Tommie Quick becomes Head of Group IT at Appleby Westward Group

Tommie Quick has been promoted to the position of Head of Group IT at Appleby Westward Group, SPAR UK’s wholesaler in the English west country.

Quick has spent 17 years at the company, and during that time has held a number of roles, most recently Head of Retail IT.

Deliveroo

In June, SPAR UK inked a partnership deal with Deliveroo covering all 2,160 of its stores in England, Scotland and Wales. 

Customers will be able to get items delivered to their door by Deliveroo in as little as 20 minutes.

66 SPAR stores were initially available from Deliveroo, with the ambition to onboard as many independent and company owned stores as possible. 

Appleby Westward has the roll-out underway and, as of June, had 50 stores available on the service.

SPAR UK Strategy and Operations Director, Lee Johnson, said: “This deal will enable our stores to continue their rapid expansion into on-demand delivery.”

“Local communities are at the heart of SPAR and our mission is to provide shoppers with choice and access to essential items.” 

“During the years of the pandemic, our stores around the UK extended their service to communities by providing a variety of e-commerce delivery and call and collect solutions to local consumers.”

“We are looking to accelerate this trend and cater to even more customers in the vicinity of our stores by partnering with Deliveroo.”

He added: “Our partnership with Deliveroo will enable us to reach more customers, meet their ever changing shopping habits and drive significant revenue uplift for stores.”

“As our visibility on the Deliveroo platform grows, so will the opportunity for us to differentiate from our competitors.”

Quick, meanwhile, said: “This was an interesting project to get stuck into, linking up our retail systems with Deliveroo via API to provide the best experience for our customers and colleagues.”

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