Our Organisation

Who we are

EuroCommerce is the principal European organisation representing the retail and wholesale sector. It embraces national associations in 28 countries, sector associations and international companies. Over a billion times a day, retailers and wholesalers distribute goods and provide an essential service to millions of businesses and individual customers. The sector generates 1 in 7 jobs, offering a varied career to 26 million Europeans, many of them young people. It also supports millions of further jobs throughout the supply chain, from small local suppliers to international businesses. EuroCommerce is the recognised European social partner for the retail and wholesale sector.

Our mission is

• Bringing under one roof national and specific sector associations and companies representing the diversity of the retail and wholesale
• Informing our members about EU policy and legislation
• Advocacy with a unified voice for policy and legislative outcomes in line with what our sector stands for
• Communicating on the contribution of our sector to society and the European economy
• Facilitating exchange of experience, best practice, and knowledge among members