The Chairman of retail and wholesale group A.F. Blakemore has outlined his vision of “one company, one management team and one plan” at a recent staff gathering.
At the company’s 2019 Management Communication Day in Birmingham, Peter Blakemore introduced two key projects: one unified management team and a new five-year strategic programme.
He said: “Our ambition is one company, one management team and one plan. We have now moved away from divisional structures and towards one unified management team with new group-wide trading, marketing, store proposition and merchandising functions that will enable us to leverage skills and experience across the group to drive the business forward.
“To achieve our strategy, we’ve established a new rolling five-year programme that will change as the market evolves, spanning all of the areas in which we operate.”
The company is currently split into eight divisions – retail, trade partners, logistics, wholesale distribution, foodservice, fresh foods, design and shopfitting, and fine foods.
A.F. Blakemore stated that more detailed information on its strategy will be communicated in the coming months.
