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Press Releases Archive

In this archive you will find our older press releases.

March 2012 - Supplier Award winners announced
March 2012 - SPAR renews its Balmoral Show platinum status
March 2012 - Noah’s Ark Crop Diversity Collaboration
March 2012 - C J Lang & Son helps retailers STEP up with free training
March 2012 - Easter competition
March 2012 - New partnership with GaP Solutions
March 2012 - Spreading the Word of Success
March 2012 - Voucher programme launched
March 2012 - New car for competition winner
March 2012 - New iphone app gives cooking instructions from top chef
March 2012 - Auckley retailer celebrates local mums with very special competition
March 2012 - Supporting Fairtrade Fortnight with host of ethical lines
February 2012 - Second cider event set to surpass August success
February 2012 - Hagley celebrates 25th anniversary
February 2012 - INTERSPAR celebrates 15th anniversary in Czech Republic
February 2012 - Shining a light on energy saving products
February 2012 - Launch of Bacon Jam
February 2012 - Innovation Award for online training
January 2012 - Healthy snacks in schools
January 2012 - Hugely successful Wine Festival returns for 2012
January 2012 - Customers benefit from pan-European buying group
January 2012 - Promoting healthier eating
January 2012 - St Fagan’s smashes fundraising target
January 2012 - SPAR Drymen joins forces with butcher to offer fantastic local meat
January 2012 - James Hall adds new Limited Edition sandwiches to hugely successful range
January 2012 - Boosting alcohol responsibility scheme with new in-store radio ad
January 2012 - SPAR Chelyabinsk Hypermarket opens doors
January 2012 - On your marks, get set....
January 2012 - SPAR UK Ltd appoints Vicki Reay as new Commercial Director
January 2012 - Sweet Success
December 2011 - Higher welfare veal at EUROSPAR
December 2011 - SPAR Stars announces 'Outstanding Athlete of the Year'
December 2011 - S Budget exceeds all expectations
December 2011 - James Hall & Co grows successful Thaw and Serve range
December 2011 - Henderson Group Appoints New Fresh Food Director
November 2011 - SPAR opens in the Middle East
November 2011 - Conrad Davies named Champion at Wales True Taste Awards
November 2011 - SPAR is the first to offer a low-priced alternative to Nespresso capsules
November 2011 - SPAR Festive Feast NSPCC sandwich returns for Christmas
November 2011 - James Hall & Co revamps hugely successful lunchtime range
November 2011 - SPAR supermarket in Loenen arrange autograph session with 3 actors from the popular TV series ‘the house of Anubis’
November 2011 - RTÉ Television and SPAR announce the ultimate product placement with Fair City
November 2011 - Unique training for independent retailers
October 2011 - SPAR website is judged best in retail sector
October 2011 - SPAR presents itself as new sponsor of the Women’s World Championships Floorball
September 2011 - Trainees take over management of a SPAR store for a whole week
September 2011 - SPAR Launches New Distribution Centre in Sydney
September 2011 - SPAR adds the fresh and affordable Falcon Valley line
September 2011 - New direction at SPAR
September 2011 - Protecting the oceans by only selling fish sourced from sustainable fishing
September 2011 - First real full hybrid truck drives for SPAR
August 2011 - SPAR expands its private brand into the telecommunication sector
August 2011 - SPAR International extends European Athletics sponsorship until 2015
August 2011 - Stow Heath Day Centre
August 2011 - SPAR UK unveils recession-busting own label range
August 2011 - Campaign for climate protection and sustainable fishing
August 2011 - SPAR Netherlands sponsor Alpe d’HuZes
August 2011 - Honouring Nelson Mandela’s Birthday Wish
July 2011 - Heumilch ice cream from Austria
July 2011 - DESPAR supports the ‘Water for life’ project
July 2011 - NSPCC and SPAR launch ‘Recipe for ChildLine’
July 2011 - School Children Show Off Their Football Footwork at Junior Football Competition
