All Spar articles – Page 15
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Features and analysisIndependent retailers braced for a price war
A price war is looming in the UK but will the convenience sector be one of the casualties?
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Interviews and ProfilesSpar MD Louise Hoste on keeping shelves stocked through the coronavirus pandemic
Spar UK managing director Louise Hoste explains how the group supported retailers in the early days of the lockdown and how it’s adapting its offer to meet changing shopper missions
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NewsSpar reminds customers to stay loyal in digital campaign
Spar’s digital campaign to encourage consumers to keep supporting independent retailers has returned for the summer.
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NewsSpar Marie Curie fundraising hits £1.5m milestone
Charity Marie Curie has announced that fundraising for families living with terminal illness by Spar UK has reached £1.5 million in the past three years.
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NewsA.F. Blakemore to donate £30,000 to local charities
A.F. Blakemore has launched a Community Cashback Grant scheme worth £30,000 across its Spar stores to thank local charities and community groups for their work during the coronavirus crisis.
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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.