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  • Enugu seals ShopRite, SPAR, others over alleged tax evasion

    Enugu seals ShopRite, SPAR, others over alleged tax evasion

    Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESIRS) has sealed the Enugu outlets of ShopRite, Spar abd other supermarkets over alleged failure to remit purchase tax in their malls to the government after being served several warning notices.

    According to the ESIRS officials who embarked on the enforcement drive on Tuesday morning, other malls including Roban, Mama Onyinye restaurant among others have also been warned.

    The ESIRS Head Department of eateries, bars, hotels and shopping malls, Egwuonwu Perpetual said the agency visited the sealed malls on several occasions to request for evidence of payment of the purchase tax but they failed to remit.

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    She said the purchase tax on the goods that the buyers pay whenever they patronise their outlets was the only thing they were enforcing.

    Egwuonwu added that they had also pleaded with the concerned individuals to be remitting their taxes as at when due but “they have been recalcitrant and till now they have not done anything concerning these instructions.

    “It is worthy of note that after we met with the Roban Stores, they displayed our sticker and have complied with remitting their purchase tax to the IRS. 

    “On the other hand, ShopRite has frustrated all our efforts to get them to do the needful. It is always one story or another. Eventually they promised us that before the end of February, they would do something but we are in March and the ESIRS have not heard from them,” she said.

    Egwuonwu stressed that the malls would remain closed until the issues at hand were resolved.

  • SPAR wins best retail brand

    Spar Nigeria has won the 2019 Best Retail and Superstore Brand at the third West Africa Brands Excellence Award.

    The award was in recognition of its excellent service to Nigerian consumers and the great value addition the brand has brought to West African sub-region.

    The award which was organised by the Institute of Brand Management of Nigeria (IBMN) is aimed at identifying, recognising, and rewarding companies that are renowned for introducing best branding management practices across West Africa.

    The Chief Executive of IBMN, Desmond Esorougwe, explained that a study was conducted of which Spar topped ahead of other brands to be the best brand in the retail industry.

    He said: “SPAR Nigeria is renowned for its positive impacts on the lives of consumers, its philanthropic gestures and the provision of innovative products and services.”

    In appreciation of the award, Marketing Head, SPAR Nigeria, John Goldsmith said spar is grateful to be recognised as the best brand of the year.

    “SPAR is glad to receive Best Retail and Superstore Brand 2019 award. SPAR is grateful to the Institute of Brand Management of Nigeria, the organisers of the awards for putting together a noble platform for Brands to be recognised across the West African sub-region. We are excited by this award and we see it as an incentive to continually improve the brand by giving the utmost satisfaction to our customers across Nigeria.”

    He continued: “This is an honour, especially to the members of staff, who are relentlessly building the brand in Nigeria. We promise to continually provide topnotch products and service for Nigerians and we will equally support the economy of Nigeria by employing her teeming youthful population.

    “The philosophy of the award-winning retail brand is ‘My Nigeria, My SPAR’, a reflection of its total belief in Nigeria and they have aligned their business practices to the larger objective of being a premier catalyst in Nigeria’s growth story. The brand has ushered positive socio-economic changes in communities to help the Nigeria dream fly high. “

    Noting that the philosophy of the award-winning retail brand is ‘My Nigeria, My SPAR’ which is a reflection of its total belief in Nigeria, the brand, he said had aligned its business practices to the larger objective of being a premier catalyst in Nigeria’s growth story, adding that the brand has ushered positive socio-economic changes in communities”.

    The brand has also won several awards such as the 2018 Outstanding Retail brand of the Year Awards by Marketing Edge Brands and Advertising Excellence Awards, African Quality Achievement Awards and the Brand of the Year 2016-2017, Supermarket Nigeria by World Branding Awards, London.

  • SPAR unveils Christmas gift cards, others

    TO ease the challenge of buying the right gifts for friends, families

    and business associates during the Yuletide, SPAR Nigeria has unveiled  Christmas Gift Cards alongside other gift items ,  its Marketing Head, John Goldsmith, has said.

    Speaking in Lagos, Goldsmith  said research had shown that many people have challenges in choosing the perfect gift during festive seasons and special occasions like birthday, wedding, anniversary and others.

