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James Hall & Co. Ltd is delighted to announce that it has achieved Silver status in the GroceryAid Awards. GroceryAid Silver Award winners are selected as having participated in five different activities across two or more of GroceryAid’s critical pillars –...

An insight driven programme on the future of convenience retail is the focus of James Hall & Co. Ltd’s annual retailer event – this year branded SPAR Inspire. After the success of the company’s revamped one-day event that debuted in 2024, SPAR Inspire has expanded...

Leading symbol group SPAR is proud to announce a symbol group exclusive partnership with The Hershey Company and Euro Food Brands, the brand’s official UK distributor, for the launch of the Reese's Peanut Butter White Bar. For a limited six-week period, SPAR will be...

Customers were left open mouthed and wowed by the transformation of SPAR Barrowford after it reopened its doors on Wednesday following a complete refurbishment. There was a feelgood factor in the air as the ribbon was cut by Mayor of Pendle Cllr Mohmmad Aslam to...

SPAR UK is delighted to highlight the incredible impact of its donation of over £30,000 to It Belongs To Me NPC, an organisation empowering vulnerable women, men, and children in Rustenburg, South Africa. This contribution, alongside donations of books, toys,...

Preston schoolchildren have shown their love for the community on Valentine’s Day by donating home baked biscuits to local care homes. Children in Year 4 at Ashton Primary School have baked heart-shaped shortbreads dipped in chocolate and have donated them to...

James Hall & Co. Ltd is celebrating Apprentices across the business during National Apprenticeship Week 2025. Under the theme of ‘Skills for Life’, Apprentices in a range of departments from IT to Marketing, Food and Drink Processing to Facilities and Maintenance,...

There was udder excitement in the air at SPAR Derwent in Keswick on Thursday with the launch of a new Ann Forshaw’s Milk Shed. The store in Penrith Road has launched its new vending machine offering up fresh whole milk and flavoured milkshakes, with milk delivered...

SPAR independent retailer Oliver Blake is motoring ahead with plans to develop the family’s Oasis service station and secure its future position as a haven for customers. The Blake family have had their forecourt site at Long Riston in the East Riding of Yorkshire...

SPAR is set to expand its bakery range with the launch of a brand new white thick sliced bread. This new addition complements the popular medium sliced option introduced in February 2024, offering shoppers greater variety and catering to changing demands. The launch...

Fresh out of the kitchen, Clayton Park Bakery has launched a quartet of new home replacement meals. Delicious new lines under the Clayton Park Kitchen brand include an All-Day Breakfast, Minced Beef & Onion with a Dumpling, Chicken & Chorizo with Penne Pasta,...

AY&Y Patel Dewsbury Ltd have transformed their Ceylon service station in Rochdale with a £1.5 million complete knockdown rebuild. Located in Yorkshire Street, the site has been in the family business for almost 35 years and now has an expanded brand-new SPAR...