Veropoulos is a large retail group based in Greece

Greece

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. It holds the SPAR

SPAR

Spar , trades from approximately 12400 stores in 34 countries worldwide and is the world's largest independent voluntary retail trading chain. Spar was founded in the Netherlands in 1932 by retailer Adriaan Van Well and now, through its affiliate organisations, operates through most European...

 retail franchise for Greece. In Crete

Crete

Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits...

, Veropoulos operates stores under the name of Xalkiadakis. Outside Greece, Veropoulos operates supermarkets in the Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

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 as Vero, and in Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

 as SuperVero. The company was established in 1973, when the first Veropoulos supermarket opened in Athens

Athens

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. As of 2011, the company owns 229 stores in Greece (including Xalkiadakis's stores), 8 stores in Macedonia and 5 hypermarkets in Serbia. In Greece, Veropoulos is the fourth biggest supermarket chain in terms of market share. The firm belongs to the Veropoulos family who are also the founders of the company.