Bestway marks 181st year for Costcutter Codicote store

Bestway Wholesale, the UK’s largest independent food and drink wholesaler, is delighted to
announce that its Costcutter Codicote store celebrated its 181 st year at the weekend.

Having undergone a whole new look and refit, the shop has opened its doors with the ribbon being cut by 80’s pop star and Radio DJ, Kim Wilde accompanied by Tony Lutkin who are both familiar local faces in the store.

The store was first opened by Joseph Robarts in 1841 and has been at the heart of the
community ever since. Today the store is run by Josie Chamberlin, the fifth family
generation alongside a great team, many of whom have been with Robarts for over 30
years.

To celebrate the anniversary the store opted for a major refit to keep it fresh and exciting and meet the changing needs of its customers who can now enjoy a much greater choice of
chilled products as well as a greater selection of fresh fruit and vegetables.

There’s now an extensive range of beers, wines, and spirits, (which includes over 250 wines) for customers to choose from, and the store will soon be hosting regular instore wine tastings.

The impressive delicatessen offers a wide range of cheeses, charcuterie, and locally
sourced products including local sausages and pies. In addition, a bean coffee machine and
a slush machine have been installed to ensure the store caters for all members of the family.

As part of the celebrations the store had goody bags for customers and ran a raffle
throughout the week giving customers the opportunity to win some super prizes. The
winners of the raffle were announced at the opening.

Josie Chamberlin, Store Owner, said, “It was a truly amazing day with so many of our customers and friends joining us to celebrate our 181 st year and our significant refit.

“We were delighted that Kim Wilde was able to join us and carry out the formal opening of
our revamped store. It’s taken lots of hard work to get to where we are and it was wonderful to celebrate the opening with many of our loyal customers and hopefully we will attract new customers too.”

Josie, who has signed up to another five years with the Costcutter brand recently, added:
“We have worked with Costcutter for 6 years and have just signed up to another five years
as we are delighted with the support we receive from them – they have been particularly
supportive of our refit and re-launch.

“We choose to work with Costcutter over other retail brands, not only because of the support we receive, but because Costcutter has an impressive supply chain and product range which is essential when running a busy local store like ours.”