| Directory of International Retail Associations |
| ALSHOP - Associaçăo de Lojistas de Shopping Rua Teixeira da Silva, 660 Cjs. 101/102 Sao Paulo - SP 04002-003 BRAZIL Tel.: 55-11-889-0505 Fax: 55-11-889-7566 E-mail: anauate@alshop.com.br Website: www.alshop.com.br Mr. Fabio Anauate Commercial Director Mr. Nabil Sahyoun President ALSHOP is the national association of mall-based retailers in Brazil. Its mission is to promote the sharing of information and technology and the education of its members through the development of workshops, conferences, congresses and partnerships with retail-industry suppliers. |
| ANTAD - Asociación Nacional de Tiendas de Autoservicios y Departamentales Horacio 1855, 6° Piso Col. Chapultepec Morales México DF 11570 MEXICO Tel.: 52-5-580-1772 Fax: 52-5-395-2610 E-mail: dmartinez@antad.org.mx Website: www.antad.org.mx Mr. David A. Martínez President and CEO Mr. Rogelio Rodríguez Executive Vice President Founded in 1983, ANTAD is a nonprofit association of retailers in Mexico whose primary objective is to help its members improve the channels of distribution in accordance with the needs and desires of the Mexican consumer. |
| Australian Retailers Association (ARA) Level 1, 20 York Street Sydney, NSW 2000 - AUSTRALIA Tel.: 61-02-9299-6245 Fax: 61-02-9299-7154 E-mail: phil.naylor@ara.com.au Website: www.ara.com.au Mr. Phil G. Naylor Chief Executive Officer The ARA was established as the result of a merger in 1996 of the various state retail associations, some of which have been operating almost 100 years, and the precious national association. It now provides a united national voice for Australia's retailing industry, with some 12,000 members, of all types and sizes, transacting around 75% of the nation's retail sales. ARA is engaged in a wide range of policy, government, labor relations, training, retail property and related issues industrial on behalf of Australian retailers. |
| AVODIS Tomáikova 26821 01 Bratislava SLOVAK REPUBLIC Tel.: 421-7-5227-352 Fax: 421-7-5227-352 E-mail: avodis@cdi.sk Website: n/a Ms. Barbara Tinková Executive Secretary AVODIS was formed in 1994 to represent and protect the interests of the industry through education, industry relations and public affairs activities. |
| BAG Verband - Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft der Mittel- und Großbetriebe des Einzelhandels e. V. Atrium Friedrichstraße Friedrichstraße 60 10117 Berlin GERMANY Tel.: 49-30-206-1200 Fax: 49-30-206-12088 E-mail: handelsverband@bag.de Website: www.bag.de Dr. Walter Deuss President The mission of the BAG is to represent the political interests of their members and to encourage intra-industry cooperation. BAG has 2,400 retail members.Annual sales of BAG members represent DM 70 billion (approximately 10% of total annual retail sales in Germany.) |
| British Retail Consortium (BRC) 5 Grafton Street London W1X 3LB UNITED KINGDOM Tel.: 44-171-647-1500 Fax: 44-171-647-1599 E-mail: wmoyes@brc.org.uk Website: www.brc.org.uk Mr. Hugh Clark Director, Membership Mr. William Moyes Director General Founded in 1992, the BRC is engaged in providing information and services to British retailers in the areas of consumer issues, economic affairs, financial services, security and loss prevention and public affairs. BRC represents 90% of a sector that accounts for 23% of the United Kingdom's GDP expenditure, with industry sales reaching Ł160 billion in 1995. |
| China General Chamber of Commerce 45, Fuxingmennei St. Beiging 100801 CHINA Tel.: 86-10-6609-4544 Fax: 86-10-6603-0199 E-mail: cgcc_intl@yahoo.com.cn Website: www.china-retailers.com.cn Mr. SHEN Shi Section Director China General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) is a national social organization under direct administration of State Economic & Trade commission P.R.C. The CGCC has now about 500 members. |
