European Retail Round Table
Encyclopedia
The European Retail Round Table is a European organisation which represents companies from the European retail sector. Together the members employ about 2.3 million people and have a turnover of €
400 billion.
The organisation is based in Brussels
, Belgium.
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
400 billion.
The organisation is based in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium.
Members
The organization's members, as of June 2009, are:| Member | Country of origin |
|---|---|
| Asda Asda Asda Stores Ltd is a British supermarket chain which retails food, clothing, general merchandise, toys and financial services. It also has a mobile telephone network, , Asda Mobile... |
 United Kingdom United Kingdom |
| C&A C&A C&A is an international chain of fashion retail clothing stores, with its European head offices in Vilvoorde , Belgium and Düsseldorf, Germany... |
 Netherlands Netherlands |
| Carrefour Carrefour Carrefour S.A. is an international hypermarket chain headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France. It is one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world... |
 Early Modern France France |
| Delhaize Group Delhaize Group Delhaize Group is a food retailer headquartered in Belgium which operates in eight countries and on three continents. The principal activity of Delhaize Group is the operation of food supermarkets.-History:Delhaize Group was founded in Belgium in 1867.... |
 Belgium Belgium |
| El Corte Inglés El Corte Inglés El Corte Inglés S.A. , headquartered in Madrid, is the biggest department store group in Europe and ranks fourth worldwide... |
 Spain Spain |
| H&M H&M H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB is a Swedish retail-clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children.... |
 Sweden Sweden |
| IKEA IKEA IKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks, appliances and home accessories. The company is the world's largest furniture retailer... |
Sweden Sweden |
| Inditex Inditex Industria de Diseño Textil, S.A. , more commonly known as Inditex, is a large Spanish corporation and the world's largest fashion group. It is made up of almost a hundred companies dealing with activities related to textile design, production and distribution... |
Spain Spain |
| Kingfisher plc Kingfisher plc Kingfisher plc is a multinational retailing company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the largest home improvement retailer in Europe and the third-largest in the world... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom |
| Marks & Spencer Marks & Spencer Marks and Spencer plc is a British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, with over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries. It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom |
| Mercadona SA Mercadona Mercadona is a Spanish supermarket operator. The Valencia-based company is the largest supermarket chain in Spain - although Carrefour is the largest food retailer - with stores on mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands... |
Spain Spain |
| METRO Group Metro AG Metro AG is a diversified retail and wholesale/cash and carry group based in Düsseldorf, Germany. It has the largest market share in its home market, and is one of the most globalised retail and wholesale corporations. It is the fourth-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues . In English... |
 Germany Germany |
| Royal Ahold Ahold Ahold is a major international supermarket operator based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Ahold is listed on Euronext Amsterdam and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.-History:... |
Netherlands Netherlands |
| Tesco Tesco Tesco plc is a global grocery and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second-largest measured by profits... |
United Kingdom United Kingdom |