Spar grew its number of stores by 8% in the six months between May and October this year, as an additional 185 premises brought the symbol group’s total to 2,578.
This influx has been down to a number of factors, including existing Spar retail partners increasing their store portfolio as well as new retailers joining Spar, national account store numbers growing and the addition of a large number of stores from Euro Garages.
“We’ve worked tirelessly to develop innovative new store formats, an award-winning own label product range, a wider breadth of services than ever and it’s paid off,” said Debbie Robinson, Spar UK Managing Director.
“Even though it’s a tough market, we have great ambitions for our retail partners, in growing areas like foodservice, fresh, local suppliers and franchise opportunities. The focus on our four pillars is working and we know we offer our award-winning retailers stable long-term partnerships.”
