January 04, 2024
SPAR is helping shoppers through the month of January by offering great value deals on a range of store cupboard staples from just £1.25.December 23, 2022
The Blakemore Foundation awards donations worth circa £65,000 to more than 1,300 activities and events in communities this ChristmasDecember 22, 2022
Blakemore Retail's Alsager SPAR store relaunches with a delicious new food-to-go offerDecember 08, 2022
A.F. Blakemore launches a SPAR Christmas campaign giving away up to £100,000 worth of prizesDecember 07, 2022
Machynlleth SPAR and Post Office reopens with a new Greggs bakery after undergoing a refurbishmentDecember 07, 2022
Blakemore Retail's Quay Road SPAR and Post Office reopens after undergoing a refitNovember 28, 2022
A.F. Blakemore is celebrating after winning the Data and Insight award at the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) Gold Medal AwardsNovember 22, 2022
Meat Trader Bal Mehmi from Blakemore Fresh Foods is crowned a winner at the national Women in Meat Industry AwardsNovember 08, 2022
The picturesque village of Clavering in Essex is home to a brand-new SPAR Market owned by enterprising independent retailer Muru Visana and familyOctober 27, 2022
Four hundred people attend SPAR UK’s national conference in Gran CanariaOctober 25, 2022
Blakemore Retail’s Chipping Sodbury store celebrates the opening of a brand-new post office with a visit from a local MPOctober 21, 2022
An independent family-owned SPAR store in Dersingham rebrands as a SPAR Market storeSeptember 30, 2022
A.F. Blakemore’s driver training programmes enables 108 colleagues to gain a new LGV driving licence in the past 12 monthsSeptember 29, 2022
SPAR UK is supporting the international brand’s 90th anniversary celebrations by giving back to communities and planting 12,500 trees all over England with leading organisation One Tree PlantedSeptember 27, 2022
SPAR Beddau Supervisor Lisa James wins Sales Colleague of the Year at The Convenience AwardsSeptember 13, 2022
Five A.F. Blakemore colleagues complete an epic bike ride from London to Paris in aid of charity GroceryAidAugust 22, 2022
Meat Trader Bal Mehmi from Blakemore Fresh Foods is nominated for a Meat Businesswoman Award at the national Women in Meat Industry AwardsJuly 12, 2022
SPAR UK awards £100,000 to good causes across the UK via its Community Cashback schemeJune 22, 2022
SPAR UK signes a new partnership deal with Deliveroo covering all 2,160 SPAR stores in England, Scotland and WalesJune 22, 2022
Blakemore Retail raises more than £40,000 for the NSPCC at its fourth charity ballJune 17, 2022
‘New World, New Opportunities’ was the key theme lighting up the room at Blakemore Trade Partners’ SPAR Retail Show this yearMay 09, 2022
SPAR launches a variety of own label products to maximise this summer’s great opportunityMay 04, 2022
Blakemore Retail launches a brand-new SPAR convenience store in the town of Spalding, LincolnshireApril 22, 2022
SPAR Aberavon relaunches with a new and improved hot food counter serving delicious food to goApril 21, 2022
Blakemore Retail is recognised at the NSPCC Corporate Impact Awards with the CEO’s Choice Award for FundraisingApril 05, 2022
A.F. Blakemore is set to launch an interactive augmented reality (AR) game app that offers customers the chance to win prizes at SPAR storesMarch 25, 2022
Blakemore Foodservice and Wholesale Distribution colleagues volunteer 31 hours of work time to packing bags of essentials for people in needMarch 24, 2022
A.F. Blakemore relaunches its road safety awareness campaign to more than 450 students at two West Midlands schoolsMarch 04, 2022
Seven Blakemore colleagues volunteer their work time to supporting a school half-term food parcel scheme in WolverhamptonMarch 02, 2022
A.F. Blakemore will be trialling an electric truck at its Willenhall distribution centre for a week in MarchFebruary 18, 2022
Blakemore Retail launches a brand-new concept store at SPAR AberystwythFebruary 16, 2022
A.F. Blakemore appoints David Cooke to the newly created role of Group Commercial DirectorJanuary 13, 2022
Vegan Store launches a new weekly delivery box for VeganuaryJanuary 12, 2022
SPAR unveils new UK-wide brand positioning that celebrates the unique characteristics of SPAR convenience storesJanuary 06, 2022
SPAR makes its full range of own-label wines suitable for vegansJanuary 05, 2022