| CIES — The Food Business Forum 7, rue de Madrid 75008 Paris FRANCE Tel.: 33-1-44-69-84-84 Fax: 33-1-44-69-99-39 E-mail: info@ciesnet.com Website: www.ciesnet.com Mr. Alan McClay CEO Mr. Jonathan Berger General Manager, North America CIES — The Food Business Forum is the only independent global food business network. It serves the CEOs and senior management of 175 retailer and 175 supplier member companies, and their subsidiaries, in over 150 countries. CIES has been growing with the food business for over 50 years. Its strength lies in the active commitment of its member companies and its privileged access to key industry players. With its headquarters in Paris and its regional offices in Washington, Singapore and Tokyo, CIES — The Food Business Forum serves its members throughout the world. |
| CNDL - Confederaçăo Nacional de Dirigentes Lojistas SRTVN Quadra 701 Centro Empresarial Norte - Bloco B, Sala 337 Brasilia, DF 70.710-200 BRAZIL Tel.: 55-61-327-2327 Fax: 55-61-327-3481 E-mail: cndl@cndl.org.br Website: www.cndl.org.br Mr. Sebastiăo Mauro President Founded in 1960, CNDL is the umbrella organization for local merchant associations in Brazil. Their main objective is to represent the retail industry on a national level in all areas pertaining to the segment. CNDL represents the interests of 3.5 million Brazilian retailers who operate 7.5 million retail establishments. |
| Confcommercio Piazza G.G. Belli, 22 - 00153, Roma ITALY Tel.: 39-06-586-6201 Fax: 39-06-580-9425 E-mail: confcommercio@confcommercio.it Website: www.confcommercio.it Mr. Sergio Billč President The leading union of Italian enterprises, Confcommercio represents and promotes the interests of over 820,000 firms operating in the commercial, tourist and services sectors. Confcommercio promotes the commercial development and professional formation of its members, as well as the technological innovations required to meet the demands of the marketplace. |
| De Samvirkende Křbmćnd (Independent Grocers Association) Svanemřllevej 41DK-2900 Hellerup DENMARK Tel.: 45-3962-1616 Fax: 45-3962-0300 E-mail: dsk@d-s-k.dk Website: www.d-s-k.dk Mr. John Wagner CEO With 1,500 members, De Samvirkende Křbmćnd is the national association for independent grocers in Denmark. Their primary activities are lobbying and retail consulting. |
| EuroCommerce Avenue des Nerviens 9-31, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium Tel.: 32-2-737-05-98 Fax: 32-2-230-00-78 E-mail: Website: www.eurocommerce.be Dr Peter Bernert President EuroCommerce: the voice of Commerce in Brussels Established in 1993, EuroCommerce represents the retail, wholesale and international trade sectors in Europe. Its membership of over 100 includes commerce federations in 29 European countries, European and national associations representing specific branches of commerce and individual companies. |
| Federation of Finnish Commerce and Trade (Kaupan Keskusliitto) Mannerheimintie 76 A P.O. Box 150 Helsinki 00251 FINLAND Tel.: 358-9-441651 Fax: 358-9-496142 E-mail: guy.wires@kaupankl.fi Website: www.kaupankl.fi Mr. Guy Wires Managing Director The Federation of Finnish Commerce and Trade is a nationwide interest group for commerce and trade, representing both the retail and wholesale industries in Finland. |
| FENALCO - Federación Nacional de Comerciantes Carrera 4 No. 19-85 Piso 7 Santa Fé de Bogotá 4405 COLOMBIA Tel.: 57-1-336-7800 Fax: 57-1-350--9424 E-mail: sabas@fundecomercio.com.co Website: www.fenalco.com.co Mr. Sabas Pretelt de la Vega President Mr. Juan Carlos Cardona Vice President IT Founded 1945, FENALCO is a nonprofit organization with the mission to represent the interests of Colombian retailers and to promote the development of the retail sector. FENALCO has 15,000 members and 36 offices throughout Colombia. |
| Fiji Retailers Association 19-23 Cummings Street Suva FIJI Tel.: 679-967-888 Fax: 679-302-434 E-mail: n/a Website: n/a Mr. Himmat Lodhia President Founded in 1965, the Fiji Retailers Association conducts programs in training and represents the interests of the retail industry on behalf of its 130 mostly small to medium-size retail members. |
