Spar (retailer): Difference between revisions
Line 88: | Line 88: | ||
* "''Du kjenner oss''" ("You know us"), Norwegian slogan |
* "''Du kjenner oss''" ("You know us"), Norwegian slogan |
||
* "Good for you", South African slogan |
* "Good for you", South African slogan |
||
* "''Jó hely, jó ár, jó döntés!''" ("Good Place, Good Price, Good Decision"), most used Hungarian slogan |
* "''Jó hely, jó ár, jó döntés!''" ("Good Place, Good Price, Good Decision"), most used Hungarian slogan, previously "''Frissesség, minőség, árubőség!''" ("Freshness, quality, plenty of products!") - was used in catalogs in the 2000s, "''Mindig Spar!''" ("Always Spar!") - was used in advertisements in the 2000s and "''Ön és a Spar, összeillő pár!''" ("You and Spar, a matching pair!") - in the 1990s |
||
* "Live life better", India slogan. |
* "Live life better", India slogan. |
||
* "Making everyday better", Australian slogan, previously "Good Food, Easy Shopping" |
* "Making everyday better", Australian slogan, previously "Good Food, Easy Shopping" |
Revision as of 19:32, 5 July 2015
![]() | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
![]() | |
Company type | Public |
---|---|
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1932 |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Grocery stores, convenience stores, discount stores, hypermarkets and more |
Revenue | ![]() |
Website | sparholding.nl |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/SPAR_Store%2C_City_Tower%2C_Piccadilly_Gardens%2C_Manchester.jpeg/220px-SPAR_Store%2C_City_Tower%2C_Piccadilly_Gardens%2C_Manchester.jpeg)
Spar (Dutch pronunciation: [spɑr]), trademarked as SPAR, is a Dutch multinational retail chain[1] and franchise with approximately 12,500 stores in 35 countries worldwide. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1932 by retailer Adriaan van Well. Through its affiliate organisations, Spar operates through most European countries, parts of Africa, Asia and Oceania.[2] Its headquarters are in Amsterdam.[3]
Etymology
The name was originally DE SPAR, an acronym of the Dutch phrase Door Eendrachtig Samenwerken Profiteren Allen Regelmatig[4] (English: through united co-operation everyone regularly profits). De Spar is Dutch for "The spruce", hence Spar's logo. As the organisation expanded across Europe, the name was abbreviated by dropping "DE".
Spar is also the root of the verb which means "to save [money]" in some Germanic (among them German[5]) and Scandinavian languages.
There are some international naming variants:
- In Italy, the name is still Despar, though in keeping with the international branding, the "Spar" section of the logo is highlighted, and the larger stores are still called Eurospar and Interspar. In Austria, Despar is Spar's Italian food store brand.[6]
- In Japan some stores operate under the name Hotspar, although the store logo colouring remains unchanged.
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Spar_Moerkapelle.jpg/220px-Spar_Moerkapelle.jpg)
Spar was founded in 1932 in the Dutch town of Zegwaart (now Zoetermeer). In 1953 an International Spar office opened in Amsterdam to control and further develop the organisation throughout Europe and other continents. Most Spar stores are in Europe, but they can also be found in a few countries outside of Europe, such as Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland, Australia,[7] Mauritius, China, India, Japan, Vanuatu, Greenland[8] and Angola.
A Spar store may be owned independently, by a franchisee, or be part of a chain, depending on the model applied in any given country. The owners of the parent company vary from country to country and may include the store owners themselves. The name and the current logo was most recently revised in 1968 by Raymond Loewy and has remained unchanged ever since.[9]
In the United Kingdom Spar has become known primarily as a convenience store, although in Northern Ireland Spar operates using the subformat Eurospar as well. Spar opened in the Republic of Vanuatu on 1 December 2009 ending Au Bon Marché's grocery monopoly.
Since 1996, the company has been a major sponsor of the European Athletic Association and its events.[10]
In 1997, Spar was introduced to most United Kingdom military bases by Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (Naafi), where it sells a variety of civilian and military products.[11]
The Dutch Spar is a member of Superunie, an inventory purchasing organization for a number of otherwise unaffiliated supermarket brands.
In July 2014 SPAR Group South Africa opened its first supermarket in Angola. In August 2014 the group acquired 80% of the BWG Group, which had outlets in Ireland and southwest England.[12]
The first Spar store in Oman was inaugurated in January 2015 in Muscat. SPAR Oman plans more stores to open in the coming months as part of its expansion plans in Oman.
In March 2015 the first three stores in Indonesia have been opened. It is planned to open 12 stores until end of 2015 in the country.
