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NewsIf anyone can, Jerry can
No-one has more c-stores than Spar, but rivals are rapidly closing the gap – not that MD Jerry Marwood minds. If anyone can keep Spar on top, says Peter Cripps, Marwood is the man
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Budgens to be given SuperValu treatment
Budgens is to get the Irish treatment later this year with the trial of new offers to bring the fascia in line with its SuperValu and Centra counterparts.
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Spar clinches £150m holiday park contract
Spar has struck a £150m deal with Bourne Leisure, the biggest British holidays provider, to supply its 46 c-stores in holiday parks.Of these, 42 c-stores in Butlins and Haven parks have been converted to the Spar fascia, with the other...
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World News 29/5/10
Spar International has announced global sales growth of 5.5% in 2009 to 28.5bn. Much of the growth has been attributed to the success of Eurospar and Spar Hypermarket, its fastest-growing format, which accounts for...
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Bleeze to head store development at Spar
Spar has poached Jon Bleeze former head of sales at veg-box supplier Abel & Cole to be its store development controller.Bleeze started his career with M&S and worked his way up to become franchise manager for Simply Food before...
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Musgrave boss Smith named FWD chairman
Musgrave Retail Partners GB managing director Phil Smith has been named as the new chairman of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors.
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Spar shoppers sink teeth into revamped fresh meat offering
Sales of fresh meat in Spar stores supplied by AF Blakemore have soared 58% over the past year as part of a drive to attract more top-up food shoppers.The 700 Spar stores had benefited from a relaunch of its meat range a year ago, said...
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Owner of Threshers brand names signs up to Nisa-Today’s
SEP Properties, which has bought the rights to the Threshers, Victoria Wine, The Local and Bottom's Up names, has become a member of Nisa-Today's, The Grocer can reveal.SEP, which runs four Dave's Discount Stores in the West Midlands,...
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Industry shock as Spar trading chief quits post
The industry is in shock after the resignation of one of Spar UK's most senior and respected executives. Nobody in the industry saw the move coming, admitted one wholesaler as news emerged this week that the retailer's group trading...
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Budgens store turns roof into veg garden
The roof of a Budgens in north London is being transformed into a garden to grow vegetables.Endangered British vegetables, such as purple carrots, will be grown on the roof of the Crouch End site, and the produce sold in the store...
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Cutbacks bring fall in ADM Londis revenue
Irish convenience group ADM Londis has cut credit lines to more than 40 stores to help it cope with the economic downturn.The outlets involved were described as "exposed stores" where there was a risk the group would not be paid for...
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Nisa Scunthorpe DC gets £30m facelift after DHL contract win
DHL will splash out £30m on Nisa-Today's depot in Scunthorpe when it takes over the contract to supply Nisa's entire supply chain next year.The investment will be spent on building a 65,000 sq ft temperature-controlled facility within...
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Musgrave hit by slump in hospitality
As many as 80 jobs are at risk at Musgrave Group following a 20% slump in the hospitality sector last year.Its wholesale arm Musgrave Wholesale Partners is in discussion with 55 staff in the Republic of Ireland and 25 staff in Northern...
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Bibby circles McColl in bid to create new retailing behemoth
Six months after its bid to buy Nisa-Today's was rejected, Bibby Line Group has set its sights on Britain's biggest independent convenience store and CTN chain, The Grocer understands.
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Spar wine festival aims to promote premium labels
Spar is launching its first ever wine festival in a bid to encourage drinkers to trade up to more premium labels.The Spar Wine Festival, will run between 22 April and 2 June, with all Spar stores offering 25% off a selection of wines...
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Kavanagh Group sales bruised by shoppers seeking out deals
Budgens retailer Kavanagh Group UK saw sales drop as the recession forced consumers to spend less on groceries.
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Harry Tuffins opens branded Nisa Extra
Harry Tuffins will open its first Nisa Extra branded store next week.
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Revamp for Budgens ready meals
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has relaunched its Italian and traditional ready meals for its Budgens fascia.
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Nisa charges Stowe with smooth transition to DHL
Nisa-Today’s has appointed a new distribution director to prepare the buying group for its switch from Bibby Line Group…
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Today’s Group pinches Krishan from Landmark
Landmark Wholesale’s influential senior retail controller Raj Krishan has jumped ship to take up the newly…