Home About Us Our Divisions Careers Our Community Contact Staff Zone Supplier Zone Prev Next Home > About Us > Blakemore Retail Goes Purple for Purple Tuesday About the Group Group Overview Coronavirus Update Our Divisions Interactive Map Board of Directors Our Heritage 100 Years Book The Blakemore Way The Way We Do Business Corporate Responsibility Corporate Responsibility Policy Environmental Policy Food Safety & Quality Policy Health & Safety Policy Tax Policy Modern Slavery Statement Gender Pay Gap Report Awards Blakemore Property AFB Website Ts & Cs Privacy and Cookies Policy News Blakemore Retail Goes Purple for Purple Tuesday November 05, 2021 Blakemore Retail colleagues dressed up and decorated their stores in purple this week to show their support for disability awareness event Purple Tuesday. Purple Tuesday, which took place on 2nd November this year, is an annual campaign that aims to improve the customer experience for disabled people, 365 days a year. In the UK alone, the spending power of disabled people and their families is worth £274 billion, yet less than 10% of organisations have a targeted plan to access the disability market. In the lead up to Purple Tuesday, Blakemore Retail colleagues completed an online disability awareness training course designed in-house to raise awareness of disabilities, including those that are hidden, and improve their confidence when interacting with disabled customers. The training promoted effective communication techniques and ways to create a positive customer experience, as well as practical steps that colleagues can take to make stores more accessible. Blakemore Retail began supporting Purple Tuesday in 2018 when it was first launched by disability organisation Purple. The following year, Purple CEO Mike Adams OBE visited A.F. Blakemore’s head office to commend the business on its training and help it look at further measures it can take to make stores as disability friendly as possible. Blakemore Retail Operations Director Chris Bacon commented: “As a business that strives to be inclusive for customers and colleagues, Blakemore Retail is proud to support Purple Tuesday. “Disability awareness training is a great starting point for giving colleagues the knowledge and confidence to support people with additional needs in their local communities. “We hope that through education and awareness-raising activities we can start to make the long-term changes to make a real and positive difference to disabled people.” More information about Purple Tuesday is available at purpletuesday.org.uk. Colleagues go purple for Purple Tuesday Back to news The Blakemore Way Blakemore Heritage News November 17, 2021 A.F. Blakemore & Son Well Positioned for Growth November 15, 2021 Blakemore Retail and NSPCC Win at Corporate Engagement Awards November 05, 2021 Blakemore Retail Goes Purple for Purple Tuesday View all Stories Tweets by AF_Blakemore A.F. Blakemore Group Links About Us Group Overview Coronavirus Update Our Divisions Interactive Map Board of Directors Our Heritage The Blakemore Way Corporate Responsibility Gender Pay Gap Report Awards AFB Website Ts & Cs Privacy and Cookies Policy Our Divisions Blakemore Retail Blakemore Trade Partners Logistics Wholesale Distribution Foodservice Fresh Foods BDS Careers Welcome Why Work for A.F. Blakemore? Retail Careers Distribution Careers Head Office Careers Kickstart Scheme Apprenticeships Contact Us Our Community Welcome Our Contribution Community Cashback Grant Branching Out Community Volunteering Charitable Giving Blakemore Foundation Community Awards Registered Office: A.F. Blakemore and Son Ltd, Longacres Industrial Estate, Rose Hill, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV13 2JP Registered No: 391135 England VAT Reg: 431 3902 80 A.F. Blakemore & Son Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Our FCA register number is 723803. website by horizon media sitemap