The SPAR Group Limited is a South African based warehousing and distribution business, listed on the JSE in the Food and Drug Retailing sector, since 2004. The Group is a licensed member of SPAR International and operates in four distinct geographica...
BRETT BOTTEN CEO of The SPAR Group Limited Read more
It often escapes our notice, but SPAR South Africa is perhaps our most international retailer – part of a vast global network, and with its own holdings in the UK and Ireland, in Poland and in Switzerland. So fitting, then, that we check in with the ... More »
A solid set of interims from SPAR, as promised last week, with Group turnover up +5.2% to R67.6bn, wholesale turnover up +7.6% to R44.6bn, and Group operating profit increasing +7.1% to R1.8bn. Wholesale sales in the core grocery Southern African bus... More »
A big old trading update from the Verdant One, for the 18 weeks through January, and it’s fairly solid, with total sales in Southern Africa up +8.2% year-on-year, and Group turnover up +5.8% to R45.5bn. One of the big drivers of this growth was TOPS,... More »
Big up to SPAR this week, whose rural hub programme has been announced as the winner in the rural and township development category at the Absa Business Day Supplier Development Awards for the second consecutive year. Launched in 2016, the hub contri... More »
A muted set of annual results from SPAR, in a year which started bad and got worse for everyone in the industry. Turnover was up +2.9% R127.9bn for the year through September, but it was very much a game of two halves: turnover grew +7.9% in the firs... More »
HEAD OFFICE
22 Chancery Lane
Pinetown
3610
PO Box 1589
Pinetown
3600
TEL 031 719 1900
FAX 031 719 1990
WEBSITE
www.spar.co.za
FACEBOOK FAN PAGE
www.facebook.com/myspar
The SPAR Group Limited is a South African based warehousing and distribution business, listed on the JSE in the Food and Drug Retailing sector, since 2004. The Group is a licensed member of SPAR International and operates in four distinct geographical regions (Southern Africa, Ireland, Poland and Switzerland).
The Group operates according to the principle of voluntary trading through the SPAR Guilds franchise model. This model allows independent retailers freedom to cater to their communities’ needs while at the same time being held up to standards and rules that keep them uniform as SPAR brands.
The Group, now headed up by CEO Brett Botten since March 2021, has a portfolio of over 2,400 member stores in South Africa. With a large country footprint, 35% of all stores under the SPAR Group are made up the liquor leg of the business, SPAR TOPS.
The Group operates across eight trading brands in ten countries, supplied through and supported by eight DCs (including imports and pharmacy). These trading brands offer products across grocery, fresh produce, liquor, pharmaceuticals and building material.
For insight into SPAR’s financial & operational performance and strategic growth imperatives, contact Trade Intelligence on 031 303 2803 or info@tradeintelligence.co.za