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Profile: Makro since 2005 has continued to increase its store count, starting from a base of 159
outlets. In 2010, 12 new stores were added. In this year, Makro has face political unrest in
Thailand and high inflation, especially in Argentina and Venezuela. Nevertheless, its operations
has experience a strong economic climate throughout its trading areas (except for Venezuela). Its
expansion plans continue for 2011, as well as a build up of its own brand portfolio. In 2009,
Makro entered Peru adding two more in 2010. Also, the company acquired two companies,
Tarquino and Basualdo at the end of 2009, adding two Tarquino and four Basualdo stores to its
store count in Argentina (including the 19 Makro outlets).
Procurement Contacts: N/A
MARKANT AG
Im Gwatt, Churer Strasse 166, CH- 8808, Pfaf fikon, SWITZERLAND
Tel: +41 55415-39-00
Fax: +41 55-415-39-01
www.markant.com
Total 2010 Revenues: $41.2 Billion (€ 31 Billion)
Percentage of Group Sales in Exclusive Brands: N/A
Principal Business: N/A
EB Identities: N/A
EB skus: N/A
Profile: Markant AG calls itself the largest trading and service cooperation in Europe’s food
industry. Its independent trading partners represent more than 100 wholesalers, who generate gross
revenues in retail and wholesale of € 71 billion. This trading co-op began in 1953 with the start up
of A&O, a voluntary co-op of 20 grocery wholesalers in Germany. In 1972, A&O merged into
Selex Handels GmbH in Offenburg, Germany, along with a nonfood co-op, Tania, Hamburg,
Germany. By 1983, Selex and Tania merged and five years later (1987) Markant Handels was
created, which became Markant Handels und Service GmbH in 1991, Five years later, it achieved
nonprofit status. In 2000, the Swiss buying group of EMD AG (also in this database) joined with
the German Markant Group to create EMD Markant Central European, providing services in
Prague, the Czech Republic. The international expansion continued in 2009 with an agreement
signed with ZEV Markant in Austria (renamed Markant Osterreich) and Syntrade AG in