 when the supermarket chain Iceland merged with Booker Cash & Carry plc. [1] The company was purchased by Icelandic retail consortium Baugur Group in 2005, and split into: Retail: Iceland; Wholesale: Booker Cash & Carry; Foodservices: Woodward Foodservice; Logistics: Expert Logistics
Fitch Lovell was a British food manufacturing, transportation, distribution and retail conglomerate with origins dating back to 1784. The company was purchased by Booker Group in 1990 for £279.7 million and during 1991 the business was merged into its parent.
In mid-September 2015 Booker Group announced it would acquire Musgrave Retail Partners GB, owner of the Londis and Budgens brands for £40m, adding Londis's 1,630 convenience shops and 167 Budgens franchise outlets to its estate. [1] In December 2016, McColl's announced it would acquire 298 former Co-op shops [2]
Knob Creek 2001 Limited Edition: Introduced in 2016, this was a one-time release that marks the passing of the production process from Booker Noe to his son Fred. This release was made from barrels that Booker stored in 2001 and were finished by son Fred. There were four different batches released in 2016, retailing at around $130 per bottle.