With effect from the 1st January 2011, EMC Distribution, the central purchasing division of the Casino Group in France, will be joining EMD, a European centralised purchasing group.
EMC Distribution is one of the largest centralised purchasing offices in France, notably for own branded products, thanks to the consolidation of the Casino, Monoprix and Leader Price brands. Through its partnership with EMD, the Group’s central purchasing service will improve the competitiveness of its purchases. The 15 members of EMD cover approximately 500 key players in food distribution and almost 150,000 points of sale.
This partnership will allow EMD to develop its European leadership. The addition of the Casino Group occurs at a key stage where EMD is reforming its operating methods and management systems under a new leadership team. This new structure, designed not to be top heavy, will ensure efficient coordination and communication between each of the purchasing structures.
Concerning Casino
A multi-format Group, the Casino Group is one of the world leaders of food trade.
Its performance, which has steadily progressed over several years, results from targeted market positioning and a capacity of anticipating evolving changes in life-style and consumption. With a turnover of 26.7 billion euros, the Casino Group includes almost 11,000 stores, of which 9,364 are in France, and 200,000 employees around the world.
Concerning EMD
Present in 16 European countries, EMD is the leader in the sector of food distribution purchasing. With a potential turnover of close to 130 billion euros, the centralised purchasing strengthens its contracts with manufacturers of national branded products and its purchases of own branded products.
Saint-Etienne, the 20th December 2010
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