Brodomerkur bases its development on the strategy that rests on specialization and investments.

We will leaf through some of the more important events in the 65-year old history :

• 2008

October – Shareholder of FC Hajduk
10,000 shares in total value of HRK 5 Million were purchased based on the Managing Board decision. Brodomerkur became a 2.2% owner of FC Hajduk.

June – Brodomerkur – A Valuable Brand
Top 100 corporate brands in Croatia – Brodomerkur ranked 54th.
As calculated by the business magazine Lider ,the value of the company was USD 46 Million , or 213.4 Million when converted to HRK. This ranked it 54th among the top 100 brands in the country.

• 2007

November – A Trade Centre in Dubrovnik Opens
Brodomerkur reached south and expanded its retail network. A new trade centre was opened.

August – Veterans Association Anniversary
By visiting the erstwhile first line of defence on the Svilaja Mountain, the Veterans Association of Brodomerkur celebrated the 17th anniversary of the military operations in the homeland defence war.

August – Finalist of the Stevie Award Competition for the 2nd Time
Brodomerkur reached the finals of the international business Oscar -Stevie Award - competition in New York for the second time.

1st time it had deserved the finals for the Every Swallow Makes Spring humanitarian aid ,in which funds had been collected for the purchase of an apartment for five beneficiaries of the Lastavice Association for Inclusion .

Brodomerkur reached the finals with its Centre Made of Love Project with a large amount of points among the roughly one hundred entries in the Best Corporate Social Responsibility Category.This was the 1st time that the Oscars and acknowledgements were given to the finalists in Europe, in Munich,instead of in New York, on September 10 at the gala dinner at the Marriott Hotel, just like the Academy Awards ceremony.

May – Award for Philantrophy
Brodomerkur earned this special corporate philantrophy award for the Centre Made of Love donations . For the 1st time,the Donacije.info Association gave three awards to the companies recognized and evaluated as the best socially responsible community helpers in 2007.

• 2006

September – Brodomerkur Celebrated 60th Anniversary
On Saturday, September 30, Brodomerkur celebrated its 60th anniversary. Brodomerkur remained the only trade house in this region to write the pages of the history of the once strong trade branch in Split, in which even the bigger and stronger ones like Dalma or Jadrantekstil had given up.

This far away past is still witnessed by the retail store RADIO CENTAR, about which one journalist wrote that as a child,mid 20th century, he had pressed his nose against its shop-window and watched the consumer electronics wonders of that time –the battery operated radio to be carried under the arm or RIZ TVs. A lot of time and events passed,people joined and left Brodomerkur. There were moments of sorrow and joy just like in a life of someone who turned sixty.

In spite of all times, the trade house from Split is still a leader in its branch - trading of technical goods – and highly ranked among the top 500 companies in Croatia.

June – Brodomerkur Awarded for Its Relationship with Consumers
An ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR HIGH STANDARD BEHAVIOUR IN CONSUMER RELATIONS was awarded for the 1st time at the ceremonial meeting of the Economic Council of the County Chamber of Commerce Split.That was a proposal of the Dalmatinski Potrošač Association ( ''Dalmatian Consumer Protection Association ''), approved by the State Inspector's Office.

April – Start of the Centre Made of Love Humanitarian Project
A big humanitarian project for modernization of the Cancer Centre in Split and building an annex thereto started with the sale of books and roses on the occasion of St.George's Day ,the protector saint of the County Cancer League.This humanitarian project was initiated and realized by the County Cancer League, Brodomerkur and Slobodna Dalmacija.The goal was to collect HRK 4.5 Million .

• 2004

October - Mirko Grbešić ,owner of the company MEPAS d.o.o.Široki Brijeg, became a majority owner of Brodomerkur after acquiring the shares from the small shareholders and the majority package of Nova Banka ( 26% ).

• 2003

July - Brodomerkur entered the PLC quotation on the Zagreb Stock Exchange under the stock symbol BDMR.R-A. Nominal value per share - HRK 1,900 ; total number of shareholders- 1,050.

• 2002

Opening of the 1st Home Improvement Centre DUJAM in the northern part of Split, offering the program that makes the home life easier.

• 2001

The ISO 9002 Quality Standard was recertified after a three-year period of application.Adjusting to the new ISO 9001-2000 Standard started.

• 2000

Brodomerkur entered the club of billionaires as regards its total revenue.
A new managing board chaired by Sando Ivanišević was appointed. Treasury stocks were successfully sold to the company employees; small shareholders became the majority owners of Brodomerkur (61%).

• 1998

ISO 9002 Certificate of Quality was awarded to Brodomerkur.

• 1997 and 1998

Brodomerkur expanded its business activities and became a majority owner of the trade companies specialized in trading of foodstuffs, i.e. VISOČICA – Gospić and DINARKA – Knin.

• September 27,1994

The shareholders decided to establish limited liability companies (Ltds.) for rendering of services .Consequently ,Brodomerkur added the word usluge (''Services'') to its name and became Brodomerkur trgovina i usluge d.d..In the meantime, some of these Ltd.companies became independent ,some were integrated into other companies and some into the parent company.Only one Ltd.remained, i.e.the one dealing with transport services (Uslužne djelatnosti d.o.o.).

• January 15,1993

General assembly of Brodomerkur's shareholders took place.The most important decision in the history of the company since small shareholders subscribed their shares. Brodomerkur became a joint-stock company.

• 1992

Last merger with Jadrantrans (warehousing facilities and cargo transport vehicles).

• 1990

A beautiful architectural piece of work – Brodomerkur's Office Building – was finished ,providing space for 650 employees.

• 1980

Brodomerkur's family became more numerous since Interdalma (acting as an agent of foreign companies) joined it.

• 1965 and 1979

The below mentioned mergers were carried out.

• 1956

A company under the present name – Brodomerkur –was established.It was the uniformity of business activities of these six trade companies that made them merge in the common interest to supply individual customers and industry in a more efficient,faster and better way.

• September 30,1946

A trade company intended to deal in building materials and technical goods was founded.In the years to follow ,six trade companies were integrated :
Alati (''Tools''),Željezarija (''Hardware''),Elektro i radio uređaji (''Electric and Radio Devices''),Boje i lakovi (''Paints and Varnishes''), Kemikalija(''Chemicals''),Drvena građa(''Wooden Ware'')…