Euromedia Group has successfully fulfilled the structural commitment mandated by the Office for the Protection of Competition (ÚOHS) in connection with the decision to approve its merger with the companies PEMIC BOOKS a.s.and BOOKNET s.r.o.. In accordance with the established conditions, this step concludes the sale of a 100% stake in Knižní velkoobchod PEMIC s.r.o. (now Librion s.r.o.) and BOOKTRANS s.r.o. to the VAS Solutions holding.
The divested portion includes all activities related to the wholesale distribution of printed books in the Czech Republic. Knižní velkoobchod PEMIC possesses one of the broadest product catalogs on the market, featuring tens of thousands of titles including books, textbooks, professional publications, maps, and ancillary products. Through its warehouse in Ostrava-Poruba, it provides comprehensive storage, distribution, and logistics services.
VAS Solutions s.r.o. is a Czech logistics company based in Ostrava that has been providing comprehensive logistics outsourcing for companies across various industries since 2016. It specializes in warehousing, production supply, shipping, e-commerce fulfillment, and freight forwarding. It is among the largest logistics providers in the region, operating more than 50,000 m² of warehouse space across Northern and Southern Moravia.
Euromedia Group is one of the most prominent companies in the Czech book market. Its publishing house releases more than 700 new titles annually, and it is also the largest distributor and importer of literature in the Czech Republic, with over 150,000 titles in stock. The group also includes the Luxor bookstore network with more than 70 stores nationwide, the e-shop www.luxor.cz, the Můj Luxor mobile app, and the Knižní klub loyalty program.