SPAR is launching a brand-new consumer campaign in participating stores around England, Scotland and Wales throughout January 2022December 17, 2021
Last week’s Festive Friday is estimated to have raised more than £20,000 for charityNovember 26, 2021
Kelly Burrows, Ian Cawley and Alan Mayor are crowned winners at this year’s FWD AwardsNovember 25, 2021
A.F. Blakemore Group Marketing Director Sarah Ellis and Responsible Business Director Caoire Blakemore attend Disability Sport Wales’s Paralympic Celebratory DinnerNovember 24, 2021
SPAR UK fundraising for Marie Curie surpasses £2 millionNovember 19, 2021
A.F. Blakemore moves its operations to 100% renewable electricityNovember 17, 2021
Chairman Peter Blakemore announces a year of good progress for 2020/21 in his statement on A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd’s annual financial resultsNovember 15, 2021
Blakemore Retail’s charity partnership with the NSPCC wins bronze at the Corporate Engagement Awards 2021November 05, 2021
Blakemore Retail colleagues dress up and decorate their stores in purple for disability awareness event Purple TuesdayOctober 22, 2021
Supply Chain Manager Kelly Burrows, Wholesale Distribution National Account Manager Ian Cawley and Telesales Manager Alan Mayor have all been shortlisted for this year’s FWD AwardsOctober 22, 2021
Blakemore Trade Partners lays on its annual show for suppliers, colleagues and retailers from across SPAR UK’s Meridian & Welsh GuildOctober 15, 2021
Blakemore Retail opens a new SPAR store in the village of Broughton Astley, LeicestershireOctober 01, 2021
Independent retailer Ajay Odedra has chosen to move his Simply Fresh supplied store in Boreham, Essex to SPARSeptember 15, 2021
SPAR Parkfoot is named Convenience Retailer of the Year at The Convenience Awards 2021September 01, 2021
The Association of Convenience Stores announces the appointment of SPAR Managing Director Louise Hoste as its new chair from NovemberJuly 23, 2021
A.F. Blakemore and its stores make the shortlist for the Grocer Gold, Convenience and Retail Industry awardsJuly 23, 2021
Ten cyclists from A.F. Blakemore and independent SPAR stores take on an epic bike ride across Wales in aid of charity GroceryAidJuly 23, 2021
SPAR stores across Wales will be taking part in a Welsh Food Fortnight campaign next monthJuly 23, 2021
Blakemore Retail reaches a £4 million fundraising milestone for the NSPCC through its 16-year partnership with the charityJuly 09, 2021
Chilled Operations Manager Chloe Ball becomes the first Blakemore colleague to win an award at the Everywoman in Transport and Logistics AwardsJuly 09, 2021
Ten cyclists from A.F. Blakemore and independent SPAR stores are set to take on an epic bike ride across Wales in aid of charity GroceryAidJuly 09, 2021
Blakemore Retail teams up with the NSPCC to help parents decide if their children are ready to stay home or go out aloneJune 24, 2021
Blakemore Retail relaunches its store in Bala under the SPAR Market fascia following a complete refurbishmentJune 11, 2021
Blakemore Retail raises £35,212 for the NSPCC by hosting 16th birthday parties across its SPAR estate to celebrate the start of its 16th year of partnership with the charityMay 27, 2021
The SPAR symbol group is determined to maintain its lead in the convenience market by investing £125 million in the business over the next 12 monthsMay 24, 2021
The Blakemore Foundation awarded goods and monetary donations worth £313,257 to good causes during A.F. Blakemore’s 2020/21 financial yearMarch 19, 2021
Blakemore Wholesale Distribution launches a new web app for customers to improve their online shopping experienceMarch 16, 2021
A.F. Blakemore is set to launch a charity campaign in April in memory of much-loved SPAR retailer Raj AggarwalMarch 05, 2021
Colleagues across A.F. Blakemore help the company raise awareness of GroceryAid as it marks GroceryAid Awareness DayFebruary 24, 2021
Blakemore Retail signs up all 275 of its SPAR convenience stores to the Too Good To Go appFebruary 17, 2021
Charitable donations awarded to Covid-related causes via the Blakemore Foundation have now reached a value of £176,000February 08, 2021
Chairman Peter Blakemore reports a year of good progress for 2019/20 in his annual statement on A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd’s financial resultsJanuary 27, 2021
