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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Business
Tamlyn Jones

Birmingham Spar to launch new retail concept

A convenience store in Birmingham city centre is expanding to house a new takeaway sandwich bar.

Willenhall-based AF Blakemore is expanding its Spar in Brindleyplace into the vacant unit next door to house a Philpotts sandwich shop.

The move is the first of its kind in the West Midlands and follows on from AF Blakemore's purchase of the Philpotts chain in 2019 when its previous owner, Birmingham-based group Patisserie Holdings, went into administration.

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