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FASHION & BEAUTY RETAIL PARTNER ON MARKETS OF EX YUGOSLAVIA COMPANY PROFILE INTRODUCTION MONTECRISTO SL is a modern, brand new fashion and beauty retailing company, but with long tradition. Located in Slovenia, we are supporting and developing brands accross 4 countries of former Yugoslavia. In fact, through the acqusition of Modiana, former greater consumer awareness and equity. textile and beauty division of Mercator group, our start dates back to 1964. Today, our network Montecristo Group is currently covering the consists of more than 100 stores, about 700 following territories: Romania, Czech Republic, employees and 48.000 m2 of retail sales area Bolgaria and Slovakia through the HQ offices throughout the territory of Slovenia, Croatia, based in Romania; and Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia Serbia and Bosnia & Hercegovina. and Bosnia & Hercegovina through offices based in Slovenia. Combined, Montecristo Group currently 30% of the company is owned by the manages more than 200 stores throughout these management, which makes us highly motivated. territories. The remaining 70% was invested by Montecristo Group, who owns and develops a portfolio of But there is still plenty of room to grow. Maintaining GORAN KRISTAN important consumer brands as Kenvelo, Lee a long term relationships with our customers President of the Board, CEO Cooper, and Timeout. Through its in-house brand - fashion conscious individuals, offering them and business development, merchandising, contemporary style in best value for money, our advertising and public relations department, vision is to became the biggest beauty & fashion Montecristo Group manages its brands to drive retailer in the region. OUR TIMELINE Fashion Group with 40 years of tradition and ambitious plans. Established as »Modna hiša« in Maribor, Slovenia Maxi, the first modern department store of former Yugoslavia was inaugurated The first Beautique, a premium multibrand retail concept for beauty&cosmetics was opened. Modiana was developed as a textile division of Mercator, the biggest supermarket chain of former Yugoslavia On 1st March 2010 and stores were opened across Slovenia, Modiana becames an Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia. independent legal entity, however still owned by Modiana was again Mercator. incorporated under Mercator, but always operated as a separate business unit with its own management and development strategy. 1964 1971 2001 2010 2014 2016 In July 2016 Modiana and Beautique were sold to Montecristo SL. OUR NUMBERS 4 € 66,2 M 103 250 countries of turnover shops brands in our with different (2016) portfolio currencies employees700 square6.000 metres of 48.000square metres our biggest store of sales area OUR TERRITORY By blending our Balcan expertise with its intimate knowledge of fashion and beauty, we’re building brands in the region, with an infrastructure and workforce covering 4 countries with different languages and currencies. SLOVENIA Austria Hungary 42€ textile36,6 stores, M 7 drugstores 29.659 m2 of retail sales area Slovenia Romania Croatia CROATIA SERBIA Bosnia € 15,7 M & Hercegovina € 7,6 M 58 textile stores, 7 drugstores 8 textile stores, 5 drugstores Serbia 6.133 m2 of retail sales area 12.619 m2 of retail sales area Italy Bulgaria BOSNIA & HERCEGOVINA 9€ textile6,3 M stores, 4 drugstores Macedonia 4.702 m2 of retail sales area Albania * data for year 2015 OUR BRANDS Our aim is to remain one of the leading beauty & fashion retailer in the region, staying always close to our customer. Being present on top locations inside the city centres and best shopping malls, but also very successfully covering rural areas of Slovenia and Croatia, we’re in partnership with brands from different segmetns. CHANEL / CHRISTIAN DIOR / LANCOME / SHISEIDO / COLLISTAR / L’OCCITANE / GUERLAIN / LA PRAIRIE / ARMANI / CLARINS / LA PRERIE / ESTEE LAUDER / YSL / Beauty&Cosmetics BVULGARI / CALVIN KLINE / HAUSCHKA TOM TAILOR / TOMMY HILFIGER / S.OLIVER / RAGMAN / BRAX / MEYER / GANT / MILESTONE / STRELLSON / BENVENUTO / VENTI / CASA MODA / URKO / PIONIER / Men SEIDENSTICKER // ETERNA // LIU JO // PIERE CARDIN // LEECOOPER // TIMEOUT // KVL GERRY WEBER / TAIFUN / SAMOON / LEBEK / BETTY BARCLAY / BENETTON / TOMMY HILFIGER / ONLY / S.OLIVER / TOM TAILOR / COMMA / GUESS JEANS / DESIGUAL / Women RINASCIMENTO / PASSARELLA / LEECOOPER / TIMEOUT / KVL BENETTON / NAME IT / S.OLIVER / TOM TAILOR / DESIGUAL Kids SKINY / TRIUMPH / LISCA / PALMERS / BENETTON UNDERCOLORS Underwear TOM TAILOR / GERRY WEBER / TOMMY HILFIGER / ONLY / S. OLIVER / DESIGUAL / BRACCIALINI / BENETTON / TOSCA BLU / ARA / GABOR / NEROGIARDINI / PETER Accessories & Shoes KAISER / GUESS / BUGATTI / MOSCHINO OUR STORES We have established various store concepts during decades of our presence on the territory we cover, adapting