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<p>The number of Spar and Eurospar shops is to increase by 60 to 525 over the next three years.</p>

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Spar plans 60 new stores as operator targets €1.67bn sales

Outlets to be based in new housing estates, says company owner, with 100 existing stores also set to be upgraded

Social distancing measures have been introduced in shops across the country. Stock image

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Shops losing up to 25% of floor space due to Covid-19 restrictions

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Coll-8 and Spar-owner BWG to roll out parcels service at 1,100 stores

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Irish Spar owner ‘positively cautious’

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BWG to supply Gala for first time

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Bruton says 1,200 new jobs ‘show strategy is working’

Four announcements lead to 1,650 jobs

Some 1,650 jobs are to be created in a series of major investments in convenience stores, the tech sector and a food business.

Mon, 06 Oct, 2014

Spar takeover to see €100m spent

The company which runs the Spar chain in South Africa has bought a controlling stake in the firm which operates the brand in Ireland, promising investment of up to €100m.

Tue, 12 Aug, 2014

IBEC president calls on Government to do more to tackle unemployment

THE newly appointed president of IBEC used his first address in his new role to demand that more is done to address the spiralling rate of unemployment.

Thu, 24 Jun, 2010

Spar wins global award

Spar Ireland won the Global Award for Convenience Retailing at the Retail Industry Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London last night.

Fri, 28 Sep, 2007

Maxol and BWG pen €80m deal

AN EXCLUSIVE forecourt partnership between the Maxol Group and BWG Foods worth €80 million per year in retail turnover was expanded yesterday.

Thu, 22 Feb, 2007

BWG back under Irish control

THE €390 million management buyout of food retail and distribution group BWG was formally completed yesterday, bringing the company back under Irish ownership.

Wed, 18 Oct, 2006

SPAR launches €90m expansion programme

SPAR Ireland today launched a new food strategy and said the strategy will form a central part of the company's €90m expansion programme for 2006.

Mon, 23 Jan, 2006

BWG sells off Bargain Booze

IRISH food and retail distribution business BWG Group has sold Bargain Booze Ltd, Britain’s fastest growing off-licence, to ECI Partners, in a deal worth €93 million.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2006

Spar sales surge 11% as it prepares to smash through €1bn barrier

SALES in Spar convenience stores surged 11% to €960 million last year and will smash through the €1 billion barrier in 2005, BWG Holdings said yesterday.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2005

BWG reports €1.6bn turnover for 2004

Food retail and distribution firm, BWG Holdings Ltd, whose businesses include the SPAR and Mace franchises for the Republic of Ireland and Appleby Westward and the Bargain Booze franchise in the UK, has reported continued growth for 2004.

Wed, 15 Jun, 2005

Tackling cost of doing business ‘would cut food prices’

TACKLE the high cost of doing business in Ireland and food prices will fall, a group representing 4,500 independent grocers told an Oireachtas Committee yesterday.

Thu, 04 Nov, 2004

BWG announce 15% rise in operating profits

BWG Holdings Ltd has reported strong growth for the financial year ending December 2003 with turnover at €1.8m.

Wed, 05 May, 2004

BWG appoint new Group Development Director

Food distributor BWG has appointed Peter Kealy as Group Development Director.

Wed, 04 Feb, 2004

SPAR announces increased growth

SPAR Ireland, part of BWG Group Ltd., has forecast growth of 12% for 2003.

Tue, 14 Oct, 2003

Pernod Ricard sells BWG in €220m management buyout

PERNOD RICARD has sold its BWG subsidiary for €220 million to a management buyout led by chief executive Leo Crawford.

Fri, 19 Jul, 2002

Electra Partners set to seal BWG takeover deal within days

BRITISH venture capital firm Electra Partners is expecting to finalise its purchase of BWG wholesalers within days.

Mon, 15 Jul, 2002