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Blakemore Trade Partners launches mobile app to give retailers ease of ordering on the go

Blakemore Trade Partners launches mobile app to give retailers ease of ordering on the go

The ‘quickShop’ app, which is available free of charge on both iOS and Android platforms, enables Spar retailers to order their full range of products for delivery to their stores. The platform also includes a barcode scanner and profit-on-return (POR) calculator,

16/03/2018 | Retail Technology, Wholesaler news | Read More
Blakemore Trade Partners appoints Rupert Morris to the role of trading director

Blakemore Trade Partners appoints Rupert Morris to the role of trading director

Rupert Morris initially joined the business in May 2015, before being appointed head of trading for Blakemore Trade Partners in August 2015. During his time with AF Blakemore, Morris has brought a wealth of experience to the trading team from

03/01/2017 | People | Read More
Award-winning retail and restaurant business Eat 17 opens new Spar store in Whitstable

Award-winning retail and restaurant business Eat 17 opens new Spar store in Whitstable

Award-winning retail and restaurant business Eat 17 has opened a brand new Spar store in the Kent seaside town of Whitstable.

28/07/2016 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Blakemore Trade Partners appoints Sarah Ellis to new position of marketing director

Blakemore Trade Partners appoints Sarah Ellis to new position of marketing director

Blakemore Trade Partners has appointed Sarah Ellis to new position of marketing director. Ellis joined Blakemore Trade Partners as head of marketing in March 2014 and over the past two years has been responsible for delivering a marketing strategy to help

20/06/2016 | People | Read More
Blakemore Trade Partners gets set to expand university portfolio

Blakemore Trade Partners gets set to expand university portfolio

Blakemore Trade Partners has opened two new stores at the University of Nottingham with a view to growing its university-based estate. The new stores, based on the University’s Jubilee Campus and University Park Campus, offer students an extensive new convenience range

24/05/2016 | Convenience and independent retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Blakemore Trade Partners helps retailers prepare for National Living Wage

Blakemore Trade Partners helps retailers prepare for National Living Wage

Blakemore Trade Partners has laid on a series of operational efficiency workshops for SPAR retailers to help prepare them for the introduction of the National Living Wage in April. More than 200 retailers across Spar UK’s Meridian & Welsh Guild

23/03/2016 | Wholesaler news | Read More
Spar Pentraeth’s Jill and Paul Lewis proudly take Blakemore Trade Partners’ Baldwin Trophy

Spar Pentraeth’s Jill and Paul Lewis proudly take Blakemore Trade Partners’ Baldwin Trophy

Spar Pentraeth retailers Jill and Paul Lewis have deservedly taken Blakemore Trade Partners’ prestigious Baldwin Trophy for 2015. They were awarded the accolade, which recognises outstanding retailers across the Spar Meridian & Welsh Guild, at this year’s Blakemore Trade Partners Spar

08/12/2015 | Convenience and independent retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Blakemore Trade Partners’ Spar Retail Show urges retailers to ‘Take a Fresh Look’

Blakemore Trade Partners’ Spar Retail Show urges retailers to ‘Take a Fresh Look’

Spar retailers can maximise the potential of their businesses by taking a fresh look at their stores and all of the exciting new and existing initiatives offered by Blakemore Trade Partners. That was the key message from this year’s Blakemore

15/10/2015 | Convenience and independent retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Blakemore Trade Partners rolls out contactless payment technology

Blakemore Trade Partners rolls out contactless payment technology

Blakemore Trade Partners has announced a plan to roll out contactless payment technology across its independent Spar estate following a successful trial. The business will introduce contactless payment kit to all EPOS stores over the coming months, with the rollout

29/05/2015 | Convenience and independent retailers, Retail News, Retail Technology, Retailer News | Read More

Blakemore Trade Partners expands development team

Blakemore Trade Partners has announced new investment in its development team to help support its recent success with recruiting new retailers. Six new members of staff have joined the business’s store development team since the beginning of January, increasing numbers

14/05/2015 | Wholesaler news | Read More
Blakemore Trade Partners launches new retailer induction programme

