Spar is a Dutch food retail chain found in forty-six countries across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Spar is one of the United Kingdom's leading convenience store brands and has more franchises there than McDonald's. Spar was originally called DESPAR, an acronym for the Dutch phrase "Door Eendrachtig Samenwerken Profitereen Allen Regelmatig" which translates to "through united co-operation everyone regularly profits". 

Quote from Real Wales:

"The Greyhound on High Street in Newport. Barafundle. The power station at Connah's Quay. Splott. The Millennium Coastal Park at Llanelli. The Spar at Flint."