Londis: Grocery sector is still booming

Over 350 delegates from Londis stores throughout the country, who attended the independent retailers annual conference, heard that despite the recent abolition of the Groceries Order, the convenience market is performing strongly.

“The group’s growth in 2006 in a fiercely competitive marketplace has shown that the consumer is concerned about more than just price,” Stephen O’Riordan, joint chief executive of ADM Londis plc, told The Evening Echo.