James Hall & Co, the Spar wholesaler for the north of England, is highlighting yet another fantastic reason to join the leading symbol group – its Centralised Store Replenishment (CSR) tool. CSR is an innovative and advanced ordering system that closely
Fuel brand JET has signed long-term supply contracts with two sites owned by Blakemore Retail, the largest independent convenience store operator in the UK. With more than 5,000 employees and 295 Spar stores located across England and Wales, Blakemore Retail forms
Spar brand’s revamped toilet tissue has been recognised by the Good Housekeeping Institute for its great quality and design. The popular monthly women’s title has endorsed Spar brand’s Luxury Soft White Tissue (four-pack and nine-pack) for its performance, ease of use
Spar is relaunching its own brand paperware range, with a host of improvements including quality and value for money. The complete range of toilet tissue, kitchen towel and facial tissues has been improved, in particular the upgrades from two to three
Spar staff from the North West of England came together to support Operation Christmas Child. On Tuesday 24 November, over 30 staff from 13 Blakemore Retail Spar stores a division of AF Blakemore donated over 300 hours in one day to
Roadchef, one of the UK’s largest Motorway Service Area (MSA) operators, has announced the opening of a new Spar store at its Northampton site on the M1 and A43. Offering grocery items and a selection of artisan products, Northampton becomes the
Spar International, the world’s largest voluntary retail chain, has announced plans to grow its footprint in Africa with confirmation that the brand has opened its first store in Cameroon, one week after opening a supermarket in Lilongwe, the capital of
Spar retailers can maximise the potential of their businesses by taking a fresh look at their stores and all of the exciting new and existing initiatives offered by Blakemore Trade Partners. That was the key message from this year’s Blakemore
EAT 17’s Spar Hackney has won the prestigious national IGD Innovative Store of the Year Award. The IGD Awards recognise the achievements of retailers across the UK’s food and grocery industry, with winners being selected by some of the sector’s top
A local retail group has launched plans to install Northern Ireland’s largest network of external, public access defibrillator devices here, it has been announced today. Over 300 of Mallusk-based Henderson Group’s Spar, Eurospar and VIVO branded outlets have signed up to
Spar is launching an exciting new media campaign, aimed at surprising shoppers with all the products they can find in their local store. In a series of TV ads and sponsorship, the new media campaign focuses on eight headline products. To
Spar brand is updating its sharing confectionery range with the launch of two new lines, to keep the range fresh and relevant for shoppers. Spar brand’s sweets range has seen fantastic growth since its launch two years ago, with annual
Spar has smashed the marketing awards circuit, with three award wins on one night for its mobile marketing campaign, Shop & Win. The hugely successful footfall-driving campaign took Gold in the Mobile category and Silver for the Traditional Retailers, e-Commerce, Catalogue,
Roadchef, one of the UK’s largest motorway service area operators and Spar have today announced an agreement to introduce Spar stores as an additional offering to serve the 46m visitors who stop at Roadchef’s sites each year. The agreement will launch
With summer nearly here, Spar retailers are helping shoppers celebrate the season, whatever the weather, with this year’s Spar brand Summertime range. Outdoor entertaining is more popular than ever, making this a profitable time of year for Spar’s retailers, and
The National Guild of Spar has generously donated £10,000 to Oxfam for its Nepal Earthquake emergency appeal. On Saturday 25 April, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake destroyed towns and villages throughout central Nepal and killed 5,000 people. It is estimated that
AF Blakemore has revealed a new partnership with award-winning Spar retail and restaurant business EAT 17. The Blakemore Group has announced a joint venture with the East London-based company with the purpose of gaining a greater understanding of its success
Blakemore Trade Partners has launched a brand new retailer induction to welcome new retailers to Spar. The two-day induction programme, based at AF Blakemore’s main site in Willenhall, aims to provide new joiners with an overview of the key retailer
Eat 17, the family run grocer, has partnered with Market Hub Technologies to use digital pricing and analytics at its flagship Walthamstow village store. The deal will see Eat 17 use Market Hub’s pricing analytics technology and Electronic Shelf Labels (ESL),
James Hall & Co, the Spar wholesaler for the North of England, is helping retailers get the right balance of stock with its store replenishment system. Availability is one of the top things customers look for in a convenience store, says research
Spar is trialling a new foodservice concept – Daily Deli – that could soon roll out to stores across the UK. Since 26 February 2015, Spar has been piloting the foodservice offer at Spar Glenwell in Belfast. The Daily Deli range, which is available
If you’re heading to the International Food and Drink Event (IFE) this year, make sure you drop in on Spar Blakemore Trade Partners’ sales director, as he makes a special appearance on the event’s Question Time panel. Neil Mercer will take
Isotonic sports drink, iPro Sport, has achieved a wide-spread listing with AF Blakemore and its Spar outlets. The AF Blakemore group has commenced listing of the iPro Sport Mixed Berry and Orange & Pineapple flavour formats into its 213 privately
Spar is launching a new Easter section on its spar.co.uk website, to show shoppers what’s in store and help families make the most of the occasion. The Easter pages include fun and creative ‘Easter Eggy’ recipes; how to make chocolate flavoured cocktails and
James Hall & Co, the Spar wholesaler for the North of England, is launching a range of new bread products to retailers, thanks to the huge success of its six-day a week bread delivery service. Since the fresh bread delivery service
