Part of the Spar Group’s aggressive development strategy throughout South Africa is to treble the number of “Tops at Spar” liquor outlets attached to its stores.


Since 2000 the Group has been quietly creating 64 off-licences in conjunction with new and existing shops and this figure could reach about 150 by the end of the year.


Spar, which is a subsidiary of the Tiger Brands food giant, also aims, over the next 12 months, to increase the number of its food stores by 50, to almost 800. A total of 542 already had grocers wine licences.


Group liquor manager, Ray Edwards said in early 2000 Spar examined the changing liquor legislation in the country.


“We realised that wine had become part of the shopping basket and that trends around the world showed that alcohol in general was moving in that direction. Because 542 of our stores were already selling wine, this was a natural progression,” he said.

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