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French investor in €16m deal for Garda Ombudsman headquarter offices

21-24 Capel Street is fully let to Garda watchdog, and Spar owner BWG group, and is generating over €1.26m in annual rental income

Wed Apr 17 2024 - 05:57

Want to buy a property in a ski resort? The cost is high and there’s no guarantee of snow

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Tue Mar 05 2024 - 06:39

BWG Foods to invest €35m in Mace convenience store business

The Mace retail business registered record sales of €400 million in 2023, a 6.5 per cent increase on 2022

Tue Mar 05 2024 - 05:00

Retailers could be forced to reveal profits under proposed Bill

Proposed legislation from Labour Party aimed at bringing more transparency to supermarket sector

Tue May 16 2023 - 05:00

Watchdog clears Spar owner’s takeover of rival supplier

Deal subject to a number of legally binding commitments

Mon May 08 2023 - 14:16

Shoppers spend €1.6bn in Spar stores as group plots expansion

BWG Foods will add 60 stores to its branch network over the next two years

Thu Mar 09 2023 - 13:11

Maxol renews wholesale contract with Spar owner for €340m

BWG has also won the tender to supply forecourt retailer’s baked and deli goods over the next four years

Wed Feb 08 2023 - 10:30

Spar owner to use AI to guess what customers want to buy

BWG rolling out AI-based predictive stock ordering solution across its 1,000-plus stores

Mon Jan 17 2022 - 05:42

€56m payout for directors at Spar parent BWG after Christmas

South African group will assume full control of BWG in January

Thu Nov 19 2020 - 05:18

Spar trialling checkout-free payment technology in 1,000 shops

Customers scan barcode on smartphone, pay and leave store without queuing

Thu Aug 20 2020 - 05:00

Dunnes Stores rents 325,000sq ft logistics unit from Iput

Retailer’s long-term lease at Damastown is biggest logistics deal in Dublin since 2010

Wed Apr 22 2020 - 16:19

Coronavirus: BWG rolls out digital health app for staff

Wholesale chain plans to make service available to workers in 1,000-plus shops

Mon Apr 13 2020 - 05:04

Coronavirus: Supermarket supply issue will only arise if people bulk buy, Minister told

Retail expert says ‘no need to be worried. Shops will stay open and there will be enough for everyone’

Fri Mar 13 2020 - 13:28

Geodis Ireland takes 185,000sq ft at Dublin Airport Logistics Park

Iput secures initial rent of €1.6m per annum on 20-year lease of former Eason warehouse

Wed Jan 22 2020 - 05:50

Five mums doing healthy business in kids’ food

Faced with fussy kids, these women created inspired products for the supermarket shelf

Thu May 30 2019 - 04:58

Iput seeking occupier for HQ facility at Dublin Airport Logistics Park

Annual rent of €1.66m being quoted for former Eason warehouse building

Wed May 22 2019 - 05:30

Huge improvement needed to cut Irish food waste by 50%, Dáil hears

TD complains vegetables that ‘look different to normal’ dumped under grading system

Fri Jan 25 2019 - 16:12

FAI nets new €1m sponsorship deal with Spar

Spar has been sponsor of association since 2015 and supports schools football scheme

Wed Dec 12 2018 - 02:15

Three BWG executives in line to share €75m windfall

Leo Crawford and two others due payment under deal with South African investor

Wed Nov 14 2018 - 16:56

BWG plans €25m Spar expansion and pivot towards digital

Retailing group to open 45 new stores and will go deeper into the restaurant market with in-store dining

Tue Oct 09 2018 - 05:44

BWG plans major expansion of Spar and Eurospar

Group plans to invest €25 million in store refurbishments.

Mon Oct 08 2018 - 13:26

Freshly Chopped set to create 150 jobs as it plans 10 stores

New stores planned for Ireland, Britain and Cyprus before Christmas

Wed Sept 19 2018 - 07:02

Food distributor Oakland builds €4.5m warehouse near airport

Chilled specialist joins other leading food and drink firms in FoodCentral business park

Tue Jul 10 2018 - 17:45

Spar-owner BWG frees up €33m for acquisitions after refinancing deal

Dutch lender Rabobank joins the retail group’s lending consortium

Thu May 31 2018 - 05:45

‘Beast from the East’ bread sales helped Mace and Spar earn a bigger crust

BWG reports ‘significant turnover growth’ in March

Wed May 30 2018 - 12:45

Aryzta lines up sale of La Rousse in Ireland

Fine foods supplier was only bought by embattled baked goods group in 2015

Thu Sept 28 2017 - 06:00

Spar owner’s profits soar as parent firm gets currency boost

Growth of sales in Spar and Mace stores fuels 41.4% surge in profits for BWG Group

Wed Nov 16 2016 - 12:19

Iput pays €17.8m for Dunnes Stores distribution centre in Dublin 15

Green Property paid around €25m for property in 1998

Wed Jun 29 2016 - 08:00

Codd Mushrooms in major British expansion deal

Carlow-based company acquires J Rothwell & Son in plan to double revenue in four years

Mon May 30 2016 - 01:00

Irish communications agency bites the Big Apple

Former Edelman Ireland chairman John Mahony is opening an office in New York

Fri Feb 05 2016 - 07:30

BWG sales up almost 7% to €1.2bn

Owner of Spar and Mace bought ADM Londis this year to add to its store network

Thu Nov 12 2015 - 01:00

Cantillon: Could it be time to say goodbye to JobBridge?

New independent review into controversial scheme to commence shortly

Thu Aug 20 2015 - 01:01

BWG’s €23m acquisition of Londis cleared by watchdog

Move gives company a near 50 per cent share in Ireland’s retail convenience market

Mon Jun 15 2015 - 17:39

Spar Group profits jump as Irish unit included in results

BWG sold 80% stake to Spar South Africa last year

Wed May 20 2015 - 10:57

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