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HISTORY OF SPAR
The concept of voluntary trading, uniting the efforts of
By the beginning of the 1960s, grocery chains were also
both independent wholesaler and retailer, was born in the
emerging in South Africa. To counter this threat, a group
USA in the late 1920s and early 1930s. It was the
of eight wholesalers got together and introduced SPAR,
answer to the threat of the grocery chains that were fast
which was launched in 1963 to service 500 small
taking the lion’s share of the market.
retailers.
As chain stores emerged in Europe, Adriaan van Well, a
During the 42 years that followed, the wholesalers were
wholesaler in the Netherlands, introduced the same
involved in a number of mergers and take-overs. Today,
concept in 1932. He called his organisation DESPAR,
The SPAR Group Limited owns all the aforementioned
being the initial letters of a slogan that he created to
wholesalers and operates six modern distribution centres
describe the philosophy. Later the name was abbreviated
that service 799 SPAR stores across South Africa and
by dropping the letters DE, but the underlying meaning
the neighbouring countries.
remains the philosophy of the organisation, which The SPAR organisation is made up of two types of
now covers 36 countries on five
members: SPAR retailers, who are independent
continents.
store owners, and SPAR distribution centres, which provide leadership and services to the SPAR retail members in their respective regions. Both member types belong to The SPAR Guild of Southern Africa, a non-profitmaking company set up to co-ordinate and develop SPAR in Southern Africa. The members pay subscriptions to the Guild, which uses these monies to advertise and promote SPAR. To facilitate the operation, the country is divided into six geographic areas, each with its own regional guild of retail and DC members, with the centre of control being the local distribution centre. It’s a formula that works effectively to unite the organisation in its ongoing drive to remain at the forefront of food retailing in Southern Africa.
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Translated into English: “All will benefit from united co-operation”
The concept of voluntary trading, uniting the efforts of
By the beginning of the 1960s, grocery chains were also
both independent wholesaler and retailer, was born in the
emerging in South Africa. To counter this threat, a group
USA in the late 1920s and early 1930s. It was the
of eight wholesalers got together and introduced SPAR,
answer to the threat of the grocery chains that were fast
which was launched in 1963 to service 500 small
taking the lion’s share of the market.
retailers.
As chain stores emerged in Europe, Adriaan van Well, a
During the 42 years that followed, the wholesalers were
wholesaler in the Netherlands, introduced the same
involved in a number of mergers and take-overs. Today,
concept in 1932. He called his organisation DESPAR,
The SPAR Group Limited owns all the aforementioned
being the initial letters of a slogan that he created to
wholesalers and operates six modern distribution centres
describe the philosophy. Later the name was abbreviated
that service 799 SPAR stores across South Africa and
by dropping the letters DE, but the underlying meaning
the neighbouring countries.
remains the philosophy of the organisation, which The SPAR organisation is made up of two types of
now covers 36 countries on five
members: SPAR retailers, who are independent
continents.
store owners, and SPAR distribution centres, which provide leadership and services to the SPAR retail members in their respective regions. Both member types belong to The SPAR Guild of Southern Africa, a non-profitmaking company set up to co-ordinate and develop SPAR in Southern Africa. The members pay subscriptions to the Guild, which uses these monies to advertise and promote SPAR. To facilitate the operation, the country is divided into six geographic areas, each with its own regional guild of retail and DC members, with the centre of control being the local distribution centre. It’s a formula that works effectively to unite the organisation in its ongoing drive to remain at the forefront of food retailing in Southern Africa.
20
Translated into English: “All will benefit from united co-operation”
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