All Spar articles – Page 24
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NewsCo-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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NewsSpar 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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NewsSpar 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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NewsSpar 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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Product NewsSpar expands own-brand chilled desserts range
Spar has added six new lines to its own label chilled dessert range.
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NewsSpar 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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NewsSpar names new brand and marketing director
Spar UK has appointed Suzanne Dover as its new brand and marketing director.
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NewsJames 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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NewsCoronavirus: 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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NewsSpar 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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NewsA.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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NewsCJ 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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NewsFresh 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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NewsAppleby 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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Product NewsWhat’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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NewsBWG 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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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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NewsBlakemore 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 NewsJames 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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NewsNew 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.