Spar Slovenija d.o.o.

spar operates 2 retail formats in slovenia; 70 spar neighborhood supermarkets and 13 interspar hypermarkets. the interspar stores account for close to 50% of total turnover. all of the stores are company owned. spar slovenia, a subsidiary of aspiag, was founded in 1991. spar slovenia opened the first spar store in the capital city, ljubljana, in 1991. spar is the number 2 food retailer in the market, with a market share of more than 20%. slovenia is a highly consolidated market with three retailers accounting for almost 80% market share. spar slovenia is one of the 10 largest companies in slovenia with 4,224 employees nationwide. a number of independent studies have confirmed spar slovenia as one of the most popular and trustworthy companies in the country. spar slovenia are ranked first in terms of price, freshness, quality, range of products and trust in 2010 according to the 'shopper trends 2010' survey, compiled by ac nielson.