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James Hall & Co. launches 36th company-owned forecourt in Tottington.
James Hall & Co., SPAR wholesaler for the north of England, has launched a brand new forecourt site near Bury in Lancashire. SPAR Tottington forms part of the wholesaler’s company owned stores division, G&E Murgatroyd, and is the company’s second brand new...
Fazilas help to raise money for the children of Yemen
Fazilas proudly supported a local charity car wash on Sunday 18th October, donating wraps, curries and rice for event volunteers. Held locally, at the Ace Car Wash in Bolton, the event was organised by the Green Gate Trust’s Yemen Aid Convoy and aimed to raise money...
SPAR redesigns its premium gin and introduces The Harmonist range
SPAR has redesigned its own label premium gin range with the new SPAR Rhubarb and Ginger Gin bottles launching in SPAR stores (today) 22 October 2020. The new label highlights the liquids key premium cues bringing them in line with the market. The SPAR Original London...
SPAR Mince Pies win at BBC Good Food Taste of Christmas 2020 Awards!
The UK’s best mince pies are officially only available at SPAR. Judges of the BBC Good Food magazine have hailed SPAR Luxury Mince Pies as winners of the category for the first time in the 2020 BBC Good Food Christmas Taste Awards. Today, 12 October 2020, SPAR, the...
SPAR celebrate GOLD at the Decanter World Wine Awards
Leading convenience retailer SPAR celebrates a GOLD medal at the 2020 Decanter World Wine Awards The leading convenience symbol group in the UK, SPAR, is celebrating winning a GOLD medal at the 2020 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) by impressing judges with its...
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SPAR Lancaster University launches after complete refurbishment
James Hall & Co. is delighted to announce the opening of its 145th company owned SPAR store, SPAR Lancaster University. Located right at the heart of Lancaster University’s campus, James Hall & Co.’s company owned store division, G&E Murgatroyd, has...
Kay Group launch 21st forecourt site with SPAR
Forecourt operator, the Kay Group, has celebrated the opening of its latest new-to-industry site on the A57 near Sheffield, the group’s 10th new development in the past five years. Beighton Service Station will serve the nearby areas of Swallowsnest, Aston Aughton and...
SPAR Lancashire School Games to represent UK at international sports day
Lancashire’s largest youth sporting event has been selected to represent the UK in a prestigious international school sports day, aimed at inspiring children across Europe to take part in 60 minutes of physical exercise a day. Now in its tenth year, the European...
Redistributing surplus stock with Too Good To Go
James Hall & Co. has launched a new partnership with self-declared waste warriors, Too Good To Go. This new partnership provides a creative solution to preventing in-store food waste, allowing SPAR customers to purchase ‘magic bags’ of miscellaneous surplus stock,...
Lancashire SPAR stores support domestic abuse campaign #NoExcuseForAbuse
James Hall & Co. has joined forces with the Lancashire Resilience Forum to back the countywide #noexcuseforabuse domestic abuse awareness campaign. The campaign brings together local councils, Lancashire Police, support agencies, the NHS and the Office of the...
£20,000 worth of food collected for local food banks
In line with James Hall & Co.’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, a new SPAR branded food donation bin has been designed to attract customers’ attention and promote local food banks within SPAR stores across the north of England. The branded stands...