2014
ST0382 : Blakemore Retail, Talbot Green
taken 10 years ago, near to Talbot Green, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
Blakemore Retail, Talbot Green
Viewed from the edge of the A473. Their website states that A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd is one of the largest family-owned businesses in the UK. The company began in 1917 as a counter-service grocery store, and has grown from these humble beginnings into a company that now employs more than 7,700 people with a turnover of £1.3 billion. Food and drink have always been the lifeblood of A.F. Blakemore and the business now includes retail, wholesale, distribution and shop fitting operations amongst its divisions. A.F. Blakemore is the largest division of Spar UK, owning 295 Spar stores and serving 950 in total in England and Wales. The company is also the largest member of the Landmark Wholesale group and a significant supplier to the independent grocery sector in the UK.
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