SPAR Group says some disputes are inevitable.
Retail giant SPAR has been involved in more than 20 reported court cases over the past decade, but chairman Mike Bosman argues that disputes are inevitable in a business that spans thousands of stores, employs thousands of people and operates across multiple countries.
A search of a database containing legal decisions identified matters ranging from retailer and franchise disputes to banking, competition and commercial litigation dating back to at least 2010.
The findings come as SPAR pushes back against fresh allegations raised by businessman Amaan Sayed, reported in Business Day on Tuesday, saying the claims relate to a single store transaction and should not be viewed as representative of the broader group.
Speaking to IOL, Bosman said disputes were unavoidable in an organisation of SPAR's scale.
