SA Retail Group Spar Announces Plans Of Launching An E-commerce Platform
SA Retail Group Spar Announces Plans Of Launching An E-commerce Platform. South African retail group Spar has announced that it is planning to launch an e-commerce platform that will cater for grocery and liquor shopping. The company also revealed that the platform would be available by the end of March 2022.
“In Southern Africa it is pleasing to report that the pilot phase of SPAR2U, SPAR’s consumer facing e-commerce platform for groceries and liquor, launched during the period. This platform will be available in a group of stores in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg by the end of March 2022. Interest levels from SPAR retailers to utilise the new platform remain high and this will enhance the Group’s ability to assist retailers in driving improved consumer service and engagement going forward.” The company said in a statement.
The Group increased sales by 5.8% from R43.0 billion to R45.5 billion for the period when compared to the prior comparative period. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic and the extraordinary effect this has had on the Group over the past approximately two years, the Group continues to benefit from its diversity and has demonstrated its robustness and resilience during these disruptive times.
Through business acquisitions and organic growth, today the SPAR Group Ltd operates 6 distribution centres and 1 Build it distribution centre (building materials) and 1 pharmaceutical distribution centre (S BUYS), supplying goods and services to more than 2,000 SPAR stores across Southern Africa. Its goal is to provide its customers with unwavering quality of the highest standards, complemented by excellent and personalised service in a warm and inviting, community environment.
The company seeks to improve how it offers products and its services to customers so that thy can get the best shopping experience. By introducing this platform it is gearing up to also disrupt the e-commerce industry and bring in their own way of operating systems.
