De Spar[]
1932–1940[]
Spar started out as De Spar; an acronym for Door Eendrachtig Samenwerken Profiteren Allen Regelmatig. "De Spar" also happens to mean "the fir tree" in Dutch, hence the logo depicting a fir tree.
- History - SPAR International
1940–1950[]
1960-1968 (Italy)[]
In 1960 the first De Spar store was opened in Italy
1968–present[]
The De Spar brand is still used in Italy and at Lukoil stations in Hungary. In Austria, the De Spar brand is used for its Italian food range.
Spar[]
1950–1960[]
In 1950 the name was shortened to Spar.
1960–1968[]
1968–present[]
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Spar's current logo was created by Raymond Loewy, using a stylized version of the fir tree motif.
- SPAR - Raymond Loewy Foundation, 2006
- Font recreation
See also[]
| Current operations:
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Former operations: Big C (Thailand)  |