Archive of all AF Blakemore articles – Page 5
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NewsHenderson Group accelerates bespoke self-checkout rollout
A total of 40 lanes would be installed by the end of this year
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NewsSpar stores training employees in disability awareness
Other supporters of Purple Tuesday include, Asda Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s
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NewsCity snapshot: SSP Group shrugs off weak rail sector to post full-year growth
Travel food to go specialist SSP Group (SSPG) expects to post full-year like-for-like growth of between 2%-3% after a solid fourth quarter
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Analysis & FeaturesWholesale: are we seeing the death of the cash & carry?
According to Him, the percentage of retailers using delivered wholesale for their main shopping mission has risen 22 percentage points to 89%
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NewsBlakemore Trade Partners targets boost for Spar retailers
Blakemore sales director Neil Mercer said it wanted long-term partnerships with its retailers
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Analysis & FeaturesToday's and Landmark merge as Unitas Wholesale: What we know and what it means
As the two buying groups bury their former rivalry, can Today’s-Landmark merger secure the future for their members?
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NewsBlakemore to close final five depots it has been unable to sell
The wholesaler has previously sold four and closed three other sites
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NewsBidfood set to create 200 jobs with new Liverpool DC
The Liverpool site is set to be operational from summer 2019
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NewsTime triples size of cash & carry depot
The East London-based wholesaler opened its new 82,000 sq ft depot in Barking on Monday
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NewsParfetts purchases AF Blakemore's Middlesborough depot
Trading will commence on 25 June following the official completion of the purchase next Friday
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NewsAF Blakemore not ruling out further depot closures
Wholesaler to close Barnsley and Newport sites next week
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NewsAF Blakemore's Gateshead depot sold to UWG
The deal protects the jobs of 45 existing members of staff and will see the depot move to new ownership in June
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NewsBlakemore rolls out Tonight's Tea concept after trial
Tonight’s Tea is a specially branded fixture with a range of ready meals and prepared meat lines along with sides and desserts
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NewsBidfood opens former Blakemore depot in Penrith
AF Blakemore & Son is also now looking to sell all of its 12 remaining cash & carry depots
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Comment & OpinionAF Blakemore's decision to sell is a watershed moment
The future of cash & carry as a viable option has been a topic of speculation for many years
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NewsSingle buyer unlikely for Blakemore depots
The wholesaler this week confirmed plans to sell its cash & carries, eight months after the story first emerged.
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Analysis & FeaturesCity snapshot: Supermarket price inflation plunges to 0.8%
Supermarket inflation has fallen to its lowest level for over a year, according to the latest figures from The Grocer Price Index, while Sainsbury’s has become the first supermarket to show monthly deflation since February 2017. Plus, consumer stocks surge on market recovery all the rest of the latest news from the City
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Comment & OpinionThe cat’s out of the bag, so who will buy Blakemore’s cash & carry division?
The key to this is not likely to be the price but rather who will want the sites
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NewsC&C Group in talks to buy Conviviality's Matthew Clark and Bibendum
C&C Group, with the support of AB InBev, is in advanced talks to buy Matthew Clark and Bibendum from stricken Conviviality for a nominal sum.
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NewsAF Blakemore confirms plans to sell its cash & carry division
Rumours of a sale first emerged last August…when the wholesaler appointed KPMG to look into the sale of its cash & carry operation