    ‘’We have created these gift cards as a means of helping people to give valuable and flexible gifts to celebrants in accordance to their choices. The SPAR Gift Cards are available at the cash counters of SPAR stores across the country’’.

    According to him, “SPAR Gift Cards are a gift of choice. The choice of over 10,000 products to choose from SPAR Hypermarket stores across the country. Apart from Choice, SPAR Gift Cards has multiple advantages; it can be loaded with any amount above N 5,000, it can be used to buy any products from the SPAR Stores, it can be used for multiple transaction, it can be used across all SPAR stores, it is convenient to carry, it can be bought at one location and delivered across the country and there is no extra charge for the card among other benefits.

    “Another important feature primarily targeted at large organisation is that SPAR gift cards can be co-Branded with logo, brand name or organisation name,” Goldsmith added.

    SPAR Nigeria is the leading hypermarket chain in Nigeria with outlets across major cities in Nigeria. The brand has always developed innovative products for discerning Nigerians who desire to have quality products, impeccable service and value addition.

    SPAR is a part of the global retail chain from Holland. SPAR International has given the master franchise of the SPAR brand to Artee Industries Limited.

     

    for its operations in Nigeria. The brand is one of the fastest growing hypermarket chain in Nigeria spread across Lagos; Abuja; Port Harcourt; Calabar and Enugu. SPAR caters for the various needs and aspirations of Nigerians consumers.

  • SPAR gets 14th store

    •Oba of Lagos opens largest outlet in Opebi

    SPAR Nigeria has consolidated on her expansion with the opening of an outlet in Opebi, Lagos.

    The new outlet, which is the largest in Lagos, has sections, such as food and grocery, butchery &bakery, wine & spirit, fresh farm foods, frozen foods, laptops, mobile phones, and electronics products.

    SPAR Managing Director,  Mr.  Haresh Keswani, said: “The newly commissioned store is the 14th in the country.’’

    With the opening, Keswani said SPAR now has eight stores in Lagos, two in Abuja and in Port Harcout, while one in Enugu and Calabar.

    Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, who  inaugurated the outlet based at Adebola House, said with the opening of the store, SPAR Nigeria had further demonstrated its committed to the growth of Nigeria by making goods and services available to Lagos residents and other Nigerians.

    ”SPAR is promoting made-in- Nigeria goods and products, which is strategic to the economic development of any country such as ours. They are helping to promote our local contents, thereby helping the government in her economic development policy and through that, SPAR helps the government to solve various problems especially the problem of  high unemployment in Nigeria.

    “SPAR Nigeria remains one of the leading hypermarket stores in Nigeria and with this new outlet in Opebi, the residents of this area will now enjoy varieties of affordable consumer goods and products that SPAR offers to the public. I will want to thank the company for opening this store here in this strategic location, Opebi,” he said.

    Artee Industries Limited Chairman, Asiwaju Solomon Kayode Onafowokan, said the Opebi store remains the largest hypermarket store in the country and that it is strategic to the residents of the area.

    “We are opening the largest hypermarket here in Opebi because of the cravings of our ever growing customers especially from this community. The uniqueness of Opebi is that we have all our products here, electronics, food and grocery, wines, perfumes, frozen products just to mention a few. We have free parking space for our customers, most of our products are made in Nigeria, we equally ensure that Nigerians have access to quality products and also have goods and products for non-Nigerians to enjoy,” he said.

    He continued: “We have ensured that all our food and grocery products are approved by the regulatory authorities in Nigeria and our prices are affordable.”

    Artee Group Deputy Managing Director Mr. Prakesh Reswani said the Opebi outlet is not only the largest hypermarket store that the organisation has but the store remains one of the most strategic in its location.

    “This new store is very close to businesses, corporate organisations, residences, and common people. Besides, the seat of power, Alausa Secretariat is not too far from here. We have varieties too with affordable prices; we guarantee our customers quality products and services that will give value for their money.”

