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Between October 2020 and January 2021, James Hall & Co. delivered over 202,700 pieces of PPE (personal protective equipment) to Marie Curie nurses working across the north of England. Working with independent SPAR retailers and company owned stores, a month’s...

James Hall & Co. has seen over 20,000 entries in the company’s latest customer focused marketing campaign, ‘QUIDS IN’. With a £10K jackpot on offer and 1,000s of SPAR vouchers to spend in-store, 20,000 customers have already entered the text-to-win competition by...

In conjunction with Lancashire County Council, James Hall & Co. started weekly, COVID-19 lateral flow tests at Bowland View on Monday 4th January 2020. After one week of working with The British Army, over 30 staff volunteers were trained in how to supervise,...

James Hall & Co. has knocked down and rebuilt one of its company owned SPAR stores in Maryport, Cumbria. Relaunched to offer customers the very best in modern convenience shopping, SPAR Maryport now features a 24 hour, 3,000 sq ft. SPAR store with a dedicated...

James Hall & Co., SPAR wholesaler for the north of England, is celebrating a charity milestone having raised £400,000 for end of life care charity, Marie Curie. Launched in March 2017, the partnership has seen staff across the company and SPAR stores across the...

Congratulations to independent SPAR retailer, Jos Richardson, who has been awarded the 'Special Recognition' Award in the Forecourt Trader Awards 2020. Recognising excellence and innovation across the forecourt retail industry, the awards were especially poignant this...

Building on the success of last year’s virtual programme and in response to the UK’s third national lockdown, the SPAR Lancashire School Games has launched a new virtual programme of activities, designed to keep children across the county active and achieve their 60...

James Hall & Co. has launched eight new delicious sandwich flavours to accommodate SPAR customers shopping with dietary requirements. The new range, which is available to SPAR retailers across the north of England, features eight new products; three vegetarian,...

SPAR is starting the New Year with a bang by partnering with social media influencer Graeme Tomlinson aka The Fitness Chef for the month of January. The partnership with myth busting, nutrition coach and personal trainer Graeme Tomlinson will mean SPAR will share...

In what was a truly challenging year, teams across James Hall & Co.  demonstrated amazing teamwork, creativity, determination, and lots of hard work. From transport to production, retail to trading, warehouse to office, departments across the company pulled...

SPAR customers across the north of England are set to benefit from a £60,000 giveaway as part of SPAR’s focus on delivering outstanding value throughout the New Year. Designed to help families in what traditionally can be a financially tough period, customers will...

Staff from across the company have come together to celebrate Christmas and raise much needed funds for Marie Curie, despite rotas, safety bubbles and remote working keeping teams apart. As a result, staff raised £1,831, which is equivalent to 91.5 hours of specialist...