Rtg International Joins Concordis Buying Alliance 

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RTG International, nan German purchasing alliance, has joined recently formed European adjacent Concordis arsenic a founding partner. 

Concordis, initially announced connected 7 July, includes French unit companies Carrefour and Coopérative U arsenic partners.  

In a associated connection released connected 13 August, nan partners said they are “focusing connected improving purchasing conditions pinch awesome multinational suppliers of branded user goods”. 

The confederation besides seeks to “reduce costs, summation productivity, amended merchandise quality, fortify invention and respond much efficaciously to nan expectations of consumers”.  

Alexandre Bompard, president and CEO of Carrefour, said RTG International’s integration into Concordis “marks a decisive measurement successful nan consolidation of our European alliance”, it brings “together 2 of nan largest user markets successful Europe and strengthens its negotiating powerfulness connected a continental scale”.  

RTG International represents respective predominantly family-owned German retailers specified arsenic Rossmann, Globus, and Bartels-Langness, on pinch Bünting, Netto, and Kaes.  

Collectively, these groups make astir €31bn ($36.21bn) successful gross crossed astir 570 hypermarkets, 770 supermarkets, and 2,230 drugstores. 

Bompard added that “the increasing diverseness of distribution channels represented – large-scale nutrient retailers, specialised retailers, and now nan fast-growing drugstore conception – is simply a awesome plus successful our speech pinch manufacturers”. 

Michael Kutz, managing head of RTG International, said it German retailers will use from an “enhanced position successful world negotiations” and nan confederation is “crucial for our semipermanent competitiveness”.  

Kutz went connected to opportunity that successful an situation marked by “increasing unit connected purchasing power, this collaboration allows america to unafraid nan champion conditions pinch our world partners”. 

Concordis’ statement has been notified to French and German regulators, allowing it to beryllium fresh for nan 2026 negotiations, nan partners said.  

Carrefour, Coopérative U, and RTG International said they scheme to invited further partners later, selecting them based connected their marketplace size to proceed building a starring European buying alliance. 

Together, nan 3 founding partners of Concordis correspond a mixed turnover of complete €125bn.  

With banners established successful France, Germany, and Spain, they screen an array of shop formats, including hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, and drugstores.