Carrefour Group, S.A. (, ), is a French multinational retail and wholesaling corporation headquartered in
Massy, France. It operates a chain of
hypermarket
A hypermarket or superstore is a big-box store combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including full grocery lines and general merchandise. In ...
s,
grocery store
A grocery store ( AE), grocery shop or grocer's shop ( BE) or simply grocery is a retail store that primarily retails a general range of food products, which may be fresh or packaged. In everyday US usage, however, "grocery store" is a synon ...
s and
convenience store
A convenience store, convenience shop, bakkal, bodega, corner store, corner shop, superette or mini-mart is a small retail store that stocks a range of everyday items such as convenience food, groceries, beverages, tobacco products, lotter ...
s. By 2024, the group had 14,000 stores in 40 countries.
[.] It is the seventh-largest retailer in the world by revenue.
History
The first Carrefour shop (not a hypermarket) opened in 1960, within suburban
Annecy
Annecy ( , ; , also ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, regi ...
, near a
crossroads (hence the name ― ''carrefour'' means ''crossroads'' in French). The group was created in 1958 by Marcel Fournier,
Denis Defforey and Jacques Defforey, who attended and were influenced by several seminars in the United States led by "the Pope of retail",
Bernardo Trujillo.
The Carrefour group was the first in Europe to open a hypermarket: a large supermarket and a
department store
A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store under one roof, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store mad ...
under the same roof. They opened their first hypermarket on 15 June 1963 in
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, near Paris.
In September 2009, Carrefour updated its logo.
In May 2011, Carrefour reviewed its business situation under conditions of stagnant growth and increasing competition in France from rivals including
Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA, and decided to invest €1.5 billion ($2.22 billion) to introduce the supermarket concept of Carrefour Planet in
Western Europe
Western Europe is the western region of Europe. The region's extent varies depending on context.
The concept of "the West" appeared in Europe in juxtaposition to "the East" and originally applied to the Western half of the ancient Mediterranean ...
.
In April 2015, Brazilian businessman
Abílio Diniz revealed he was in talks to raise his 5.07 per cent stake in Carrefour and has the support of shareholders to take a board seat.
On 9 June 2017, the board of directors chose
Alexandre Bompard as the new chairman and chief executive officer of Carrefour with effect as of 18 July 2017.
In 2017, Carrefour began working with a small French start-up, Expliceat, on a trial basis.
In January 2018, Alexandre Bompard announced a strategic plan for the company, entitled "Carrefour 2022", that seeks to make Carrefour the "leader of the food transition for all". The plan includes measures for better food and package sustainability, limitation of
food waste
The causes of food going uneaten are numerous and occur throughout the food system, during food production, production, food processing, processing, Food distribution, distribution, Grocery store, retail and food service sales, and Social clas ...
, development of organic products, e-commerce partnerships, and two billion euros in annual investments from 2018 as well as organisational and cost reduction measures.
In the exceptional context of the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
, Carrefour is the first retailer to join ''C'est qui le Patron ?'' initiative to share its additional incomes related to COVID-19 to support people who are suffering from the current situation. According to co-founder Nicolas Chabanne, 100,000 euros have been paid out, then 50,000 euros each week until 11 May.
Carrefour's Board of Directors has decided to reduce by 50% the dividend proposed for 2019. The dividend is now €0.69 per share (versus €0.46 per share).
Until the end of the year, Alexandre Bompard and all the members of Carrefour Group's board of directors have decided to waive 25% of their director's fees. These savings will be used to finance solidarity actions for the company's employees, both in France and abroad.
Alexandre Bompard has decided to waive 25% of his fixed salary for a period of two months. To express his gratitude to his personnel in the field, he has decided to offer an exceptional bonus of €1,000 net to 85,000 employees in France.
Financial data
Domestic operations
The headquarters of the Groupe Carrefour is in
Massy, in the
Paris metropolitan area
The Paris metropolitan area () is a statistical area that describes the reach of commuter movement to and from Paris, France and its surrounding suburbs.
Overview
In 2020, France's national INSEE statistical bureau introduced the concept "ai ...
. In 2019, the former Carrefour head office of
Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris ...
and the Carrefour France division office of
Courcouronnes, Essonne, near
Évry, were combined at that major location. A secondary head office is located in
Mondeville, near
Caen
Caen (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inha ...
(Normandy), which was until 1999 the former Promodès headquarters.

In France, Carrefour operates under its name over 230 hypermarkets (from 2500 up to 23000 sq m sales area), 1020 Carrefour Market supermarkets (generally from 1000 up to 4000 sq m), and over 2000 smaller supermarkets and convenience stores under the Carrefour City, Carrefour Contact and Carrefour Express banners.
Carrefour also owns the Promocash Cash&Carry chain (130 locations) and supplies 1500 independent small food stores under the Proxi banner. It has recently acquired the organic food chains SoBio and Bio C'Bon to boost its presence in this promising segment.