    Prakesh added: “ We know Nigerians want this type of store in such a strategic location like Opebi. We have many of this type of  hypermarket stores in South Africa, a country whose population is lesser than Nigeria. So, Nigeria should have more here – about 3,000 of this – we will help to bring that to reality. Patronages have been great, people know us with affordability and quality. Our competitive edge are our prices, varieties, credibility and guarantee for money spent.’’

    SPAR has grown from a very humble beginning to become one of the fastest growing business conglomerates in Nigeria with a wide portfolio of brands, such as Park n Shop, SPAR, Port Harcourt Mall, Calabar Mall, Enugu Mall.

    Other dignitaries at the event were: Chief Adegunwa Adebola, the owner of Adebola House; Mr. Gbolahan Toriola, Lagos State Chief  Vehicle Inspection Officer, and Alhaji ‘Kunle Hamzat, former Head of Corporate Services, SPAR Nigeria.

  • SPAR berths in Surulere

    SPAR Nigeria, which is said to be a leading chain of hypermarket, has increased its presence by opening a new outlet at Leisure Mall, Adeniran Ogunsanya Street in Surulere, Lagos. The hypermarket store is said to be at the forefront of providing quality retail products to Nigerians in very cosy environment.

    SPAR store in Leisure Mall offers food, grocery, fruits and vegetables, butchery & bakery, wine & spirits, take away food, frozen, consumer electronics, laptops and mobile phones with a host of other products in the household consumption space.

    With the opening of the new store, the number of SPAR stores in the country has been raised to 14 with over 45,000 sq mtrs of retail space.

    SPAR now has eight stores in Lagos, two each in Abuja and Port Harcourt and one each in Enugu and Calabar.

    Its Marketing Manager,  Emmanuel Isangediok said: “We are excited to increase our footprints in Lagos by opening this outlet and in Nigeria at large. By opening this outlet, we are reiterating our commitment to improving the retail sector of the economy and through the provision of jobs for the teeming youths.”

    Isangediok added: “ We are glad to bring the brand closer to the people of Surulere, Iponri, Orile-Iganmu and environs and it will reduce their travel time to get their products of choice from other outlets within the state.”

    Also speaking at the event, Chairman, Leisure Mall, Mr. Abiodun Balogun, who declared opened the new shop, appreciated the brand for situating the outlet in the mall. In his words: “We are glad to host this reputable brand that has been synonymous with quality products and gives customers a wide range of choices in the retail sector in Nigeria. It is our joy that they have decided to open an outlet around this axis and we are sure that they will enjoy the patronage of discerning customers around here.”

    The maxim of the brand is “My SPAR, My Nigeria” and they have being growing the retail economy by expanding their footprints, supporting local farmers and reaching out to community through noble initiatives.

    The hypermarket brand has always translated Nigerians’ shopping experience and every shopper based on their choice, quality, impeccable service and valuation addition to her teeming customers. SPAR Nigeria is a part of the global retail chain originating from Holland. SPAR international has given the master franchise of the SPAR brand to Artee Industries Ltd for its operations in Nigeria.

  • SPAR opens at Tejuosho shopping centre

    SPAR opens at Tejuosho shopping centre

    LEADING Hypermarket brand, SPAR Nigeria, has officially opened shop at the Tejuosho Ultra-Modern Shopping Centre, amid celebrations, fantastic discounts and lots of freebies to shoppers.

    The grand inauguration was chaired by Tejuosho Ultra-Modern Shopping Centre’s Chief Finance Officer, Mr. Babatunde Ige, supported by the General Manager of the Centre, Mr. Edwards Stevenson.

    Going by the tradition of opening any SPAR store, guests and shoppers were treated to various discounts and given freebies on items purchased from individual vendors in the store.

    The new store will offer shoppers within Ojuelegba, Yaba, Surulere, Sabo, Akoka and its environs the best competitive shopping experience within the area.

    Goldsmith said: “Nigeria is arguably, the largest economy in Africa. She is also the country with the highest human capital/labour force within the continent. Global brands and businesses need the right market for their various goods and services, especially in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) category and Nigeria possesses this unique quality. We continue to expand here because our interest goes beyond profit to job creation and SMEs’ support. We have loyal shoppers, who are passionate about quality, service delivery and brand-shoppers interaction.”

