Spar Posts 4.6% Growth For 2013 In Spain

Spar, the Dutch founded international retail chain which specialises in convenience stores, said tod…

Spar, the Dutch founded international retail chain which specialises in convenience stores, said today that turnover for 2013 in Spain topped €1.3 billion.

This represents an increase of 4.6% from its €1.24 billion turnover in 2012. Spar has also recorded positive expansion figures in Spain, a real achievement considering the economic climate there at present.

Own-brand goods played a big part in Spar's stelar performance last year. The company has an assortment of 1,730 items in its own-brand catalogue and sales in the category rose 9.6% in 2013.

54 new Spar stores opened in 2013, bringing the total count up to 1,133.