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New Spar forecourt combines state-of-the-art services with family tradition
A Lincolnshire Spar retailer is already seeing sales at his new forecourt store rocket, thanks to its combination of cutting-edge services and a focus on family history and the local community. Phil Hickson opened a 2,500sq ft forecourt store and supermarket site in Birchwood on August 29, adding to his ...
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Spar appoints Henderson MD as chairman of SFD
Spar UK has announced that Martin Agnew, joint managing director of the Henderson Group, will take over as chairman of the Spar Food Distributors (SFD) Board this month.He takes over the mantle from AF Blakemore managing director Peter Blakemore, who has held the position since 1991. Blakemore will continue to ...
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Spar and Red Bull take over streets and skies of Cardiff
Spar is gearing up to support world-reigning motorsport champions and their vehicles as they take over Cardiff for Red Bull’s Speed Jam event.The motorsports spectacular, taking place for three hours on September 3, will see Spar’s logo emblazoned across the Red Bull Formula One car, as spectators have the chance ...
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Grant for electric cars fails to spark interest
Just 215 electric cars were bought under a Government scheme to encourage the take-up of green vehicles in its second three months of operation, according to a new report by the RAC Foundation. The figure compares to 465 in the first three months. Under the Plug-In Car Grant scheme, which ...
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Spar pledges bigger bonus
Spar wholesaler James Hall is relaunching its Harvest Scheme, an initiative set up in 2006 to reward retailer loyalty and encourage investment in stores. The company has pledged to double the amounts retailers have earned on the scheme, using its own money.The wholesaler is also keen to help grow its ...
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Blakemore Spar pledges £3m investment
Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore has pledged to invest £3m to bring independent retailers savings worth an average of £7,500 per store.Spar retailers supplied by Blakemore and Capper, which merged in March, will have the option to sign up to the Terms Package and benefit from reduced prices on more than ...
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Spar site trials new eco remediation method
Geo2 has completed a forecourt remediation project using a groundbreaking new sustainable method for treating groundwater without added chemicals or solid waste for disposal.The project, managed by Spar distributor James Hall & Co, involved treating groundwater contaminated with hydrocarbons at Strand petrol filling station in Barnoldswick in Lancashire, and trialled ...
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Spar forecourt trials eco remediation method
Geo2 has completed a forecourt remediation project using a groundbreaking new sustainable method for treating groundwater without added chemicals or solid waste for disposal.The project, managed by Spar distributor James Hall & Co, involved treating groundwater contaminated with hydrocarbons at Strand petrol filling station in Barnoldswick in Lancashire, and trialled ...
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Ribena gets sales sparkling
Ribena is injecting sparkle into the soft drinks category with the launch of new Ribena Sparkling. The lightly sparkling fruit drink is available in a 500ml bottle format in two flavours: blackcurrant and raspberry. Brand owner Glaxo-SmithKline says Ribena Sparkling is a refreshing drink which is perfect for ...
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32 Spar stores up for sale
Thirty-two SPAR stores from the estates of A F Blakemore and Son Limited and Capper & Co Limited are being marketed for sale by retail business advisor Christie & Co. Twenty-two of the stores are located in the north-east, eastern counties, midlands and south-west of England, with a ...
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Two become one at Spar
West Midlands-based AF Blakemore & Son has acquired the business of fellow Spar wholesaler South Wales-based Capper & Co.The acquisition will take the turnover of the combined organisation to £1.1bn.The move will create the largest Spar wholesaler in the UK, serving 1,096 of the symbol group’s stores.Meanwhile, the successor to ...
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Two become one at Spar
West Midlands-based AF Blakemore & Son has acquired the business of fellow Spar wholesaler South Wales-based Capper & Co.The acquisition will take the turnover of the combined organisation to £1.1bn. The move will create the largest Spar wholesaler in the UK, serving 1,096 of the symbol group’s stores.Meanwhile, the successor ...
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Spar signs shelf deal
Spar UK has joined forces with shelving unit supplier CAEM in a bid to bring bottom-line savings in shelf-fitting costs to Spar retailers nationwide.The partnership forms part of Spar’s Smart Savings scheme, which delivers centralised buying of products and services, so that a better deal can be provided to Spar ...
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Sam’s a real Spar Winner
An aptly-named customer of BP Ivy Garage in Trowbridge, Wiltshire has won a £1,500 holiday prize in a competition that was held in hundreds of Spar convenience stores throughout the South West. Trowbridge resident Sam Winner won the holiday after entering the competition, run by Budweiser during this ...
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’Spar’kling results from Hendersons
Henderson Group, owners of the Spar, Eurospar, Vivo and Vivoextra retail brands, has announced what it described as an "exceptional" performance for 2009 despite the tough economic trading conditions. Ron Whitten, financial director, Henderson Group, said: “Turnover has increased by 11 per cent compared to 2008. We ...
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Spar refit boosts sales at Hillcroft
Retailer Malcolm Williams has seen sales increase 15% since finishing a refit at his Hillcroft Service Station site in Newport, Wales. Malcolm, who has been a prominent local businessman in the area for the past 33 years, joined Spar in December 2005. Then his trading area was just ...
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Spar refit boosts sales
Retailer Malcolm Williams has seen sales increase 15% since finishing a refit at his Hillcroft Service Station site in Newport, Wales. Malcolm, who has been a prominent local businessman in the area for the past 33 years, joined Spar in December 2005. Then his trading area was just 600sq ft. ...
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Switch to Spar boosts sales for MRH
MRH (GB)’s Nettlebed site has seen a 75% increase in shop sales since it underwent a major development and switched to Spar last year. The store, previously a kiosk, opened in August 2009 after following the Spar ‘Stores of the Future’ format. Located in an Oxfordshire Village, Spar ...
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Sparkling promotion
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) is driving sales of its flavoured sparkling drinks range with its latest on-pack promotion. It gives shoppers the chance to receive 50p-worth of mobile credit on any major network with every purchase of a Fanta, Sprite or Dr Pepper promotional pack. Consumers text the unique on-pack code ...
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Spar offers forecourts new contactless payment
Spar UK has introduced an integrated contactless EFT payment solution developed with IT partner BCP (Business Computer Projects Ltd) for its SparPoS store system.According to the symbol group, contactless payment is one of the latest developments in payment technology, using an embedded RFID chip on cards with the ...