Londis (United Kingdom)

Chain of convenience stores

Londis

Logo used since 2009

A Londis store in Bulwark, Chepstow

Company type| Private
Industry| Retail
Founded| 1959

Number of locations

| 1,833 (2024)

Area served

| United Kingdom
Products| Groceries
Parent| Tesco[1] (via Booker Group[2])
Website| londis.co.uk

Londis is a symbol group in the United Kingdom with over 2,000 stores nationwide. Tesco owns the brand, following its 2018 purchase of Booker Group.[3][2][1]

Although it was formerly a subsidiary, the Londis brand in Ireland is no longer related to Londis (UK).

## Etymology

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The name Londis is a contraction of "London District Stores".[4]

## History

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### Foundation

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A Londis in London in 2007

Londis was established in Great Britain in 1959 by Kevin Stanley-Adams as a communally owned company, with each retailer owning a share in the parent company.[4]

### Acquisition by Musgrave Group

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In June 2004, the parent company was sold to the Irish Musgrave wholesale chain with a payment of £31,000 being made to each retailer who owned a stake,[5] bringing it under the same ownership as Budgens, which has now adopted a similar franchise based business model. This acquisition proved controversial,[6][7] with the CEO of Musgrave in the United Kingdom, Eoin McGettigan, steering through the choppy waters of member revolts and counter offers from others backed by Icelandic banks.[8] A separate, but wholly owned subsidiary company, Musgrave Retail Partners GB Ltd. was formed to supply the stores, until it was sold to Booker Group in 2015.[9] In May 2015, Londis' parent company Musgrave Group confirmed it had reached an agreement to sell Budgens and Londis for £40 million to the wholesaler Booker Group, subject to regulatory approval.[2]

### Acquisition by Booker Group

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Since May 2015, the company has been owned by Booker Group, which purchased Londis and its sister company Budgens from the Musgrave Group for £40 million.

Tesco plc acquired Booker Group in 2018.[1]

## Operations

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The current Londis retailer network is in excess of 2,200 stores and forecourt shops located throughout England, Scotland and Wales.[10]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Tesco and Booker merger". 29 January 2020.
2. ^ a b c "Booker Group to buy Budgens and Londis". BBC News. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
3. ^ "Booker Retail Partners (GB) Limited". Endole. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
4. ^ a b "Londis - Grocery.com". Perpetual Media Group. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
5. ^ Muspratt, Caroline (23 June 2004). "Londis retailers back Musgrave's windfall takeover". Telegraph. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
6. ^ Pratley, Nils (19 January 2004). "Trouble in store". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
7. ^ "Anger over Londis directors' payout". Manchester Evening News. 12 August 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
8. ^ "Londis deal sees shopkeepers ring up £30,000 each". The Guardian. 23 June 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
9. ^ "Booker Group completes £40m acquisition of Londis and Budgens". Retail Week. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
10. ^ "Exclusive: Londis reaches 2,000 stores after fall of Conviviality". betterRetailing. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

## External links

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