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Article: Man of many fascias: Harvey Bains has a heady mix of outlets plus a nightclub. Elaine Watson talks to him about his 15m [pounds sterling] c-store business.(The Grocer Top 50)(Interview)(Biography)
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- September 6, 2003
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Battle through the crates of booze, soft drinks and snacks piled up round the back of Bains Stores in Kingstanding, Birmingham, fight your way up an impossibly narrow stairway, and you are suddenly transported into a spacious, wooden-floored office laden with gizmos and oozing with style.
This is Harvey Bains' office and headquarters of one of the smallest, but most unusual, members of The Grocer Top 50: a 15m [pounds sterling] c-store business with almost as many delivered wholesalers as he has stores.
Not content with owning a nightclub and joint-ownership of a confectionery company, he runs 12 convenience stores, has accounts with Nisa, Key ...