EMD’s Retail Group Announces Significant Expansion with Addition of Six German Retailers
Pfäffikon/Switzerland, 22/07/2024 – EMD’s Retail Group, known for its strong performance in the industry, has announced a major expansion with the addition of six German medium-sized retailers. Bartels-Langness, Bünting, Klaas & Kock, Kaes, Netto, and Tegut will join the retail alliance and merge their RTG International, previously founded with Globus, with EMD’s Retail Group on an international level. The combined forces aim to promote the best and most customer-friendly product range concepts in the affiliated shop networks in partnership with the international branded goods industry. The integration of RTG International into EMD’s Retail Group will be completed on 1 January 2025, with operations commencing simultaneously.
The German Kaufland Group has also recently left EMD’s Retail Group, making room for the new additions. The EMD Retail Group now includes the Globus Group, Euromadi Alfa Group in Spain, ESD Italia, Superunie from the Netherlands, and the six German retailers. This expansion will make EMD’s Retail Group active in over 17,000 outlets in 5 European countries with external sales of 90 billion euros.
The EMD principles focus on partnership-based cooperation with manufacturers to achieve mutually agreed sales targets. Established in 1989, EMD has a 35-year history of stable and long-term cooperation with manufacturers and suppliers.
“The addition of these six reputable German retailers to our retail group is a significant milestone for EMD,” says the company’s CEO. “We are confident that by working together, we can offer the best promotions and services to our customers and provide advantageous agreements for both retailers and industry partners.”
The new members – Tegut and Netto – will contribute their branded goods destined for the German market to the procurement volumes negotiated by the new EMD Retail Group. Under company law, Tegut and Netto belong to the Migros Zurich and Salling Group, respectively.
EMD has also recently appointed a new Head of A-Brand Department. Raymond Wesselse, a Dutch national with over 27 years of management experience in wholesale and retail, private label business, and the branded goods industry, will lead the department for top-branded products.
European Marketing Distribution (EMD) has been recognised as an efficient and powerful partner for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) since 1989. It develops and procures highly efficient and sustainably produced private label concepts for the benefit of consumers on three continents. The EMD head office also supports and realises global partnerships in the area of on-top agreements with the largest brand manufacturers. The EMD member companies currently represent an external retail turnover of over 175 billion euros in Europe alone.
The member companies of European Marketing Distribution (EMD) are active in the following markets:
– Australia: Woolworths
– Netherlands: C.I.V Superunie B.A.
– Austria: MARKANT Österreich GmbH
– Norway: Unil/NorgesGruppen AS
– Czech Republic: MARKANT
– Portugal: EuromadiPort
– Denmark: Dagrofa a/s
– Sweden: Dagab/Axfood
– Germany: MARKANT
– Switzerland: MARKANT
– Italy: ESD Italia S.r.l.
– Slovakia: MARKANT
– New Zealand: Countdown (Woolworths)
– Spain: Euromadi
EMD also partners with the Belgian Colruyt Group for the international procurement of private labels. Colruyt is active in its home country, as well as in France and Luxembourg.
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About RTG International:
RTG International GmbH, owned by the shareholders Globus, Bartels-Langness, Bünting, Tegut, Netto, Kaes, and Klaas & Kock, is a company dedicated to consolidating national purchasing volumes in an international cooperative purchasing initiative. The company provides brokerage and support services for the retail and wholesale sectors and oversees the membership of its shareholders. The company is headquartered in Hamburg, and the managing director is Michael Kutz.
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