A new Spar forecourt store reopens at Lathom in West Lancashire following a £3m rebuild. Spar Lathom is located on the A5209 between Burscough and Parbold and reopened its doors to a queue of excited customers after a five-month closure.
In that time, an expanded Spar store has been repositioned at the opposite end of the site, which now offers a Graham Eyes butchers counter, Clayton Park Bakery serve over deli counter and a hot food unit, as well as two Cheeky Coffee machines.
Another new addition is a strong frozen foods section under the Iceland brand, an extensive fresh foods range, and a broad selection of beers, wines and spirits.
Owned by James Hall & Co. Ltd, the increased store size has also seen the staff numbers grow from nine to 29, with the original retail team retained and thrilled to reopen the store to the community.
Ahead of the launch, Spar Lathom ran a competition for Lathom Park Primary School children to design a Spar tote bag. The bag is on sale in the store, and 50 Spar goods-filled bags were also handed out to the first customers through the door.
Directors from James Hall & Co. Ltd, members of the store team at SPAR Lathom, and Cllr Anne Fennell and Cllr Judy Abbott, Mayor and Mayoress of West Lancashire were all present at the opening.
Fennell said: “It was a pleasure to be asked to cut the ribbon to reopen Spar Lathom. I’ve come full circle with it as I was on the planning committee when the redevelopment plan was approved. The vision has become a reality, and the store’s an impressive site now that it is finished with a fantastic offer for the community.”
Fiona Drummond, company stores director at James Hall & Co. Ltd, added: “We recognised that with our store closed for five months we had to deliver the wow factor for our customers upon reopening, and I’m thrilled that we’ve provided that with the transformation.
“It’s quite clear how highly regarded the store team are and how much we have been missed from the conversations I had with customers on the day. Our relaunch has come in the week of Bonfire Night, and we are back with a bang and proud to be serving the community once again.”
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