CJ Lang & Son, the Scottish SPAR wholesaler and store operator, has agreed to invest a record-breaking amount of money into its company-owned store estate.
The largest investment of its kind agreed by the Board of CJ Lang, it will cover multiple projects, including new energy-saving refrigeration to improve its chilled foods and produce offer.
The group is also planning store refits with large and small-scale development work focusing on modernising the layout and look of SPAR Scotland stores.
Colin McLean, the group’s CEO, said: “I am announcing that the Board of CJ Lang & Son has agreed to significantly invest in our company-owned store estate. This comes in addition to the work we have been doing over the last three years in developing our SPAR business in Scotland.”
He added: “Our SPAR stores are positioned in the heart of communities and now is the time to carry out the next phase of our store improvement strategy.
“In recent years we have successfully rolled out Costa Coffee, our ‘CJ’s’ food-to-go offer and improved our fleet of vehicles that travel millions of miles a year across the country. This is the largest ever investment programme the Board has made into our company-owned stores.
“This investment demonstrates our confidence in the future direction of the business.”
CJ Lang operates over 100 SPAR stores across Scotland.
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