MARKANT

Markant AG was founded in 1987 in Pfäffikon/Switzerland. It has entrusted the legally independent Markant Handels und Service GmbH with protecting its interests on the German market. Markant AG is backed by over 60 strong companies in the fields of wholesaling and retailing, some of which are privately and some cooperatively structured. Altogether they have more than 8 million m² of sales area and cover the whole of Germany. Compared with the other retail trade organisations, Markant is thus distinguished by a particularly homogenous distribution structure and a nationwide goods platform for the whole of Germany.

Germany is the largest national European market with a market volume of around € 214 billion. Markant AG is able to boast a market share of 20% and a gross turnover of € 42,5 billion. With an additional foreign turnover of € 7 billion, Markant is one of the most important purchasing cooperations in Europe.

Markant Handels und Service GmbH provides a wide range of important services for its members including

• Procurement marketing in the areas of food und non-food

• Development, product management and quality assurance of own labels in the areas of food und non-food

• Centralised invoicing and settlement

• Numerous eelectronic services through its own B2B platform on the Internet at www.markant.net

• Logistics consulting

• Financial services

• Procurement vof fruit and vegetables from Spain through Iberiana Frucht S.A. (Valencia)

• Procurement of goods from the Far East through its subsidiary MTO Markant Trading Organisation (Far East Ltd.) in Hong Kong

Trading and centralised payment agreements form the basis for cooperation between Markant AG and its members. Capital holdings in Markant AG are not necessary. In these agreements Markant AG receives the mandate to conclude trading agreements and sales promotion agreements. At present there are such agreements with around 4’215 suppliers in the food sector and 3’990 suppliers in the area of non-food.

Through the dense network of hypermarkets and DIY markets of its members Markant has a consumer sales volume in Europe in the non-food sector of around € 11 billion, which also assures it a top position in the German market.

Churerstrasse 166

www.markant.com