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 Namnews,  13th April 2023 Parfetts has reported record sales across its network of depots for the Easter period. For the week ending 9 April, the network of eight depots achieved sales of £17.09m.  Excluding Birmingham, the network recorded sales of £15.46m, beating the previous record of just over £15m in the week running up to Christmas 2022. Parfetts said the result was helped by an Easter Trade Week promotion aimed at supporting retailer margins, leading to record trading in Anfield, Halifax and Sheffield, while Birmingham exceeded expectations and achieved sales of £1.6m in its second week of trading. Guy Swindell, Joint MD of Parfetts, said: “We have a laser focus on helping our retailers protect their margins in a difficult time. Every business faces rising costs, and we are doing all we can to help by increasing the number of promotions and ensuring every promotion has great offers that deliver great margins across all key SKUs. It’s an approach that is helping t...

Namnews, 1st April 2022 Cash & carry wholesaler Parfetts delivered record turnover and profits during its last financial year as it benefitted from the surge in demand for groceries during the pandemic. According to newly-filed accounts with Companies House, the Stockport-headquartered business saw its turnover jump £90m to £570m during the 12 months to 30 June 2021. Pre-tax profit increased from £11.6m to £14.6m. A directors report said: “We are delighted with the results for the year ended June 2021 in what has continued to be a particularly challenging period, as we have experienced increased customer demand while working hard to manage supply chain shortages due to Covid as well as ensuring we had sufficient staff levels to maintain customer service levels. “Sales, which had risen dramatically since the start of Covid-19 pandemic continued to remain strong throughout the financial year, as the increased demand from our retail customers was maintained. “This increased demand, al...

Wholesaler Parfetts has announced the completion of a major expansion of its Aintree depot. The work developed a dedicated loading area for deliveries, increasing capacity and, said the company, making the depot pleasanter for visitors Parfetts Aintreee has already seen deliveries increase by 40% in the last two years. It now delivers across the North West from North Manchester into the Lake District and down to Stoke-on-Trent and has hired 25 new staff to cope with demand. The investment follows the company’s strategy of maintaining a cash and carry whilst continuing to increase the delivered arm of the business. Anthony Fisher-Hibbs, general manager at Parfetts Aintree, said: “We’ve experienced significant growth through the pandemic as new retailers tried us for the first time and stayed. We aim for turnover to hit £3m a week over the coming months.” The Aintree improvement project also saw a dedicated picking area developed within the depot, which creates more room for customers. P...

Namnews, 10th May 2021 Wholesaler Parfetts is supporting its growth plans with the appointment of Antony Downing to the new role of Store Development Manager. He joins the wholesaler from Costcutter, where he was Retail Design Manager. Downing has worked in store development and the convenience retail sector for over 33 years. At Parfetts, he will lead the development of new store formats for Go Local as the symbol group aims to reach 1,000 retailers in the next two years. Guy Swindell, Retail Director at Parfetts, said: “Antony brings a huge amount of experience to this new role. We continue to invest in and evolve our Go Local fascia with new talented people that are dedicated to supporting retailers, along with new technology and services such as our innovative GOLD delivery service.” Go Local is planning a range of new store formats developed over the coming months to provide “industry-leading levels of flexibility”. Parfetts saw its turnover in the last financial year jump by 26% ...