| HDE - Hauptverband des Deutschen Einzelhandels e.V. Am Weidendamm 1A10117 Berlin GERMANY Tel.: 49-030-726-2500 Fax: 49-030-726-25099 E-mail: hde@einzelhandel.de Website: www.einzelhandel.de Mr. Holger Wenzel Hauptgeschäftsführer Originally established in 1919, the mission of the HDE is to work for the interests of the entire German retail industry in all its forms, representing some 550,000 retail firms. |
| Hellenic Retail Business Association (SELPE) Adrianou 7 Neo Psichiko 154 51 Athens GREECE Tel: 30-10- 672-7385 Fax: 30-10-672-7386 E-mail: n/a Website: www.selpe.gr Mr. Spyros Kouroup General Director |
| Hong Kong Retail Management Association Unit B, 23/F United Centre 95 Queensway, Admiralty HONG KONG Tel.: 852-2866-8311 Fax: 852-2866-8380 E-mail: n/a Website: www.tdctrade.com Ms. Anita Bagaman Executive Director The Hong Kong Retail Management Association represents the interests of an industry which is one of the largest service sectors in terms of employment. In 1995, there were 67,850 wholesale and retail establishments, employing some 275,900 people or 9.3% of Hong Kong's working population, and accounted for 5% of Hong Kong's GDP. |
| International Association of Department Stores (IADS) 11-13 rue Guersant 75017 Paris FRANCE Tel.: 33-1-42.94.02.02 Fax: 33-1-42.94.02.04 E-mail: iads@iads.org Website: www.iads.org Mr. Maarten de Groot van Embden General Secretary Mr. Christopher Knee Assistant General Secretary IADS is an association gathering traditional department stores from around the world for information exchanges and research. |
| Intercontinental Group of Department Stores (IGDS) PO Box 91248036 Zürich SWITZERLAND Tel.: 41-1-295-3080 Fax: 41-1-291-5000 E-mail: info@igds.org Website: www.igds.org Mr. Mr. Werner J. Studer Executive Director The Intercontinental Group of Department Stores (IGDS) was founded in 1946. The IGDS organizes more than 20 conferences per year on department store issues allowing wide opportunity for networking and information exchange. |
| Japan Retailers Association Tosho Bldg., 2-2 Marunouchi 3-Chome Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo 100 JAPAN Tel.: 81-3-3283-7920 Fax: 81-3-3215-7698 E-mail: jretail@ibm.net Website: www.japan-retail.or.jp Mr. Keiji Tanaka Director Representing the entire spectrum of the Japanese retail sector, JRA's membership includes department stores, supermarkets, general merchandise and specialty stores. |
| National Retail Federation (NRF) Liberty Place 325 7th St. NW, Ste. 1100 Washington, DC 20004 UNITED STATES Tel: 202-626-8142 Fax: 202-626-8145 E-mail: mullint@nrf.com Website: www.nrf.com Ms. Tracy Mullin President & CEO The National Retail Federation (NRF) is the world's largest retail trade association with membership that comprises all retail formats and channels of distribution. NRF members represent an industry that encompasses more than 1.4 million U.S. retail establishments, employs more than 20 million people — about 1 in 5 American workers — and registered 2000 sales of $3.1 trillion. NRF's international members operate stores in more than 50 nations. In its role as the retail industry's umbrella group, NRF also represents 32 national and 50 state associations in the U.S. as well as 24 international associations representing retailers abroad. |
| New Zealand Retailers Association 57 Willis Street Wellington NEW ZEALAND Tel.: 64-4-472-3733 Fax: 64-4-472-1071 E-mail: jalbertson@retail.org.nz Website: www.retail.org.nz Mr. John Albertson Chief Executive The Retail Merchants Association is the leading trade association for the retail sector, with over 4,000 members, and a membership that represents over 65% of industry turnover. |
| ONEC - Organización Nacional de Empresas Comerciales, Inc. Mustafá Kemal Ataturk No. 34 Edif. NP II, Ste. 3 NO Ensanche Naco Santo Domingo DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Tel: 809-683-7229 Fax: 809-683-7236 E-mail: onec@codetel.net.do Ms. Leonor Asilis Executive Director ONEC was founded in February 1997 by the 21 leading specialty and department store retailers in the Dominican Republic. ONEC's mission is to give the retail sector a voice in politics and to contribute to the development of Dominican retail and of the economy in general. |
