European Marketing Distribution Explained

European Marketing Distribution (EMD) is a European purchasing organization for grocery stores. EMD was established in 1989 and is based in Switzerland.

EMD is currently active in 20 countries with 55,000 points of sale. It has 13 members and has a European market share of 14%.^[1]

Affiliations

Current Affiliations

Country	Name	Affiliation	Headquarters
		2017^[2]	Bella Vista
	Markant Oesterreich GmbH	1989	Vienna
	Kaufland Bulgaria	2016^[3]
	Kaufland Croatia	2016
	Markant C.E.S. s.r.o.	2000	Prague
		2002	Brøndby
	Markant Deutschland GmbH	1989	Offenburg
		2016	Neckarsulm
		2017^[4]	Sankt Wendel
	ESD Italia S.r.l.	2003	Segrate
		2006	Beesd
		2017	Auckland
		2007	Oslo
	Kaufland Poland	2016
	EuromadiPort S.G.C.A. S.A.	2007	Lisbon
	Kaufland Romania	2016
		2017^[5]	St. Petersburg
	Markant Slovensko s.r.o.	2000	Bratislava
	Euromadi Ibérica S.A.	1989	Esplugues
		2019^[6]	Seoul
		1995	Stockholm
	Markant AG	2010^[7]	Pfäffikon

Former Affiliations

Country	Name	Affiliation	Headquarters
		1992-2015^[8]	Cork
		2016-2017^[9]	Leeds

Affiliation Unclear

Country	Name	Affiliation	Headquarters
	Tuko Logistics Osuuskunta	2002-2019?^[10] ^[11]	Kerava
		2011-?^[12]	Paris

See also

• Associated Marketing Services

References

1. https://www.emd-ag.com/facts-and-figures/emd-in-figures.html EMD in figures
2. https://www.emd-ag.com/media/2017-pressrelease-170313.pdf EMD goes intercontinental – Australian retailer Woolworths joins the leading purchasing and marketing group
3. https://www.emd-ag.com/media/2016-pressrelease-160131-emd-kaufland.pdf Kaufland incorporates East European operations into EMD
4. https://www.emd-ag.com/media/2016-pressrelease-161220.pdf Globus incorporates branded consumer goods business including Russia and Czech Republic into EMD
5. https://www.emd-ag.com/media/2017-emd-pressrelease-1711-lenta.pdf Russian Retailer Lenta joins EMD, Europe’s leading buying and marketing group
6. https://www.emd-ag.com/media/2019-emd-pressrelease-2501-homeplus-joins-emd.pdf South Korea’s Homeplus joins EMD
7. https://www.emd-ag.com/media/2010-pa-new-members-en.pdf EMD has new members in Switzerland and Portugal
8. https://www.petrolworld.com/convenience-retail-news/item/24326-musgrave-leaves-emd-european-buying-group Musgrave Leaves EMD European Buying Group
9. https://www.emd-ag.com/media/2018-emd-pressrelease-0301-continues-withouta-asda.pdf EMD to operate in future without ASDA
10. https://www.tuko.fi/en/tuko-logistics-cooperative/associated-companies Tuko Logistics Cooperative - Associated companies
11. https://www.emd-ag.com/company/corporate-structure/shareholders.html Our Shareholders
12. https://www.emd-ag.com/media/2010-pa-casino-en.pdf Casino Group joins European buying group EMD

External links

• EMD AG, official website