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New SPAR shopping experience comes to Penrith with transformed town centre store Located in Burrowgate, new additions to the SPAR store include a Cheeky Coffee machine for a range of great value on-the-go hot drinks, and an in-demand Tango Ice Blast machine has been...

Hundreds of schoolchildren in Morecambe and Fleetwood saw the RNLI support the Lancashire School Games baton relay handover. Working in partnership with Active Lancashire and the School Games Organiser Network, the RNLI took to the waves with the baton having received...

GAP Convenience Distribution Ltd has held its first tradeshow in three years as suppliers and retailers reconnected at Haydock Park Racecourse. Two hundred retailers attended across the course of the event to meet with 54 suppliers from a range of sectors including...

James Hall & Co. Ltd has held a successful social weekend with its SPAR independent retailers in the North of England. Just over 270 people came together for the two-day event that saw retailers under starter’s orders on the Friday evening with a virtual race...

SPAR UK has signed a new partnership deal with Deliveroo covering all 2,160 SPAR stores in England, Scotland and Wales. This new strategic partnership will provide shoppers with more choice and access to essential items from SPAR stores nationwide, delivered to their...

Children have relayed the SPAR Lancashire School Games baton around the Fylde and Wyre area using bikes, scooters, and on foot. Colours of red, white and blue adorned the route in the run up to the Platinum Jubilee weekend celebrations as the baton started in Lytham...

A large crowd of 1,200 at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens were left wowed by the talent and technique on show in the SPAR Lancashire School Games Dance Finals. Twenty-six schools from across Lancashire took to the stage to demonstrate their flair and finesse in a series of...

SPAR, the world’s largest food retail voluntary chain, has seen annual retail sales break the €40 billion mark for the first time, today reporting global sales revenue of €41.2 billion for the year ending December 31st, 2021. The figures represent a 3.3% year-on-year...

Children at primary schools in Cumbria and Lancashire learned about fresh food and the importance of a balanced diet during SPAR’s National Vegetarian Week celebrations. Wilf Whittle, Fresh Food Trading Manager at James Hall & Co. Ltd, SPAR UK’s North of England...

James Hall & Co. Ltd has continued its drive away from fossil fuels with the addition of three new greener Volvo tractor units to its fleet. The new Volvo Euro 6 tractor units are the first equipped with an Ecodrive refrigeration system to be introduced to James...

Leading symbol group SPAR has launched a variety of own label products to maximise this summer’s great opportunity. The SPAR Brand range is set to boost independent retailer’s sales this summer and take advantage of BBQ and alfresco eating, picnics, days out and Bank...

SPAR has stepped in to sponsor the upcoming Millom Striders 10K Lighthouse Road Race and Family Fun Run event taking place this month. Runners from right across Cumbria and beyond are expected to line up in Millom for the start of the event on Sunday 29th May – the...