Employee-owned wholesale chain Parfetts is to open a depot in Birmingham in a move the group says could create more than 100 jobs.
Parfetts says the central Birmingham site - its eighth nationwide - will support the expansion of its Go Local and The Local symbol groups across the West Midlands and beyond.
The 100,000-square-foot depot will launch later this year.
Some 1,000 retailers now use Parfetts brands, including off-licence focused brand The Local.
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Guy Swindell, joint managing director of Parfetts, said: “Our eighth depot is an important milestone in the development of Parfetts and our symbol groups.
"It brings our employee-owned and value-led cash and carry model to the Midlands, which we believe will help to support independent retailers across the region.”
Noel Robinson, joint managing director of Parfetts, said: “We continue to invest in our offer with an award-winning symbol group, rapidly expanding own label offering and a value proposition designed to support retailer margins. We are excited to launch the depot later this year.”
Mr Swindell added: “As an employee-owned business, Parfetts can reinvest back into the business and support customers. We remain focused on keeping things simple for our retailers. Go Local and The Local offers retailers a flexible package bespoke to store location, size, current turnover, and growth potential.”