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	Checkout 2006
		Under pressure from angry shareholders, the Londis board was forced to withdraw its support for the Musgrave offer, while other parties such as the Big Food Group stated their interest in the Londis chain, while promising higher ordinary shareholder payments.
		With KPMG now actively seeking bids for Londis, Musgrave received its biggest boost so far when in April the Londis board announced that it was recommending that its shareholders accept a new £60 million bid from the Irish company.
		Londis retailers themselves were also reported to be impressed with the roadshows as it gave them the opportunity to meet their peers, increasing the sense of solidarity within the group while also creating a positive vibe towards Musgrave.
	www.checkout.ie /Feature.asp?ID=140 (1108 words)

	Londis full of Christmas cheer
		Londis, the UK-based symbol group which is currently at the centre of a possible bidding war between a number of rival groups, has reported Christmas trading figures which show that the uncertainty at boardroom level had little negative effect of the in-store performance.
		Some 33 Londis retailers invested a record £1.1 million in store development projects during November and December alone and a further £0.5 million is due to be spent on refits in January.
		Retailers who buy a Londis Laser system, a scanning-based system which allows store owners and managers to keep track of sales more effectively, and commit to having their store developed by the group within six months of installation will receive £2,000 towards the combined cost.
	www.foodnavigator.com /news/news-ng.asp?n=49196-londis-full-of (830 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Windfalls due in Londis takeover
		The Londis convenience store chain has agreed to be taken over in a deal that nets each of its 1,919 shopkeepers a £30,000 windfall.
		Londis, whose shopkeepers own the firm through shares in its wholesale and distribution operation, is being sold to Budgens-owner Musgrave.
		The controversy resulted in the-then Londis chief executive Graham White standing down, although he stayed on at the company on a consultancy basis.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/click/rss/0.91/public/-/1/hi/business/3663311.stm (307 words)

	IR at Londis' convenience
		One of the first to introduce EPoS technology to their members around 15 years ago, Londis has always seen IT as a priority and invests a significant proportion of its annual turnover in developing its systems.
		Londis Laser allows Store Owners and Managers to benefit from new features such as the opportunity to view transactions in real time from the back office, as well as all the standard sales reporting.
		Londis Laser is now available as an EPoS solution to Londis retailers around the country.
	www.pos.epson.co.uk /news-and-events/newsletters/spring03/londis.htm (453 words)

	ADS :: Success Stories - Londis (Holdings) Ltd
		Retailers join Londis on a voluntary membership basis in order to obtain bulk-buying advantages, marketing support and expertise provided in all areas essential for growing their business.
		'Londis Retailing 2002 - The Main Event' is one of the premier trade events in the convenience retail sector.
		Critical to the success of the events is Londis' ability to offer 'show only' deals as an incentive for its retailers to attend.
	www.ads.uk.com /default.asp?page=s4_3_3 (380 words)

	eircom net - 2006-04-25 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Londis provides a wholesale service to independent retailers who use its brand in their stores.
		The increase in pretax profits at Londis last year was achieved on the back of an 11.1 per cent rise in the group's wholesale turnover to €336 million, net of value added tax.
		Londis sales of €677 million compare with €1.035 billion at 382 Centra outlets last year and sales of €1.82 billion at Musgrave's network of 171 large-format SuperValu stores.
	home.eircom.net /content/irelandcom/biznews/7919868?view=Eircomnet (524 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Londis faces angry shareholders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Many of the firm's shareholders are furious at the firm's four executive directors, after it emerged they will net 51% of the proceeds of a takeover.
		Before Christmas, the Londis board was forced to withdraw its support for a £40m bid from Irish food group and Budgens owners Musgrave.
		This move led to Londis withdrawing its recommendation of the Musgrave bid and pledging to open its books to would-be suitors to ensure it obtained "the best offer available".
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/business/3356139.stm (428 words)

	Londis unimpressed by Nisa merger proposal
		Moreover, the company's chairman Dudley Ramsden suggested that if Londis retailers were unhappy with the results of a merger with Nisa-Today's the group would redeem the shares at their net asset value — essentially offering Londis retailers a no-lose situation.
		Nisa-Today's is a much smaller group than Londis, and it stands to gain more from the merger than its partner would, and while combining the two groups would allow them to maintain their independent and mutual status, it would bring little to Londis retailers that they do not already have.
		Londis has appointed KPMG to assess all the offers - and to look at other possibilities for the future — and while Nisa-Today's has held talks with KPMG, sending an open letter to shareholders does little to support its credentials as a serious bidder.
	www.foodanddrinkeurope.com /news/ng.asp?id=49651 (723 words)

