Μake us preferred on Google The Mart, part of Sklavenitis, is moving forward with an agreement with AB Vassilopoulos to acquire 13 ENA Cash & Carry stores across Greece.
The move is part of The Mart’s broader strategy to further expand its network in existing and new areas, with the aim of better serving its professional customers with high-quality products and services.
Under the agreement, all 386 jobs will be fully retained, according to the announcement.
The deal is subject to approval by the Competition Commission and is expected to be implemented after the relevant decision.
AB Vassilopoulos also confirmed the agreement in its own announcement, describing the sale of ENA Cash & Carry to The Mart as a strategic focus on food retail.
The move is part of AB Vassilopoulos’s ambitious transformation plan, which calls for expanding its network to about 900 stores by 2028. In 2026 alone, it is completing the opening of more than 100 new stores, bringing AB closer to every neighborhood and every customer across Greece, AB Vassilopoulos said. The company gave assurances that all 386 of its employees will transfer to the new employer with their labor rights fully protected under the applicable legal framework.
Nikos Lavidas, Brand President of AB Vassilopoulos, said: “This decision is a continuation of the transformation plan we are implementing and of the reorganization of our network. We are concentrating our investments and resources where we have the strongest competitive advantage, in food retail. We continue to evolve into a company that moves forward responsibly, creates value for its customers, employees and partners, and earns their trust every day. We recognize the significant contribution of our ENA Cash & Carry colleagues, who have worked with dedication and professionalism all these years. We are certain that at The Mart they will find a dynamic environment in which to continue to develop.”
What Is ENA Food
The cash and carry stores under the ENA Food name began operating gradually in 1991, owned by the Spanos brothers as a subsidiary of the supermarket company TROFO SA.
In 2001, AB Vassilopoulos acquired TROFO and its subsidiary ENA Food, which at the time had 11 stores in Athens, Heraklion, Kalamata, Argos, Serres, Corfu, Volos, Chalkida, Ioannina, Patras and Larissa.
In wholesale at that time, METRO AEBE, owned by the Pantelidis family, had 19 cash and carry stores, while five stores in the same category belonged to the MAKRO AEE chain, now The Mart, which was then German-owned.
The ENA wholesale chain today maintains a network of 13 stores ranging from 1,500 to 4,000 square meters across the country.
