Spar
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Key facts
- Company type
- Private
- Industry
- Retail
- Founded
- 1932 ; 94 years ago ( 1932 )
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam , Netherlands
- Number of locations
- 13,996 stores (worldwide, 2022)
- Area served
- Worldwide, (48 countries as of 2022)
- Products
- Grocers' shops , convenience shops , discount shops , hypermarkets
- Revenue
- € 43.5 billion (2022)
- Number of employees
- 460,000 (2022)
- Website
- spar-international.com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.spar-ni.co.uk
- Image
- WTSB Oberschützen Spar Tatzmannsdorferstraße 51.jpg
- Motto
- Door Eendrachtig Samenwerken Profiteren Allen Regelmatig
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- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- Commons category
- SPAR
- inception
- 1932-00-00
- Commons gallery
- SPAR
- location information URL
- magasins.spar.fr/fr
- OpenStreetMap tag
- brand=Spar
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Article
SPAR International B.V., originally "DESPAR", styled as "DE SPAR" ( Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈspɑr]), is a Dutch multinational franchise that provides branding, supplies and support services for independently owned and operated food retail stores. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1932 by Adriaan van Well, although the largest number of stores are located in the United Kingdom.
Logo without the red box, used in Northern Ireland and other markets The mascot of SPAR waves in Vienna, Austria Its headquarters are in Amsterdam. The company operates a partnership programme and has a presence in most European countries, as well as throughout Asia, Africa and Oceania.