Retailer profile: Costcutter Chislehurst, Bromley Print
7th May 2021
Some retailers dream about building a retail empire of multiple stores, but Anil Patel, owner of Costcutter Chislehurst in Bromley, south-east London, has proven that investing in one store can be very fruitful indeed.
Patel is no stranger to the convenience sector; as a child he and his brother helped in his relatives’ shop during the summer and his parents bought their own store when he was 15.
It was after dropping out of A-levels to help his father when his mother became sick that he really cemented his skills as a retailer. “My uncle, who used to own a post office, also taught me how to run his store and after working there for two years I thought I would buy my own.” He purchased his first shop in 1989 at the age of just 19 and has worked there, along with his brother, ever since.
Aurora Specialty Textiles Group Wins Awards for Operational Excellence, Innovation and Continual Improvement This includes winning the award for Operational Excellence for the second year in a row for a company with 51 to 250 employees. VIAâs Excellence in Operations Award recognizes leadership in operational strategic planning and implementation. May 6, 2021
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From left to right: Vlad Antal, Director Process and Product Development; Mark Shaneyfelt, Director Sales and Marketing; Jaeson Colon, Inventory Control Coordinator; Jeri Farrell, Director Human Resources; John Schuster, Vice President Operations; Marcia Ayala, President; Kevin Shroba, SH&E Facility Manager; James Iglesias, Maintenance Engineer; Ken Iglesias, Maintenance Manager
OffRtg = Points scored per 100 possessions
Using the same math on the other end of the floor (points allowed per 100 possessions vs. the league average), the Los Angeles Lakers (106.5, -5.1 vs. the league average) rank as just the 38th best defense of the last 25 seasons, with No. 1 being the 2003-04 San Antonio Spurs (93.1, -8.3). So the the best offense and best defense of the last 25 seasons came in the same year. (The Mavs won three of the four head-to-head meetings, but the Spurs lasted longer in the playoffs.)
By comparing points scored and allowed per 100 possessions vs. the league average, the Oklahoma City Thunder (103.1 scored, -8.5) rank as the seventh worst offense and the Sacramento Kings (117.2 allowed, +5.6) rank as the 30th worst defense of the last 25 seasons.
May 5, 2021
YORKVILLE, Illinois May 5, 2021, 2021 For the second year in a row, Aurora Specialty Textiles Group has won awards for outstanding business and manufacturing practices from the Valley Industrial Association (VIA), which represents the manufacturing industry in the Fox Valley region of Illinois, a large industrial hub outside Chicago and a major Midwest manufacturing region.
This includes winning the award for Operational Excellence for the second year in a row for a company with 51 to 250 employees. VIA’s Excellence in Operations Award recognizes leadership in operational strategic planning and implementation.
The awards were announced April 28, 2021, at the annual VIA Spark Awards Benchmarking for Excellence celebration. In addition to Operational Excellence, Aurora won the awards for Innovation for a company of 51 to 250 employees and for Overall Most Improved.