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UPDATE: UK: Spar sees early sales lift at new format
22 October 2012
Spar UK has already seen a sales uplift at its newly-launched flagship store in the UK, where it is trialling a "new style of convenience stores".
UK: Spar trials new store design
22 October 2012
Convenience retailer Spar International is trialling a "new era" in store design, with the launch of a flagship store in the UK.
UK: Co-op exec Taylor to join Spar's UK arm
24 July 2012
Ian Taylor, a senior executive at UK retailer The Co-operative Group, is to join Spar International as head of retail for its business in the country.
UK: Aldi executive takes senior role at Spar UK
4 January 2012
Symbol retailer Spar UK has appointed Aldi veteran Vicki Reay to the newly-created role of commercial director.
UK: Blakemore Trade Partners appoints Marwood as MD
8 November 2011
Blakemore Trade Partners, a unit of AF Blakemore & Son has appointed Jerry Marwood as managing director.
UK: CJ Lang and Son in talks to buy fellow Scottish Spar retailer
5 April 2011
CJ Lang and Son, the owner of Spar UK's Scottish business, is in talks to buy AM Landsburgh (St Andrews), which runs ten Spar stores in Dundee and Fife.
UK: A.F. Blakemore buys rival Spar wholesaler Capper & Co.
24 March 2011
A.F. Blakemore & Son has bought fellow Spar UK wholesaler Capper & Co. to create a bigger business supplying the symbol retailer's convenience stores in the country.
UK: Spar appoints former Co-op exec Robinson as UK MD
14 March 2011
Debbie Robinson, a former executive at The Co-Operative Group, has been appointed managing director of Spar UK, the symbol retailer announced today (14 March).
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
19 November 2010
The merger between Greencore and Northern Foods, the race to own Yoplait, reform of Europe's farm policy and Unilever's new push on sustainability all got people talking this week. Here is the best of who said what.
UK: Spar UK managing director Marwood to leave
17 November 2010
Spar UK confirmed today (17 November) that its managing director Jerry Marwood plans to leave the company in the summer of 2011.
UK: Spar sees growth in fresh and private label
3 September 2010
Spar UK posted a 3.1% sales rise for the first quarter due to significant growth across its fresh food, wine and own-brand ranges.
UK: Spar boss confident in UK convenience battle
27 July 2009
Spar, the convenience retailer, can withstand growing competition from the UK's major multiples through the company's "connection" with local communities, the head of its global operations has claimed.
UK: Spar relaunches own-label range
10 July 2009
Spar UK has announced plans to relaunch its entire own-label range in a bid to create a “point of difference” between the convenience operator and its competitors.
UK: Spar opens flagship Eurospar store
5 June 2009
UK convenience retailer Spar has opened its flagship Eurospar store in Broomhill, Sheffield, the company confirmed to just-food today (5 June).
UK: Spar extends athletics tie-up
13 May 2009
Spar has extended an athletics sponsorship in the UK as the retailer looks to cement its ties to the sport in the run-up to the London Olympics.
UK: Spar to extend Eurospar after Somerfield deal
21 January 2009
Spar is to extend its supermarket format Eurospar into mainland UK with the acquisition of 11 stores from fellow retailer Somerfield.
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