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SPAR implements social distancing to protect staff and customers
SPAR stores around the UK have put in place a range of new social distancing measures to protect staff and customers. The leading convenience store group has put in place a set of new guidelines for anyone who enters its shops in line with Government recommendations...
SPAR meets surge in supply demand
Thousands of SPAR stores around the UK are meeting exceptional customer demand by maintaining a high level of stock availability and service throughout the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Leading convenience retailer SPAR, with 2,600 stores around the UK, is...
SPAR to train 7,000 ‘Dementia Friends’
Run in partnership with the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and the Alzheimer’s Society, SPAR has pledged to train 7,000 SPAR employees across the country as 'Dementia Friends', in a new initiative designed to change the way people think, act and talk about...
EG Group pledge to support Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal
The EG Group and SPAR have launched a month of dedicated support for Marie Curie’s biggest fundraising campaign, The Great Daffodil Appeal, which enables the charity to continue providing vital care and support to people living with a terminal illness and their...
Launch of the fourteenth SPAR Lancashire School Games season
Children from across the county celebrated the official launch of the 2020 SPAR Lancashire School Games on Thursday 13th February, at a VIP launch event held at James Hall & Co.’s SPAR distribution centre in Preston. 100 schoolchildren from 14 Lancashire districts...
SPAR Chandler named ‘Regional Finalist’ in Rural Oscars
SPAR Chandler in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, has been selected as a 'Regional Finalist' in the Countryside Alliance's prestigious Rural Oscars. Celebrating the very best of rural businesses who go that extra mile to support their local community, SPAR Chandler was...
JET transforms two forecourts with new SPAR store concept
James Hall & Co. are delighted to announce that leading fuel brand, Jet, has transformed two of its company owned, dealer operated sites with the latest SPAR store concept. The two forecourt sites at JET Askern and JET Balby in Doncaster have been redesigned to...
SPAR sells daffodil bunches in support of Marie Curie
SPAR stores the length and breadth of the UK are selling bunches of fresh daffodils in support of Marie Curie and its 2020 Great Daffodil Appeal. Bright and cheerful freshly cut daffodils are now on sale in SPAR stores all over the UK at only £1 for the duration of...
Spicy new Fazilas snack range launched in-store
James Hall & Co. have extended their ethnic food-to-go range with the launch of six new spicy snacks, forming part of SPAR’s £3.50 meal deal. Released under the company’s ethnic food brand, Fazilas, six new snacks are available in SPAR stores across the north of...
Fancy footwork for Marie Curie
Two teams from sales, marketing, store design and trading laced up their football boots in aid of Marie Curie, raising £110 in a ‘friendly’ charity match at South Ribble Fitness Centre. Despite marketing and sales taking a 4-0 lead, store design and trading roared to...
Fazilas support young people in Bolton
Fazilas has sponsored an event close to the hearts of their local community in Bolton, sponsoring the Bolton Deane and Derby Cricket & Social Club’s 50th anniversary celebration, held at Memory Lane Function & Banquet Hall on the 28th December 2019. Founded in...
James Hall & Co. celebrate learning excellence
James Hall & Co. have celebrated another year of training excellence by hosting an Achievement Awards Ceremony for staff who have successfully completed training courses in 2019. Celebrating a range of development programmes such as its Leadership Academy,...