Advantages: After nearly two years I still can't think of any Disadvantages: Read the review
I've been to Spar once in the last five years. It was to do a Mystery shopping task. The Spar outlet was located on a garage forecourt quite close to where I lived but I had never been to this place before. It was a cold blustery day as I recall. It wasn't a pleasant experience. I think I still have the receipt, let me check...
...yes, the event took place on the 22nd November 2007. I had to find £5 worth of items for which I was to be reimbursed. This was not an easy task. There was little to choose from and even less that was appetizing along the untidy neglected aisles. The food looked not fresh and unhealthy, I really didn't want to buy anything at all. There was little that was not covered in a fine layer of dust. The tins of beans looked dirty and sad. In fact the whole place was rather grim.
I looked for a 'staff member ...
Spar is that kind of shop that is in between your corner shop and your high street supermarket, with just a bit of both. OK, so I may have a hint of bias as there is one just over the road from me. But anyway, I hope that nothing has put you off so far.
So what do Spar offer to its customers?
Well, some Spar shops are slightly bigger than others so I would guess that it depends on each individual store. But each one that I have been in carries a basic of dairy produce (milk; butter; yoghurts etc); bread; tins; juices; cakes and/ or biscuits; papers with magazines, and frozen foods. They all carry alcohol, and most carry an entertainments with either a dvd rental section and/ or cards/ stationary or such like. But then again, some will ofer more and/ or less than others.
And so what are their prices like?
Well obviously ...
dynamicnurse 03.08.2007 (25.07.2009)
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Advantages: Convenient Disadvantages: Generally More Expensive Than The Larger Supermarkets
When you think about the UK's biggest Supermarkets you will automatically think about Tesco, the number one Supermarket for the past few years and its closest rival Asda. After that comes Sainsbury's and then Morrisons who bought the Safeway group of Supermarkets in 2004 and the list goes on....
There is however something missing from the above list. In terms of weekly transactions Spar Supermarkets are actually the second most successful Supermarket in the UK but they do not usually qualify for such lists because the majority of their Stores are operated on a franchise basis.
THE BACKGROUND
The origins of the Spar Supermarket date back to Holland where the first Stores opened in 1932. Originally these Stores were called Despar, which is an abbreviation of a Dutch phrase which translates into English as" All will benefit from ...
