Was founded in 1994 following an initiative by the former minister of Finance and Secretary of Tourism, Mr. Nikos Skoulas, to bring together and to organize a meeting of the five founding members of the GALAXIAS-GALINOS-LAOUTARIS-GOUNTZIDIS-BISKAS Group and the Consumer Association IN.KA of Chania, to realize his dream that was the founding of a Greek Group.
It's about a strategic alliance of medium size Super Market Chains, having the same operation philosophy, are facing similar problems and share joint visions and aims.
ELOMAS, despite the competition and the developments in the field of retail, has accomplished to sustain and increase its turnover and its member stores in a very satisfactory degree.
From 1 April 2006 the cooperation between ELOMAS and the company of storage and distribution (Logistic) ALPIKO SA took place
In ALPIKO SA they are stored and distributed exclusively for ELOMAS members:
Private Label "ELOMAS" Products
Dairies import and domestic
Products with EURO SHOPPER Label
The total group turnover for the year 2008 amounts to 1,40 billion euros, having in 2008 40 companies - members, with 660 stores in every corner of Greece.