Conviviality Retail to acquire 26 stores
6th May 2014 09:03
Conviviality Retail, an AIM-listed franchised off-licence chain, has agreed to acquire 26 stores from a subsidiary of Bibby Retail Services. Conviviality paid a total consideration of £1.7m in cash, of which £0.2m is deferred, mostly in Yorkshire and the North East and currently operate under the R
Read moreConviviality Retail confirms 'small' acquisition talks
24th Apr 2014 14:55
Off-licence franchise group Conviviality Retail has confirmed it is in talks to acquire several stores from a rival. The AIM-listed company, which floated in July last year, issued a statement in response to media speculation in the trade press about a purchase of a "small number" of off-licences.
Read moreYouGov directors sell shares for 'financial planning purposes'
29th Jan 2014 16:20
Two senior members of the YouGov board of directors have this week reduced their holdings in the company for 'personal tax and financial planning purposes', the market research firm revealed. The biggest disposal came from Doug Rivers, the company's Chief Innovations Officer, who sold 141,360 shar
Read moreConviviality Retail reports profit growth despite fewer stores
20th Jan 2014 07:34
Conviviality Retail, the owner of franchised off-licence convenience stores, reported a solid increase in profits despite a dip in revenue in its maiden first-half results as an AIM-listed company. Meanwhile, an update on trading showed that sales over Christmas were strong, with like-for-like (LFL
Read moreSector movers: Morrison leads supermarket comeback after press speculation
13th Jan 2014 15:14
Supermarkets were lifting the food and drug retail sector higher on Monday as stocks recovered following a tough week for the industry. Morrison, Tesco and Sainsbury were all making decent gains in afternoon trade after all three grocers disappointed investors with poor like-for-like (LFL) sales ov
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