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NewsSpar Marie Curie fundraising hits £1.5m milestone
Charity Marie Curie has announced that fundraising for families living with terminal illness by Spar UK has reached £1.5 million in the past three years.
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A.F. Blakemore to donate £30,000 to local charities
A.F. Blakemore has launched a Community Cashback Grant scheme worth £30,000 across its Spar stores to thank local charities and community groups for their work during the coronavirus crisis.
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Co-investment project creates flagship Spar forecourt store in Dorset
Spar retailer Olly Andrews and distributor Appleby Westward are enjoying the success of a flagship forecourt development in Maiden Newton, Dorset.
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Spar retailers outraged by review of Sunday trading hours
Spar retailers have added their voices to those opposing any changes to Sunday trading legislation.
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Spar extends vulnerable shopping support to more volunteers
Spar in England and Wales has extended the number of charities it is working with to support volunteers shopping on behalf of vulnerable customers.
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Spar in Scotland supports healthy living with action week
Spar in Scotland is running a Healthy Living Week, supported by SGF Healthy Living Programme.
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Spar expands own-brand chilled desserts range
Spar has added six new lines to its own label chilled dessert range.
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Spar wholesaler James Hall donates £250,000 to local NHS hospital
Spar wholesaler and retailer James Hall & Co has donated £250,000 to the Royal Preston Hospital in Lancashire.
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Spar names new brand and marketing director
Spar UK has appointed Suzanne Dover as its new brand and marketing director.
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James Hall teams up with FareShare to supply surplus food to the vulnerable
North of England Spar wholesaler and retailer James Hall & Co has launched a partnership with FareShare Lancashire and Cumbria to redistribute surplus food to vulnerable communities across the North West.
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Coronavirus: 700+ Spar stores join NHS Volunteer Responders programme
More than 700 Spar stores across England have signed up to the NHS Volunteer Responders programme, which enables volunteers to support vulnerable people who have been referred by health professionals and local authorities.
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Spar seeks to sell 250,000 bunches of daffodils in Marie Curie charity drive
Spar stores across the UK are selling bunches of fresh daffodils for £1 in support of Marie Curie and its 2020 Great Daffodil Appeal.
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A.F. Blakemore reports early success from trial of food waste app
A.F. Blakemore has saved 500 bags of food from being wasted in the first week of trialling the food waste app Too Good to Go at 15 of its Spar stores.
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CJ Lang announces rise in retail and wholesale festive sales
Scottish Spar wholesaler and retailer CJ Lang has reported “strong” sales over the Christmas period.
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Fresh focus drives festive sales rise at Spar UK
Spar has reported a 2.6% hike in like-for-like retail sales over the Christmas period.
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Appleby Westward reports 5.6% like-for-like rise in festive sales
South West Spar distributor Appleby Westward has announced a 5.6% increase in like-for-like wholesale sales over the two-week Christmas and new year trading period.
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What’s keeping my till ringing?
James Stead, manager of White’s Spar in Calver, Derbyshire, has taken his deli offer to the next level using a new app to boost sales of his sandwich range.
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BWG grows c-store sales in Ireland, but Appleby Westward falls back
Irish Spar wholesaler BWG grew turnover by 6.2% to €1.5bn in the past year, according to financial results published by South African parent company The Spar Group (TSG).
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Scottish Spar wholesaler CJ Lang reports turnover and recruitment boost
Scottish Spar wholesaler and retailer CJ Lang has reported an increase in annual turnover for the first time in four years, while store recruitment is up by 20% over the past 18 months.
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Blakemore Trade Partners pledges £2.3m investment in Spar customers
Blakemore Trade Partners (BTP) is to invest £2.3m in its independent Spar customers over the financial year, after delivering on last year’s pledge to boost retailers’ margins by 1%.
