#mccolls

[watford-herts-london]

Morrisons fought off Asda to snap up McColl's also banned from selling alcohol

Morrisons fought off Asda to snap up McColl’s also banned from selling alcohol

Morrisons has claimed winner after a fierce bidding war with Asda owner EG Group over the weekend to buy convenience store chain McColl’s out of administration. The convenience store empire McColl’s will now be unable to sell booze or Lotto tickets after it was bought out of administration by Morrisons, with all 1,100 stores affected McColl’s is Morrisons’ biggest wholesale client and with the…

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[watford-herts-london]

McColl’s warns it was on the brink of collapse.

McColl’s warns it was on the brink of collapse.

Thousands of jobs are at risk after McColl’s warned it was on the brink of collapse. The convenience store chain, which operates 1,100 stores and employs 16,000 staff, has been in negotiations with lenders for months over a £97million debt pile it cannot afford to service. It warned last month any refinancing package would likely wipe out shareholders and said this week it may be suspended from…

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[don-lichterman]

Convenience store giant McColl's scrambles to stave off collapse | Business News

Convenience store giant McColl’s scrambles to stave off collapse | Business News

McColl’s Retail Group, one of Britain’s biggest convenience store chains, is racing to secure new funding to stave off a collapse that could put thousands of jobs at risk. Sky News has learnt that McColl’s is working with advisers on attempts to find a buyer or third parties willing to inject fresh capital into the business. City sources said this weekend that McColl’s had a matter of weeks to…

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[downthetubes]

Doctor Who - Tales from the TARDIS vworps back into newsagents, but we missed it!

Doctor Who – Tales from the TARDIS vworps back into newsagents, but we missed it!

Titan Comics recently relaunched their British news stand title Doctor Who – Tales from the TARDIS title – but it seems not only did its revival pass Doctor Who fans by, but unfortunately, finding copies is a problem for some, too.

The publisher previously announced a break for the title last August with #2.6, but relaunched it last month with Volume 3 (#3.1), offering reprints of three stories…

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[cushydiet-blog]

Morrisons brings back Safeway in McColls wholesale deal - https://goo.gl/D7hWbV - #Brings, #Deal, #Finance, #McColls, #Morrisons, #Safeway, #Wholesale

[cushydiet-blog]

McColl's retenders £2bn Nisa supply deal in blow to pla... - https://goo.gl/4uog4Y - #2Bn, #Blow, #Deal, #Finance, #McColls, #Nisa, #Pla, #Retenders, #Supply

[cushydiet-blog]

McColls plays kingmaker in Sainsbury's Nisa takeover - https://goo.gl/eV7vdp - #Finance, #Kingmaker, #McColls, #Nisa, #Plays, #Sainsburys, #Takeover

[ukcrime]

Robber targets shop in South Cambridgeshire

Robber targets shop in South Cambridgeshire

Detectives are appealing for information following a robbery at a shop in South Cambridgeshire.

A man forced his way into McColls in Wollards Lane, Great Shelford, at 5am on Monday (May 19).

He assaulted the shop assistant and made demands to open the safe and then made off with more than £1,000 and cigarettes.

The man ran off towards Shelford Medical Centre with a black holdall. He is described…

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