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 number of 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 . 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 . contents 1 history 2 branches 2.1 restaurants 2.2 cafes 2.3 cook schools 3 references 4 external links history edit in 1982 peckham s first opened their doors to fill the gap in the market for specialist consumable products not available in scotland . after twenty years it began stocking items that many normal supermarkets at the time did 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 four mcleish stores two in aberdeen one in dundee and another in broughty ferry . 2 3 all four of the former mcleish stores have now ceased trading . in 2011 peckham and rye went into administration closing three branches newton mearns lenzie and raeburn place . 1 4 all of their specialty delicatessen shops were put up for sale by the administrators 5 31 staff were made redundant and a further 140 jobs were put at risk . it also emerged that peckham and rye previously had to fight off a sheriff court petition to wind up the business in july 2002 . 1 6 in 2007 the delicatessen slipped to a gbp29 000 pre tax loss as the company had difficulties absorbing rising costs . 7 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 since entering administration a total of eight branches have closed glasgow s prestwick airport & hyndland road branches . edinburgh s raeburn place & bruntsfield place branches and aberdeen s schoolhill & union street branches . the branches in newton mearns & lenzie have also closed causing job loss . only four branches remain trading . in april 2012 the glasgow hyndland road branch reopened after being closed . branches edit peckham s stores originally concentrated in the central belt . its current branches are 8 glasgow clarence drive offsales glasgow byres road glasgow hyndland road former branches include aberdeen union street aberdeen schoolhill aberdeen union square edinburgh bruntsfield place edinburgh south clerk street 9 10 edinburgh raeburn place 9 edinburgh waverley station glasgow central station lenzie kirkintilloch road 9 11 newton mearns 9 prestwick prestwick airport restaurants edit peckham s has two restaurants across edinburgh . there used to be a restaurant at the former south clerk street branch of edinburgh but it was redeveloped into a cookery school . cafes edit peckham s currently a cafe in the glassford street branch in glasgow . this site is closed stating it will be turned into a boutique hotel cook schools edit peckham s have a cook school in the south clerk street branch in edinburgh references edit a b c d e martin williams 2011 07 15 . jobs fears as more peckham s outlets are put up for sale herald scotland news home news . herald scotland . retrieved 2011 12 15 . peckham s buys four mcleish stores business . scotsman.com . 2009 02 03 . retrieved 2012 05 16 . deal fails to save city deli news . scotsman.com . 2009 02 04 . retrieved 2012 05 16 . martin williams 2011 07 13 . three peckham s stores shut three peckham s stores to shut herald scotland news home news . herald scotland . retrieved 2011 12 15 . bbc news potential buyers for troubled deli chain peckham s . bbc.co.uk . 2011 07 28 . retrieved 2011 12 15 . closing time herald scotland news home news . herald scotland . 2011 07 16 . retrieved 2011 12 15 . tim sharp 2008 05 19 . increased costs put peckham s in red . the herald glasgow uk . p. 26 . retrieved 2012 05 16 . peckham s scotland . peckhams.co.uk . retrieved 2011 12 15 . a b c d sainsbury s to the rescue as bruntsfield deli closes news . scotsman.com . 2012 02 06 . retrieved 2012 05 16 . peckham s bruntsfield peckham s scotland . peckhams.co.uk . 2012 02 20 . retrieved 2012 05 16 . late night bistro planning bid turned down local headlines . kirkintilloch herald . 2002 04 09 . retrieved 2012 05 16 . external links edit peckham s official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title peckham % 27s & oldid 685122239 categories 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