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
Dennert Fir Tree in the vicinity of the former Sarepta Pit ("Grube Sarepta") in Clausthal. It was sponsored by the Power and Water Management Division ("Kraft- und Wasserwirtschaft GmbH") of Preussag AG, the operator of the Upper Harz Water Regalem at that time. The instigator was "Oberbergrat" Herbert Dennert (1902–1994). Dennert promoted the preservation of mining monuments and published several books about mining in the Upper Harz. The signs measure 75 × 80 cm, are mainly made of wood and have the characteristic shape of a stylised fir tree. They are painted yellow with a green and black border. Underneath a hammer and