Dacem is a wholesaler of electrical accessories, established in 1984. Wholesaling is the sale of Goods or Merchandise to Retailers to industrial commercial institutional or other professional Business users Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The company sources products, negotiates with suppliers, purchases products and brings them into its warehouse and afterwards sells the products, normally to electrical retailers. A warehouse is a commercial Building for Storage of Goods. Warehouses are used by Manufacturers Importers Exporters
Dacem is wholly owned by Kesa Electricals plc, a European group of electrical retailers. Kesa Electricals plc () is a leading European Consumer electronics and household appliance retailing group Dacem primarily supplies its products to the retailers within the group, however it also has the capability to supply to external clients.
When established in 1984, Dacem was a wholly owned subsidiary of Darty, a French electrical retailer. Darty, founded in 1957 by the Darty family in France, is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK-based KESA Electricals Plc specialising in Electrical retailing The name "Dacem" was derived from a French acronym, which loosely translates as "Darty accessories concession & purchaser". Acronyms, initialisms, and alphabetisms are Abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name Dacem established dedicated areas within Darty stores, primarily in the Paris region, and employed its own dedicated staff; in other stores, the accessories were presented and sold by staff from the main store. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
In the early 1990s, Darty was bought by Kingfisher plc. Kingfisher plc ( is a UK-based international retailer which has owned a wide variety of retail chains in its history but is now focused on the DIY business The board decided to exploit the buying potential of a specialist accessory sourcing team, and in 1998, Dacem began selling its products to other electrical retailers in the group. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) As of November 2006, Dacem are the exclusive supplier of Darty, and a key supplier of the other electrical retailers outside of France.
In 2003, Kingfisher demerged the electrical retailing unit of its business to form Kesa Electricals. Dacem was included in the demerged group. In 2004, Darty decided to take ownership of all parts of its retail stores, and the dedicated space and staff formerly managed directly by Dacem passed over to Darty. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " After this time, Dacem became solely a wholesaler for the group.
Dacem's offices are located in the north of Paris, in Bobigny. Bobigny is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. In 2002, Dacem opened a purpose-built warehouse in Moussy-Le-Neuf, north of Charles de Gaulle International Airport. Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French in the Paris area is All orders are prepared in the Moussy warehouse, and distributed to the warehouses of the retailers.
As of November 2006, the board of Dacem is:
Managing Director - Jean-Michel Ravel d'Estienne
Commercial Director - Jean-Philippe Marazzani
Sales Director - Frédéric Lamy
Logistics Director - Yves Simon de Kerqunic
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