Snappy Shopper, the fast-growing mobile app and web-based convenience store home delivery platform, has secured its most significant deal to date after finalising a partnership with West Midlands-based Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore.
Staff working at Royal Preston Hospital are set to benefit from a £250k charitable donation aimed at ensuring their on-going well-being and to assist them in the fight against COVID-19.
KeyStore outlets across Scotland and the north of England are working with wholesaler JW Filshill to ensure the ongoing safety of customers and staff during the coronavirus crisis.
JW Filshill, the wholesale distributor behind the Keystore convenience shop brand, is using PODFather to keep shelves at its 1,600 customers well stocked. A PODFather user for over six years, JW Filshill relies on PODFather's delivery management solution to plan
Colleagues from across AF Blakemore have joined forces to donate £25,918 to local communities during the coronavirus crisis.
AF Blakemore has partnered with the Royal Voluntary Service on a number of initiatives to help vulnerable people and NHS workers during the coronavirus crisis.
Smurfit Kappa has been selected by food service provider Bidfood to facilitate its packaging requirements following the UK Government’s recent agreement to send food parcels to 1.5 million vulnerable people in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic.
Award-winning wholesaler JW Filshill has been working closely with its suppliers to ensure a consistent flow of availability for customers during the coronavirus pandemic although it has been a challenge keeping up with demand, the company said.
Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore is delighted to announce that it has become the National Community Partner of Disability Sport Wales.
James Hall & Co., Spar wholesaler for the north of England, have extended their ethnic food-to-go range with the launch of six new spicy snacks, forming part of Spar’s £3.50 meal deal.
James Hall & Co., Spar wholesaler for the North of England, has donated over 430 festive gifts for vulnerable Lancashire children living in poverty this Christmas.
More than 700 pupils from across the West Midlands have been educated on the rules of the road as part of Blakemore Logistics’ annual Road Safety Week campaign (18-22 November).
Henderson Wholesale has purchased kitchen facilities and created 14 new jobs, including Spar NI’s first in-house Head Chef, in a £500,000 investment.
James Hall & Co., Spar wholesaler for the North of England, is celebrating a successful year of championing local and independent fruit and vegetable producers in Spar stores across the North.
Blakemore Trade Partners announced a brand-new Store Cluster Strategy at its 2019 Spar Retail Show, aimed at helping retailers differentiate their stores for different locations and markets.
Award-winning wholesaler JW Filshill is moving to a Click & Collect ordering model for its cash and carry customers as it strives to increase efficiencies and provide a more convenient and accessible services for customers.
Blakemore Foodservice has joined the Country Range Group network of independent wholesalers.
AF Blakemore’s Flagship Store Programme has been crowned Business Initiative of the Year at the Grocer Gold Awards. Fighting off stiff competition from finalists including Aldi UK and the Co-op, the Flagship Store Programme was
Blakemore Logistics has introduced hybrid refrigeration units to 13 of its trailers to significantly reduce its vehicle emissions.
On 28 April, BlakemoreRetail area manager Mark Bostock, Blakemore Retail regional manager Paul Wiltshire, South Benfleet Spar sales assistant Sophie Litman and Blakemore Foodservice transport supervisor Daniel Brereton were amongst over 40,000 runners who embarked on the gruelling 26.2-mile race
AF Blakemore is celebrating after being named as a finalist for Business in the Community’s Responsible Business Awards 2019, the UK’s longest running and most prestigious awards programme, championing responsible business in the UK and abroad.
Blakemore Retail has raised thousands of pounds for the NSPCC at its third Charity Ball.
Blakemore Foodservice has called upon its supplier base to work more collaboratively with the business as it seeks to maximise exciting new opportunities across the sector.
James Hall & Co, Spar UK wholesaler for the North of England, is championing traditional trades by introducing a number of new apprenticeship schemes, aimed at introducing local people to careers that they may not have previously considered.
Speciality coffee roaster and wholesaler, 200 Degrees, will open its doors at 34 Sincil Street in Lincoln this March, bringing handcrafted fresh food and artisan coffee to the city.