July 2011 - SPAR India open 8th store
July 2011 - Tates hit the magic million mark for NSPCC
June 2011 - Employees take on Three Peaks to raise £1,900
June 2011 - New consumer magazine SPAR Mahlzeit!
June 2011 - SPAR sponsors Alpe d'HuZes
June 2011 - New Products Added to West Country Brand Range
June 2011 - SPARTAN Challenge – 26 Miles, 26 Countries, 26 SPARTANS Needed
May 2011 - Eco Premiati 2010 wins Ethic Award 2010
May 2011 - New Distribution Centre in Waalwijk operational
May 2011 - SPAR achieves 4.5% global sales increase in 2010
May 2011 - SPAR gets set for summer with school sports day kits
May 2011 - SPAR grows in Africa with first store in Malawi
April 2011 - Expansion in a time of crisis
April 2011 - SPAR launches first Hypermarket in Pune West India
April 2011 - SPAR Pike Hill impresses c-store industry
March 2011 - Capture the Craic with the SPAR iPhone App
March 2011 - EUROSPAR to invest €750,000 in new Brand Ad campaign
March 2011 - SPAR announces new MD
March 2011 - SPAR Giants Merge Following Blakemore Buy-Out of Capper
March 2011 - SPAR Premium chips with 40 percent less fat
March 2011- SPAR retailer celebrates 40 years by taking customers back in time
Feb 2011 - SPAR launches first Hypermarket in New Delhi
Jan 2011 - New ‘eco-friendly’ SPAR store in Lagan Valley
Jan 2011 - SPAR launches 2nd Stickermania campaign
Jan 2011 - Stickermania
Nov 2010 - Most modern hypermarket in Austria
Nov 2011 - Natural with a pure taste ‘italia&amore’ premium food products at SPAR
Nov 2010 - SPAR International unveils sustainability website
Nov 2010 - SPAR opens first certified climate protection supermarket in Vienna
Nov 2010 - SPAR wins international animal welfare award ‘The Golden Egg 2010’
Sept 2010 - SPAR Take on African Caribbean Centre
Sept 2010 - 140,000 Euro through sale of Clown
Aug 2010 - SPAR opens in Nigeria
Aug 2010 - AF Blakemore SPAR Launches New Corporate Responsibility Report
July 2010 - SPAR Netherlands Introduces online consumer panel
July 2010 - SPAR Academy in the Netherlands
July 2010 - SPAR China enters new era with first hypermarket in Beijing
June 2010 - Cult brand S-BUDGET celebrates 2nd anniversary
June 2010 - SPAR gets football fever with launch of Get Ready for Football website
May 2010 - SPAR achieves 5.5% global sales increase in 2009
May 2010 - SPAR grows in India with Mangalore Hypermarket launch
April 2010 - Appleby Westward opens first company owned store
April 2010 - Customer’s forum in INTERSPAR store
April 2010 - James Hall brings huge savings with green initiative
March 2010 - AF Blakemore gets 'famous for breakfast' with innovative campaign
March 2010 - Elephants at Belfast Zoo Fill Their Trunks With SPAR Produce
November 2009 - Give "Luv" this Christmas and help prevent suicide
October 2009 - EUROSPAR brand to be rolled out in the south west
October 2009 - Introduction of CO2 neutral organic bags in stores
July 2009 - S-BUDGET energy drink outperforms Red Bull
July 2009 - SPAR establishes IT organisation ICS
July 2009 - SPAR renews support for children's charities
June 2009 - One design for one million SPAR and INTERSPAR shopping bags
June 2009 - SPAR International continues its global expansion
June 2009 - Tates crowned as UK’s top independent retail chain
May 2009 - 54th International SPAR Congress
May 2009 - SPAR International reports strong sales growth
May 2009 - SPAR UK extends UKA partnership
April 2009 - James Hall enhances rewards and value activity to SPAR retailers
April 2009 - SPAR takes important climate protection measures
March 2009 - SPAR shows its flair with the launch of its Australian-first concept store
February 2009 - C J Lang and Son LTD officially unveil newly completed £6.374M warehousing extension
February 2009 - SPAR introduces new international training programme
February 2009 - Sustainable cooperation between Dole & SPAR
January 2009 - "Family Business Award" of the province of Salzburg
January 2009 - Nutritional advice at INTERSPAR for free

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