EXCLUSIVEBRANDSOURCING RETAILER/WHOLESALER ...

EB Identities: Continente, Modelo
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Profile: Despite the economic and financial crisis, Sonae, during 2009, added a total of 144 stores:
55 in Portugal and 22 of them in Spain. Specifically, 89 new stores were opened in the Sonae MC
division and 77 new outlets in Sonae SR. The company reported it total net income up by 88.4%
to € 74 million, while also increasing its market share in retail and pushing more decisively into
Spain, opening Worten , SportZone, and Zippy stores—its emphasis on growing the textile and
sports formats, while also broadening its own brand product range. UPDATE: As a follow-up,
Sonae began 2010 with 11 more stores (Zippy, Worten, and SportZone) opening in Spain, as it
looked to reach its goal of 45 new units in that country by year end. Also, in July 2010, the
company announced plans to expand into 10 new countries, opening specialized retail stores in the
Middle East, the Canary Islands (Spain), and via its shopping center business in Colombia. Its
growth engines in retail are: Zippy, Worten, and SportZone. Sonae began its international drive in
2008 with SportZone and Worten entering Spain and Zippy in 2009. Sonae Sierra’s international
push began in 1999 with Spain, Greece and Brazil.
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SPARTAN STORES, INC.
850 76th St. SW, P.O. Box 8700, Grand Rapids, MI 49518 USA
Tel: (616) 878-2000
Fax: (616) 878-8925
www.spar tanstores.com
Total Fiscal 2010 Sales: $2.6 Billion -1%
Percentage of Sales in Exclusive Brands: 20%+
Principal Business: Spartan Stores is Michigan’s largest grocery distributor, supplying grocery and
general merchandise products to 375 independent grocery stores, as well as its corporate-owned
stores: 96 outlets, including 27 Family Fare supermarkets, 34 Glen’s Markets, 11 D&W Fresh
Markets, 8 Felpausch Food Centers, 16 VG’s Food and Pharmacy, and 24 fuel/convenience stores
under different banners (Quick Stop). Spartan, which operates two distribution centers, also has
subsidiaries in real estate and insurance. Spartan is traded on the NASDAQ exchange (SPTN).