{"id":548446,"date":"2025-11-04T12:36:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/548446\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T12:36:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T12:36:18","slug":"iconic-birmingham-fruit-and-vegetable-shop-earmarked-for-closure-sold-to-customer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/548446\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Iconic&#8217; Birmingham fruit and vegetable shop earmarked for closure sold to customer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Richards Fruiterer and Greengrocer will continue on Erdington High Street<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1_402df68d-414c-4e06-b669-a42ca2943530JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Richards Fruit and Greengrocer store on Erdington High Street\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Joe Richards Fruit and Greengrocer store on Erdington High Street(Image: GEORGE PERRY LTD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">An &#8216;iconic&#8217; green grocers which was earmarked for closure at the end of the month has been saved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Customers reacted with sadness after <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/erdington\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ErdingtonLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Erdington<\/a>-based Joe Richards Fruiterer and Greengrocer announced they were shutting after 30 years on the High Street due to the tough economic climate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">On Tuesday (Nov 4), owners George Perry Ltd, revealed the business has been sold to one of their customers and will be continuing as a fruit and vegetable store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/midlands-news\/sadness-much-loved-fruit-veg-32801355\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More: Sadness as much-loved fruit and veg shop announces closure after 30 years<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Paul Tate, managing director, said : &#8220;The Erdington shop is just being sold to one of our customers as we adjust the focus in the business to concentrate on other areas in and around <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;It will still be a fresh fruit and vegetables and grocery shop maintaining high standards which we have always kept.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1_Screenshot-2025-11-03-105236.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Richards Fruit and Greengrocer store on Erdington High Street\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Joe Richards Fruit and Greengrocer store on Erdington High Street(Image: Google)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u2018We have enjoyed having a business on Erdington High Street, and would like to thank all our loyal customers over the years for their custom and friendship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;We wish the new owner all the success, and will assist them anyway we can going forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">The transfer should happen at the end of November depending on legal transfers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Erdington MP Paulette Hamilton said shops such as Joe&#8217;s represented the &#8220;beating heart of our high street.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">Mrs Hamilton said: &#8220;This is fantastic news and a huge relief.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">&#8220;The fact that a customer has stepped in to continue the legacy of Joe Richards is a powerful reminder of the value we place on our local shops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cIt\u2019s an iconic spot on our high street and proves that, with community support, our local businesses have a fighting chance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">\u201cI offer a very warm welcome to the new owner and my heartfelt thanks for keeping this Erdington treasure alive and trading.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"birminghammail\">George Perry Ltd was established in 1870, now regarded as the oldest fruit importer in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Joe Richards Fruiterer and Greengrocer will continue on Erdington High StreetJoe Richards Fruit and Greengrocer store on 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