Hunter-Miller are delighted to have worked with Blakemore Trade Partners in appointing Taranjit Singh Dhillon to their Senior Leadership Team. Taranjit will play a key role in empowering independent retailers across AFB's SPAR network in line with their values of striving for excellence.
Prior to this, Taranjit was Head of Retail in Co-op Wholesale. In this role he oversaw retention and loyalty of franchisees as well as developing branch recruitment strategies.
He led growth initiatives for independent retail businesses, such as Tesco Plc-owned One Stop Stores, where Taranjit oversaw a network of 350 franchises. This experience builds on his retail foundation, which began at Lidl.
Well done Taranjit!
A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd is one of the largest and most forward-thinking family-owned businesses in the UK. The company began life in 1917 as a counter-service grocery store and has since grown into a company that today employs more than 5,000 people and has a turnover of c.£1.2bn. Its main support office is at Blakemore’s National Depot location in Walsall, Birmingham. As the largest UK SPAR shareholder, A F Blakemore operates a Retail Business Unit, which serves c.900 company owned, and independent SPAR convenience stores. A F Blakemore also has a Foodservice and Wholesale Business Unit that serves retail, hospitality and leisure partners including Marstons, Moto, Welcome Break, M&S and Ocado, supported by Blakemore meats packing business.