SPAR Annual Report: Data & Digital Transformation

June 9, 2022 IN THE CATEGORY: Digital and Marketing, Feature articles

The widespread adoption of digital solutions has continued throughout the international SPAR network, meeting the growing customer demand for convenience and ease. Strong collaboration across the global SPAR network enhances our data-driven capabilities, enabling better retail strategies and decisions based on the latest technologies.

Grocery has been one of the later retail categories to fully embrace e-commerce solutions due to the challenges of handling ultra-fresh products that require multi-temperature supply chain solutions. However, technology upgrades and behavioural changes, in part prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, are propelling demand for and development of online grocery shopping options.

Read more about SPAR’s international data and digital evolution in our 2021 Annual Report.