Logista
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| Company type | Sociedad Anónima (Subsidiary) BMAD: LOG |
|---|---|
| Industry | Distribution of products and services, Wholesale |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Madrid Area , |
Number of locations | >400 warehouses[1] |
Area served | Southern Europe |
Key people | Luis Alfonso Egido Gálvez (CEO)[2] |
| Revenue | € 9.47 billion (2015)[3] |
Number of employees | >6,000 (2015)[1] |
| Parent | Imperial Brands (50.2%) |
| Subsidiaries |
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| Website | www |
Compañía de Distribución Integral Logista Holdings, S.A., or Grupo Logista is a Spanish company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a distributor of products and services to proximity retailers in Southern Europe. The company distribution includes different product categories such as tobacco, convenience, pharmaceutical, books and periodicals, as well as e-transactions among others. Logista also provides long distance and full load transport services, temperature-controlled transportation services, industrial parcel and parcel and express courier services.[4]
The group serves approximately 300,000[4] delivery points in Spain, France, Italy, Portugal and Poland, as well as approximately 45,000 point of sale terminals. It supplies clients in various sectors comprising tobacco, publishing, books, e-transactions, health, HORECA, wholesale distribution, and public sectors.
History[edit]
Logista's origins go back to Tabacalera's (then Altadis) distribution division, from which it spun off in 1999.[5]
In 2008 Imperial Tobacco Group (now Imperial Brands)[6] acquired Grupo Logista, maintaining independent management of the company.[7]
In 2014 the Compañía de Distribución Integral Logista Holdings, S.A.U (Grupo Logista), parent company of the Compañía de Distribución Integral Logista S.A.U Operating Company[8] (former Group's parent company) was created. Logista began trading on Spanish stock exchanges[9] on July 14, 2014, at a price of €13 per share and is part of the IBEX Medium Cap®.[10]
Companies of the Group[edit]
The company operates in Europe through numerous group entities, such as Logista, Integra2, Logesta, Logistadis, MidSid, Nacex, Supergroup and Terzia among others.[11]
Infrastructure[edit]
Logista European infrastructure network comprises some 400 warehouses, including 42 central/regional warehouses and 363 service points, surpassing 1 million m2 of warehousing.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Infrastructures".
- ^ "Maintaining Profit Levels in Times of Crisis". IESE Business School.
- ^ "Annual Reports 2015".
- ^ a b "Compañía de Distribución Integral Logista Holdings, S.A.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Our History".
- ^ "Imperial Tobacco is rebranding to Imperial Brands". City A.M.
- ^ "Imperial sparks up Spanish float plans for Logista". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Compañía de Distribución Integral Logista S.A.U". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Company Profile". Reuters.
- ^ "Imperial Tobacco Sets Price Range for Logista I.P.O." The New York Times.
- ^ "Compania de Distribucion Integral Logista Holdings SA (LOG.MC)". Reuters.
