Makro is a high volume, low cost - low price, no frills cash & carry wholesaler, selling to registered professional customers a full range of food and non-food products, with communication solely based on direct mailing. The core customer base is the retailer, caterer and professional in the service sector. Our registered customers are informed of new product developments and promotions through our biweekly Makro mail.
At present we are located in 5 countries in Asia with a total of more than 70 stores, covering a net selling space of 600,000 m².
Makro employs more than 7,500 people and serves hundreds of thousands of professional customers everyday, resulting in an annual turnover exceeding 2 billion US$.
Our customer base consists of approximately 5 million registered professional customers, which is equivalent to 10 million Makro cards.
COUNTRY | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
THAILAND | 23 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
INDONESIA | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
PAKISTAN | - | - | - | 1 |
PHILIPPINES | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
CHINA | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
TOTAL | 51 | 61 | 65 | 69 |
Source: http://www.makro.com/company.htm