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Peckham's 
Type Private limited company Industry Retail (Grocery) Founded 1982 Headquarters Glasgow, Scotland, UK Key people Tony Johnston (director) Products Grocery, wine, chocolate, flowers, alcohol, non-alcoholic beverages Revenue £54,719,after tax profit 2009 [1] Employees 140[1] Website http://www.peckhams.co.uk/ Peckham's is the trading name for a chain of specialist grocery stores owned by Peckham & Rye Ltd and with branches throughout Scotland, particularly in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Peckham's advertises itself as a vintners, victuallers and restaurateurs company.
The stores stock a variety of different products, usually focused upon a delicatessen and an off-sales area offering a large number of wines, spirits and other drinks. Other grocery and non-food items (such as flowers) are also available in many of the branches.
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History
In 1982, Peckham's first opened their doors to fill the gap in the market for specialist consumable products not available in Scotland. Over 20 years later, it now stocks items that many normal supermarkets would not.
It was also part of their initial ethos to be late-opening, with most stores opening until eight or ten o'clock in the evening and a good number remaining open until midnight, subject to local licensing conditions.
In 2009, Peckham's bought 4 Mcleish stores two in Aberdeen one in Dundee and another in Broughty Ferry. Three of the four acquired have since closed leaving Aberdeen Schoolhill branch the only former McLeish store to remain.
In 2011 Peckham and Rye went into administration closing 3 branches - Newton Mearns, Lenzie and Raeburn Place.[1][2] All of their speciality delicatessen shops were put up for sale by the administrators,[3] 31 staff were made redundant and a further 140 jobs were put at risk. It also emerged that Peckham and Rye had previously been in difficulty, successfully fighting off a sheriff court petition to wind up the business in July 2002. [1][4] In accounts for 2009, Peckham and Rye made an after tax profit of £54,719, this followed previous losses. Changes to the licensing laws introduced September, 2009 were said to be affecting sales.[1]
Branches
Peckham's stores, originally concentrated in the central belt, have expanded across Scotland. Its current branches are:[5]
- Aberdeen - Schoolhill
- Aberdeen - Union Square
- Edinburgh - Bruntsfield Place
- Edinburgh - South Clerk Street
- Glasgow - Glassford Street
- Glasgow - Byres Road
- Glasgow - Clarence Drive Deli
- Glasgow - Clarence Drive Rye (Specialist Off-Licence of the Year 2010 - Scottish Local Retailer Awards)
- Glasgow - Hyndland Road (Closed for Refurbishment)
- Glasgow - Prestwick Airport (Closed for Refurbishment)
Former branches include:
- Aberdeen - Union Street
- Edinburgh - Raeburn Place[6]
- Lenzie - Kirkintilloch Road
- Newton Mearns
Restaurants
Peckham's has three restaurants across Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. There used to be a restaurant at the South Clerk Street branch of Edinburgh but it was redeveloped into a cookery school.[7]
Cafes
Peckham's currently have 3 cafés one in the Union Square branch in Aberdeen one in the Glassford Street branch in Glasgow and one in the Clarence Drive branch in Glasgow.
Cook Schools
Peckham's have recently opened 2 cook schools one in the South Clerk Street branch in Edinburgh and another in the Glassford Street branch in Glasgow.
References
- ^ a b c d e Jobs fears as more Peckham’s outlets are put up for sale - Herald Scotland | News | Home News
- ^ Three Peckham’s stores shut Three Peckham’s stores to shut - Herald Scotland | News | Home News
- ^ BBC News - 'Potential buyers' for troubled deli chain Peckham's
- ^ Closing time - Herald Scotland | News | Home News
- ^ Peckhams - Branches
- ^ 9am Briefing: Lifeboat scrambled to save surfers - Edinburgh Evening News
- ^ Peckhams - About Us
External links
Categories:- Retail companies of the United Kingdom
- Food retailers
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