SPAR supplies grocery products, marketing and retail support services to approximately 300 independent retail supermarkets including the SPAR and  5 STAR banner groups located in Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory and Pacific Island areas. SPAR is one of only two major suppliers to independent supermarket operators on the Eastern Seaboard of Australia and SPAR operates a large distribution centre of some 20,000sqm from premises located at Acacia Ridge on the southern side of Brisbane. The SPAR Distribution Centre carries approximately 7,500 dry grocery lines with a further 1,250 frozen/chilled product lines. The Distribution Centres are technology enabled, utilising the latest ERP computer platform linked via warehouse management systems and RF technology. SPAR is recognised as one of the world’s leading contemporary retail groups, winning many awards for retail innovation including the 2007 World Convenience Store Format. Approximately 13.5 million shoppers pass through the doors of SPAR stores in the World each day and SPAR Australia is one of the fastest growing retail groups in Australia with store number growth rising from 25 stores in 2006 to 75 stores in 2008 and over 150 stores under the SPAR Australia brand in 2018.