SPAR Parkfoot and Eat 17 SPAR Walthamstow are crowned winners at the 2020 Retail Industry AwardsJanuary 21, 2021
Independently owned SPAR forecourt site The Stage has been named Forecourt Trader of the YearDecember 31, 2020
SPAR Store Manager Linda Carrington receives a British Empire Medal in The Queen’s New Year HonoursDecember 09, 2020
Blakemore Retail relaunches its Shawbirch store in Telford after carrying out a major refitOctober 01, 2020
A.F. Blakemore launches a brand-new commission operator SPAR store modelSeptember 30, 2020
A.F. Blakemore is celebrating after a fantastic evening at the Convenience AwardsSeptember 17, 2020
SPAR retailers across the Meridian & Welsh Guild have received notable recognition on this year's Convenience Awards and Retail Industry Awards shortlistsSeptember 11, 2020
Blakemore Retail PANTS Weekend raises an incredible £31,453September 08, 2020
Blakemore Retail recognises its top fundraising stores after raising more than £252,000 for the NSPCC during its last fundraising yearAugust 24, 2020
Blakemore Retail launches a brand-new flagship SPAR store in Bodelwyddan, North WalesAugust 13, 2020
A.F. Blakemore has purchased online wholesaler and retailer Vegan StoreJuly 29, 2020
Blakemore Retail SPAR stores across England and Wales raise £25,000 for the NSPCC with a ‘Dress Up or Dress Down’ fundraising weekendJuly 24, 2020
Philpotts joins Blakemore Retail in signing up to the Too Good to Go food waste fighting appJuly 23, 2020
Blakemore Retail is trialling three card-only self-service checkouts at its Bannerbrook storeJune 25, 2020
Blakemore Retail invests in new delivery vans to keep up with demand for Snappy Shopper home deliveriesApril 30, 2020
Blakemore Retail launches an online ordering website to make it easier for customers to browse products from SPAR stores offering home deliveriesApril 21, 2020
Colleagues from across A.F. Blakemore donate more than £25,000 to local communities during the coronavirus crisisApril 15, 2020
A.F. Blakemore partners with the Royal Voluntary Service to help vulnerable people and NHS workers during the coronavirus crisisApril 08, 2020
SPAR stores in England are to be the first convenience retailer to partner with Royal Voluntary Service on its NHS Volunteer Responders programmeMarch 04, 2020
Blakemore Retail launches its first standalone Greggs and Subway store as part of its strategy to expand retail spaces across the businessFebruary 03, 2020
A.F. Blakemore becomes the national community partner of Disability Sport WalesJanuary 24, 2020
A.F. Blakemore is the latest convenience store retailer to trial the food waste fighting app Too Good to GoJanuary 09, 2020
Blakemore Trade Partners pledges a £100,000 investment to SPAR retailer Paul Baxter to enable him to carry out a transformational store developmentDecember 04, 2019
A.F. Blakemore has been presented with a Special Recognition award by SPAR International for the contribution it has made to the community through its Branching Out education programmeDecember 04, 2019
A.F. Blakemore has become the first convenience retailer to join the Refill campaign to help reduce plastic wasteOctober 03, 2019
A.F. Blakemore’s Bristol Philpotts store at Temple Quay has relaunched with a fresh look and new brandingSeptember 09, 2019
A.F. Blakemore relocates its inaugural company-owned SPAR store to a forecourt site in WillenhallJune 14, 2019
Blakemore Foodservice joins the Country Range Group network of independent wholesalersJune 12, 2019
A.F. Blakemore’s Flagship Store Programme has been crowned Business Initiative of the Year at the Grocer Gold AwardsJune 06, 2019
Blakemore Retail’s commitment to developing colleagues is recognised with the highly prestigious Investors in People Gold accoladeFebruary 27, 2019
A.F. Blakemore has acquired the Philpotts chain of prepared-food stores, adding an additional 22 stores to the company’s retail estateJanuary 28, 2019
Colleagues from Blakemore Retail SPAR stores went above and beyond during the latter half of 2018 to raise more than £200k for the children’s charityDecember 04, 2018
Blakemore Retail is recognised with an award for its innovative disability e-learning training by the charity PurpleJanuary value at only £1.25 available from SPAR
Donations Worth £65,000 Awarded to Good Causes at Christmas
SPAR Alsager Relaunches with New Food to Go
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