	Costcutter confirms Londis interest
		Like Londis, Costcutter operates mainly as a supplier of products and services to a network of independent store owners, and as such is not proposing to buy the Londis business outright but rather to persuade the majority of its customers to switch fascias.
		Londis currently supplies around 2,270 affiliates, but would see this figure drop to around 1,100 if the Costcutter offer is accepted.
		The Londis management has appointed KPMG to asses the options for the company, but the mutual status of the company means that direct approaches to the store owners themselves are becoming increasingly common.
	www.foodnavigator.com /news/news-ng.asp?id=49959 (537 words)

	Business Information Technology Services Ltd. : Case Study
		Londis head office price bulletins and product file updates are downloaded each night and are automatically reflected on the in-store system.
		In 2003, Londis went live in all stores across Ireland with RM Remote.
		Nancy Holland, a Londis store owner from Mervue, Galway, says staff and management alike were quick to identify the advantages it offered.
	www.b-i-t-s.co.uk /case_study_Londis.asp (517 words)

	Londis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Londis is a UK and Ireland based retail chain, similar to SPAR.
		Originally, Londis in Great Britain was a communally owned company, with each retailer owning a share in the parent company.
		ADM Londis also announced its intention to change structure from a co-op to a PLC owned by its former members.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Londis (332 words)

	Londis.ie: Franchising
		Become a member of the Londis group and you'll enjoy the benefits of being part of a highly successful, wholly Irish-owned co-operative, while at the same time retaining your autonomy as an independent, professional retailer.
		The objective of this prize is to recognise and reward key personnel within the Londis group, in particular staff members who are enthusiastic, highly motivated, show significant leadership skills and possess a role model approach to customer care.
		ADM Londis franchisees will be able to provide their customers with an exclusive high quality household/homeware product at a very competitive price.
	www.londis.ie /TMwbu4Mrod4P6enBPJhD8sMz/Franchising.aspx (1105 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Business \| \| Londis rebels in call for DTI inquiry
		The Londis shopkeeper and shareholder Adrian Costain, who is being suggested as a replacement chairman for the group, said he contacted the DTI yesterday about a number of issues relating to the group.
		The Londis board, currently chaired by non-executive Peter Williams, is meeting today amid calls for the resignation of all the non-executives from the rebel investors.
		Mr Costain, who runs a Londis store near Aintree race course, said the rebel shareholders wanted to hold a beauty parade to select advisers to analyse the bid tabled by Musgrave, the potential bid from the Big Food Group and other alternatives.
	business.guardian.co.uk /story/0,3604,1111957,00.html (567 words)

	Irish retail chain Londis announces 62% rise in 2005 profits
		The Londis retail chain announced today an increase of 30 per cent in its share price after its first year as a private company.
		Londis said that the company remains very much on target to achieve its profit growth objectives set out at the beginning of the year, with year to date sales growth of 7%.
		Londis is the only Irish symbol group where retailers can own the company through share holdings and therefore realise the value in their shares at market price.
	www.finfacts.com /irelandbusinessnews/publish/article_10007463.shtml (1064 words)

	Case Study Londis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The new system, to be installed throughout the LONDIS store network by the end of 1998, is millennium compliant and uses the Symbol PDT 3100 Portable Data Terminal.
		Currently, 1200 LONDIS retailers use hand-held Londisline terminals to transmit their orders within seconds via their telephone modems.
		Gordon Ambidge, Vice President, Symbol Technologies, said: "We are pleased that LONDIS have once again selected Symbol to provide the technology solution for their in-store ordering system.
	legacy.symbol.com /uk/Solutions/case_study_londis.html (214 words)

	Londis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Londis are determined to get their remaining non-EDI-enabled suppliers to start sending invoices electronically.
		Londis have recommended to these suppliers that they consider using Freeway Commerce's Spectrum product on the grounds that it is low cost, self-installable, easy to use and can be upgraded to integrate with over 60 accounting packages.
		By using Spectrum, suppliers have the choice of keying in invoices or importing them from their back-office systems.
	www.freewaycommerce.co.uk /londis.html (134 words)

	Londis finally agrees Musgrave sale
		A victory for the Londis management, which successfully fought off both rival offers and shareholder concerns to win backing for its preferred bid.
		Despite the overwhelming support for the offer, the Londis management faced some tough questions over the future of the company, in particular with regard to the loss of mutual status.
		Each Londis shareholder will receive £31,645 as part of the deal, three times the amount retailers would have received had Musgrave's first bid in December last year been accepted.
	www.foodanddrinkeurope.com /news/ng.asp?id=53154 (536 words)

