Archive of all Spar articles – Page 6
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AF Blakemore forecasts 20% uptick in sales by end of financial year
The wholesaler praised the effective planning and additional capacity generated from its new Bedford distribution centre for keeping up with demand
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Spar retailer Anand Cheema switches Falkirk store to Costcutter
The 24-year-old retailer currently owns one store, but plans to expand
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Spar's exclusively vegan own-label wine range is a UK first
The retailer said the main challenge behind the process was working with the few suppliers who hadn’t produced vegan wine before
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James Hall bringing stores ‘back online’ after more than 300 hit by cyberattack
The Spar wholesaler was first made aware of the attack on 5 December, when a number of stores were forced to temporarily shut their doors.
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Cyberattack hits more than 300 James Hall-supplied Spar stores
James Hall said it was sorry for the inconvenience caused to its customers and thanked retailers for their patience
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AF Blakemore sales rise by 12% in first quarter following disrupted year of trade
The wholesaler cited its £2.4m investment into pricing as a key reason for holding onto customers gained over the pandemic
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AF Blakemore uses New Era programme to drive rollout of Spar Market fascia
The store format has an ‘elevated’ fresh food offer and a strong focus on local suppliers
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CJ Lang to roll out ESLs across entire company-owned estate
The Scottish Spar wholesaler kicked off a trial with six stores in June
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‘Transformed’ CJ Lang doubles pre-tax profits as sales grow 9%
In the past year, the company has invested more than £2m in the rollout of its overarching food-to-go brand
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Spar to add five new frozen lines to own-label range
The new additions take the Spar frozen range to 39 products overall
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James Hall extends Too Good To Go scheme to entire company-owned estate
The Spar wholesaler initially kicked off a trial with the anti-waste app in September last year
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Ajay Odedra switches supplied-by-Sainsbury’s SimplyFresh store to Spar
The store was one of five SimplyFresh sites trading under the supplied-by-Sainsbury’s model
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James Hall opens 150th company-owned store in Wakefield
The store launch has created 24 jobs in the local area
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EG Group to continue opening Spar stores despite ‘Asda on the Move’ rollout
The forecourt giant opened a new Spar store in Scotland earlier this month in Coxton Park, Elgin
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Spar company secretary Jackie Mackenzie leaves business after five years
Mackenzie acted as interim joint-MD at Spar in 2019
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Spar Parkfoot unveiled as Convenience Retailer of the Year 2021
The winners were revealed at The Convenience Awards ceremony at The Londoner hotel.
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CJ Lang hires former Morrisons wholesale buying manager as head of trading
Robbie Moore will report to CEO Colin McLean and will replace current trading director Richard Collins
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Analysis & Features
Why Asda’s convenience ‘move’ to supply EG Group sites is not a piece of cake
Asda’s new c-store format is rolling out to hundreds of EG Group forecourts. But a potentially steep learning curve is ahead
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Spar MD Louise Hoste to be new chair of ACS from November
Independent retailer Ramesh Shingadia will continue in the role as vice chair following his appointment in February.
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Blakemore still operating from Hastings depot despite closure plan
Blakemore has recruited 84 new drivers in the past four months