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SPAR Walton Park enters a new era under Hunts’ ownership after major £365,000 refit
Three generations of the Hunt family proudly opened their latest SPAR store at Walton Park near Preston on Thursday after a £365,000 comprehensive refurbishment. Lawrence, Kevin, and Jack Hunt reopened the doors of the vibrant new-look neighbourhood store in Millwood...
SPAR Alder Drive is the new home of Gregson Lane’s Post Office
Gregson Lane’s relocated Post Office has been launched in SPAR independent retailer Bhavesh Parekh’s Alder Drive store. Through the new location, a much-improved Post Office service is being delivered for the local community with the counter open seven days a week...
G.A.P. Convenience Distribution’s biggest tradeshow to date
More than 80 suppliers engaged with hundreds of forecourt operators and convenience store retailers at G.A.P. Convenience Distribution Ltd’s biggest ever tradeshow. The two-day event returned to the AJ Bell Stadium in Manchester this year after the show’s highly...
James Hall & Co. Ltd proud to be Founder Patron of new Preston Youth Zone
James Hall & Co. Ltd will be a Founder Patron of Preston’s new Vault Youth Zone set to open later this year. The Youth Zone will be located on the corner of Crooked Lane and Tithebarn Street and will offer first class facilities, opportunities and support for...
Grimsargh Cricket Club on front foot to drive forward with SPAR sponsorship
SPAR has put Grimsargh Cricket Club on the front foot to drive forward into the future through a new sponsorship deal. The club, based at the heart of Grimsargh’s community with its ground on the village green, now has the SPAR brand across all of kits for matches and...
James Hall & Co. Ltd steps up to joint sponsor Longridge Soap Box Derby
Berry Lane in Longridge will be transformed once again on Sunday 14th September for the fourth running of the town’s annual Soap Box Derby. The event is now firmly established in the town’s calendar and thousands of spectators are once again expected to line the route...
Passports at the ready – SPAR North of England launches Jet Set Jackpot campaign
SPAR North of England shoppers dreaming of the holiday of a lifetime could win just that through James Hall & Co. Ltd’s latest customer campaign Jet Set Jackpot. Launching in-store on Thursday 3rd July, one SPAR North of England customer will win £10,000 through...
SPAR celebrates 44 wine awards including Decanter Gold
Leading symbol group SPAR is raising a glass to awards season success with an impressive 44 medals across 23 own label wines, earned at three of the industry’s most prestigious competitions: the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA), International Wine & Spirit...
pladis launches Mcvitie’s Club Layers Orange
pladis, the global snacking company behind some of the UK’s most loved and iconic brands, is taking the famous McVitie’s Club brand into confectionery for the first time with new McVitie’s Club Layers Orange. McVitie’s Club Layers Orange – a generously coated thick...
Biggest year for This Girl Can events in SPAR Lancashire School Games
Activities aligned to the This Girl Can campaign have included more young female participants in physical activity than ever before in the SPAR Lancashire School Games. Seven hundred girls from primary and secondary schools across Lancashire have participated in a...
Countdown on for Longridge Show sponsored by James Hall & Co. Ltd
Longridge Show is just under two weeks away and the best value agricultural fair in the area is gearing up for another family friendly day of activities and exhibits. An army of volunteers have put in months of preparation for the show which takes place on Saturday...
Blue Bear unleashes bold new look to fuel further growth
Leading symbol group SPAR is charging ahead with a bold new look for its hugely popular own label energy drink, Blue Bear. The refreshed new look is designed to cement Blue Bear’s status as a must-stock, standout player in the own label energy drinks market. The...