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Race for Life sees Tarporley’s SPAR team raise over £2,000 in memory of former colleague
Two members of SPAR’s team in Tarporley have run the Race for Life in memory of a former colleague – raising more than £2,000 in the process. Kim Holden, 54, and Penny Kenyon, 52, who are both shop assistants at the SPAR store, completed the 10k Delamere Forest Cancer...
SPAR focuses on frozen trend
SPAR, the leading symbol group in the UK, is launching a number of new frozen SPAR own label products in line with the category’s year-on-year sales increase. Following the surge in sales in the frozen category, the SPAR own label team is looking to capitalise on the...
SPAR adds Christmas sparkle to own brand range
SPAR, the leading symbol group in the UK, has launched its new own-label Christmas range in a brand-new red livery. The newly redesigned Christmas range will ensure customers will easily identify their Christmas favourites, with the new livery aligning to the...
A look back at the SPAR City of Preston 10K
SPAR has sponsored the popular City of Preston 10k race for the first time – with a team of runners from James Hall & Co. Ltd taking part in the challenge to boot! Organised by the Running Bee Foundation, the fast-growing and popular race around the heart of...
SPAR launches new brand positioning to celebrate the Joy Of Living Locally
Building on its growth story over the last 12 months, leading symbol group SPAR, will showcase what makes SPAR unique and launch a new brand positioning live in UK stores and on its digital communication channels from January 2022. The new brand positioning is called...
James Hall & Co. Ltd charity sandwich support passes £600,000 in a month of milestones
It has been a month of milestones for James Hall & Co. Ltd as the company’s total charity support through SPAR sandwich sales has passed through the £600,000 mark. A decade after launching its penny pledge per sandwich sale in October 2011, James Hall & Co....
Two wins at Forecourt Trader Awards for SPAR stores serviced by James Hall & Co. Ltd
Two SPAR stores serviced by James Hall & Co. Ltd have won top accolades at the Forecourt Trader Awards 2021. The recently opened SPAR store and service station in Maryport, Cumbria, won the best station in northern England in the category of selling up to four...
Sixty-one years of serving the community – Longton SPAR gets a refit fit for the future
“It has certainly lived up to expectations. The store looks absolutely fantastic and is a real asset for the village of Longton.” That is the view of Lawrence Hunt, 86, as he surveys the newly refurbished Longton SPAR store, two major refits and 61 years after he...
Impressive new Radcliffe SPAR store and Shell service station opens its doors
Radcliffe residents can shop and fill up at an impressive new SPAR store and Shell service station after it opened its doors for trade this month. The brand new site is located on the busy A58 connecting Bolton and Bury on the junction with Watling Street, and it has...
James Hall & Co. Ltd expands food waste reduction partnership with Too Good To Go
James Hall & Co. Ltd has expanded its successful partnership with Too Good To Go to reduce food waste across all of its company owned SPAR stores. All SPAR stores from Liverpool to Leeds and Newcastle to Northwich under the name of G&E Murgatroyd will...
Clayton Park Bakery launch local and national home shopping service
Great news for fans of Lancashire made, baked goods: Clayton Park Bakery’s famous pies and other products are now available for home delivery. Clayton Park Bakery, the award-winning Accrington food firm, has announced the launch of a new home delivery service....
SPAR Luxury All Butter Mince Pies Voted the Best in the UK
The UK’s number one mince pie is only available at SPAR stores. SPAR’s own label Luxury All Butter Mince Pies have been voted the ‘Best Classic Mince Pie’ for the second time in the BBC Good Food Christmas Taste Awards 2021 and joint winner in the ‘Best Classic Mince...