ESM catches up with Markus Tkotz, managing director of Markant, a Europe-wide buying and services provider that has ambitious plans for the future. This article first appeared in ESM's May/June 2023 edition.
With origins dating back to the 1950s, Markant Handels- und Industriewaren-Vermittlungs AG – or just Markant, as it is known – is the largest trading and service cooperation group in Europe.
Headquartered in Switzerland and with a presence in 17 countries, the group specialises in providing wholesale and payment services to retailers including Kaufland, dm-drogerie markt, Rossmann, Globus, Müller, Bünting, and many others.
