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Spar Austria, REWE Offer Free FFP2 Masks As Governments Tighten Rules

Spar Austria is offering free medical-grade FFP2 masks to shoppers as the government has made it mandatory on public transport, shops and businesses, pharm...

Spar Austria’s Successful Sugar Reduction Initiative To Continue In 2021

Spar Austria's sugar reduction policy, which was launched in 2019, will continue to run in 2021. The retailer works with manufacturers of food and...

Spar Austria Increases Focus On Regional Wine Producers

Spar Austria has announced it is to 'increase its focus' on regional wine growers, boosting their sales in the retail channel and seeking to offset lost sa...

Nah & Frisch Employees Rated Most Friendly Among Austrian Food Retailers: Survey

The employees of Nah & Frisch have been rated as the most friendly and committed in the food retail sector in Austria, according to a report in the...

Spar Austria Posts Record Sales, Earnings In Full-Year 2019

Austrian retailer Spar Holding AG has posted a 4.9% increase in consolidated net sales for full-year 2019, to €11.15 billion. The group, which oper...

Spar Austria Announces New CEO, Executive Board Changes

Spar Austria has announced that two of the most longstanding members of its executive board, chairman Dr. Gerhard Drexel and Rudolf Staudinger are to retir...

SPAR Austria Partners With Service Station Operator AP-Trading

SPAR Austria has announced plans to strengthen its SPAR Express banner by partnering with service station operator AP-Trading, The first SPAR Express st...

COVID-19 Drives Austrian Retailers To Strengthen Online Presence, Study Finds

One in three or 33% of Austrian retailers started or strengthened their online presence amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study has revealed. Conducted...