Archive of all Spar articles – Page 27
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In Brief: Ward joins Spar; New marketing chief; Skillsmart patrons; Strathmore shake-up
Ward joins Spar Martha Ward has joined Spar in the new role of sales development and implementation manager. She was previously retail support manager at high street retailer Robert Dyas and has also worked for discounter Aldi as an area manager....
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Shop Profile - Spar Helston
Size of store: 2,450 sq ftDate established: 1976Number of lines: 2,800Turnover: £35,000 a weekSpeciality: Food-to-goThe owners of Spar Helston in Cornwall are no strangers to change. Chris and Sue Sharrinton's efforts to...
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Who we visitedlondis Harrogate, North Yorkshireone stop Leatherhead, SurreyScotmid East Calder, West LothianSPAR Cheadle, Greater ManchesterTESCO express Chippenham, WiltshireHow...
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Guild of Spar role handed to Jackson
Jacqui Jackson has been named as vice chairman of the National Guild of Spar. The Guild is the decision-making body for all operational and marketing matters and it is the first time the role has been made a salaried...
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Marwood blasts press for doom-mongering
The national media is painting an inaccurate and unnecessarily negative picture of small retailers, according to Spar UK MD Jerry Marwood.Speaking at the ACS Summit 07 in Birmingham this week, Marwood said journalists too often portrayed...
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Bargain Booze set to launch c-store format
Private equity-owned off-licence chain Bargain Booze is poised to take on Spar, Costcutter and Londis with a new c-store format.The chain has been developing the offer for the past 12 months and is set to unveil it in the...
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Who we visitedSainsbury's Local The Brecks, RotherhamWelcome Lenzie, Glasgowspar Starbeck Avenue, Newcastle-upon-TyneTesco express Elm Park, BristolBP Shop Dorking, SurreyHow they...
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Who we visitedlondis Burley Grove, BristolCo-op local Benfleet, Essexlifestyle express Kirkintilloch, Glasgowone stop Roffey, West SussexSpar Saintfield Road, BelfastHow they...
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Who we visitedTesco Express Bexhill, East SussexScottish midland co-operative Broxburn, West LothianNisa Hazlemere, BuckinghamshireLondis Surbiton, SurreySpar Stockport, Greater...
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Who we visitedTesco Express Bexhill, East SussexScottish midland co-operative Broxburn, West LothianNisa Hazlemere, BuckinghamshireLondis Surbiton, SurreySpar Stockport, Greater...
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BWG buys lease of the store next door
BWG has paid nearly €1m to buy the lease on a rival store next door to one of its flagship Spar outlets in Dublin in a move that reflects the keen competition in the Irish convenience sector. The store, in upmarket Merrion Row, was...
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Who we visitedTesco Express Clifton, BristolSainsbury's Local Ealing, LondonMidlands Supermarket Coalville, LeicesterLondis Crawley, West SussexSpar Bishopbriggs, GlasgowHow they...
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Talk to MPs and each other says Spar chief
Independent retailers need to do more to communicate their problems to their local MPs, according to Jerry Marwood, managing director of Spar UK. Speaking at the Scottish Grocers' Federation conference last week, Marwood urged retailers...
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Who we visitedTesco Express Hazel Grove, StockportShell Buckland, SurreyBudgens Ruislip, MiddlesexNisa Brixton, South LondonSpar Rumney, CardiffHow they performedOnly Nisa provided...
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Who we visitedTesco Express Bradley Stoke, BristolMace Royal Avenue, BelfastBudgens Trowbridge, WiltshireBonjour Towcester Road, NorthamptonSpar Condorrat, CumbernauldHow they...
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Who we visited. Tesco Express High Wycombe, Bucks. Welcome Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. Sainsbury's local Cobham, Surrey. Londis Skipton Road, Harrogate. Spar Little Common, East Sussex. How they...
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Who we visited. Sainsbury's Local Chessington, Surrey. Your Local Co-op Elburton, Plymouth. Keystore Kirkintilloch, Glasgow. Londis Morpeth Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Spar Brockham, Surrey. How they...
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Who we visited. Spar Kirkintilloch, Scotland. The Co-operative group Ifield, Crawley. Budgens Amersham, Bucks. Nisa Yardley, Birmingham. Tesco express Harrogate, North Yorkshire. How they...
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Views from the top
Jerry Marwood Managing director Spar UK. ?The need for continual improvement of standards has now become a permanent requisite for all convenience stores and in 2007 this will gather more focus. In addition, independent retailers...
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Who we visited. Spar Crawley, West Sussex. Londis Cheadle, Stockport. Shell Buckland, Surrey Sainsbury's forecourt West Green, Crawley Tesco Express, Red Kiln Way, Horsham. How they...