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Product news: Retailers missing sparkling water sales
Retailers are missing out on the opportunity to sell more bottled water in the run-up to Christmas, according to latest independent research commissioned by Nestlé Waters. The findings revealed that nearly half of shoppers surveyed (44%) intend to have plain sparkling bottled water on the table for celebratory meals this ...
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New Spar store at M25 services
Motorway service area (MSA) operator Roadchef has announced the opening of a new Spar store at its Clacket Lane site on the M25 between junctions 4 and 5. The Spar store adds to an MSA that already includes a McDonald’s, WH Smith, Costa Coffee and Fresh Food Cafe. Clacket Lane ...
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product news: Spar introduces premium prosecco
Spar Brand is bringing extra fizz to its Christmas offering in 2016, with the launch of Spar Prosecco Speciale, alongside its seasonal alcohol range. With an RRP of £9, the new premium sparkling wine will offer shoppers a trade up from Spar’s Perlezza Prosecco. The premium prosecco is packaged in ...
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Spar wholesaler opens new site
A new Shell petrol station and Spar supermarket in Southport, Merseyside, is being opened by G&E Murgatroyd, the retail arm of Spar’s northern England wholesaler James Hall. The store is on the former Duerdens car showroom on Roe Lane, and is due to open at 7am on Thursday September 29, ...
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Deal to build BP filling station and Spar store in Leeds
A deal to build a BP petrol filling station and Spar store in Leeds has been signed by Huddersfield-based forecourt operator CJ Stern (Oils) Ltd. The company has secured a deal with Aire Valley Land LLP, the joint venture partnership of Evans Property Group and Harworth Estates, to deliver a ...
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product news: Britvic adds sparkling Drench variants
Britvic is following-up the relaunch of its juice drinks brand, Drench, earlier this year, with new sparkling variants to extend the range into the carbonated segment. The new flavour combinations, Raspberry & Cranberry and Grape & Elderflower, will be available in a 330ml can format. The launch will be supported ...
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Roadchef opens fourth Spar store
Roadchef has opened a new Spar store at its Tibshelf motorway services area (MSA) on the M1 between junctions 28 and 29, following an investment of £800,000. The addition of a Spar to the Tibshelf MSA follows openings at the company’s Sedgemoor, Northampton and Strensham sites in recent months. The ...
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Spar wholesalers make major acquisitions
Two Spar wholesalers have acquired major store groups totalling more than 90 sites. James Hall & Co, the Spar wholesaler for the north of England, has acquired North East Convenience Stores (NECS), a 30-store multi award winning family owned chain based in the North East of England. The Vadhera ...
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Spar and Subway open on site gutted by fire
A family owned forecourt business on Anglesey, north Wales, has fully reopened exactly a year after it was completely gutted in a devastating fire. The site had to be rebuilt after the fire on June 3, last year, and initially opened four weeks later with a temporary shop. The Texaco ...
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Blakemore assigns two sites for Jet/Spar brand
Two more forecourts have been signed up for the dual-branded Jet/Spar package. Jet has signed long-term supply contracts with two sites owned by Blakemore Retail, which runs 295 Spar stores across England and Wales, and owns 15 forecourts.The two sites which have joined the Jet network are Blakemore Buckley in ...
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NewsTwo more forecourts dual-branded Spar and Jet
Two more forecourts have been signed up for the dual-branded Jet/Spar package. Jet has signed long-term supply contracts with two sites owned by Blakemore Retail, which runs 295 Spar stores across England and Wales, and owns 15 forecourts. The two sites that have joined the Jet network are Blakemore Buckley ...
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product news: Spar refreshes sharing snacks range
Spar Brand has refreshed its range of sharing snacks in time for summer. A new Chicken Bites sharing tub has been introduced to the range, while all products have been redesigned with bright new packaging. The new Chicken Bites addition will replace the Mini Pork Pies. This four-strong ...
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Store doubled in size at Spar site
A £300,000 expansion project at a Spar forecourt store near Bristol Airport has been completed following a co-investment scheme between owner Justin Taylor and Appleby Westward, the regional distribution company for Spar stores in the south west. The store, at Littleton Mills, near Winford, has doubled in size."The redevelopment has ...
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News£300,000 investment in Bristol Spar site
A £300,000 expansion project at a Spar forecourt store near Bristol Airport has been completed following a co-investment scheme between owner Justin Taylor and Appleby Westward, the regional distribution company for Spar stores in the south west. The store, at Littleton Mills, near Winford, has doubled in size in order ...
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Esso switch sparks volume growth
A County Durham dealer says moving his site to supply from Greenergy with Esso branding has helped to increase sales volumes by 22%. In January 2015, Ian Atkinson’s Ouston Service Station moved fuel supply from Jet after being with the group for more than 15 years. He said ...
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product news: Spar introduces coffee capsules
Spar UK is launching a range of Spar-branded coffee capsules, in a move to appeal to the UK’s growing love of coffee. The range, which is produced by Spar International, comprises Espresso Capsules Lungo, Intensivo and Ristretto. The capsules, which are compatible with Nespresso machines, are available in packs of ...
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Spar company wins consent for forecourt
Spar distributor and retailer James Hall has won planning permission to redevelop a car showroom with a petrol station, convenience store, car park and ATM at a site in North Yorkshire. Permission to redevelop Greaves Garage, on Garbutts Lane in Hutton Rudby, near Stokesley, was granted by Hambleton District Council. ...
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Roadchef opens second motorway Spar store
Roadchef’s Northampton motorway services area on the M1/A43, has become the second of its sites to open Spar store, following the launch of the concept at Strensham on the M5 in July.It offers motoring customers grocery items and a selection of artisan products, and has also has created 20 new ...
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Spar distributor recruiting forecourts
Appleby Westward, the regional distribution company for Spar stores in the south west, is reporting increasing interest from forecourt retailers impressed by the experience of Top 50 Indies the Chartman Group and Euro Garages. The news came as the company announced its highest new store recruitment figures in over ...
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Spar retailers urged to ’take a fresh look’
Taking a fresh look at your business to maximise its potential was the key message at this year’s Blakemore Trade Partners Spar Retail Show, held this week at the Telford International Centre. The event encompassed a conference, dinner and trade show, with leading Spar retailers showcasing their success alongside ...