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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Spar Threshfield Skipton, North Yorkshire
Location: The pretty village of Threshield, in the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales Forecourt : This is a picture-postcard forecourt with a stone building, lots of trees and greenery. The small pole sign shows the Texaco star, the fuel prices and a Spar logo. In front of the shop are ...
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NewsTaxi smashes into Kay Group Spar store in Burnley
Staff and customers had a lucky escape at The Kay Group’s Spar store at Kitchen’s Garage in Trafalgar Street, Burnley, when a taxi smashed through the window and finally stopped in the middle of the building. The incident occurred at 11pm on Saturday May 20. A police spokesman said: “No ...
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Penny Petroleum to move eight more stores to Spar
Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum has signed a deal to move a further eight of its Scottish convenience stores to Spar.With a total of 52 forecourts around the UK, Penny Petroleum currently number six in the latest Top 50 Indies listing has had two sites with Spar stores ...
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NewsPenny Petroleum signs eight more stores to Spar
Top 50 Indie Penny Petroleum has signed a deal to move a further eight of its Scottish convenience stores to Spar. With a total of 52 forecourts around the UK, Penny Petroleum - currently number 6 in the latest Top 50 Indies listing - has had two sites with Spar ...
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Sparkling mango
Barr Soft Drinks is launching a Mangozero-added sugar sparkling version of Rubicon, the UK’s number one exotic juice drink brand (IRI data).
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Barr launches Mango Zero Added Sugar sparkling Rubicon variant
Barr Soft Drinks is launching a Mango Zero Added Sugar sparkling version of Rubicon, the exotic juice drink brand, to add an exotic flavour choice within the low-calorie flavoured carbonates sector. “With more than 1 in 5 flavoured carbonates shoppers now opting for low calorie drinks, and almost three quarters ...
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NewsKiosk forecourt shop replaced with Spar store
A Murco-branded forecourt and Ford dealership has opened a new Spar store on the site. Andrew Calder, owner of Thornbury Motors, decided to upgrade the small forecourt kiosk into a convenience store. Working with the Spar wholesaler Appleby Westward, he oversaw the transformation of the 250sq ft. kiosk shop into ...
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NewsMFG rebrands 110 Spar stores as Londis or Budgens
The UK’s biggest independent forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is rebranding 110 of its shops from Spar to the Londis or Budgens brands, as part of an extension of its shop supply agreement with Booker Retail Partners (BRP). MFG signed its first agreement with BRP in May 2016 and ...
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NewsSpar UK announces interim managing director roles
Spar has announced that Chris Lewis and Jackie Mackenzie will take on new interim MD roles leading the Spar UK team in Harrow. The move follows the announcement in November that Debbie Robinson was stepping down from the role as managing director to become chief executive of Central England Co-operative. ...
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NewsShop Doctor: In the surgery this month - Eurospar Hardford Link, Newtownards
Location: On the outskirts of Newtownards On the same site as the Eurospar, there is an off licence, fish and chip shop and another takeaway, which must bring extra custom to the forecourt. It’s a good size forecourt, well laid out with lots of marked parking bays. A jet wash ...
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Spar accolade
Spar’s Regional Selection Languedoc Red 2017 has been awarded a Which? Best Buy Taste Test endorsement, as one of the ’Best Buy’ winter red wines.
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Spar Victoria Service Station gets £1m revamp
Spar Victoria Service Station, on the outskirts of Leeds, has been relaunched after a £1m revamp of its filling station and food store. Owned by the Patel family for 25 years, the store’s re-investment programme was led by Spar wholesaler James Hall & Co. Owner Dilawer Husen Patel said: "The ...
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NewsRefuel & Go like-for-like sales up 10% after move to Spar
Top 50 Indie Refuel & Go has increased like-for-like sales by 10% since it relaunched its eight forecourt sites in London and the Home Counties under the Spar fascia. Museum Service Station in Bethnal Green moved to Spar in December 2017, with the remaining seven sites coming on board in ...
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NewsLeeds Spar site relaunches after £1m revamp
Spar Victoria Service Station, located on the outskirts of Leeds, has been relaunched after a £1m revamp of its filling station and food store. Owned by the Patel family for 25 years, the store’s re-investment programme was led by James Hall & Co, Spar UK’s distributor for the North of ...
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Walkers’ launch sparks brussels sprouts debate
Walkers is launching a new festive range of Christmas dinner flavours, including the first-ever Brussel Sprouts flavoured crisp. Aiming to spark debate across the nation and drive incremental sales for retailers, Walkers is launching two Christmas dinner flavoured multipacks, one including a Brussels Sprouts flavour for the sprout lovers or, ...
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NewsPRA chairman explains reason for petrol/diesel price disparity
A combination of factors have led to the growing disparity between petrol and diesel prices, according to the PRA chairman Brian Madderson. He said: “Following the steep rise in diesel prices, drivers are now paying 5ppl more to fill up, as a gap opens up at the pump between unleaded ...
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NewsPetrol filling station and Spar store sold by Christie & Co
Martin BP Filling Station and Spar store on the A140 in Alby near Norwich has been sold to an existing operator through specialist business property adviser Christie & Co. It was sold off a guide price of £1,150,000. The filling station is on a 1.5-acre site and includes a 16-point ...
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NewsACS calls for transparency over affects of ATM fee cut
The Association of Convenience Store (ACS) has told MPs LINK should be transparent about the application of its Financial Inclusion Programme, and the impact of its interchange fee cut on rural ATMs. It was giving evidence in Parliament to an inquiry by the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group, chaired ...
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product news: Spar revamps crisps and snacks
Spar Brand is relaunching its crisps and snacks range with seven new lines and a fresh new design. An all-new range of party mix snacks and pretzels will join the Spar Brand snacks portfolio, as well as two new impulse variants. Sour Cream & Chive Party Mix, Salt & Black ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie installs Spar wholesaler’s ordering technology
Top 50 Indie M&L Richardson & Sons has helped Spar wholesaler James Hall & Co to reach a milestone in the roll out of its Centralised Store Replenishment (CSR) facility. M&L Richardson has seven Spar shops across Cumbria, and its Spar Low Row Service Station was the 50th independently-owned store ...