Archive of all AF Blakemore articles – Page 7
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NewsHigh Noon Stores goes into administration after stores close
The Grocer understands that customers were experiencing issues with fuel shortages at several sites late last year
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NewsRupert Morris made Blakemore Trade Partners trading director
Morris was previously head of trading, having joined the business in May 2015….
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NewsBlakemore Wholesale Distribution announces BP supply deal
Blakemore will supply branded food and drink products to 320 BP forecourts including 250 M&S Simply Food outlets
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Analysis & FeaturesMeet the buyers: Sparkling wine's growth is 'phenomenal'
We quiz buyers from Aldi, Lidl, The Co-op, Costcutter and Blakemore on wine’s performance and prospects
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NewsBlakemore and Eat 17 buy eight My Locals
Blakemore Retail and trade partner Eat 17 have snapped up eight My Local sites
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InterviewsThe Blakemore guide to survival
Peter Blakemore’s Spar-centric empire keeps delivering despite the ever more brutal c-store environment (see MyLocal)
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NewsSpar retailer Eat 17 snaps up My Local site
The new store in Whitstable will open on Wednesday 20 July – just three weeks after My Local went into administration
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NewsMy Local's Raj Krishan in Blakemore sales move
Krishan, who joined My Local last September, will take up his new position on 18 July
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NewsStore manager of the year
Andy Savage, Morrisons Preston: 23-year veteran is golden boy for Morrisons
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NewsPeter Blakemore urges closer supplier collaboration
The wholesaler delivered the message at its annual IGD supplier seminar last week
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Big 30 Wholesalers report 2016
Consolidation, specialists, new disruptors, fresh food fails, the NLW and tobacco are all challenging wholesalers
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Analysis & FeaturesPeter Blakemore, MD, AF Blakemore (63)
Blakemore is on the up, with a strategy to more than double the size of its Wholesale Distribution arm
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NewsAF Blakemore posts 18.5% increase in pre-tax profits
Investment pays off for AF Blakemore as profits and sales soar…
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NewsBlakemore appoints David Boothby as head of vending
David Boothby becomes new head of vending at Blakemore Wholesale Distribution
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NewsRetailers sign up for PRS and PPL fee-free in-store music
AF Blakemore is the latest grocery company to have signed up for an alternative way of playing in-store music
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Analysis & FeaturesTop New Talent 2015: what are you waiting for?
Top New Talent is back. Nominations are already arriving for the 2015 event
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NewsBlakemore Foodservice wins major new contracts
Blakemore Foodservice has won two new high-profile supply contracts…
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NewsAF Blakemore looks to double Wholesale Distribution business
AF Blakemore & Son is planning to more than double the size of its Wholesale Distribution operation…
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Analysis & FeaturesFoodservice: Is food to stay the new food to go?
Some retailers are adding seating to their stores and going down the foodservice route. Can this approach work in a c-store environment?
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NewsEat 17 forms new partnership with AF Blakemore
EAT 17 has two joint Spar convenience retail and restaurant sites in Walthamstow and Hackney