Spar's Future Prediction Following SAP Trouble, IT Chief's Resignation
A large South African retailer of food and other goods, Spar Group Ltd., is having difficulty. They invested a sizable sum of money—roughly $95 million—in a computer program called SAP that was meant to help them manage their business more effectively. But instead, it brought up a lot of issues. They lost a lot of money, nearly $95 million in sales, since they couldn't get the merchandise to their stores in time. Mark Huxtable, their top IT employee, left his position due to personal reasons. He was in head of their company's technological division. However, Spar is working to address the computer system problems, and things are gradually getting better in their stores. Spar has other issues prior to this. Due to problems with the way they were managing the business, they lost its CEO and chairman early this year. Food, groceries, and even building supplies are all sold by Spar Group Ltd. Different retail brands, including SUPERSPAR, SPAR, KWIKSPAR, and others, are availabl...