For some time now, SPAR has been associated with driving store standards upwards and pioneering exciting innovations, and one of them is the extra services we provide in our stores, helping you to increase custom and your business' profits.
Giving customers more
SPAR stores can now offer our customers a range of services from coffee and refreshments to E Top-Up facilities for mobile phones, and even personal insurance cover and cut-price fees when joining a motoring breakdown organisation. Customers can purchase all of these either through a SPAR store or direct from the supplier by picking up a leaflet in store. Here are just a few of the extra in-store services you could provide to help you increase sales:
Coinstar gift cards
In November 2007 we were the first in our sector to market gift cards. To date, gift card sales have exceeded expectations.
Tuxedo pre-payment cards
A recent addition to SPAR, the Tuxedo pre-payment card illustrates our ability to identify new and emerging markets and to see their potential.
Internal and external ATMs
SPAR was the first to install ATMs in stores and we continue to have the most in the sector. Good relationships with internal ATM providers and major high-street banks mean that as many of our retailers as possible get an ATM.
Lottery tickets
As the UK's second biggest seller of Lotto tickets, we have a solid relationship with Camelot and can work with them for your benefit.
Electronic mobile top-ups
SPAR members enjoy specially negotiated rates with all major suppliers of E Top-up equipment.
Newspapers and magazines
Over 750 of our stores currently belong to our Newsgroup initiative for newspapers and magazines, providing you with advice on best practice, guaranteed copies of newly launched magazines and newspapers, full sale or return, planograms and merchandising advice, and tailored promotions to help increase sales.
Food to go
Food to go in all its many guises now forms a key component of the modern convenience store offer, and it's one that keeps growing year on year. From sandwiches and hot snacks to muffins and coffees, people want healthy, nourishing and tasty food they can enjoy at any time. Whether you need a complete range or prefer just to dip your toe in with a few no-risk choices, SPAR can help.
We can provide our retailers with a branded food to go offer known as 'To Go'. The 'To Go' package offers our customers food for instant consumption that is often created fresh on the premises. We even have our own brand of fair trade coffee, CENSA, and you will see many SPAR sites dispensing this special blend across the UK. SPAR offers a full support package including training and paper-based management controls to help our retailers maximise these sales opportunities. Our 'To Go' branding also comes with plenty of promotional and point-of-sale materials, plus a tailored packaging and uniform range.