to the latest trends, but always having in mind the demand of local customer. Either a “monobrand” store (Benneton, Fracomina, It-Style,…) a “multibrand” store (Modiana, Fashion point, Beautique), or a deparment store (Maxi), our store concepts are managed as separated business units, and fitted to the represented brands and customers needs. DEPARTMENT STORE MULTIBRAND STORE FRANCHISING STORES MAXI BEAUTIQUE IT STYLE MODNA HIŠA MODIANA FRACOMINA MARIBOR FASHION POINT UNITED COLORS OF BENETTON OUR HIGHLIGHTS OF 2016-17 Montecristo SL is becoming a major player in the beauty and fashion sector regionally, committed to building successful brands, offering a unique experience to its customers and excellence to its partners through its activities of retail and communication. Mercedes Benz Sponsoring hockey Fashion Week national team with Pop-Up store Lee Cooper Sponsoring hockey Fashion Point - new Opening of the first national team with multibrand concept Fracomina store in Lee Cooper store Croatia MAXI - UP-SCALE DEPARTMENT STORE Maxi department store has more than 40-year history. It is Slovenia’s district, on Republika square, close to Parliament building. It has its first all-round modern department store, offering the best food grocery, own parking, and is synonymous for offering best merchandise to the luxury cosmetic products, footwear, clothing and fashion accessories from sophisticated customers. renowned international and local fashion designers. Being a leading department store on the market, we do a lot of co- Maxi is located in the heart of Ljubljana business, politic and cultural branding activities and we’re sponsor of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. MAXI - THE HOME OF BEAUTY Groundfloor of our department store is dedicated to beauty luxury brands. With an expertise spanning four decades, Maxi is the leading player in the world of luxury cosmetics in Ljubljana. MODIANA – FAMILY SHOPPING Modiana fashion store chain is on the market since 1964. The stores are usually international brands - and we stock menswear, womenswear, kidswear and underwear, positioned in shopping malls. There are 75 Modiana stores and 4 Modiana outlets with the offer tailored to family shopping across Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia, and is the biggest multibrand fashion chain During years and with the support of the loyalty system of Pika (the largest retail loyalty in the region. Modiana store concept is very versatile. Our average size is 500 sqm, card in the region), we managed to build a stable and loyal customer base. Our typical but the size can span from 100 up to 2500 sqm in our flagship store in Ljubljana. customer has 35+ years, with medium to high purchasing power, live in suburbs or smaller Stores are usually divided in branded corners. We’re working with more than 50 cities, is quality oriented and is looking for modern and versatile look. BEAUTIQUE Beautique is cosmetic mutibrand fashion chain offering drugstore of offer). It carries a wide offer of 207 different brands. products of globally renowned cosmetics lines, categorized into There are 17 Beautique stores, of size from 60 to 300 sqm of sales perfume shops and drugstores (given the price range, depth and scope area, mostly located in shopping malls and inside department stores. FASHION POINT Fashion point our newly developed multibrand store concept, aimed to interior is warm and welcoming, targeting the customer who is address a younger customer, aged between 16-40 years, looking for casual expecting more from the shopping experience in terms of offer, service, and classic-well-cut clothes. The stores are located in shopping malls. We and store fitting. started with the project in 2017, at the moment there are 3 stores only, The core brand mix is based around our own brands (LeeCooper, KVL, but we’re planning to open approx. 10 stores per year. Timeout), with an addition of other complementary brands as Tom The average size of the store is 300 m2 of sales area space. The store Tailor, S.Oliver and/or brands from Bestseller group. FRACOMINA Fracomina is a fast growing Italian brand of property of P.F.C.M.N.A. during their free time. A brand designed for women who are looking for SpA, targeting women from 18 to 45 years old. Easy and chic is the trendy fashion creations based on the trends of the season, but always at philosophy of the brand, to make feel comfortable on all occasions. a fair price. Fracomina collections are the right choice for those demandinf women Montecristo opened the first Fracomina store in the region in May 2017 who want to “feel good” in every situation, every day, at work as well as in Rijeka. IT STYLE It Style is an italian make up brand of property of It Style International. In modern and elegant store concept the female universe finds
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