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Planning for the Summer in Saundersfoot

May 01, 2012

The Guild Academy gets SPAR Saundersfoot a headstart for summer

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 St Fagans Raises Charity Cash

April 23, 2012

SPAR St Fagans raises £1097 for the NSPCC

SPAR Bridgnorth Holds Festival Weekend

April 18, 2012

SPAR Bridgnorth pulls out all the stops for a charity fun day

“I Didn’t Realise Training Could Be Such Fun!”

April 05, 2012

SPAR Brynna makes the most of free Guild Academy training to improve merchandising, customer service and active selling

New Store Brings Vacant Site Back to Life

March 12, 2012

A new SPAR store set up on a vacant site reports steady growth

Putting Welsh Food and Drink on the Map

March 09, 2012

Three north Wales SPAR stores boost the Welsh economy by stocking up to 70 different local brands

Family Fun Day Boosts Sales for SPAR Sleaford

March 09, 2012

Hockmeyer Motors celebrates its 40th anniversary with a well-attended family fun day

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

SPAR Walthamstow Launches Bacon Jam

February 13, 2012

An award-winning SPAR retailer launches a brand new product onto the grocery market

Guild Academy Training Boosts Sales at Lower Earley

February 06, 2012

Putting staff through a Guild Academy training workshop maximises sales for SPAR Lower Earley

SPAR Matches Tesco Prices

January 26, 2012

SPAR retailer Chris Ward tells A.F. Blakemore how the new Tesco Price Match scheme has been received in-store

Introducing Jerry Marwood

January 24, 2012

Blakemore Trade Partners welcomes new Managing Director Jerry Marwood

Refurbishment Gives Store New Lease of Life

January 17, 2012

A refurbishment gives a 20-year-old store a new lease of life

SPAR Refit Pays Back Within a Year

January 11, 2012

A £60,000 store refurbishment at SPAR Tollgate Service Station funds itself within 12 months

SPAR’s Reputation Wins a New Recruit

January 10, 2012

The perception of SPAR in a Lincolnshire town helps a new recruit boost its turnover

Guild Academy Celebrates First Retail Apprentices

December 01, 2011

Fifteen SPAR retailers graduate from the Guild Academy’s retail management apprenticeship scheme

BTP Celebrates New RAF Store Formats

November 29, 2011

Blakemore Trade Partners celebrates the redevelopment of its innovative new store formats at RAF Brize Norton

Black Country Schoolchildren Learn the Rules of the Road

November 24, 2011

Ten primary schools from across the Black Country learn the rules of the road as part of A.F. Blakemore’s annual Road Safety campaign

SPAR Retailer is Named True Taste Champion of Wales

October 21, 2011

SPAR retailer Conrad Davies wins one of Wales’s most prestigious food awards in recognition of his efforts to stock food and drink from local producers

Village Store Fights Back Against the Multiples

October 13, 2011

SPAR independent retailers Mike and Pam McQuillen fight back against the multiples

West Wales Gets its First EUROSPAR

October 11, 2011

A couple with 21 years of experience working with SPAR launch the first EUROSPAR in west Wales.

SPAR International Study Tour

September 28, 2011

SPAR International Study Tour Visits SPAR Swiss Cottage in North London

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

Rippleglen Completes First SPAR Store Conversion

September 20, 2011

A. F. Blakemore carry out Rippleglen’s first SPAR Store Conversion

New SPAR Forecourt Store Opens in Lincoln

September 12, 2011

Phil Hickson and his family open a new forecourt and SPAR store in Lincoln

SPAR Store Opens at Ash Vale, Surrey

September 12, 2011

Chander and Anita Parkash open new site at Ash Vale in Surrey

SPAR Supports George Thomas Hospice

September 06, 2011

SPAR sponsors George Thomas Hospice 3k 4 Kidz fun run in Cardiff

Big Results for Small Store

June 20, 2011

Blakemore Trade Partners’ relaunch of a new small format store in south Birmingham smashes all pre-opening sales predictions.

More Great Reasons to Join SPAR

June 16, 2011

A.F. Blakemore announces £3 million worth of investment across its SPAR independent retail base.

SPAR Helps Pupils to Get Growing

April 06, 2011

School children from East Park Primary School, Wolverhampton, have had their outdoor nature and allotment area restored to its former glory thanks to employees from the Blakemore Trade Partners team.