| Philippine Retailers Association Unit 2610, Jollibee Plaza, Ortigas Center Emerald Ave. & Ruby Rd. Pasig City PHILIPPINES Tel.: 63-2-687-4180 Fax: 63-2-636-0825 E-mail: pra@nwave.net Website: www.philretailers.com Ms. Evelyn Balmeo Salire Secretary General The Philippine Retailers Association is a nonprofit trade organization composed of retailers, wholesalers, commercial center developers and suppliers. Its goal is to improve the economic and social conditions of the country through the effective distribution of merchandise. The Philippine Retailers Association has 187 retail members. |
| Retail Council of Canada 800-1255 Bay St. Toronto ON M5R 2A9 CANADA Tel.: 416-922-0553 Fax: 416-922-8011 E-mail: dbrisebois@retailcouncil.org Website: www.retailcouncil.org Ms. Diane Brisebois President and CEO Retail Council of Canada is the proactive and authoritative voice for retailers in Canada and the catalyst for progressive development within the retail industry. With over 6,500 members, 85% of the members are small retailers, 14% are mid-sized, and large stores represent 1% of the membership. |
| Samtök Verslunarinnar - Federation of Icelandic Trade Hus Verslunarinnar IS-103 Reykjavik ICELAND Tel.: 354-588-8910 Fax: 354-568-8441 E-mail: fis@centrum.is Website: www.fis.is Mr. Andrés Magnússon Secretary General Federation of Trade is a trade association representing companies in all branches of trade, imports, exports, wholesale and retail distribution. |
| Singapore Retailers Association 76 Shenton Way, #17-01 Singapore 079119 SINGAPORE Tel.: 65-223-6221 Fax: 65-223-6621 E-mail: sra@pacific.net.sg Website: www.sra.org.sg Ms. Wei-Chen Lau Executive Director In November 1977, ten leading retailers founded the Singapore Retail Association to improve business standards, professionalism and productivity among retailers in Singapore. Membership is open to all retailers. |
| Svensk Handel - Swedish Federation of Trade S - 10329 Stockholm SWEDEN Tel.: 46-8-762-7700 Fax: 46-8-762-7777 E-mail: maud.kronberg@svenskhandel.se Website: www.swefedtrade.com Mr. E. O. Holm Managing Director Mr. Hans Löwlund Development Director |
| SVŢ-Samtök verslunar og ţjónustu - Icelandic Federation of Trade and Services Borgartun 35IS -105 Reykjavik ICELAND Tel: 354-511-7811 Fax: 354-511-3001 E-mail: sigurdur@svth.is Website: www.svth.is Mr. Sigurđur Jónsson Director |
| Taiwan Chain Store & Franchise Association Chinese Taipei 7F, No. 197, Nanking E. Rd., Sec. 4 Taipei 105 TAIWAN Tel: 886-2-2712-1250 Fax: 886-2-27177997 E-mail: shirley.haung@tcfa.org.tw Website: www.tcsa.org.tw Ms. Shirely Huang Director The Taiwan Chain Store Association was established in 1991 to provide opportunities for mutual learning and exchange in the area of chain store operations. In 1998 there were 192 members in 58 different sectors. |
| Thai Retailers Association Vongvanij Complex, Suite No. 100/9, Tower B 12th Fl., Rama 9 Road, Huay Khwang Bangkok 10320 THAILAND Tel: 66-2-645-0422 Fax: 66-2-645-0421 E-mail: tra@upfront.co.th Website: www.thairetailer.org Mrs. Varaporn Namatra Executive Director The Thai Retailers Association first came to existence about 20 yeas ago. Their goal is to strengthen unity, cooperation, and coordination among members to improve the retail industry. The Thai Retailers Association has 126 members (70 retailers and 56 associate members). |
| Turkish Council of Shopping Centres Kültür Mah. Yaprak Sk. No:4 2.Ulus - Etiler Istanbul TURKEY Tel: 90-212-287-3932 Fax: 90-212-287-4416 E-mail: info@tcscr.org Website: www.tcscr.org Ms. Nusin Oral Secretary General Mr. Barhan Titizer Staff Vice Prseident The main goal of the Turkish Council of Shopping Centres is to encourage cooperation and systemize the relationship between shopping center operators and retailers. Their membership includes some of the largest retailers in Turkey as well as shopping center developers and management companies. |