EXCLUSIVEBRANDSOURCING RETAILER/WHOLESALER ...

Group (also listed in the Manufacturers database) sells branded and private label products to
retailers in North America. The company is the largest supplier of custom paints for the private
label market.
EB Identities: Exclusivity of its brands (listed above) found in its company owned stores.
Otherwise, these labels are marketed as brands through its Consumer Group.Sherwin-Williams
(Harmony, ProMar 200XP, and Resilience)
EB skus: N/A
Profile: Sherwin-Williams painted a bright financial report in 2012 thanks to the higher paint sales
volume in its company stores, the higher price increases on products, as well as higher price
increases and acquisitions throughout its other Group operations. In November 2012, the company
agreed to acquire Consorcio Comex, S.A. De C.., Mexico City, a leader in the Mexican paint and
coatings market. Sherwin-Williams will pay cash $2.4 billion and assume Comex’s debt. Its 2011
sales totaled $1.4 billion, generated in part from 240 company owned paint stores and including
789 owned paint outlets in Canada. Comex operates 16 manufacturing plants: 8 in Mexico, 5 in
the US, and 3 in Canada.
Procurement Contacts: N/A
SHINSEGAE CO., LTD.
52-5 Chung Noo-Ro 1 G, Chung-GA, Seoul 100-747 SOUTH KOREA
Tel: +822 7271234
Fax: +822 7271889
www.singegae.co.kr
Total 2010 Sales: $3.4 Billion (3,903 Billion KRW)
Percentage of Sales in Exclusive Brands: N/A
Principal Business: Started in 1930 as Korea’s first department store, this operation in 1993
introduced the country to the discount store concept as well, under the Emart hypermarket logo.
The Group now operates Shinsegae department stores in at least seven cities with branches in
China, Japan and the US; while its Emart division, encompasses 133 stores in South Korea and 57
outlets in China. The retailer’s Centun City shopping complex in Busan is recognized as “the
world’s largest department store.” The Emart chain extends into different formats: Emmart
hypermarkets, Emart Everyday neighborhood stores, Emart TRADERS warehouse stores (3