    According to Stevenson, what will drive large facilities like Tejuosho shopping mall is to have a big brand like SPAR. “With Spar here, we are looking forward to having other super brands and making Tejuosho mall a one-stop shop where people can do cinema, buy building materials, buy groceries, electronics, as well as other items,” he said.

    He added: “People want to go and shop where they can get everything in a decent, lively and peaceful environment. You can have your food, drink, wears; equip your house to go with what is happening globally. It has to do with people identifying what they want to have at a particular time.”

    Tejuosho Shopping Centre will be a major shopping destination on Mainland Lagos with over 1,000 retail stores supported by over 800 car park facilities, food court and multiplex. The Shopping Centre can be access with ease from Yaba as well as from Surulere.

    While expressing optimism at the growth potential of Nigeria in post-recession, Goldsmith further said the rate of business transactions within the retail sector have increased considerably, giving hope to local and foreign businesses.

    As the yuletide season beckons, SPAR remains poised in its primary objective of serving the needs of its shoppers while providing more career and retail opportunities with each store opening.

    The Hypermarket presently runs a total of 6 stores in Lagos and 12 stores across Nigeria.

  • Genesis Studios, Spar bring ‘The Price Is Right’ to Nigeria

    Genesis Studios, Spar bring ‘The Price Is Right’ to Nigeria

    Following last year’s announcement of its franchise acquisition to run the Nigerian version of  popular television game show, ‘The Price Is Right,’  Lagos-based Genesis Studios, is set to run with the show, beginning from 2018.

    The studio management unveiled Spar, as the title sponsor of the show, while notable On-Air-Personalities, Frank Edoho, formerly of Who Wants to be a Millionaire (WWTBAM) and Emmanuel Essien, aka Mammie of Cool FM, are host and announcer of the show respectively.

    ‘The Price Is Right’ is a long-running TV game show that combines entertainment with commercial experience, demanding that participants know prices of a wide range of products, which are usually consumer goods. In the process, it excites and enlightens families, businesses and the general public.

    Addressing journalists on Friday at the Shell Hall, MUSON Center, Lagos, Chief Executive Officer, Genesis Studios, Mr. Olatubosun Olaegbe, disclosed that the company bought into the show because it is engaging and family-friendly, adding that the two OAPs have been carefully selected to give the show some verve. He noted that the show is unique, in view of the fact that the prices, which include cars, land, and several other products, are won instantly.

    The two OAPs expressed excitement at their engagement. While it is a familiar terrain for Mannie who has spent over a decade on radio, promoting different brands, Edoho just got his groove back after being eased off WWTBAM where he served as face of the show for 13 years.

    The show is licensed by Freemantle Media International. And Mr. Anahita Kheder, Senior Vice President Middle East Africa and South Eastern Europe at Freemantle Media and Mr. PK the GM of SPAR Nigeria, the official partner of the show, were present at the unveiling, where they expressed optimism about the success of the show in Nigeria.

    Also speaking, Project Director/Producer of ‘The Price Is Right Nigeria,’ Abraham Praise, said; “After the huge success of Idols, Got Talent and The X Factor in Nigeria, there are high hopes that Genesis Studios would bring The Price is Right Nigeria to life especially as the legendary US Version attracts over 5.4 million viewers per episode.”

    According to him, “’The Price Is Right’ is quick from start to finish. It is openly transparent, the prizes are so diverse; and anyone can get on the show regardless of background or qualifications. It’s truly for every Nigerian.”

    The highlight at the unveiling ceremony was a live exhibition of two of the over 75 games on the show to the audience some of whom participated and won prizes.

  • SPAR Black Friday mega deals: Over 5,000 items on sale

    SPAR Black Friday mega deals: Over 5,000 items on sale

    •Hosts five musical concerts to celebrate wine, spirits & feer festival

    Hypermarket and Black Friday pioneer SPAR Nigeria has officially announced the 4th edition of its Black Friday shoppers delight.

    This year’s edition comes with bigger and better offers than last year’s, with over 5, 000 selected items up for sale. It also comes  with discount offers of up to 80 per cent as well as other benefits. Favourite items like electronics, laptops & accessories, wines & spirits, house hold items, perfumes, wrist watches, mobile phones, grocery and more will be available.

