European Marketing Distribution AG

Pfäffikon/Switzerland, 17/01/2025: Right at the start of 2025, the European Marketing Distribution (EMD) network is once again demonstrating the additional benefits that cooperation between renowned distributors can generate for customers in the retail sector: The latest example is a new cooperation on the joint procurement of private labels in France with the renowned buying group Francap, who serves 10 local retailers, representing over 2,200 points of sale, including the French operations of EMD's Belgian partner Colruyt. As a result, French consumers can now enjoy even more attractive private label product ranges in the affiliated Francap shops - and suppliers in France gain new and valuable access to the global sales markets of the EMD retail alliance.

Pfäffikon/Switzerland, 14/10/2024 - European Marketing Distribution announces a new associate member: Lotte from South Korea, one of the most important players in the Asian markets, is cooperating with EMD with immediate effect. EMD is consistently continuing its dynamic development with the cooperation now agreed with the prominent new member Lotte. Founded in 1989, the trade alliance now represents and bundles the interests of 12 companies on three continents. EMD's central projects include international procurement of Private Label products as well as the introduction of its vast network of suppliers to its members worldwide.

· Swede elected new Board President of leading retail alliance · Neuman, with years of broad retail experience from Dagab and the Axfood group, is a private label specialist highly reputed in the industry · Dmitry Bogod from Lenta elected new Board member

June 2019.

- Cooperation will start in the private label business - Global supply chains offer increased opportunities for growth to the distributors and industrial partners involved - retail customers benefit from a larger assortment variety Pfäffikon, Switzerland: The European Marketing Distribution AG (EMD) welcomes a new partner: Homeplus Co. Ltd, Korea’s second largest retailer, is from now on closely cooperating in the sourcing of private label products with the leading European associated group. The agreement signed on Wednesday 23 January in Zürich by Homeplus’ CEO Lim Il-Soon provides also for the option of cooperation in other areas of intercontinental cooperation. - Cross reference: Picture is available at AP Images (http://www.apimages.com) - Homeplus, founded in 1997, is the second largest company in the South Korean retailer market with a turnover of 9.7 billion US dollars (2017). The Homeplus Group owned by the Asian private equity firm MBK Partners operates currently 752 retail ou