Blakemore Trade Partners launches new retailer induction programme

Blakemore Trade Partners has launched a brand new retailer induction to welcome new retailers to Spar. The two-day induction programme, based at AF Blakemore’s main site in Willenhall, aims to provide new joiners with an overview of the key retailer

06/05/2015 | Convenience and independent retailers, Wholesaler news | Read More
Blakemore Trade Partners welcomes new multi-site forecourt retailers

Blakemore Trade Partners welcomes new multi-site forecourt retailers

Blakemore Trade Partners reports it is going from strength to strength with retailer recruitment and has welcomed three new multiple-site forecourt retailers to its estate since August. Between them, forecourt retailers Raj Odedra, Lawrence Wells and Christian Watts have re-launched nine stores

17/12/2014 | Convenience and independent retailers, Forecourt retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Spar UK races ahead with new traffic light labelling

Spar UK races ahead with new traffic light labelling

Spar UK reports it is racing ahead in making changes to traffic light labeling on its products – with more than 80% of artwork now signed off ahead of schedule. A total of 200 products are already in store using the

01/10/2014 | Retail News, Retailer News, Wholesaler news | Read More
Spar Retail Show 2014 drives making ‘missions possible’ message

Spar Retail Show 2014 drives making ‘missions possible’ message

Independent Spar retailers can thrive by focusing upon their point of difference in the marketplace and the unique position that they are in to win the ‘mission battle’. That was the key message from this year’s Blakemore Trade Partners Spar

22/09/2014 | Convenience and independent retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
HKS Retail begins joint venture with Blakemore Trade Partners

HKS Retail begins joint venture with Blakemore Trade Partners

HKS Retail, a leading operator of filling stations and convenience stores nationally, has embarked on a joint venture with Spar and Blakemore Trade Partners. On 8 August 2014 HKS Retail launched its first Spar forecourt store on Ashby Road in Ibstock,

12/09/2014 | Convenience and independent retailers, Forecourt retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Blakemore Trade Partners announces new head of marketing

Blakemore Trade Partners announces new head of marketing

Blakemore Trade Partners, the Spar division of AF Blakemore, has appointed Sarah Ellis as its new head of marketing, responsible for the delivery of innovative marketing solutions across Spar’s Meridian & Welsh Guild.  Ellis joined AF Blakemore on 3 March 2014

07/03/2014 | People | Read More
Blakemore Trade Partners boss, Marwood, is Wolverhampton High Street Champion

Blakemore Trade Partners boss, Marwood, is Wolverhampton High Street Champion

Blakemore Trade Partners managing director, Jerry Marwood, has agreed to serve as High Street Champion for Wolverhampton, as part of a national High Street Champions programme. High Street Champions is a pilot scheme from the charity Business in the Community

14/11/2013 | People | Read More
Blakemore Trade Partners moves to weekly promotional cycle for Spar stores

Blakemore Trade Partners moves to weekly promotional cycle for Spar stores

Blakemore Trade Partners’ Spar estate is moving to weekly phased promotions this month (January 2013), in a move to create greater variety for shoppers and an easier system for retailers. From today (17 January 2013), each three-weekly promotional period will

17/01/2013 | Retail News | Read More
AF Blakemore relaunches shopfitting arm as Blakemore Design & Shopfitting

AF Blakemore relaunches shopfitting arm as Blakemore Design & Shopfitting

Spar wholesaler and retailer, AF Blakemore, has relaunched its shopfitting business, Complete Shopfitting, as Blakemore Design & Shopfitting. According to the company, the rebranding heralds a new era of design innovation, workmanship and great customer service.  Operating under a new

03/05/2012 | Convenience and independent retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Marwood back with Spar in Blakemore Trade Partners role

Marwood back with Spar in Blakemore Trade Partners role

Jerry Marwood, who stepped down as managing director at Spar UK in the summer, is joining Spar wholesaler and retailer, AF Blakemore, as managing director of its Blakemore Trade Partners division. The division, which was created earlier this year following

07/11/2011 | People, Retail News | Read More

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