Our Members

Conviviality Retail owns the UK’s largest franchised off-licence and convenience chain with over 600 franchisee-operated stores located throughout England, Wales and soon to be Scotland. Conviviality operates five fascias including Bargain Booze, Bargain Booze Select Convenience, BB’s Warehouse, Thoroughgoods, and Wine Rack. The Bargain Booze fascia was launched in 1988 and is the most prominent brand used by the company.

“Building business for the independents”, Bestway is the largest privately owned cash and carry operator in the UK. It operates in the convenience sector through the Best-One symbol. ‘Best-One is a company run by retailers with the know-how and resources to make YOUR independent business more profitable, more attractive to your customer base, and quite simply the best on your area.’

BP operates in locations along the entire length of the UK, from Sullom Voe in the Shetlands to Hamble on the South Coast of England. At more than 300 company-owned and franchise sites you can find BP Connect stores, alongside award winning Wild Bean Cafes, which provide hot and cold snacks and fresh coffee for motorists. You can also find Marks and Spencer Simply Food outlets at more than 100 BP service stations in Scotland and England.

Based in Dorset and Hampshire, Central Convenience Stores is a rapidly expanding chain of shops. Its aim is to ‘Convenience – Allday – Everyday’ by selling the best national brands alongside locally sourced products.

Co-op is the UK’s largest mutual business, owned not by private shareholders but by over six million consumers. It is the UK’s fifth biggest food retailer, the leading convenience store operator and a major financial services provider. Among its other businesses are the number one funeral services provider and Britain’s largest farming operation. The Group operates 4,800 retail trading outlets, employs more than 106,000 people and has an annual turnover of more than £13bn.

The East of England Co-operative Society is proud to be at the very heart of communities across England’s eastern counties, offering a range of services that help support local towns and villages in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.

Go Local Extra is Parfetts Cash & Carry's, industry leading Symbol Group. Go Local Extra  provides a promotional solution for every format of independent convenience store. A promotion of hard hitting, key lines to drive footfall and sales to your store.

Heron Foods operates 240 stores throughout the North of England and the Midlands, and employs 2,500 people. Based in East Riding, Yorkshire, Heron is a family owned food retailer dedicated to bringing customers great value in frozen, chilled and grocery products. The company operates from a 270,000sq ft purpose built facility in Melton, East Yorkshire. Heron Foods has been ranked 13th by turnover in The Grocer magazine’s survey of the top 50 independent grocery retailers.

The James Retail Group is a leading, independently owned neighbourhood retailer operating around 110 convenience and newsagent stores. It operates Select Convenience branded convenience stores as well as newsagents branded GT News & Supernews which can be found in locations varying including major shopping centres, transport interchanges, local neighbourhoods and hospitals across the central belt of the country.

Keystore is run by JW Filshill Ltd based in Hillington, near Glasgow. They have won Scottish Wholesale Association’s prestigious Champion of Champions awards more times than any of our competitors. They are widely recognised as a driving force in the retail convenience market. Despite the success and industry accolades, they never forget what made, and continues to make them, so great – their retailers.

Lincolnshire Co-operative is one of the most successful independent consumer co operatives in the UK, and offer a wide range of services from their divisions. Owned by their members, the people of Lincolnshire and Newark, and has been for more than 150 years. All profits are recycled locally and many of their 2,700 staff get involved with the community by volunteering their time or expertise to local groups or by raising money for their Charity of the Year.

Booker Retail Partners is a wholesaler supplying caterers, retailers and other businesses.  On the high street, it operates under the Budgens, Londis and Premier symbol groups.  Booker Retail Partners is committed to providing more choice, reducing prices and offering better service to all customers.

Malcolm’s has been run by the Cheema family for 31 years and was started by the founders, Malcolm and Baljit Cheema. Malcolm's operates three different models, a convenience store, a discount format and the latest addition, a forecourt.

MRH has become the UK’s leading independent service station owner and operator. In 2004 it acquired the operations of Kuwait Petroleum GB followed by large acquisitions from Texaco, BP and Esso. MRH now has over 370 company owned service stations in its extensive portfolio the majority of which are branded Esso, BP, Texaco and Jet. MRH has its head office in Epping, Essex and a smaller office in Egham, Surrey .The Company owns a number of brands including its new shop concept called Hursts and the commercial business on the Isle of Wight branded as Isle of Wight Fuels Ltd, with Roberts Garages Ltd in Jersey and Matrix (Highlands) Ltd in the North of Scotland.

Nisa is the UK’s leading member-owned organisation, providing benefits to independent retailers and wholesalers in food and drink markets.

A.G. Parfett & Sons Ltd is a family run wholesale cash and carry business operating across the North West of England, selling food, drink and tobacco goods to independent retailers and caterers.

Booker Retail Partners is a wholesaler supplying caterers, retailers and other businesses.  On the high street, it operates under the Budgens, Londis and Premier symbol groups.  Booker Retail Partners is committed to providing more choice, reducing prices and offering better service to all customers.

Scotmid Co-operative operates 350 retail outlets across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North of England. Our businesses include Scotmid Food, Semichem, The Fragrance House, Funeral Directors, Post Offices and a property division.

Each store is run by local, friendly, customer focused people, who are always on hand to deliver our promise of good value, quality products and services, tailored to the needs of our local communities. Wherever we can, we partner up with local suppliers and stock our shelves with great local produce ensuring we keep the local £ local.

Our constant strive for excellence has received national and international acclaim. Sewell is currently ranked as a one of the region’s Fastest Growing 50 companies and was voted as a top ten retailer at the NACS International Convenience Conference 2013.

Rontec’s own shop brand offering an exciting retail format connected to the forecourt operation. Using a simple concept that aims to make our ever increasing lives easier by providing a place where customers can shop for everyday essentials or weekend treats when other shops are shut.

SimplyFresh is an upmarket grocery store concept focusing on local and best of British products anchored by an organic healthy range of food. The stores also include a core range of branded grocery lines so we can cater for all types of consumers.

The Midcounties Co-operative is the largest independent co-operative in the UK. They have almost 9,000 colleagues spread across 450 sites, as well as over 245,000 members who enjoy a share in their profits, as well as knowing they are funding ethical activities and initiatives locally and around the world.