Leading Irish wholesale and retail company BWG Foods has appointed Sean Dennison to the position of Head of IT, where he will be responsible for the company’s Information Systems and Information Technology. Sean holds a degree in Engineering and a Masters in Management of Information Systems from Trinity College, Dublin. He has over 25 years’… Continue reading BWG Foods Appoints Sean Dennison as Head of IT
Ireland’s supereasy supermarket group, EUROSPAR, is helping its customers to become wine connoisseurs at the touch of a download, with the launch of its bespoke new Wine Wizard app for iPhone and iPad. The free to download app is designed to take the hard work out of wine selection by providing helpful information on things… Continue reading EUROSPAR Launches Free Wine Wizard App to help Customers become Connoisseurs
Local Cash & Carry honoured at national Shelflife Grocery Retail Awards in Management (GRAM) awards Keith Lane of Value Centre Drogheda won a sought after GRAM Award at the recent Shelflife awards ceremony, where he was named ‘Cash & Carry Manager of the Year 2014’. The Shelflife GRAM awards are the only awards in the… Continue reading Value Centre Drogheda Wins National Award
With less than four weeks left to go until the SPAR Great Ireland Run on April 11th, Team SPAR are getting ready to sprint into action with the launch of the BWG Foods Head Office Training Programme which took place on 13th March in the Ivy Café. Continuing on from the success of ‘Operation Transformation’… Continue reading BWG Foods Launches Team SPAR Training Programme for SPAR Great Ireland Run
BWG Group, one of Ireland’s leading food wholesalers and retailers, has today made an offer of €23 million to acquire the trading business of ADM Londis. Londis’ Board members who are shareholders have confirmed that they intend to accept the offer in respect of their shares. Completion of the offer is subject to certain conditions… Continue reading BWG MAKES OFFER FOR ADM LONDIS
BWG to invest up to €100 million in future expansion BWG Group (“BWG”) announces that SPAR South Africa is to invest €55 million in a joint venture with the BWG management team to acquire the BWG group of companies. SPAR South Africa is a leading publicly-quoted wholesaler and distributor to over 1,800 independent retailers spread… Continue reading SPAR South Africa to invest €55 million in Joint Venture with BWG management
Ireland’s supereasy supermarket group, EUROSPAR, is helping its customers to become wine connoisseurs at the touch of a download, with the launch of its bespoke new Wine Wizard app for iPhone and iPad. The free to download app is designed to take the hard work out of wine selection by providing helpful information on things… Continue reading EUROSPAR Launches Free Wine Wizard App to help Customers become Connoisseurs
Over 6,000 people are expected to Join SPAR and Ray D’Arcy for 5K in five locations across Ireland. Now in its fourth year, the Join SPAR and Ray for 5K series of lunchtime runs, in association with Athletics Ireland, will take place in Letterkenny, Athlone, Limerick, Cork and Dublin’s Phoenix Park between 15th and 19th… Continue reading Over 6,000 People Expected to Join SPAR and Ray for 5k in five locations across Ireland
TV star Karl Henry teamed up with Brosnan’s EUROSPAR last week to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the EUROSPAR Fastnet Triathalon. The fitness expert was in town on Friday evening to meet and greet athletes signing up for the big race. Karl, who was in the Sailing Centre from 8.30pm, said he was thrilled… Continue reading TV’s Karl Henry Joins EUROSPAR Schull For EUROSPAR Fastnet Triathalon
Lucky for some – free popcorn giveaway to celebrate store’s TV debut on June 13th SPAR Monkstown is about to become famous as the star of the new SPAR Euro Crunch TV ad campaign. The TV Campaign, which showcases the amazing value SPAR Euro Crunch deals, was partly shot on location in retailer Ken MacKay’s… Continue reading SPAR Monkstown Stars In TV Campaign
Tobin’s SPAR honoured at national GRAM awards Marian McGarrigle of Tobin’s SPAR Letterkenny won a sought after Grocery Retail Management Award at the recent Shelflife awards ceremony. Marian beat off stiff competition from hundreds of other retail managers to win Delicatessen/Food To Go Manager Of The Year 2014. The Shelflife GRAM awards are the only… Continue reading Donegal SPAR Wins National Award
Special event to mark store’s Grand Opening SPAR The Forum Glasthule opened its doors to all its customers for a special Summer Barbeque last week. Retailer John Prendergast decided to hold the in-store event on Saturday, May 24th, to celebrate his store’s official opening. Customers enjoyed a free barbeque with delicious refreshments, face-painters and balloon… Continue reading SPAR The Forum Glasthule Welcomes Customers To Summer Barbeque
