Thanks to the launch of another 12 Spar Express stores at Avia petrol stations, 25 Spar stores are already operating at the chain’s outlets developed by the Unimot Group, the company said. More openings are planned all over Poland.
Recently, Spar Express stores have been opened in Dębica, Częstochowa, Lublin, Bełchatów, Makowiec (Mazowieckie Voivodeship), Skorzów (Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, on the Kielce-Tarnów road, with a large parking lot for trucks), Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Zakopane, Józefów , Kobyłka, Dąbrowa Górnicza and Chełmek. All stores offer hot dishes, sandwiches, casseroles in the Eat & Go area and coffee in the Bean Tree Cafe area, and are open 24/7.
“It is very important to us that the Spar Express format is developing so well in cooperation with Avia service stations. We can see that both concepts fit together perfectly. That is why we are planning further openings and further locations. In Poland, the retail market still has great potential – it works. Here, many independent retailers and the Spar chain concept are perfectly suited to their requirements, and there is still room for introducing new formats and concepts, such as Spar Express, Top! and Bean Tree Cafe. and joining new branches, nationwide promotional and loyalty campaigns that build the recognition of the Spar brand and support the sales of our retail partners and the introduction of new concepts. Our important goal is to increase the range and profitability with the maximum adjustment to the expectations of our retail partners. We will also continue to expand the range – also under the own brand of Sp ar, in the bio and eco segments as well as fresh products, which are our competitive advantage,” said the president of the Spar chain in Poland, Wayne Hodson.
“Our cooperation with the Spar chain is a partnership that works. We have combined our strength and experience, which is appreciated by customers, which is why we are gradually opening new stores at Avia stations. Already 25% of Avia stations in Poland operate in the Spar store format. At the same time, we are developing our stations at our stations. Eat & Go’s original gastronomic concept, under which we offer our customers a wide selection of hot and cold snacks. Our gastronomic offer perfectly complements the Spar store offer,” added Robert Nowek, Managing Director of the Avia chain in Poland and Ukraine in the Unimot Group.
Unimot specializes in trading diesel oil, biofuels, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), natural gas (including LNG) and electricity. As a member of the international association Avia International, since 2017, he has been developing a network of petrol stations in Poland under the Avia brand. In 2020, the company entered the photovoltaic market with the Avia Solar brand. In March 2017, the company made its debut on the WSE main market after switching from NewConnect. The company had PLN 8.21 billion of consolidated revenues in 2021.
The Spar Group Ltd. is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, South Africa. The Spar Group Ltd. also operates in other African countries including Angola, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Malawi, Lesotho, Swaziland. The company also operates in Ireland, South West England, Switzerland and Sri Lanka.
Source: Spar and ISBnews
