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SPAR Brand launches tasty new sweets
SPAR has launched five new and exciting own label lines to its overall confectionery range. Available in participating SPAR stores around the UK from this week, these five new lines will sit under the take home confectionery and impulse categories. Joining the take...
Win With Every Goal through SPAR nets Paul £10k cash in time for Christmas
A Southport man has won £10,000 cash in time for Christmas through SPAR’s Win With Every Goal promotion. Paul Gardner, 50, was selected at random as the winner of the grand prize from one of 44,000 entrants who have played Win With Every Goal at participating SPAR...
SPAR store opens breathing new life into Bishop Auckland site
A SPAR convenience store has breathed new life into the site of a former Bishop Auckland pub after it opened its doors to the public. Located in Brooklands, the SPAR store, built at a cost of £3 million, has transformed the old The Aclet pub site in the town. The...
Formby’s redeveloped Harington Road SPAR launches to an enthusiastic reception from residents
Formby’s much-loved Harington Road SPAR store has reopened its doors to an excited community following an extensive refurbishment. After four months in the making, local residents gathered with anticipation on a bright and cold December day for James Hall & Co....
Redeveloped Bishop Auckland site is set for a bright future as a SPAR store
A new SPAR store in Bishop Auckland will soon open its doors after the £3 million complete redevelopment of a former pub. Located in Brooklands, the SPAR store has breathed new life into old The Aclet pub site, and the new convenience store will open its doors to the...
Locals warmly welcome new Thropton SPAR store and forecourt
A large number of residents and the entire village school gathered to support the launch of James Hall & Co. Ltd’s company-owned SPAR store in Thropton. Anticipation and excitement had built for months ahead of the launch in the rural Northumberland village, and...
Formby’s improved Harington Road SPAR is ready for reopening
The complete refurbishment of Formby’s much-loved Harington Road SPAR store is almost complete ahead of the store’s reopening on Thursday 8th December. After months in the making, local residents will be able to see for themselves the £900,000 transformation of the...
Green livery after James Hall & Co. Ltd takes delivery of first SPAR electric trailer
James Hall & Co. Ltd’s Transport and Logistics department has taken delivery of its first fully electric refrigerated trailer. It is the first in the company’s fleet to have an electric refrigerated motor rather than a diesel one, and it eliminates diesel costs as...
New community SPAR store with a local flavour set to open its doors in Thropton
A brand new SPAR store and Shell forecourt is opening in Thropton after a transformation of the village’s former West End Garage. Anticipation and excitement have been building in Thropton for months since the new 3,000 sq. ft. store and four-pump forecourt was set an...
SPAR customers can Win With Every Goal during the biggest football tournament of the year
SPAR customers across the North of England can Win With Every Goal this winter as the kick off to the biggest football tournament of the year fast approaches. Now live in-store, customers can take part in the exciting digital SPAR promotion through their mobile...
Paul Stone’s Manchester SPAR stores hit one million sandwich sales helping to fund Marie Curie care
Manchester’s SPAR stores owned by independent retailer Paul Stone have reached one million sandwich sales helping to support the work of Marie Curie Nurses. Paul Stone owns five Manchester SPAR stores in total at City Tower, Oxford Road, Princess Street, Piccadilly,...
‘Tis the season for sprouts as James Hall & Co. Ltd sources new supplier for SPAR stores
Sprouts are back on dinner plates as autumn arrives and James Hall & Co. Ltd has struck up a new deal with a sprout supplier for the colder months ahead. James Heyes & Sons, based at Mossborough Hall near St Helens, are providing sprouts for SPAR stores across...