	Londis.ie: Home (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As Ireland's only unlisted plc ADM Londis is the only Irish symbol group where retailers can own the company through share holdings and realise the value in their shares at market price.
		At the heart of over 300 Communities around Ireland we are committed to providing you with a uniquely pleasant shopping experience with real value, freshness and the highest standards of customer service that suits today's busy lifestyles.
		If you are an Independent retailer interested in joining our group or an entrepreneur interested in setting up your own business with our support simply click on our franchising section.
	www.londis.ie.cob-web.org:8888 (165 words)

	Londis - Offline Shopping Misc Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Londis : Good when beggars and forgetful people cant be choosers
		Every week we do a main shopping trip into the "big" town to do all our shopping but like a lot of dooyooers reading this there is always something we have forgotten or run out of during the week.
		This is when we are pleased that we have a Londis supermarket, albeit only a small shop, near us.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /offline-shopping-misc/londis (227 words)

	Retail solutions clients; londis, costcutters, spectra photo and gala
		Londis are a household name in convenience retailing.
		Since our initial Beta Test, the Retail manager system has gone from strength to strength in the Londis group providing a simple yet highly effective system which ensures excellent stock control, and immediate stock replenishment.
		The solution is designed to remove as much repetitive or manual work as is feasible providing an instant solution from terminal to head office and vice versa.
	www.retailsolutions.ie /htmlsite/whatsnew.asp?id=1 (160 words)

	Big Food tempts Londis with rival bid
		But the year is not yet over, and neither is the activity in the market, with the Big Food Group today announcing that it had written to all the shareholders in symbol store group Londis offering them nearly double the amount proposed by Ireland's Musgrave group, owner of the Budgens chain.
		The acquisition of Londis — the second largest symbol group in the UK after Spar - would add around £500 million in sales to the group, BFG said.
		In the letter send to each Londis shareholder, Grimsey said that the Londis management had tried to prevent BFG from making a counter offer, which was why he was writing to store owners directly.
	www.foodproductiondaily.com /news/ng.asp?id=48627 (806 words)

	Point Of Sale Case Studies - Grocery Stores, Retail Point Of Sale Solutions, UK.
		Much of the impetus for these developments has been provided by symbol groups, such as Londis, which has a membership of over 2,000 independent retailers throughout the UK.
		Londis have chosen a hardware platform supplied by Box Technologies to integrate their software into the Londis Laser solution.
		Londis Laser is available as an EPoS solution to Londis retailers around the country.
	www.boxtechnologies.com /company/londis.html (469 words)

	Londis.ie: About ADM Londis
		In 1995, ADM Londis Ltd purchased the Londis name exclusively for the entire 32 counties and celebrated its 25th Anniversary in Ireland.
		In October of 2004, ADM Londis announced a major change in its corporate structure from a co-operative to an unlisted plc.
		The plc initiative is a unique ADM Londis proposition to retailers within the symbol group arena in Ireland.
	www.londis.ie /zo7MA0o4Wz8Qmdw8arZAEeoj/About_ADM_Londis.aspx (198 words)

	Londis Carpenter's Storefront - Lulu.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Amateur entomologist, Londis Carpenter, sorts it all out in his book “Do Bees Poop In The Honey?” This book belongs on the shelf of every ten-year-old and every adult with children or grandchildren who still ask questions.
		There are stories for everyone in this collection and the reader is guaranteed a few chuckles to brighten the gloomiest rainy day.
		A companion CD of Londis Carpenter reading each poem is available.
	www.lulu.com /londiscarpenter (372 words)

	SKETCHES FROM LIFE by Londis Carpenter
		SKETCHES FROM LIFE by Londis Carpenter ISBN: 1-4137-0415-8 is published by PublishAmerica, P.O. Box 151 Frederick, MD 21705.
		It is printed in the United States of America and was released on September 15, 2003.
		Londis Carpenter is one of the most inspiring new poets of the century.
	www.webspawner.com /users/sketchesfromlife (663 words)

	Londis wigston (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This domain name has been seeded into all popular search engines and attracts lots of visitors each week.
		The search engines above all list this domain in the first 5 results when entering LONDIS as a search.
		This domain could be utilized to attract business to your site.
	www.londis-wigston.co.uk /home.html (62 words)

	LONDIS, CHIPPING NORTON
		Located in close proximity to Chipping Norton Football Club, the retail premises at Hailey Road has been providing the residents of the estate and Chipping Norton with their grocery needs for many years.
		Formerly Spar Stores we now trade under the Londis banner with plans underway to greatly improve the goods and services presently available.
		At Londis we take great care to ensure the best possible needs of the community are provided for - convenience, availability and value for money.
	www.chippingnorton.net /shopping/londis.htm (134 words)

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