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ndependent Spar retailers Helen and Gavan Wall, operating as The Wall Group, have opened Landscape Filling Station on the Crumlin Road, Belfast, after a £3m investment. The retailers’ first store opened in November 2008 and there are now eight in the portfolio, including four Spar stores around the Belfast area. With 140 staff, the stores serve more than two million customers per annum with the Spar, Subway and YoggieBerrie brands. The new 5,000sq ft Landscape store, which is more than five times the size of the previous site adjacent to the original store, boasts an 8-pump GO Fuel forecourt, 22 car parking spaces, and is open round the clock seven days a week.
SIGNATURE CREDENTIALS The Landscape store will bring Spar NI’s signature fresh credentials to the area, with a range of locally sourced products by Henderson Wholesale. In addition, the store’s food-to-go offer includes Barista Bar coffee machines, a Nugaleto Ice Cream concession serving all flavours and toppings, and Spar’s DailyDeli which includes a range of fresh options for sandwiches, salads and wraps and hot food such as fresh, homemade chicken curry. The new store employs 50 team members, with 30 new jobs created. The store also features Electric Self Edge Labels (ESELs) from Henderson Technology, which were launched in
January 2020, and integrate into its EDGEPoS system.
AUTOMATED SYSTEM The automated system reduces time and cost for pricing management, improves pricing accuracy, and allows dynamic pricing. Helen Wall, Co-Owner of The Wall Group, said: “When we were researching
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Electric Self Edge Labels for our newly refurbished store, we visited a local EuroSpar and immediately we were struck by how professional, modern and smart the ESELs looked. “We wanted to keep everything as high tech as possible in our new store and decided to install EDGEPoS ESELs from Henderson Technology in Landscape Filling Station. We were initially
