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Budgens is planning to open 25 franchised stores a year, and aims to sell its 128 company-owned sites by the end of 2007. 13-Mar-2006 Budgens is planning to convert its 172 grocery stores to a franchise ownership structure by 2007, according to an announcement by parent company Musgrave. 13-Apr-2004 Budgens is planning to open a further 30 franchised stores over the next few months. 09-Feb-2004 Budgens, the South Ruislip-based chain of supermarkets, is seeking a new head office site. 30-Jun-2003 Budgens is planning to open about 20 convenience stores a year, as part of a strategy by new parent Musgrave to double the size of the business over the next five years. 14-Oct-2002 Budgens, the convenience stores operator, is to be acquired by Musgrave of Ireland for £316m, and Musgrave is looking to open up to 20 new stores a year in the UK. 24-Jun-2002 Budgens, the chain of 230 convenience stores, has received a takeover approach from Musgrave of Ireland. 13-May-2002 Budgens has announced plans to step up its expansion programme to 20 new convenience stores a year. 21-Jan-2002 Budgens is to step up its expansion programme by opening 20-25 convenience stores a year to add to the existing 135. 06-Jul-2001 Budgens has closed 12 convenience stores on Conoco service station forecourts, as the outlets were too small. 26-Mar-2001 Budgens has acquired Sewards, the chain of four Berkshire supermarkets, and the outlets will be rebranded under the Budgens fascia. 08-Jan-2001 Budgens is to open a further 16 convenience stores this year, but its online home shopping service will be closed due to slow demand. 21-Sep-2000 Budgens has sold a 28% stake in its business to Musgrave of Ireland for £89m, as part of a long-term strategy by the Irish wholesaler to expand its presence in the UK convenience store market. 30-Aug-2000 Budgens has announced plans to supply independent food retailers under the Budgens Local name, and expects to open up to 50 outlets under the new format within two years. 03-Jul-2000 Budgens has reached agreement with Conoco to open food retail outlets on up to 40 Jet forecourts over the next year. 24-Jan-2000 Budgens is to sell and lease back 10 of its freehold supermarkets to Topland in a £17m deal, in order to help fund its £30m investment programme. 24-Jul-1999 Budgens is to focus its expansion on convenience stores, village stores and petrol forecourts, and will launch a home shopping service in August. 08-Jul-1999 Budgens is considering plans to raise cash through the sale and leaseback of some of its stores, in order to fund store openings and refurbishments. 24-Apr-1999 Budgens, the supermarket group, is to announce plans to expand its home-delivery operations later this year, following the recent acquisition of Teleshop Services. 19-Jan-1999 Budgens is moving into home shopping with the acquisition of Teleshop for £0.5m, and will rename the service Budgens Direct. 25-Sep-1998 Budgens, the supermarket group, has pulled out of merger talks with Booker, apparently due to disagreement over price. 16-Sep-1998 Booker is planning a reverse takeover of Budgens to create a major food distribution group with annual sales of over £5bn. 08-Sep-1998 Budgens is to relaunch its B2 convenience store in Pimlico, central London, with major changes to the range and an interior refit, and then expects to roll out the new concept to the rest of the chain. 08-Jul-1998 Budgens is planning to open a further 20 Xpress convenience stores on Q8 petrol station forecourts over the next two years. 23-Apr-1998 Budgens is planning to rebrand its 55 7-Eleven convenience stores, using a new name, by April. 15-Jan-1998 Budgens has acquired the 7-Eleven convenience store chain from Jardine Matheson for £5.8m. 22-Oct-1997 Budgens plans to open a further 40 convenience stores on petrol-station forecourts by the end of 1998 in joint ventures with Kuwait Petroleum and BP. 08-Jul-1997 Budgen plans to open ten new supermarkets and ten smaller outlets at Q8 and Mobil petrol stations this year. 10-Jul-1996 Budgens is introducing a Visa credit card giving up to 5% discount, in a challenge to the new loyalty cards offered by the large food retailers. 18-Jan-1996 Budgen is planning further expansion into convenience stores with an emphasis on food. 15-Sep-1995
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