All Spar articles – Page 26
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NewsBlakemore meat trial to continue despite Crawshaws collapse
A trial partnership between Blakemore Retail and Crawshaws will continue to run, despite the fact that the value-priced fresh meat and food to go retailer has been placed into administration.
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NewsBlakemore Retail announces "pioneering" fresh meat trial
Blakemore Retail is trialling “a pioneering fresh foods concept,” in three of its Spar stores with the help of value fresh meat and food-to-go retailer the Crawshaws Group.
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NewsSpar launches nationwide ‘Sparbecue’ campaign
Spar UK has launched a new campaign to promote its range of own-label products this summer, inviting shoppers to host their own barbecue parties.
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NewsMacclesfield Spar sold after retailer moves abroad
A Spar c-store in Macclesfield, Cheshire, has been sold after store owner Piyush Parekm decided to relocate to Australia.
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NewsAppleby Westward reports 5.2% rise in like-for-like sales
Appleby Westward, the South West Spar distributor, has announced a 5.2% increase in like-for-like sales for the first half of its financial year ending March 2018.
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NewsBlakemore Retail reopens Rotherham Spar store
Blakemore Retail has relocated its Spar Thurcroft store to a new build site on Green Arbour Road in Rotherham.
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NewsSpar stores embark on Marie Curie fundraising drive
Spar retailers are once again supporting Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal with a range of in-store fundraising events throughout March.
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NewsJames Hall recalls pork products from Spar stores
James Hall is recalling two Spar branded pork products because they may contain salmonella.
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NewsEat 17 team opens its fourth and largest store
The team behind Eat 17 opened their fourth and largest Spar store – in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire today.
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NewsSpar celebrates 60 years in the UK with big charity donation
Spar has celebrated its 60th anniversary in the UK with a lavish funfair and dinner event that raised a six-figure sum for charity
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NewsBlakemore Retail opens flagship Spar store
Blakemore Retail has opened a state of the art Spar forecourt store in Laceby, North East Lincolnshire.
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NewsSpar seeks to boost sales with new weekly deals
Spar is running a series of weekly promotional deals to help retailers drive sales during key events this year.
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NewsJames Hall acquires North East Convenience Stores
North East Convenience Stores (NECS) is to be acquired by James Hall & Co, the Spar wholesaler for the north of England.
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NewsBlakemore Trade Partners invests in lower wholesale prices
Blakemore Trade Partners has invested £1.3m in wholesale price reductions for retailers as part of a re-launch of its Retail Partners Scheme.
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NewsSpar unites with Holland and Barrett for store trial
Spar is road-testing a new partnership with healthy food and lifestyle retailer Holland and Barrett.
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NewsSpar MD calls for stronger supplier partnerships
Spar’s managing director Debbie Robinson has called on suppliers to adopt a greater partnership approach when working with the company.
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NewsJames Hall to take over Alfred Jones Spar shops
Alfred Jones (Warrington) Ltd’s last remaining Spar stores are set to be absorbed into Spar distributor James Hall’s G&E Murgatroyd estate following the retirement of chairman Jonathan Jones.
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NewsSpar launches new digital strategy and mobile-first site
Spar has launched a new digital strategy to help it better target shoppers - and in particular the millennial generation.
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NewsSpar aims to drive own brand with TV ads and new products
Spar is promoting eight headline products in a series of TV ads and sponsorship this autumn - alongside new launches - as it seeks to capitalise on recent growth in own brand sales.
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NewsUK’s first Jet and Spar dual branded store opens
The UK’s first Jet and Spar dual-branded site had opened following the launch of the new convenience partnership in April.