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NewsScottish 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%.
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Product News
James Hall introduces Fazilas food-to-go range
James Hall & Co., Spar wholesaler for the North of England, has launched an ethnic food-to-go product portfolio, designed to offer retailers the latest in spiced lunchtime options.
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New Blakemore Retail store includes Subway’s latest format
Blakemore Retail has opened a new Spar store in Staffordshire, featuring a wide range of food-to-go options including Subway’s new Fresh Forward format.
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Yorkshire forecourt operator reopens site following revamp
Independent forecourt operator Jos Richardson & Son has reopened its Spar service station in Middleton, Yorkshire, following a three-month redevelopment project.
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CJ Lang stores trial new stands for Healthy Living Programme
Twelve Spar Scotland stores are trialling new in-store stands for the Scottish government-funded Healthy Living Programme.
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Spar retailer set to introduce free water refill station
A Somerset-based Spar retailer is poised to introduce a free water refill station in store in a move he described as “inevitable”.
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Expanding South West c-store group enjoys success at first Spar store
An expanding South West c-store group is enjoying higher-than-expected sales at its new, fifth store, which is its first to trade under the Spar brand.
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Product News
Spar introduces half-a-dozen seasonal sweets
Spar is looking to appeal to adults and kids throughout the summer with additional lines for its pricemarked sugar confectionery line-up.
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Product News
Spar adds Méditerranée Rosé to wine portfolio
Spar is launching a new own label rosé wine - available to selected Spar retailers across the UK.
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CJ Lang opens 'urban transient' Spar store in Glasgow
CJ Lang has opened a new food-to-go-centred store in Glasgow city centre, which it describes as the first urban transient Spar store in Europe.
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Spar retailer Mark Canniford elected mayor of Weston-super-Mare
Spar retailer Mark Canniford is determined to use his 35 years’ experience in the convenience sector to make the most of his recent appointments as the mayor of Weston-super-Mare and executive member on North Somerset Council.
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Eurospar Mulkerns to sell loose fruit and veg plastic-free
A Eurospar store in Northern Ireland is set to remove bags from its loose fruit and veg zone as part of a drive to cut its carbon footprint.
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Spar UK appoints Louise Hoste as new managing director
Spar UK has announced former Walmart and Co-op Group executive Louise Hoste as its new managing director.
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Scotland Women footballers visit Spar store to mark sponsorship deal
Two of Scotland Women’s football team visited Spar Halbeath in Dunfermline yesterday (1 May) to celebrate Spar Scotland’s new sponsorship of the national team.
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Spar retailer David Charman launches click & collect butchery service
Award-winning retailer David Charman, owner of Spar Parkfoot in West Malling, Kent, has launched a click & collect service for his in-store butchery in time for Easter.
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Eat 17 shelves plans to open Leytonstone store after site sale
Eat 17 has shelved plans to open a store in Leytonstone, East London, after the landlord put the site up for sale in a situation that was “out of our hands”.
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Spar named as sponsor for Scotland Women's national football team
Spar has been named as a new sponsor of the Scotland Women’s National Team (SWNT) the Scottish FA has announced.
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Lawrence Hunt Spar store reopens with local butchery concession
A Lawrence Hunt Spar store in Leyland, Lancashire, has reopened with a local butchery concession following a £300,000 revamp.
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Features
CRA 2019 Best Independent Store: Spar Princess Street, Manchester
The continuing growth in sales at Paul Stone’s Spar store in Princess Street, Manchester, was rewarded with the accolade of Best Independent Store at this year’s Convenience Retail Awards.
