Mercator is a Slovenian multinational retail corporation owned by the Croatian company Agrokor that is operating in the Central and Southeast Europe.
Poslovni sistem Mercator d.d. is one of the largest business entities in Slovenia and the parent company of the Mercator Group. As the Mercator Group’s controlling company, it has a double role: it manages its retail operations, and carries out corporate tasks for other Mercator Group companies. In addition to its domestic market of Slovenia, Mercator Group is also present in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and North Macedonia. Mercator Group’s core activity is fast-moving consumer goods retail in an extensive retail network spanning Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Mercator’s story dates back to 1949, when the wholesale company Živila Ljubljana, the predecessor of the present-day Poslovni sistem Mercator d.d., was founded. In the early days, Mercator sold the goods straight from the warehouse; today, it is among the most modernized retailers in the region.
The Mercator Group is one of the largest commercial chains in South-eastern Europe with a wide range of shops, from small groceries to large shopping centres in capitals and regional centres. In Slovenia it is present with ten companies. While on other markets od South Eastern Europe it is present with six subsidiaries. The parent company of the of the Mercator Group is Poslovni sistem Mercator, d.d., whose headquarter is in the Republic of Slovenia.
Company Management Board
The Company is run by the Management Board, composed of the president and one member. The president proposes the appointment of other Management Board members to the Supervisory Board and the entire Management Board is appointed by the Supervisory Board.
The Management Board is appointed for five years, with the possibility of unlimited reappointments. The number of Management Board members, their fields of work and their responsibilities are determined by the Supervisory Board as proposed by the president of the Management Board with the adoption of the Management Board Act. The Management Board runs the Company independently and on its own responsibility to the benefit of the Company.
Basic information:
Company name: Poslovni sistem Mercator, d.d.
Abbreviated name: Mercator d.d.
Main activity: G 47.110 Retail in non-specialized food retail outlets
Company Management Board: Tomislav Čizmić – President, Draga Cukjati, Igor Mamuza and Gregor Planteu
Supervisory Board: Fabris Peruško, Ivica Mudrinić, dr. Matej Lahovnik, Miodrag Borojević, Paul Michael Foley, Sergei Volk as representatives of Shareholders, Veljko Tatić, Vesna Stojanović and Jože Lavrenčič as representatives of Employees.
Registry number: 5300231
VAT Tax Code: SI45884595
Business account: TRR: 02922-0015960569 NLB (primary account)
Date of Establishment: 5.12.1989
Company Share Capital: EUR 254,175,051.39
Website: www.mercator.si
Within the Group operates the following companies:
Mercator operations Slovenia:
Mercator operations foreing markets:
- Mercator – S d.o.o. Serbia
- Mercator – CG d.o.o. Montenegro
- Mercator Makedonija, d.o.o.e.l., North Macedonia
- Mercator BH d.o.o., Bosnia and Herzegovina
Other operating activities:
Mercator real estate:
- Mercator – H, d.o.o., Croatia
- Platinum – A, d.o.o., Slovenia
- Platinum – B, d.o.o., Slovenia
- Platinum – C, d.o.o., Slovenia
- Platinum – D, d.o.o., Slovenia
- M – BL, d.o.o., Bosnia and Herzegovina
Poslovni sistem Mercator, d.d., is a member of the following professional associations:
- the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce,
- the Institute for Labour Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana,
- the Institute for Commercial Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Maribor,
- the Slovenian Association of Purchasing,
- the Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia,
- the Association of Employers of Slovenia.