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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...

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...

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 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...

“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...

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 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...

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....

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...

Bolton North East MP Mark Logan found himself in flavour heaven when he visited Fazila Foods on a factory tour. Mr Logan MP enjoyed a tour of the factory floor and during the visit met founder Fazila Malek and Andrew Barnes, Trading Director of James Hall & Co....

SPAR, the leading symbol group in the UK, has won two medals at the first BBC Good Food Drinks Taste Awards 2021. The new BBC Good Food Drinks Taste Awards 2021 have been launched to celebrate the brilliant own-brand and retailer-exclusive bottles available from...

Wakefield residents have an exciting new convenience shopping experience on their doorstep after James Hall & Co. Ltd opened its 150th company owned SPAR store in the town. Located in Wentworth Street, the impressive looking new SPAR store has transformed the site...