Komus (company)
Encyclopedia
Komus is a Russia
n chain store
and manufacturing company. It supplies goods for office and school, office furniture and equipment, paper
and paperboard
, plastic
package, medical consumables and provides printing
services. Its headquarters
are in Moscow
.
. The company's name represents an abbreviation from Russian коммерческие услуги (translit.
kommercheskie uslugi) meaning commercial services.
Komus holds the first place in the Russian market in manufacturing and selling plastic package.
The company operates 7 factories producing food package, office and paper products.
The overall market share in office products was 27% in 2007. The figures on market shares in various segments in 2007 are as follows: business paper - 30%, stationery - 15%, printing paper and cardboard - 16%, plastic package - 25%, corporate sales of office products - 64% in Moscow and 35% in the regions.
In 2006, the company was included in the Forbes
Top 200 Russian companies.
The company's staff exceeds 4200 employees.
In 2006, its sales totaled $591 million.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n chain store
Chain store
Chain stores are retail outlets that share a brand and central management, and usually have standardized business methods and practices. These characteristics also apply to chain restaurants and some service-oriented chain businesses. In retail, dining and many service categories, chain businesses...
and manufacturing company. It supplies goods for office and school, office furniture and equipment, paper
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
and paperboard
Paperboard
Paperboard is a thick paper based material. While there is no rigid differentiation between paper and paperboard, paperboard is generally thicker than paper. According to ISO standards, paperboard is a paper with a basis weight above 224 g/m2, but there are exceptions. Paperboard can be single...
, plastic
Plastic
A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce production costs...
package, medical consumables and provides printing
Printing
Printing is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing....
services. Its headquarters
Headquarters
Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated. In the United States, the corporate headquarters represents the entity at the center or the top of a corporation taking full responsibility managing all business activities...
are in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
History
Komus was established in 1990 as a students' cooperativeCooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
. The company's name represents an abbreviation from Russian коммерческие услуги (translit.
Transliteration
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kommercheskie uslugi) meaning commercial services.
Business activity
The company has the widest network of stores in Russia supplying products for office and school use - over 70 stores in 17 regions of Russia. In 2007, the number of corporate sales centers was 47.Komus holds the first place in the Russian market in manufacturing and selling plastic package.
The company operates 7 factories producing food package, office and paper products.
The overall market share in office products was 27% in 2007. The figures on market shares in various segments in 2007 are as follows: business paper - 30%, stationery - 15%, printing paper and cardboard - 16%, plastic package - 25%, corporate sales of office products - 64% in Moscow and 35% in the regions.
In 2006, the company was included in the Forbes
Forbes
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Top 200 Russian companies.
The company's staff exceeds 4200 employees.
In 2006, its sales totaled $591 million.