FIELDS OF ACTIVITY
Mail Order Sales / Mass Retail
EUROPEAN CAPITAL OF MAIL ORDER SALES (MOS)
- 200 MOS companies are based in Nord-Pas de Calais
- The total sales of this sector amount to 7 billion, of which 55% - i.e. 12% of the European sales figure - coming from Lille Metropole
- 30,000 employees
- Internationally renowned companies are present in Lille Metropole.
12 of 30 largest national companies:
- REDCATS GROUP: LA REDOUTE, VERBAUDET, DAXON, EDMEE, CYRILLUS
- 3 SUISSES INTERNATIONAL GROUP: BECQUET, BLANCHE PORTE, VITRINE MAGIQUE, 3 PAGEN
But also, - DAMART, AFIBEL, QUELLE, EDITIONS ATLAS
- A large variety of service providers for MOS companies
MASS DISTRIBUTION
- 44,000 employees in the Distribution sector
- 200 billion of sales
- Internationally renowned companies are based in Lille Metropole.
11 distributors amongst France's top 20:
- AUCHAN GROUP, with LEROY MERLIN, DECATHLON, NORAUTO,...
But also, - CASTORAMA, MATCH, JACADI-OKAIDI, BOULANGER, FURET DU NORd,
This sector has turned the metropolis into:
- a graphics industry pole (18,000 people),
- the France's largest postal hub.
- the France's largest postal hub.
A SKILLED AND RELIABLE LABOR FORCE
- Young and multicultural population
- A unique training offer in France (IAE IEMD has developed France's very first Master's Degree in Direct Marketing)
CLUSTER: TRADE INDUSTRIES
To meet the sector's new challenges, the distribution companies of the Nord-Pas de Calais region have pooled their forces as regards research and innovation. The Pole regroups companies (distribution, MOS, logistics, ICT sector), universities, top-ranking schools ('Grandes Ecoles'), research centers and public institutions.
www.picom.fr
YOUR CONTACT
Jean-Baptiste Toursel
jb.toursel@apim.com
For more information
Download the 'Lille Metropole, the retail place' brochure
