In the 1960’s with the emergence of grocery chains in South Africa, a group made up of 8 wholesalers were given exclusive rights to the SPAR name and brand in 1963, and serviced 500 small retailers.
 
Over time and through many mergers and takeovers, today the SPAR Group Ltd operates 6 distribution centers supplying goods and services to over 1 000 SPAR stores across Southern Africa.