Store types
In most but not all countries, Spar operates stores of different types and sub-brands include in India.[13]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Szinvapark.jpg/220px-Szinvapark.jpg)
- Eurospar/Superspar
The Eurospar name is used for this format in Europe and Superspar in South Africa. These are mid-sized supermarkets. They are designed to fit in a niche between convenience stores and traditional supermarkets.
- Interspar
These are hypermarkets and compete directly against major international chains such as Real, Carrefour, and Tesco.[14][15]
- Spar Express
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Spar_Express_Wattens.jpg/220px-Spar_Express_Wattens.jpg)
This is the smallest store type. They are designed for small sites and filling station forecourts. They are called Kwikspar in South Africa.
- Spar Drive-Thru
There was a Drive-Thru Spar on the Cliftonville Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This has now been converted to a Centra Store, and still has a Drive-Thru.[16]
- Spar Gourmet
Some small Spar stores in Austria are called Spar Gourmet since the Austrian Spar Group took over the supermarket chains Julius Meinl in 2000. The standard range is extended to local and global delicacies.[17]
Company slogans
- "Feel the Taste of Spar", Austrian slogan
- "Alles da da da" ("Everything there there there"), Austrian Interspar slogan
- "Always close to you", Spanish slogan
- "Always there for you", Ireland, English language slogan
- "Baš za mene, Interšpar za mene" (Perfect for me, Interspar for me)—Croatian Interspar slogan
- "Big On Value", "Expect a little more" previous Northern Irish Eurospar slogans
- "Dobro zame" ("Good for me"), Slovenian slogan
- "Du kjenner oss" ("You know us"), Norwegian slogan
- "Good for you", South African slogan
- "Jó hely, jó ár, jó döntés!" ("Good Place, Good Price, Good Decision"), most used Hungarian slogan, previously "Frissesség, minőség, árubőség!" ("Freshness, quality, plenty of products!") - was used in catalogs in the 2000s, "Mindig Spar!" ("Always Spar!") - was used in advertisements in the 2000s and "Ön és a Spar, összeillő pár!" ("You and Spar, a matching pair!") - in the 1990s
- "Live life better", India slogan.
- "Making everyday better", Australian slogan, previously "Good Food, Easy Shopping"
- "More passion for good prices", Romanian slogan
- "My Botswana, My SPAR", Botswana slogan.
- "My SPAR", South African slogan
- "Quello che vuoi tu, e un po' di più" ("What you want, and a little more"), Italian slogan
- "So near, so Spar", United Kingdom slogan
- "Spar is de boodschap": the original Dutch slogan (a play on the double meaning of boodschap: "grocery" and "message")
- "Spar: There for you", current United Kingdom slogan
- "Spar—der hvor du kan" ("Spar—where you can") a play on SPAR meaning "save (money)" in Danish, current Danish slogan
- "The Super Easy Supermarket", Irish Eurospar slogan.
- "There for you", United Kingdom slogan
- "Under the tree, at Spar" (former Irish slogan, jingle still retained today)
- "Wat je dichtbij haalt is lekker" ("What you get from close-by, is good" ): the current Dutch slogan; it is a play on the Dutch saying "what you get from far, is good")
- "We got Spar", United Kingdom slogan (1990s)
- "Mijn buurt, mijn Spar" (My neighborhood, my Spar) Is the new slogan since 2014
International statistics (2011)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Spar_world_map.png/450px-Spar_world_map.png)
Country | Sales (in 1000s)[18] | No. of stores[18] | Sales area (m²)[18] | Sales per area | Average store size (m²)[18] |
Nationwide owner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
€40,838 | 1 | The Spar Group Ltd | |||
![]() |
€172,008 | 100 | 36,271 | €4,742/m² | 363 | SPAR Australia |
![]() |
€5,360,000 | 1,470 | 1,067,681 | €5,020/m² | 726 | ASPIAG |
![]() |
€813,500 | 291 | 137,743 | €5,905/m² | 473 | Colruyt and Lambrechts |
![]() |
€97,506 | 26 | 23,249 | €4,193/m² | 894 | The Spar Group Ltd. |
![]() |
€716,000 | 175 | 657,000 | €1,089/m² | 3,754 | 6 partners |
![]() |
€263,426 | 27 | 68,036 | €3,871/m² | 3,581 | ASPIAG |
![]() |
€550,000 | 39 | 138,293 | €3,977/m² | 3,546 | ASPIAG |
![]() |
€1,072,740 | 504 | 170,309 | €6,298/m² | 338 | Dagrofa |
![]() |
€968,382 | 956 | 245,214 | €3,949/m² | 257 | Casino |
![]() |
€250,000 | 340 | 27,200 | €9,191/m² | 80 | Edeka |
![]() |
