Spar launches first pop-up shop

It is the first Spar pop-up store, branded Spar Express, and has opened with a reduced range of everyday essentials including fresh meat and dairy, fruit and vegetables, bakery, ambient, pet, and household goods.

The temporary store, which has electric tills installed, will be on-site until 19 May when the new store will open on 20 May. During this time, the 2,500sqft store will be refurbished, with the addition of a Graham Eyes butchery counter and Clayton Park Deli counter.

Ross Stoddart, format proposition manager at Spar UK, said: “Spar Haworth is the only shop in the village so it is imperative, especially during these times that we continue to serve the rural community while the store is being developed.

“We are always looking for ways to overcome the challenge of store closures with large store development projects, and a pop-up store option allows the store to trade.”

The pop-up shop has been provided by Rapid Retail.