Spar

==De Spar==
===1932–1940===
Spar started out as De Spar; an acronym for . "De Spar" also happens to mean "the fir tree" in Dutch, hence the logo depicting a fir tree.
* History - SPAR International
===1940–1950===
===1960-1968 (Italy)===
In 1960 the first De Spar store was opened in Italy
===1968–present===
The De Spar brand is still used in Italy and at Lukoil stations in Hungary. In Austria, the De Spar brand is used for its Italian food range.
==Spar==
===1950–1960===
In 1950 the name was shortened to Spar.
===1960–1968===
===1968–present===
Spar logo vert.svg|Vertical version
Spar logo Georgia.png|Georgian variant
Spar's current logo was created by Raymond Loewy, using a stylized version of the fir tree motif.
* SPAR - Raymond Loewy Foundation, 2006
*Font recreation
==See also==
*Spar Express
*Eurospar/Superspar
*Interspar
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