€683,389 | 189 | 142,658 | €4,790/m² | 755 | Veropoulos |
![]() |
€1,400,000 | 389 | 391,467 | €3,576/m² | 1,006 | ASPIAG |
![]() |
€1,516,182 | 16 | 142,630 | €5,000/m² | 500 | Sparindia |
![]() |
€1,116,144 | 422 | 116,720 | €9,562/m² | 277 | BWG Foods |
![]() |
€3,855,662 | 1,549 | 831,423 | €4,637/m² | 537 | 10 licence partners |
![]() |
€86,224 | 89 | 9,559 | €9,020/m² | 107 | Hokkaido SPAR |
![]() |
€22,041 | 8 | 7,000 | €3,148/m² | 875 | Casino |
![]() |
€127,706 | 27 | 27,670 | €4,615/m² | 1,025 | The Spar Group Ltd. |
![]() |
€491,455 | 282 | 111,309 | €4,415/m² | 395 | Sperwer Groep |
![]() |
€22,167 | 2 | 5,414 | €4,094/m² | 2,707 | Artee Nigeria Ltd |
![]() |
€1,440,539 | 276 | 156,351 | €9,213/m² | 566 | NorgesGruppen |
![]() |
€84,903 | 71 | 18,288 | €4,642/m² | 258 | Bac-Pol |
![]() |
€44,132 | 58 | 20,013 | €2,205/m² | 345 | |
![]() |
€10,000 | 7 | 3,000 | €3,333/m² | 429 | |
![]() |
€935,000 | 254 | 126,453 | €7,394/m² | 498 | 5 partners |
![]() |
€713,546 | 86 | 142,133 | €5,020/m² | 1,653 | ASPIAG |
![]() |
€4,628,469 | 875[19] | 874,810 | €5,290/m² | 1,085 | The Spar Group Ltd. (JSE: SPP) |
![]() |
€1,152,174 | 904 | 327,075 | €3,522/m² | 362 | Spar Española |
![]() |
€455,094 | 169 | 69,838 | €6,516/m² | 426 | SPAR Handels AG |
![]() |
€71,817 | 36 | 28,423 | €3,024/m² | 742 | |
![]() |
€3,189,273 | 2,504 | 357,860 | €8,912/m² | 143 | Spar (UK) Limited[20] |
![]() |
€52,139 | 11 | 19,142 | €2,723/m² | 1,740 | SPAR Zambia |
![]() |
€233,009 | 64 | 40,826 | €5,707/m² | 638 | 2 partners |
* Including stores (4) in Swaziland.
See also
References
- ^ "SPAR corporate nationality - SPAR". Spar.ie. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ "SPAR Countries - SPAR". Spar-int.com. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ "Contact Information - SPAR". Spar-int.com. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Dutch pronunciation: [doːr eːnˈdrɑxtɪx ˈsaːmə(n)ʋɛrkə(n) proːfiˈteːrə(n) ˈɑlə(n) reːɣəlˈmaːtəx]
- ^ "Englisch-Deutsch Wörterbuch". LEO. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "DESPAR" (in German). SPAR Österreich. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ http://wotnews.com.au/like/spar_australia_opens_first_vanuatu_store_aus/4338574/[dead link]
- ^ "Cool Nordic". YouTube. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "SPAR". Raymond Loewy Foundation. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ Mark Allix (12 August 2014). "Spar buys stake in Irish supermarkets | Retail & Consumer". BDlive. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ Eric Pfanner (12 November 2004). "An international grocery giant is emerging from the shadows - The New York Times". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "SPAR to open 24 more hypermarkets in next two years". Sify.com. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Boulder Brands CEO Stephen Hughes (3 February 2011). "Spar looks to expand Czech supermarket chain". Just-food.com. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ Northern Ireland Assembly Information Office. "Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Social Development - Inquiry into Town Centre Regeneration Report: 14/09/10R". Archive.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ derStandard.at (24 February 2008). "Chronologie: Von Konsum bis Rewe - Handel - derStandard.at " Wirtschaft". Derstandard.at. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ^ a b c d http://www.spar-international.com/media/80988/spar-international-annual-report-2011.pdf
- ^ "Own a SPAR". SPAR. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Spar UK Limited". Opencompany.co.uk. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
External links
Media related to SPAR (category) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from March 2015
- 1932 establishments in the Netherlands
- Companies based in Amsterdam
- Companies established in 1932
- Convenience stores
- Dutch brands
- Multinational companies headquartered in the Netherlands
- Purchasing consortia
- Supermarkets of Austria
- Supermarkets of Croatia
- Supermarkets of India
- Supermarkets of Northern Ireland
- Supermarkets of Romania
- Supermarkets of Slovenia
- Supermarkets of Spain
- Supermarkets of the Czech Republic
- Supermarkets of the Netherlands
- Supermarkets of the Republic of Ireland
- Supermarkets of the United Kingdom
- Supermarkets of Ukraine