What happened to Mace stores?
The Mace brand has had several owners in its history in Great Britain, and is currently owned there by Costcutter Supermarkets Group. Palmer and Harvey acquired the entire rights to Mace throughout Great Britain in 2005, finally unifying the brand under one owner.
Who owns Mace Supermarket?
Costcutter Supermarkets Group
Mace is part of Costcutter Supermarkets Group which is a predominantly franchise business with over 2,500 convenience stores, trading under Costcutter, Mace, kwiksave and Supershop, throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland. Find more information about Costcutter Supermarkets Group on our Corporate Website.
How many Mace stores in Ireland?
160 stores
The MACE network of nationwide stores includes local community as well as forecourt shopping, with approximately 160 stores located all around the country. At MACE, our independent retailers are committed to supporting Irish producers, suppliers and Irish jobs.
Who owns Costcutter stores?
Bestway
Costcutter
| Type | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Products | Grocer’s shop, convenience shops |
| Parent | Bestway |
| Subsidiaries | Kwik Save |
| Website | www.costcutter.co.uk |
Who made Centra?
Musgrave Retail
Centra is part of Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland, the retail franchise division of Musgrave Group, one of Ireland’s largest grocery and food distributors. Musgrave Group was founded in 1876 and is now one of the two largest private companies in Ireland and one of the largest corporations overall.
Who supplies musgraves?
The Musgrave company is essentially a wholesaler that supplies groceries to a network of franchisees who run its retail brands. These brands range from SuperValu and Centra in Ireland to Budgens and Londis in the UK and Dialprix in Spain.
Is Costcutter part of Nisa?
Logistics. Up until April 2011, Bibby Distribution was the logistical provider for Nisa-Today’s and therefore also Costcutter.
Are Nisa and Costcutter the same?
Another Nisa retailer said: “Nisa is now the wholesale arm of the Co-op, whereas Costcutter just has a wholesale contract, so they are separate, but the Co-op has to understand the behaviour of Nisa retailers.
Are Centra and SuperValu the same?
The chain was originally launched in the Republic of Ireland as “VG” in 1960. In 1979, the VG chain was rebranded SuperValu with the smaller outlets subsequently rebranded as Centra.
Are SuperValu and Centra the same company?
Centra is part of Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland, the retail franchise division of Musgrave Group, one of Ireland’s largest grocery and food distributors. In Northern Ireland the company operates under the brands SuperValu, Centra and Mace.
What is Musgrave Group worth?
Musgrave Group Ltd. is an Irish food wholesaler, founded in Cork by the Musgrave brothers, Thomas and Stuart in 1876. It is currently Ireland’s largest grocery distributor, with operations in Ireland and Spain with estimated annual sales of over €4 billion. The current CEO (as of 2019) is Noel Keeley.
Who owns Musgrave cash and carry?
Musgrave is now run by Chris Martin, its English chief executive, and Seamus Scally, its chairman. Neither is related to the family. The group has annual sales of €4.9 billion, and more than 60,000 staff are employed by the company or its independent retailers.