    SPAR Nigeria as the first brick & mortar store of its kind to occupy this event in Nigeria, aspires to always bring happiness to the hearts of loyal shoppers at this traditional event that holds every last Friday of November globally.

    Since inception in 2014, the SPAR Nigeria Black Friday bonanza is said to have blazed the trail by not only being the pioneer of Black Friday sales, but also providing consumers with the best discount offers.

    Management of the Hypermarket is urging shoppers to gear up for the most competitive offers that will be available in SPAR stores nationwide. The bonanza promises to be fun for friends and family, even as the yuletide season approaches when several items which are already on sale are the very necessities shoppers need to have a memorable season.

    Commenting on SPAR Nigeria’s Black Friday, its Head of Marketing , Mr John Goldsmith, stated: “When we started, we took the leap of faith as this was something that had never been done before in Nigeria. The first year was basically meant for testing the market; we were looking to see the response of the Nigerian market towards the sales. In our first year, the promos lasted for three days and we received positive responses across the country that exceeded our expectations. This year the number of items that are up for sale have doubled compared to the last couple of years, so we are pretty excited for the outcome.”

    Speaking further on the sales bonanza, he noted that from the beginning of the year, shoppers had begun making enquiries on when the next Black Friday will come up. “Our customers deserve value along with quality products and we at SPAR Nigeria desire to make sure we fulfill every expectation,” he said.

    Also, as Nigeria’s leading chain of hypermarket stores and organisers of the Wine Spirits & Beer Festival, SPAR Nigeria has brought its exciting drinks festival to a new height with five power-packed musical concerts across the country.

    As part of the Wine, Spirits and Beer Festival 2017, SPAR Nigeria treated shoppers across Enugu, Calabar, Port Harcourt and Lagos to musical concerts parading favourite artists and performers.

    The leading hypermarket partnered with major spirits and beer brands namely Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Campari, Guinness and Nigerian Breweries for the concerts.

    The anchor brands ensured the line-up of major artistes; Smirnoff anchored the musical concerts in Enugu and Calabar with major artists such as DJ Spinall, Ill Bliss, Zoro, Slowdogs and MI to a resounding crowd.

    The musical event in Port Harcourt was co-hosted by Campari, which drew large crowds. 2baba, Duncan Mighty, DJ Jimmy Jatt, Kelly Handsome, Harrysong alongside a host of other artistes entertained the crowd to the wee hours of the night.

    Courtesy of the anchor brands, guests were treated to exotic cocktails, drinks and tasty finger foods as they enjoyed the best hits from their favorite artistes.

    The entry to concerts was linked to purchase of a specific brand of spirits and beer from SPAR stores during the six weeks long  festival. The entry passes were also awarded to the winners of the online contest on the various participating brands.

    Alongside SPAR, all major sponsors of the concerts expressed delight at both the turnout and profound patronage by shoppers throughout the festival. Though hosted individually with SPAR, the brands agreed that collaboration will continue to play a major role in modern retail.

    SPAR’s spokesperson, Mr. John Goldsmith, stated thus: “We are very happy with the success of the wine, spirits and beer festival and delighted with the grand success of the musical concerts across five locations. We express our gratitude to the partnering brands for the support in pulling up such a major concert.

    Participants were completely enthralled throughout the event. They had a great time enjoying mouth-watering cocktails, great food, rib-cracking comedy, mixology sessions and of course, stage performances from various artistes in an electric atmosphere.

    Goldsmith said SPAR looks forward to strengthening the partnership with the brands with many of such festivals in the future.

  • Over 5,000 items for sale at SPAR Black Friday mega deals

    Over 5,000 items for sale at SPAR Black Friday mega deals

    Leading Hypermarket and Black Friday pioneers, SPAR Nigeria has officially announced its 4th edition of Black Friday shoppers delight.

    This year comes with bigger and better offers than the year’s prior with over 5000 selected items going up on sale. Its comes also with discount offers of up to 80percent as well as other benefits. Favourite items like electronics, laptops & accessories, wines & spirits, house hold items, perfumes, wrist watches, mobile phones, grocery and more will be available.

