19 November 2020 1 Min Read

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WATCH: How lockdown affected Spar

Spar CEO Graham O’Connor talks to Business Day TV about the retailer’s annual financial performance

in Companies / Retail & Consumer by Business Day TV
Graham O’Connor. Picture: FINANCIAL MAIL
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Consumers were drawn to convenience stores during the most stringent levels of lockdown and this helped Spar lift annual turnover by almost 14%.

However, the ban on alcohol and liquor sales for the better part of the lockdown weighed on profit.

Business Day TV spoke to Spar CEO Graham O’Connor about the retailer’s performance.

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