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Co-operative Group has acquired the Alldays chain of 600 convenience stores for £131m, and will soon announce plans for a major refurbishment programme. 29-Oct-2002 Alldays is planning a financial restructuring later this year, in order to reduce debt and raise funds to refurbish its chain of 600 convenience stores. 18-Jun-2002 Alldays is selling 32 of its 671 convenience stores to Costcutter Supermarkets for £1.3m. 12-Jan-2001 Alldays, the convenience store group, has received a number of approaches from potential purchasers. 10-Nov-2000 Total-Fina is seeking a retailer to operate 200 of its forecourt shops, having decided not to renew its contract with Alldays. 13-Dec-1999 Alldays is to expand its convenience stores network by 195 through the acquisition of 12 more of its regional associates. 08-Dec-1999 Booker is acquiring the Trademarket cash and carry business from Alldays for £7.3m. 30-Nov-1999 Alldays is looking to sell its Dundee-based Trademarket cash-and-carry subsidiary as part of a strategy to focus on convenience retailing. 09-Sep-1999 Alldays is seeking to raise £200m to buy in the franchise businesses for 400 of its stores. 10-Aug-1999 Alldays is to relocate its convenience stores head office from Dundee to Southampton later this year, which could affect about 50 jobs. 28-Jun-1999 Alldays, the convenience stores group, is planning to repurchase some of its 32 multiple franchisees as they are underperforming. 21-Jan-1999 Alldays is to close its wholesale warehouse in Team Valley, Gateshead, with the loss of 70 jobs. 12-Nov-1998 Alldays has acquired Walter Wilson, the Gateshead-based chain of 48 supermarkets, for £6.9m. 17-Oct-1998 Alldays, the convenience store chain, is to set up three pilot stores in railways stations over the next six months. 12-Oct-1998 Brake Bros has acquired Watson & Philip Foodservice from Watson & Philip for £43.6m, and W&P will change its name to Alldays. 05-Oct-1998 Alldays is to install De La Rue terminals in its 800 convenience stores to enable customers to pre-pay electricity and other utility bills. 17-Aug-1998 Watson & Philip is planning to open 90-100 Alldays convenience stores in the second half of this year, with most being franchised. 24-Jun-1998 Watson & Philip is planning to open a further 82 Alldays convenience stores in the second half of this year. 18-Jun-1997 Watson & Philip plans to open 500 more Alldays convenience stores by 2000 using a unique regional franchising scheme. 23-Jan-1997 Watson & Philip is planning to expand its Alldays chain of convenience stores to 540, with a further 100 outlets this year. 19-Jun-1996 Watson & Philip aims to set up a further 100 Alldays convenience stores, which would increase its network to over 550. 24-Jan-1996
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