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Mini-profile: ARMS Group open new Spar store with refurbished forecourt

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North West family forecourt business ARMS Group have opened a new Spar store and refurbished Shell site at Goose Green in Wigan. Located on Warrington Road, the previously unaffiliated forecourt shop has more than doubled in size to become a 1,200 sq. ft. Spar store.…

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