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In this archive you will find our older press releases.
May 2012 - SPAR and Shell joined forces
April 2012 - New Managing Director for Carinthia and Eastern Tyrol
April 2012 - Dolfinarium sponsorship
April 2012 - Vegetarian private label brand SPAR Veggie
April 2012 - UK Athletics Sprint Stars line-up for 2012
April 2012 - SPAR invites budding writers to See the World in incredible new campaign!
April 2012 - Czech chef Zdeněk Pohlreich teams up with SPAR
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
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
April 2012 - 24 ice cream flavours “Made in Austria”
April 2012 - Delivering fresh bread, every day
April 2012 - First climate protection store in Upper Austria
May 2012 - SPAR reaps benefits of multi-format strategy with 4.6 percent global sales boost in 2011
May 2012 - A F Blakemore crowned Produce retailer of the year
SPAR Presents $15,000 Travel Voucher to Gulargambone Resident!
SPAR gets on its marks for Helsinki 2012!
Entrepreneur calls in the experts to hook extra fish sales
SPAR Mother of the Year 2012
James Hall & Co Ltd launches luxury fresh seafood range
SPAR and wine
SPAR UK launches Paraben-free Baby Wipes
Apulia and Basilicata – DeSPAR keeps growing
James Hall & Co relaunches pies with local supplier
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) International Convenience Retailer of the Year Award 2012
SPAR supermarkets also at camp sites
SPAR UK and Oakland shortlisted for IGD’s Supply Chain Excellence Award
Best of IT: from enterprise portals to data centre & cloud
Local ski stars heading for victory with SPAR Natur*pur
SPAR and SIPCAN association pioneers in healthy school snacks
80-year old local supermarket delights their customers
First SPAR Express forecourt stores exceed all expectations
SPAR retailer Conrad Davies crowned BBC Local Food Retailer
SPAR Express store in Chemnitz receives award 2012 for the best neighbourhood store
900 new trainees at SPAR Austria in 2013
SPAR Scotland Coffee Club is huge success
SPAR continues to grow – Successful sales growth in 2012
Focus on origin of healthy food
Exeter store wins national competition
SPAR Scotland graduates STEP up to success
SPAR expansion in Middle East
SPAR is the first trading company awarded with the IFS Logistics Certificate
SPAR Zambia Contributing to the Protection of Children in Zambia
Clinking savings campaign at SPAR
SPAR’s in-store events kick off with £1 Value campaign
SPAR gives a new lease of life to riot victims