LEAN, GREEN, but definitely not MEAN
THE SPAR-BP forecourt in Wisbech (pronounced ‘whiz-beech’), Cambridgeshire, is brilliant at working with the community. It offers free car washes to emergency services. It gives £1,000 to a panel of its customers to…
Spar’s new budget range
Steve discovers that in the current economic climate even the more affluent customers look to budget-branded products
Four lessons to learn from Spar
As “independent” symbol group Spar report their latest quarterly results, Nick looks at what tips you can take from the groups success
What to do to make (or keep) your store successful
While the Grocer indulged in its usual agenda of knocking CTNs through the medium of Jerry Marwood, boss of Spar, two weeks ago, his rather more insightful interview in the same issue provides…
We’re moving to Spar
My wife and I have been running our own village shop for over 20 years and have always looked at how we can do it better. Our first supplier was Palmer & Harvey…
23/05/2012
Chander Hingorani — Further evidence re Wonga's business practices came when the OFT issued a warning that Wonga have been employing aggressive and...
18/05/2012
Tom Searle — A similar loan for one year from the NFRN Credit Union would cost £66 per £1,000. However, you need...
15/05/2012
Steven Denham — Hi Steve, if you let us know your email address by using the 'Contact Us' button at the top of...
15/05/2012
Steve Parsons — Hi Steve I would be interested in the contact details of your holiday relief.