In 2019, the group launched its first Supeco soft discount stores, which are so far all located in the French Northern region Hauts-de-France. The concept is still being assessed.
In December 2023, Carrefour and Uber decided to team up to get access to the French supermarket chain's charging points for electric vehicles. Uber has invested around $323,400 to allow its VTC (tourist vehicle with drivers) drivers using EVs to charge their cars in the Carrefour Énergies' stations in France.
International operations

By 2024, the group had 14,000 stores in 40 countries.
[.]
Africa
Kenya
Carrefour has 20 outlets in Kenya, largely located in the suburbs of
Nairobi
Nairobi is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kenya. The city lies in the south-central part of Kenya, at an elevation of . The name is derived from the Maasai language, Maasai phrase , which translates to 'place of cool waters', a ...
. The retailer's expansion into Kenya has benefited from the failure of previously dominant supermarket chains such as
Nakumatt
Nakumatt was a Kenyan Hypermarket, supermarket chain. "Nakumatt" is an abbreviation for Nakuru, Nakuru Mattress.
Overview
, Nakumatt had 65 stores in the African Great Lakes countries of Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania. It employed over 5,5 ...
and
Uchumi as Carrefour rushed in to occupy the retail spaces and market share they vacated.
The retailer is the anchor client of
The Hub Karen Mall where it opened its first Kenyan store in May 2016. A second outlet was opened at
Two Rivers Mall in March 2017, soon followed by a third store the Thika Road Mall in November 2017. The fourth outlet was opened at the Junction Mall along
Ngong Road in January 2018; the fifth at
Sarit Center in April 2018. In June 2020, Carrefour opened a new store along Uhuru Highway.
In September 2020, Carrefour announced plans to continue its expansion efforts by opening three branches in the coastal city of
Mombasa
Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital status in 1907. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ...
. In May 2021 it opened another branch of Carrefour Market in
Garden City Mall along the Thika superhighway. It also has a branch at
Westgate Mall previously occupied by ShopRite.
Uganda
Carrefour operates multiple stores in the Ugandan capital city of
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...
and
Entebbe
Entebbe is a city in Central Region, Uganda, Central Uganda which is located on Lake Victoria peninsula, approximately southwest of the Ugandan capital city, Kampala. Entebbe was once the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda pri ...
. The anchor clients are located at Oasis Mall and Metroplex and are in spaces previously occupied by the Kenyan retail chain
Nakumatt
Nakumatt was a Kenyan Hypermarket, supermarket chain. "Nakumatt" is an abbreviation for Nakuru, Nakuru Mattress.
Overview
, Nakumatt had 65 stores in the African Great Lakes countries of Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania. It employed over 5,5 ...
.
In September 2021 Carrefour signed an agreement with
Shoprite of South Africa for the former to take over six stores that the latter would vacate in Uganda. This has increased Carrefour's presence in the country significantly.
As of 2023, there are six outlets located in Kampala: Acacia Mall (Kissimenti), Arena Mall (
Nsambya), Lugogo Mall (
Nakawa
Nakawa is an area in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. It is also the location of the headquarters of Nakawa Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala.
Location
Nakawa is located on the eastern edge of the city of Kamp ...
), Metroplex (
Naalya), Oasis Mall (
Nakasero
Nakasero is a hill and neighborhood in the centre of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Nakasero is important to Uganda's economy and politics, as it is home to Kampala's central business district and several government offices, ...
and Village Mall (
Bugolobi). One outlet is located in Victoria Mall in
Entebbe
Entebbe is a city in Central Region, Uganda, Central Uganda which is located on Lake Victoria peninsula, approximately southwest of the Ugandan capital city, Kampala. Entebbe was once the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda pri ...
.
West and Central Africa
In 2013, Carrefour and the CFAO Group signed a contract for the opening of stores in West and Central Africa. With the first hypermarket opening on Playce Shopping Mall in
Abidjan
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on 2015, Carrefour also has another hypermarket on
Yaoundé
Yaoundé (; , ) is the Capital city, capital city of Cameroon. It has a population of more than 2.8 million which makes it the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region (Cameroon), Centre Region o ...
.
East and South Asia
Pakistan
In 2009, Carrefour opened its first hypermarket in
Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
in a joint venture with
Majid Al Futtaim Group, where it achieved in revenues in its first year.
It attracted more than 1 million customers every month. On 14 November 2011, Hyperstar opened its second hypermarket in the country in
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...
.
On 22 March 2016, it expanded its operations to
Islamabad
Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...
by opening a hypermarket in
World Trade Center Islamabad.
Since 20 December 2018, MAF has rebranded Hyperstar to Carrefour across Pakistan. It has plans to expand its stores to other cities including
Gujranwala
Gujranwala is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fourth most-populous city in the Pakistani province of Punjab. Located in northern-central Punjab's Rachna Doab, it serves as the headquarters of its Gujranwala District, epony ...
