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CJ Lang & Son welcomes Barry’s Stores to Spar

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CJ Lang & Son has welcomed Barry’s Stores, a group of four stores, run by father and son Barry and Steven Oujla, to Spar. The independent retailers have been operating since 1981 and today have four stores in the south of Glasgow and Paisley, employing thirty people. Colin McLean, chief executive at CJ Lang & …

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