Archive of all Spar articles – Page 18
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Spar Ireland: 'no plans to bring Select to UK'
Spar Ireland, part of Appleby Westward parent BWG Foods, has trademarked its new premium range Spar Select…
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Spar and Nisa launch online Christmas campaigns
Spar and Nisa have taken their Christmas campaigns digital…
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HKS Retail opens first Spar fascia store in Blakemore venture
Top 50 indie HKS Retail has launched its first store under the Spar fascia, in Ibstock, Leicestershire…
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James Hall pledges to continue NAAFI supply in Germany
Spar wholesaler James Hall has vowed to continue supplying the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI) and its overseas troops until the last military personnel have left Germany.
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Spar South Africa acquires 80% stake in BWG Group
Spar South Africa has bought an 80% stake in Irish Spar wholesaler BWG Group.
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Spar returns to TV with 'top-up destination' ad campaign
Spar is set to return to TV next week as part of a £3m media campaign to promote it as a destination for top-up shopping…
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Spar boosts own-label range with dessert selection
Spar has added seven own-brand desserts to its range.
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James Brundle's Hackney Spar topping £32k weekly sales
Sales are topping £32,000 a week at the second c-store opened by Spar retailer James Brundle…
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Spar wholesaler Blakemore targets new stores
Blakemore is set to ramp up store recruitment as it revealed a 3% increase in like-for-like retail sales this week…
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Comment & Opinion
Sarah Jessica Parker's Viennese whirl with Spar
Spar Austria has landed a Hollywood face, in a Lost in Translation-style bit of celebrity advertising…
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Huw Edwards replaces Vicki Reay as Costcutter trading director
Costcutter trading director Vicki Reay has left the symbol group after less than a year in the role…
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250 Spar stores get longer-lasting LED lighting
Spar has installed LED lighting in around 250 stores, claiming it will slash energy use by 67%…
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Henderson Group profits climb as stores and fresh food excel
Henderson Group has reported a 3.6% increase in turnover and “record profits” up 17.5% for the year ending 31 December 2013.
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Appleby Westward names Mike Boardman MD
Mike Boardman has been appointed managing director of Appleby Westward.
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Spar sales climb 1% despite 4% decline in c-store numbers
Spar UK has reported a 1.05% increase in sales to £2.6bn for the year to 26 April 2014, despite a fall in store numbers…
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Spar International sees emerging markets power ahead
Spar has blamed pressure on consumer spending for a 1.8% decline in UK retail sales in the year ending 31 December 2013.
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Spar unveils plans for £145m own-label growth drive
Spar is embarking on a major own-label drive to net additional sales of £145m within five years…
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Analysis & Features
Parkfoot: the forecourt game changer
Following an extensive renovation, the Spar Parkfoot forecourt store in Kent has grown sales and landed a raft of awards…
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Appleby Westward MD heads to Henderson Group
Appleby Westward MD Mark McCammond is leaving the business to become retail director of Henderson Group, it has been announced.
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Award-winning Spar Parkfoot store: In pictures
Spar Parkfoot in Kent won top prize at the Convenience Retail Awards after shattering the perception that forecourts stores are little more than a petrol and snack stop.