Spar (retailer) throughout Asia, Africa and Oceania. In fiscal year 2017, SPAR achieved €34.5 billion ($40.1 billion) in global sales, which represented a 5.3 percent increase over 2016. The SPAR motto is "under the tree" The name was originally DE SPAR, an acronym of the Dutch phrase (). The acronym was chosen in order to resonate with the verb "sparen", which (related to English "spare") means "save [money]" in Dutch and some other languages, among them German and Scandinavian languages (with variants such as "spara" or "spare"). The acronym ended up meaning "the fir", after which the logo was chosen. As the
Spruce-pine-fir forests of British Columbia, particularly in the Interior are currently suffering from a massive infestation of the mountain pine beetle. Western SPF is the primary deliverable species of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange lumber contract. In many cases SPF is used in contrast to other species of wood used for different purposes, such as southern yellow pine (SYP) or poplar. Spruce-pine-fir Spruce-pine-fir (SPF), which refers to the spruce, pine and fir tree species, refers to Canadian softwoods of similar characteristics that have been grouped due to their similar physical and mechanical properties. SPF is used to make dimensional lumber for home