Spar brand sweetens up summer with on-trend confectionery launches
Spar brand is introducing a range of on-trend additions to its adults and kids confectionery offerings, to keep the line-up feeling fresh and relevant for shoppers.
Articles in category: Convenience and independent retailers
Read what’s happening in the convenience & independent retail space. Who are the latest innovators & winners in this marginalised retail sector?
Spar stores have tea-rrific time supporting Marie Curie
Spar stores are getting their oven gloves on all over the country to help raise funds for Marie Curie’s summer campaign, the Blooming Great Tea Party.
Spar stores roll out popular branded Sports Day kits to local schools
Spar UK is a proud sponsor of the British Athletics (UKA) who connect local communities through sports.
One Stop Franchise launches new website featuring retailer case studies
One Stop Franchise has launched their new website, believing it is easier to navigate, focusing more on its franchisees and ultimately is more helpful and informative to prospective retailers.
Success of franchise model leading to multiple stores for One Stop franchisees
Franchisees at One Stop are benefiting so much with the way the franchise model works for their business that it is enabling them to open multiple stores and still have more downtime for themselves.
Food to go offer helping franchisees at One Stop to reap the growth awards
The ‘food to go’ sector is a multi-billion-pound business and One Stop is helping its franchisees to utilize its enormous growth potential and keep ahead of the competition, by working together to create real stand out for customers.
Spar brand wine range wins GOLD at 2019 Wine Design Challenge
Spar’s 60-strong own label wine range has further enhanced its reputation as a best-in-class offering after it received major endorsement at this year’s Drinks International Wine Design Challenge.
Millennials on the increase at One Stop
One Stop has reported that it is welcoming its highest number of millennials as franchisees to its growing estate, as young people are taking their skills of the modern age to turn traditional jobs – once in decline – into
Super Spar staff raise £1m for terminal illness charity
Leading community convenience store group Spar has announced that its fundraising efforts for terminal illness charity, Marie Curie, has passed the £1 million mark.
How One Stop’s promotions are reflecting – and shaping – the convenience store marketplace
when you could charge premium prices in convenience stores just for being convenient.” The convenience store chain, which was awarded Franchise Group of the Year 2018 earlier this year at the Retail Industry Awards, is seeing unprecedented growth - which Miller
It’s a NISA development for Heavenly
Heavenly Tasty Organics is delighted to announce a new agreement with Nisa Retail Limited. The significant development has secured presence of fourteen of the brand’s natural snacks with the specialist distributor; the family brand can now access over 2500 independent
Wholesaler JW Filshill grows margin and turnover in challenging convenience marketplace
Food and drink wholesaler JW Filshill has attributed strong cost controls, a targeted strategy to offset the decline in tobacco sales and the impact made by its international craft beer and spirits business for an increase in both margin and
Spar-sponsored road cyclists join Tour de Yorkshire race
Spar UK is showing its commitment to promoting active lifestyles and healthy nutrition with its fantastic sports sponsorship in the UK and worldwide. The latest in the symbol group’s exciting run of activity is Spar International’s sponsorship of the UCI
Conrad Davies sees sales boost following Spar Market store launch
Leading convenience retailer Conrad Davies has launched the first flagship Spar Market store in Gwynedd, Wales. Re-launched under the new Spar Market fascia on Saturday 30 September in Y Maes, Pwllheli, the site has undergone a complete floor-to-ceiling refit. Inspired by a Blakemore
Spar UK offers Zapper’s all-in-one mobile payment, loyalty and vouchering app
Zapper, the global insights and loyalty platform enabled by mobile payment, is delighted to announce it will be partnering with Spar, the UK’s leading convenience store group with 2,700 stores, to launch its mobile payments and loyalty app into multiple Spar
Spar UK’s new range of own label wines targets customer missions
Spar UK has launched a brand new range of own label wines. In this new move, Spar has developed a wine range to target specific customer missions and occasions.
Spar UK celebrates 60th anniversary at Manchester Central
Spar UK celebrated its 60th anniversary in style, with a fantastical funfair and celebratory festival at Manchester Central on the 14th October). More than 1,700 people including suppliers, retailers and their families attended this spectacular event, which recognised the incredible past,
Spar and DHL launch first of 300 convenience stores in Thailand
Spar International, the world’s largest food retail voluntary chain, will partner with DHL Supply Chain and the Bangchak Retail Company (BCR) to establish up to 300 new convenience stores in Thailand by the end of 2020. The deal will see DHL
Shoreditch-based HV Kingsley recognised for excellent customer service ratings by CollectPlus
HV Kingsley has today been named the UK’s best CollectPlus store in the brand’s annual awards programme. Situated near Liverpool Street station, the convenience store fought off stiff competition to come out on top in the awards, which recognise excellent
One Stop Franchise reports 9.6% like-for-like sales increase at Easter
To maximise this year’s Easter opportunity and to take advantage of trading on Easter Sunday, One Stop went all out to ensure franchisees benefited from a strong trade plan, coupled with fun in-store activities for both colleagues and customers. One Stop
Blakemore Wholesale opens fifth Bmorelocal…premium convenience store
Blakemore Wholesale has opened a fifth premium convenience store in Newcastle upon Tyne under the banner Bmorelocal… The 1,250sq ft store located in Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne has re-opened following more than a £25,000 investment to the Bmorelocal… standard. Bmorelocal… is Blakemore
One Stop Franchise celebrates 2,000 e-learning courses completed in just 12 weeks
In just 12 weeks since One Stop launched its e-learning programme to franchisees and their teams, more than 2,000 tests have been successfully completed. Franchisee Jo Measuria said that she wasn’t surprised by the impressive results, “the programme has already
Spar looks to delight wine drinkers with two new wine events
Following on from the hugely successful Craft Ale & Beer event held throughout February, Spar is now turning its attention to delighting wine drinkers with two planned events in 2017. This first of these is started on 23 February and will
One Stop BWS range review aims to encourage customers to try something new
One Stop’s most recent range review across Beers, Wines and Spirits has focused on range rationalisation to improve value and volume performance. This is inspiring customers to try something new through clearer promotions and pricing, while making space for new
Tesco poised to tap growth in convenience, on-the-go and food services in Booker deal
Tesco is poised to tap into the growth in convenience and food service through the Booker deal announced today, according to leading retail commentators. The acquisition of a leading wholesale operation is also set to drive improved terms, analysts claim;
