All Spar articles – Page 2
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NewsSpar to drive own label focus onto frozen, ambient and non-food items next year
MD Louise Hoste told The Grocer it was in response to shoppers actively seeking own-label lines in categories that were traditionally brand-led
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James Hall launches Win With Every Goal promotion with £10k grand prize
The Spar campaign is being supported by a range of big-name suppliers including Coca-Cola, Mars, Britvic, Walkers, Red Bull, KP Snacks and Andrex
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Nomadic Dairy goes beyond yoghurt with protein pudding duo
The Irish supplier’s products – available in vanilla and chocolate flavours – launched this week in Spar stores nationwide
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Spar targets small convenience stores with plans for new format
MD Louise Hoste told The Grocer the symbol group was exploring a new urban, transient store format that targets shoppers on the go
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Spar to invest £122m into supply chain and stores
It follows a £125m investment into the business last year which helped to ramp up its store estate and supply chain efficiency
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Spar retailer AY & Y Patel Dewsbury launches two new forecourts in £2m investment
It has spent £1.5m developing the Leed’s Road site in Bradford over a seven month period, which now features HGV and retail forecourt facilities
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CJ Lang focussing on value with promotions and extra staff discounts
Rising costs, however, meant the Spar wholesaler had to introduce a fuel surcharge in August for independent retailers at £10 per delivery
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Eat 17 pauses hunt for franchise partners to focus on existing estate
It announced the franchise arm pre-Covid and published a prospectus for potential partners in 2021
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AF Blakemore helps 108 colleagues gain LGV driving licence
Seventy-seven colleagues have gained a Class 1 licence and 31 have gained a Class 2 licence
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David Sands switches supply deal from Nisa to Spar
The move means its four stores, including Pinkie Farm in Musselburgh, will be supplied by wholesaler CJ Lang
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Futura Foods launches Ragazzi Italian cheese range for UK convenience
The Ragazzi brand, named after the Italian phrase similar to ‘hey guys’, makes its debut in Spar stores across the south west this month
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James Hall invests £200,000 into new forklifts and picking trucks
Forklifts have the capability to lift loads of 2,500kg with a reach of up to 11m in height
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CJ Lang rolls out Too Good To Go across all company-owned stores
The partnership works by allowing customers to purchase bags of surplus stock from their nearest Spar store via the app
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Wholesalers must maintain service levels to justify extra charges
Despite wholesalers bumping up delivery charges and patchy availability, now may not be the time for conflict
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AF Blakemore bumps up fees for deliveries under minimum order threshold to £60
The wholesaler outlined the iincreased charges in a letter to retailers this week
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Blakemore Retail to shift HFSS promotions to main aisles to comply with location rules
Its chosen strategy, called ‘a single promotional run’, will see all products that are on promotion run “side by side” on main aisle units
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Spar highlights own label ‘bestsellers’ under new initiative to drive distribution
Spar said the project was focused on increasing own-label penetration, as well as overall category growth
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Spar UK strikes nationwide deal with Deliveroo
There are so far 66 Spar stores available on the home delivery platform
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Lawrence Hunt looks to expand after pandemic sees closure of two stores
The Lancashire-based retailer says it is considering ‘any viable new stores’ while developing existing sites
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AF Blakemore planning rollout of Eat Some food-to-go concept
Group marketing director Sarah Ellis said shoppers were responding positively to the launch
