Brand continues long-term partnership of popular cooking programme with additional €200,000 marketing investment SPAR Ireland is to sponsor RTE’s hugely popular cooking programme, ‘Kitchen Hero’ hosted by Donal Skehan, when it returns to air on Tuesday 11th June. SPAR has been a sponsor of the show since it commenced in 2010, and will make an… Continue reading SPAR to Sponsor 2013 Series of RTE’s ‘Kitchen Hero’
Limerick captain, Munster Cup and Fair City star at opening Wednesday 23rd September 2013: Limerick’s All Ireland champion captain and Fair City actor Tom Hopkins were just two of the faces at the opening of Moore’s SPAR in Hospital, Co Limerick, yesterday. Store owner Thomas Moore held a family fun day with free food and… Continue reading New SPAR Store Opens in Hospital with Customer Celebration
Local convenience group MACE is to sponsor RTE’s Local Heroes TV programme when the series returns on Wednesday 8th May, representing an overall marketing investment of €250,000 by owners and operators of the brand, BWG Foods. Last December, RTÉ Local Heroes, in association with MACE, invited applications from individuals or groups around the country who… Continue reading MACE Gets Behind RTE’s Local Heroes in €250,000 Marketing Campaign
Customer of SPAR Barrack Street is lucky winner of ‘Pay Your Bills for a Year’ competition Patrick Brady, a customer of SPAR Barrack Street in Waterford, is to get one year’s respite from paying the household bills after being announced as the lucky winner of SPAR Ireland’s ‘Pay Your Bills for a Year’ competition. Patrick… Continue reading Waterford Local Says Goodbye to their Bills for a Year thanks to SPAR
Sales of locally produced product expected to top €250,000 in first year Cork business attracts €100,000 investment from Dragon, Gavin Duffy Taste a Memory Foods, the Cork-based producer of healthy ready meals who last night appeared on Dragon’s Den, have hit the big time after leading convenience retailer SPAR signed up to stock their… Continue reading Taste a Memory Foods Launches into SPAR Stores Nationwide following Dragon’s Den Success
Neighbourhood store MACE Rathvilly has been awarded one of the brand’s most prestigious accolades after being named recipient of the 2013 MACE Customer Service Award. Aimed at supporting and enhancing the brand’s focus on customer service, the award is based on mystery shopper audits, assessing the quality of interaction with customers in areas such as… Continue reading Brennan’s MACE Rathvilly Wins Prestigious Award for Exceptional Customer Service
Value Centre, Irelands leading cash and carry network recently hosted its annual Customer Appreciation Race Night at Dundalk Stadium, marking the second successive year of the industry networking event. The event, which was hosted and supported by four Value Centre branches representing the North East region – Drogheda, Dundalk, Cavan and Carrickmacross – attracted over… Continue reading Value Centre Hosts Customer Event at Dundalk Stadium
Local retailers, Pat and Marie McClafferty of EUROSPAR Gortahork are set to appear as extras on Ireland’s much loved TV soap Fair City, after winning the opportunity to star in the show at the national EUROSPAR and SPAR Retail Convention. Tom Hopkins, who plays the role of Christy Phelan, owner of SPAR Carrigstown, was in… Continue reading Local EUROSPAR Retailers Hit the Big Screen on Fair City
BWG Foods has today announced an investment of €2,000,000 in a significant refurbishment of Value Centre Cash & Carry, following fire damage last summer. The works are scheduled to be completed in June this year and will see Value Centre Castlebar restored to a full service Cash & Carry, serving businesses across the West of… Continue reading Value Centre Castlebar to Undergo €2 million Refurbishment Following Last Year’s Fire Damage
Four Irish Expats have been jetted back to Ireland for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations courtesy of MACE’s ‘Gather em Home’ competition, in which the community retailer selected the lucky winners from around the world to celebrate the holiday with family and friends in Ireland. Carmel Moore, who lives with her husband and three… Continue reading MACE Welcomes Ex-Pats Home for St. Patrick’s Day
Roarty’s XL in Dunlewey, Gweedore Co. Donegal has taken the coveted title of XL Store of The Year 2012 at the national Awards held recently at the Hodson Bay Hotel Athlone. Owner Kieran Roarty also picked up the award for best enhanced store, sponsored by Kraft. The Awards were hosted by comedian Oliver Callan, with… Continue reading Roarty’s XL in Dunlewey is named XL Store Of The Year
MACE is to launch a new TV ad campaign celebrating The Gathering and featuring brand ambassador Brendan O’Connor as part of a €150,000 marketing investment by brand owners BWG Foods. The ad will go to air on Monday 4th March and is directed by IFTA Award winning David Caffrey of Love/Hate fame. The new ad… Continue reading Brendan Gathers Em’ Home for New MACE Ad