    SPAR Nigeria as the first Brick & Mortar store of its kind to occupy this event in Nigeria, it aspires to always bring happiness to the hearts of loyal shoppers at this traditional event that hold every last Friday of November globally.

    Since inception in 2014, the SPAR Nigeria Black Friday bonanza is said to have blazed the trail by not only being the pioneer of Black Friday sales, but also providing consumers with the best discount offers.

    Management of the Hypermarket is urging shoppers to gear up for the most competitive offers that will be available in SPAR stores nationwide. The bonanza promises to be fun for friends and family, even as the yuletide season approaches when several items which are already on sale are the very necessities shoppers need to have a memorable season.

    Commenting on SPAR Nigeria’s Black Friday, Head of Marketing for SPAR Nigeria, Mr John Goldsmith stated, “When we started, we took the leap of faith as this was something that had never been done before in Nigeria. The first year was basically meant for testing the market; we were looking to see the response of the Nigerian market towards the sales. In our first year, the promos lasted for 3 days and we received positive responses across the country that blew our expectations. This year the number of items that are going up on sale have doubled compared to the last couple of years, so we are pretty excited for the outcome.”

    Speaking further on the sales bonanza, he noted that from the beginning of the year, shoppers had begun making enquiries on when the next Black Friday will come up. Our customers deserve value along with quality products and we at SPAR Nigeria desire to make sure we fulfill every expectation”.

     

  • SPAR partners BoI, MAN on SMEs development

    SPAR partners BoI, MAN on SMEs development

    SPAR Nigeria, the Bank of Industry (BoI), Manufacturers Resource Centre (MRC) of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and the Retail Council of Nigeria (RCN), have organised a workshop for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Lagos.

    The workshop offered over 70 SMEs comprising consumer goods, clothing and merchandise, cosmetics, and others  extensive insight into the dynamics of modern day retail business. The five-part series was facilitated by leading members of industrial and retail associations in the country.

    BoI Regional Head, SME Division, Mr. Adetokunbo Akinsola, who facilitated the session entitled: “Small businesses and the Bank of Industry,” unfolded several financing opportunities and options for small businesses some of which were yet to be explored by businesses due to lack of information on BoI’s fund offerings.

    MRC Managing Director, Ms Doris Onwugamba, addressed the topic: “Growth and sustainability of the manufacturing business’’, said small businesses needed to take advantage of the pool of resources the association had to offer.

    According to her, “trends are changing rapidly”. “Many things we used to travel out to China and other parts of the world to produce can now be done effectively and efficiently here in Nigeria, from quality and affordable printing to labelling and other complex production processes,” she said.

    Onwugamba said factories are beginning to work and if Nigeria must grow, “we must begin to patronise Nigeria.”

    Participants were delighted by the testimonials of two business owners, who have been supplying their locally produced goods to SPAR Nigeria for years. They were Executive Director, Amel International Services Limited, Akan Peter Nsek and Executive Director, Ashley and Michaels, Emmanuel Obiorah Anyaralu, whose businesses have grown from ‘trading’ to ‘manufacturing’ and their products have had the opportunity to compete favourably with foreign products in stores nationwide.

    On the various benefits of embracing standardisation, SPAR Nigeria Group Managing Director,  Mr. Haresh Keswani, said SMEs workshops would continue to give small businesses the opportunity to rebrand and target a larger market.

    The workshop, he said, was expected to encourage participants to undergo the test to qualify to exhibit their products in a bazaar to be held at SPAR in Ilupeju, Lagos, where shoppers can see and buy their products.

    Makers of products that are highly favoured and bought by shoppers will qualify to have their products displayed and distributed across SPAR stores nationwide.

    Michael Edemayibo of SPAR said the company would continue to support SMEs through free retail workshops, products bazaar and exhibitions to encourage patronage of locally produced goods in all its stores.

    Former Director, National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mrs. Ogochukwu N. Mainasara, presented  a paper on “Requirements for compliance with requisite standards of the NAFDAC CODEX.”