As the European buying organization for an alliance of top European food retailers with a combined retail sales value over 2008 of € 100 billion, AMS has to source and buy selected groups of commodities and non-food products for 80 million shoppers in 16 European countries.
By pooling the expertise and know-how from the separate retailers, AMS allows its members to enjoy the benefits of volume synergy, realizing best buying prices and improving profitability.
The AMS buying process is very efficient and effective. It opens up new buying geographies for retailers and gives suppliers access to new markets and larger volumes. AMS is constantly looking for new, reliable suppliers, and continually aims to negotiate the lowest price for all its members.
The buying service of AMS includes private labels in Food / Near food, Non-Food and Goods not for Resale. AMS also provides a targeted marketing service for purchasing economy brands such as EURO SHOPPER™.