Florin Filote (eMag) joins BR’s re:Focus on Logistics & eCommerce

With over 14 years of experience in retail, FMCG and the industrial sector, in companies such as Selgros Cash & Carry (one of the biggest players in modern trade), Vel Pitar (Romanian bread industry market leader) or Ecopack (the oldest manufacturer of industrial packaging and paper in Romania), Florin Filote has been running the eMAG Marketplace since 2015. Since then, the platform has seen a spectacular growth in terms of the number of partner stores, with over 27,000 sellers expected by the end of this year, across the 4 countries eMAG is present in.

Founded in 2001 by Romanian entrepreneurs, eMAG is a pioneer of the Romanian ecommerce market and has become a regional player, with a strong presence in Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland. For 16 years, eMAG has been constantly investing in Romanian technology based services, which help customers save time and money. With a growing range of products both through its own offer, and through Marketplace sellers, eMAG is the place where anyone can find and buy anything, from anywhere. Clients benefit from added value services, such as a 30-day return policy, opening the package on delivery, 24/7 call center, Pick Up and Return Service, loan financing through eCredit, a mobile app and an instant ordering service through swipe. At eMAG customers can find a wide range of products, from IT, mobile phones, electronics, domestic appliances and books, to children products, DIY, auto parts and accessories, sports equipment, home and garden or insurances.

re:FOCUS ON LOGISTICS & eCOMMERCE is a one-day event organized by Business Review, with an audience of about 100 industry experts and entrepreneurs along the entire retail sector and its supply chain. The conference reveals the latest trends and predicts the future ones, while offering solutions to nowadays challenges of logistics & eCommerce. Our guest speakers will share valuable insights on how to adjust your business in terms of delivery times, small delivery sizes and large production ranges, return systems and instant product availability. Everybody shops, the difference is where & how. As the market continues its permanent growth, logistics and ecommerce sectors must evolve at the same pace and embrace new trends in AI and automation.