All CJ Lang articles
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NewsINTERVIEW: CJ Lang & Son builds resilience and momentum in challenging market
CJ Lang & Son CEO Colin McLean speaks on a year of challenges and innovation for Spar Scotland
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NewsSpar Scotland’s Spin into Spring digital activation to bring rewards to shoppers
Spar Scotland is gearing up to launch an exclusive digital activation starting in Spring 2026
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NewsSpar Scotland’s annual tradeshow looks at ‘headwinds and evolution’
Spar Scotland CEO Colin McLean welcomed retailers, suppliers and more to its annual tradeshow
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Features and analysisSpar Scotland celebrates refit of Denny store
Spar Scotland has unveiled a newly refurbished company owned Spar store in Denny, Falkirk
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NewsCJ Lang cuts wholesale prices on 106 tobacco lines
CJ Lang is to reduce the wholesale price of 106 tobacco lines as it looks to support its retailers in a challenging market
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NewsCJ Lang appoints Sonya Harper as chief operating officer and acting CEO
CJ Lang appoints Sonya Harper as chief operating officer and acting CEO
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NewsCJ Lang appoints new business development manager
MacPherson will be responsible for stores in Glasgow, Central belt, Ayrshire and Dumfries
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Features and analysisCJ Lang & Son react to continued growth with cautious optimism
CJ Lang & Son Ltd, Scottish Spar wholesaler and convenience retailer, reported another annual increase in underlying profit
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Features and analysisEddy’s Food Station enters administration
Scottish convenience chain Eddy’s Food Station has entered administration, with the majority of the group’s stores sold off
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Features and analysisHalbeath becomes first company-owned Spar in Scotland to house Barista Bar
CJ Lang aims to roll out the premium coffee brand to all Spar Scotland’s company-owned stores by 2025
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Features and analysisSpar Scotland and Rollover Hotdogs donate £5,000 to Marie Curie
The donation was the result of a special promotion with Rollover Hotdogs in eighty Spar Scotland company-owned stores during December
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Features and analysisPinkie Farm scores first with Barista coffee bar
The David Sands store has become the first independent Spar in Scotland to install the premium coffee to go brand
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Product NewsWha Gwan Rum Tonic expands wholesale listings
The RTD rum tonic is now available in over 100 wholesalers across the UK.
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Features and analysisDavid Sands named vice chair of Spar Scottish Guild
David Sands has been elected as the vice chair of the Scottish Guild and will represent the Scottish retailers on the National Guild Board of Spar
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Features and analysisDaniall Nadeem switches to Spar from Nisa
North Lanarkshire-based independent retailer Daniall Nadeem has moved to Spar after five years with Nisa
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Features and analysisIndependent Spar retailers to benchmark their performance via new CJ Lang portal
Stores can use the tool to compare their performance against others
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Promotional FeatureChoosing the right symbol group partner
When an independent store decides to go into partnership with a symbol group, there are many factors that need to be considered. Here, Spar UK outlines some of the key factors that need to be looked at before making the all-important choice of symbol partner.
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Features and analysisCJ Lang appoints new company-owned store director
Frank McCarron joins CJ Lang from Scotmid
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Features and analysis'It's not a numbers game': CJ Lang focuses on quality rather than quantity
The Spar wholesaler is celebrating its fifth year of growth following significant investment
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Features and analysisCJ Lang & Son acquires ScotFresh chain
The stores were previously supplied by Booker