Dutch wholesale membership warehouse chain (founded 1968) — the European forerunner of the warehouse club format that also influenced Sol Price's thinking.
Makro as the European warehouse club origin: founded by SHV Holdings in the Netherlands in 1968, Makro pioneered the cash-and-carry wholesale warehouse model serving small businesses and consumers. Sol Price visited Makro before refining Price Club; the format cross-pollinated between Europe and America. Now operating across Asia, Africa, and Latin America as part of the Metro AG group, Makro demonstrates that the warehouse club model is not purely American.
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