Bnagalore, SPAR India opens Mangalores biggest hypermarket, spread over an area of 44, 000 sq ft. on the 5th Floor of the City Centre Mall on K.S. Rao Road, one of Mangalores busiest commercial areas. SPAR, the worlds largest independent food retail chain has 13,785 stores across 37 countries with an annual revenue of 42 billion US Dollars. SPAR operates under a license agreement between Max Hypermarkets India Pvt. Ltd. & SPAR International.
SPAR brings a truly international shopping experience at Indian prices to customers. The aesthetics of this hypermarket is truly phenomenal. The systematically arranged sections at SPAR promise the customers an easy and hassle-free shopping experience. Extra wide aisles, super fast checkouts, escalators, travelators and elevators to enable trolley shopping throughout the store and to the car park are some of the distinguishing features of this unique store.
With over 40,000 products to choose from, SPAR provides the widest range of quality and value-for-money products in the country. From fresh fruit & vegetables, meat, poultry & fish, dairy products, ready to eat products, a live bakery, wines, beer and spirits, personal care, kitchenware, crockery, electronic products & IT accessories, kids toys, apparel and stationery, FMCG foods and non foods as well as health and beauty, SPAR has it all.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Viney Singh, Managing Director, Max Hypermarket India Pvt. Ltd, said Through the introduction of such large format stores, we hope to take the shopping experience in India to a whole new level. At SPAR, customer satisfaction takes precedence over every other aspect. We would like to provide our customers with the best of services, coupled with value for their money, and make their weekly shopping an experience to look forward to.
SPAR India benefits greatly due to its affiliation with both SPAR International and the Landmark Group. SPAR International provides expertise in the field of food retailing with best practices in designing and merchandising. The Landmark Group, whose stores are destinations for non-food retail, provides for superior sourcing and range of products.
The SPAR Hypermarket at Mangalore guarantees to take the customers shopping experience to an entirely new level.
Freshness, Choice, Value and Service are the Brand Pillars of SPAR and form the core of SPARs retail philosophy.
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About SPAR India
Spar Hypermarkets and supermarkets in India is the result of a license agreement between the Dubai based Landmark Groups Max Hypermarkets India Pvt. Ltd. and Spar International. Spar is the worlds largest independent food retail chain and is present in 37 countries with 13, 785 stores and a turnover of 42 billion US Dollars.
Max Hypermarkets is responsible for the entire business operation - from capex outlay to day to day operations. Management control also rests with Max Hypermarkets. Spar provides knowledge transfer and brings with it best practices in international retailing and technical expertise to ensure that the brand is being accurately represented, whilst ensuring that the local partner retains their financial independence to deliver the best solution in each market. Spar International will play an integral support role in the development of the hypermarket format in India.
Spar currently has three stores in Bangalore and one in Hyderabad. Shoppers have the option to choose from a wide variety of quality products in every possible category of products. Between the four stores, SPAR serves 4 million customers annually.
