All Spar articles – Page 2
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NewsOasis Services donates £8,000 to charity close to its heart
Family business Oasis Services has donated £8,000 to a children’s charity which provides free open heart surgery in developing countries – an operation which the forecourt operator’s managing director Oliver Blake has now benefited from twice.
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NewsSpar appoints former Nisa Wholesale boss Michael Fletcher managing director
Michael Fletcher will become Spar’s managing director in November, after more than two decades of experience in the convenience and grocery sectors.
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NewsSpar announces death of Bill Capper CBE
Bill Capper, the former chairman of Spar wholesaler Capper & Co and prominent figure in the Welsh business community, has died.
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NewsMaxol Belvoir re-development hailed as “blueprint for roadside retail”
Maxol, Northern Ireland’s family-owned forecourt and convenience retailer, says that it has created a “blueprint for modern day roadside retail” with its £3.6 million redevelopment of its Belvoir Service Station in Belfast.
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NewsPenny Petroleum acquires seventh forecourt in Scotland
Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum has bought Creebridge Service Station, its seventh forecourt in Scotland and its 94th trading in the UK.
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NewsAF Blakemore appoints Ian Kellett as CFO
Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore, one of the UK’s largest privately-owned family businesses, has appointed Ian Kellett as chief financial officer (CFO).
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NewsTop 50 Indie Karan Retail acquires first site in southwest England
Top 50 Indie Karan Retail has made the first of what it says will be many acquisitions in southwest England, with the purchase of Chivenor Service Station in North Devon.
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NewsJames Hall & Co transforms car dealership into forecourt with butcher, deli and EV charging
Offering loose fresh produce to paddle boards, redeveloped forecourt Spar Bowness opened last week boasting a range to tempt locals and tourists visiting neighbouring Lake Windermere.
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NewsSpar wholesaler Blakemore takes delivery of two electric HGVs as Electric Freightway programme gets under way
The first fully electric Heavy Goods Vehicles (eHGVs) have been delivered under the Electric Freightway programme to Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore & Son, which specialises in the retail and foodservice sectors
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NewsHendersons’ Mark McCammond shares food to go insights for Forecourt Trader Summit
Running a successful food to go operation means being prepared to pivot: to try new concepts and quickly switch to others if they do not work. This is one of the pieces of advice that Henderson Group’s retail director Mark McCammond will tell delegates in a video at the Forecourt Trader Summit on Tuesday 27 February.
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NewsKnox family celebrates 23 years in business with switch to Spar NI
The Knox family, which runs three forecourts in Northern Ireland, is reporting a sales uplift after converting three stores to the Spar fascia earlier this year.
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News£2.35m investment transforms Maxol’s Braid River site
Northern Ireland-based forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol, has completed its transformation of Maxol Braid River Service Station in central Ballymena following an investment of £2.35 million.
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NewsMFG, Henderson Group and Sewell on the go join in expansion of PayPoint gift card
Leadling forecourt operators MFG, Henderson Group and Sewell on the go are among 21 major retailers taking part in a significant expansion of PayPoint’s Love2shop gift card offering.
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NewsNew EuroSpar supermarket and forecourt opens at Killyleagh in Northern Ireland
A new EuroSpar supermarket with a Maxol forecourt has been opened at Killyleagh in County Down, Northern Ireland by retailer and Spar distributor Henderson Retail.
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NewsRoadchef opens refurbished store on M5 featuring latest Spar designs
Motorway services operator Roadchef has opened a newly refurbished Spar store at its Strensham North motorway services on the M5 northbound, between junctions 7 and 8.
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NewsHampshire-based site achieves 15% uplift in fuel sales following Jet rebrand
Bucks Horn Oak service station, which became a Jet site in January, has achieved a 15% hike in fuel sales following the rebrand.
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NewsTop 50 Indie Platinum Retail more than doubles estate in past two years to 48 sites
Top 50 Indie Platinum Retail Group has more than doubled its estate over the past two years to 48 sites.
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NewsAnglesey-based forecourt retailer invests £150,000 in site and joins Spar
A Texaco-branded forecourt business in Anglesey has invested £150,000 in a redevelopment of its site and joined Spar.
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NewsSpar store and Shell forecourt in Whitby reopen after refurbishment
Spar wholesaler and retailer James Hall & Co has reopened its Spar store and Shell forecourt at Stakesby, Whitby, in North Yorkshire, after a refurbishment and extension.
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NewsAF Blakemore announces appointment of new CEO to join the business in April
Spar distributor and retailer AF Blakemore has announced that Carol Welch will join as chief executive in April, succeeding Jerry Marwood who is leaving to focus more time on his non-executive directorships and consultancy roles.