Mercator Serbia
Official logo | |
Native name | Меркатор Србија |
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LLC | |
Industry | Retail |
Founded |
2002(Current form) 5 February 1993 (Founded) |
Headquarters | Novi Sad, Serbia |
Area served | Serbia |
Key people |
Entoni Sošić (Director) Vladan Drašković (Director) Violeta Kovačević (Director) |
Brands |
Mercator Idea Roda |
Services | Discount stores, hypermarket, supercenter, supermarket, superstore, other specialty |
Revenue |
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Total assets |
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Total equity |
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Owner | Agrokor (100%) |
Number of employees | 8,345 (2017)[1] |
Website |
www |
Footnotes / references Business ID: 06886671 Tax ID: 101670560 [2] |
Mercator Serbia (Serbian: Меркатор Србија) or Mercator-S, is a Serbian supermarket chain, a part of Mercator Group, an international retail chain based in Slovenia and owned by Croatian Agrokor. As of 2016, it has 15.98% market share in Serbia.[3]
History
The company was established in 2002, when the first Mercator Center Belgrade was opened in New Belgrade.[4] The 50,000 square meter Center was completely renovated and re-opened in 2012.[5]
In October 2006, Mercator bought 76% of Rodić M&B company for 116 million euros and became the major shareholder in Roda Supermarkets. The complete ownership takeover of this company was finished in 2009.[6]
In June 2013, Croatian Agrokor Group initiated [7] and in June 2014 finished the takeover of Mercator Group,[8] and initiated the integration of their operations in Serbia under the Mercator brand,[9] including Mercator Centers, Roda Megamarkets and IDEA supermarkets. The takeover was approved by the Serbian Commission for the Protection of Competition in December 2013.[10]
In December 2017, Serbian holding company MPC Holding bought Mercator Center Belgrade from the Mercator Serbia for a sum of 46 million euros.[11]
Gallery
- Hypermarket in Novi Sad
- Mercator Center Belgrade in New Belgrade
- Idea supermarket in New Belgrade
- Roda Center in New Belgrade
- Roda megamarket in New Belgrade
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "СТО НАЈ... ПРИВРЕДНИХ ДРУШТАВА У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ У 2017. ГОДИНИ" (PDF). apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Belgrade: Agencija za privredne registre. September 2018. pp. 15, 16. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "Основни подаци о привредном друштву". apr.gov.rs (in Serbian). Serbian Business Registers Agency. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ http://www.invest-in-serbia.com/archive/2002_12/2002_12_04_1.htm
- ↑ http://wire.seenews.com/news/serbias-mercator-s-to-invest-12-mln-euro-in-belgrade-shopping-center-overhaul-211890
- ↑ http://www.b92.net/eng/news/business.php?yyyy=2006&mm=10&dd=20&nav_id=37463
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-06-14/croatia-s-agrokor-to-pay-eu430-million-for-mercator-stake
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-06-26/agrokor-to-buy-mercator-in-largest-takeover-in-balkans
- ↑ http://wire.seenews.com/news/mercator-to-run-agrokors-retail-business-in-serbia-konzum-gets-croatia-bosnia-436692
- ↑ http://www.ekapija.com/website/en/page/830264/Agrokor-allowed-to-take-over-Mercator-if-it-sells-21-stores-in-Serbia
- ↑ "Srbin kupio TC "Merkator" za 46 miliona evra". novosti.rs (in Serbian). 19 December 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018.