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SPAR UK Revamps Own Brand Soft Drinks Range

April 23, 2012

SPAR UK brings new flavours and modern packaging to its own brand soft drinks

SPAR Retailers Raise £1.2 Billion for National Lottery Good Causes

March 06, 2012

SPAR retailers receive two special awards from Camelot for raising £1.2 billion for National Lottery Good Causes

Blakemore Retail Supports Aberystwyth Gateway Club

March 05, 2012

Blakemore Retail Aberystwyth donates £500 to Aberystwyth Gateway Club via the Blakemore Foundation

Charitable Support for Sutton-on-Sea Community Garden

February 15, 2012

The Meridale Organisation in Sutton-on-Sea receives a £500 donation towards their Community Garden Project

St Fagans Fundraisers Set New £15,000 Target

January 11, 2012

Staff at SPAR St Fagans surpass their target of raising £10,000 for the NSPCC

Blakemore Retail marks new era for Tates & Waynes

January 06, 2012

The Tates & Waynes division is rebranded as ‘Blakemore Retail’ following the merger of the two store groups in March 2011

Blakemore Retail Management Restructure

October 11, 2011

There have been a number of changes to the management structure of the newly created Blakemore Retail division, following the merger of the Tates and Waynes store groups earlier this year.

Blakemore Retail Launches First ‘Eco-Store’

October 10, 2011

Blakemore Retail launches a pioneering energy efficient SPAR store in Kidderminster

Industry Award Recognition for Blakemore’s

September 23, 2011

A.F. Blakemore’s SPAR retailers celebrate success at the Retail and Forecourt Industry Awards 2011

£1 Million Donated to NSPCC

June 22, 2011

The NSPCC has thanked Tates Ltd for raising £1 million for the charity by presenting them with a special plaque.

Tates Gets Digging

June 01, 2011

Employees from a Clwyd-based SPAR store joined forces with students from Deeside College to help Pen-y-ffordd Area Community Association put the finishing touches to the village communal gardens.

Tates Wins ‘Best Managed Retailer’

May 19, 2011

A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd’s Tates division picked up the Best Managed Retailer award over 50 stores, at the 2011 Convenience Tracking Programme Awards.

Scout Hut Makeover

April 15, 2011

Eight employees from a Sheffield based Tates EUROSPAR store have regenerated a scout hut as part of their 100th year anniversary celebrations.

Employees Support ‘Grow Your Own’

April 07, 2011

Pupils from Lydgate Junior School are preparing to ‘grow their own greens’ thanks to the support of employees from a Sheffield based Tates store.

Tates and Waynes Join Forces

March 24, 2011

Tates has welcomed 116 Waynes Food Stores to the organisation, following A.F. Blakemore’s acquisition of fellow SPAR wholesale and retail company Capper & Co.