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About the FDG Group |
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A major player in the non-food segment of mass retail, the FDG Group designs, develops, and markets product lines for large and medium-sized retailers.
The FDG Group represents 15 product lines, 12,000 different products, and 75 million items sold per year in France.
The product lines of the FDG Group cover the areas of Textiles (notions, shoe soles and laces, pantyhose, textile accessories), Health & Beauty (hair accessories, make-up, health care items) and Household Items (cooking utensils, cleaning brooms and brushes, home repair, school supplies, Panini-brand albums and stickers).
The FDG Group currently represents 2 operational centers, 12 regional distribution companies, 4 production and logistics sites, and 1 national information-processing center.
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 OPERATIONAL CENTERS
FDG INTERNATIONAL - 94310 ORLY
DELSOL - 86361 CHASSENEUIL-DU-POITOU
REGIONAL OFFICES
FDG SUD-EST - 05000 GAP
FDG BRETAGNE - 35920 RENNES
FDG CENTRE - 42110 FEURS
FDG ATLANTIQUE - 49303 CHOLET
FDG CENTRE-OUEST - 72190 COULAINES
FDG POITOU-CHARENTES - 86009 POITIERS
FDG MIDI-AQUITAINE - 33083 BORDEAUX
FDG SUD-AQUITAINE - 40990 SAINT PAUL LES DAX
FDG PARIS-SUD - 45331 MALESHERBES
FDG NORD - 59503 DOUAI
FDG PARIS-OUEST - 78250 MEULAN
FDG EST – 90006 BELFORT
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History of the FDG Group |
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• The PECAM company was founded in the 1960’s to promote the production of sewing supplies. PECAM worked with a number of wholesalers in the sewing industry to market their products.
• In the late 1960’s, PECAM made the decision to turn its focus toward mass retail, which, at that time, was in its nascent stage. PECAM developed a line of packaged sewing notions and selected wholesalers willing to work toward developing this new channel of distribution.
• Encouraged by PECAM, in 1973 four of the company’s wholesaler clients founded the group France Distribution Gestion in order to provide national coverage and thus establish a presence in the world of mass retail.
• Throughout the 1970’s, and up until the early 1980’s, FDG strove to expand its product offering in an effort to meet consumer expectations and adopted new product lines, notably in the areas of hair care, shoe soles and laces, and cooking utensils.
• In 1984, FDG implemented a common national computer system throughout all of the regional companies making up this network. This system gave rise to the use of GEN codes, systemized by FDG for its products. Merchandisers were equipped with portable terminals, which facilitated order placement as well as order preparation thanks to the rapid centralization of all required data.
• In the 1990’s, the FDG Group continued to adopt new product lines (home repair, cleaning brooms and brushes, etc.) and entered into several partnership agreements with industry-leading manufacturers (Golden Lady pantyhose, Clairefontaine, Panini). PECAM, the Group’s main supplier, which then represented over 50% of the Group’s business, was integrated into the network in 1992.
• In 1999, the twelve independent regional companies adopted a single trade name: FDG. This name is a powerful symbol for the FDG Group, enabling it to pursue a single Group-wide strategy, development policy, and communication plan.
• Beginning in 2000, the FDG Group experienced a series of external growth phases with the acquisition of the following companies: Mercerie de Marque (sewing supplies) in 2000, DMC Distribution (sewing supplies) in 2004, Delsol Paris (hair accessories) in 2004, and Tersol (health and beauty products) in 2006.
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Objectives of the FDG Group |
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The FDG Group works to create and optimize product lines designed to be sold in the mass retail market (large and medium-sized retailers).
The FDG Group’s core business activities include the following: |
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