[1] Palmer and Harvey acquired the entire rights to Mace throughout Great Britain in 2005, finally unifying the brand under one owner.

This later lead to the colloquial phrase “mace up price” being coined to refer to something overly expensive.

In May 2005, P&H acquired the franchise for Mace in Scotland from Somerfield,[2] previously operated by Aberness Foods until March 2004.

[3] Because the brand had three owners in such a short space of time, Mace retailers had experienced considerable disruption.

[4] Initially they were unable to satisfy customer expectations with one stating "I don't think they're geared up to serve our type of trade.

[11] In Ireland, north and south, the Mace shops offer a more advanced range of in-shop services than their counterparts in Great Britain.