,
Multan
Multan is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fifth-most populous city in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River, it is the List of cities in Pakistan by populatio ...
and
Hyderabad
Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...
. As of June 2019, the group had already invested and was looking to invest another in Pakistan.
It is operating at least seven hypermarkets (three in Lahore, two in Karachi, one in Islamabad and one in
Faisalabad
Faisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur, is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, second-largest city and primary List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, industrial center of the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan ...
's Lyallpur Galleria) and one superstore in Pakistan.
Taiwan
In 2020, Carrefour Taiwan announced they would acquire 199 Wellcome and 25 Jasons Market Place stores from
Dairy Farm International.
In 2022, Carrefour announced that it sold 60% equity of Carrefour Taiwan to Uni-President Enterprises Corporation.
Mongolia
On 17 February 2023, Carrefour opened its first two stores in the nations capital
Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Mongolia, most populous city of Mongolia. It has a population of 1.6 million, and it is the coldest capital city in the world by average yearly temperature. The municipa ...
, with the partnership of Altan Joloo. As of 20 March 2025, it has thirteen stores.
Europe (outside France)
In 1991, Carrefour established a company in
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
, and in 1993 it opened its first hypermarket in
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
. In 1996, a partnership with the Turkish conglomerate
Sabancı Holding was established and all stores were rebranded as
CarrefourSA. As of 2025, there are 1,500 stores operating across Turkey.
In 1999, Carrefour entered the Greek market in collaboration with Marinopoulos S.A. Carrefour stopped operating in Greece in 2017 due to its acquisition by the Sklavenitis group. The company reopened in the country in May 2022, and the reactivation of the Carrefour brand in the market will be done in collaboration with Retail & more S.A., a subsidiary of the Teleunicom group.
In 2001, Carrefour entered the Romanian market, expanded into 43 stores. It is one of the top retailers in
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
.
The company operates in Spain under the name of Centros Comerciales Carrefour SA. As of 2019, Carrefour Spain is the 15th most important Spanish company by revenue.
Eight years after bankruptcy (2016), Carrefour returned to Bulgaria. As of June 2024, there are stores open in Varna, Sofia and Burgas. In December 2023 Carrefour has announced the "return of stores and products" of its brand in Bulgaria through the Greek franchisee Retail & More, which will provide "sub-franchising of the Carrefour brand" for at least around 20 stores.
West Asia
Majid Al Futtaim has handled the Carrefour operations in the
Middle East and North Africa
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), also referred to as West Asia and North Africa (WANA) or South West Asia and North Africa (SWANA), is a geographic region which comprises the Middle East (also called West Asia) and North Africa together ...
region since 1995, as the company opened the region's first
hypermarket
A hypermarket or superstore is a big-box store combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including full grocery lines and general merchandise. In ...
at
City Centre Deira – it initially was a Continent-branded store before it converted to Carrefour four years later. As of 2020, Majid Al Futtaim operates over 320 Carrefour stores in 16 countries, serving more than 750,000 customers daily and employing over 37,000 workers.
Iran
In February 2009, MAF opened its first store in Iran, called
Iran Hyper Star.
Iraq
Majid al Futtaim opened the first Carrefour in
Erbil
Erbil (, ; , ), also called Hawler (, ), is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The city is the capital of the Erbil Governorate.
Human settlement at Erbil may be dated back to the 5th millennium BC. At the h ...
in 2011. There is also a Family Mall Carrefour Department store in
Sulaymaniyah. Along with several other international brands, as of June 2023, Carrefour has planned to opened another branch in the capital Baghdad. Also on October 3, 2024, Carrefour has opened its h biggest store in Iraq located in the capital Baghdad for the 1st time.
Israel
In March 2022, Carrefour signed a franchising agreement with
Electra Consumer Products to discontinue the
Yeinot Bitan and Mega Ba'ir chains of stores and rebrand them as Carrefour branches.
In July 2023, Carrefour stated that it would not be opening branches in the West Bank.
Lebanon
On 4 April 2013, Majid al Futtaim inaugurated a Carrefour hypermarket at their City Centre Beirut mall, in the
Hazmieh suburb of
Beirut
Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by populatio ...
. In September 2017, a second Carrefour outlet opened at the CityMall Dora, replacing a venue formerly held by a
Monop' hypermarket. In June 2018, a third outlet opened at the Tower Center mall in
Zouk Mosbeh. In February 2019, a fourth Carrefour, and the first supermarket format venue, opened within the
Aley District
Aley () is a district (''qadaa'') in Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, to the south-east of the Lebanon's capital Beirut. The capital is Aley. Aley city was previously known as the "bride of the summers" during the 1960 and 1970s, when Aley and neighbor ...
. The fourth Carrefour is considered a major step for the company's expansion in Lebanon.
United Arab Emirates
On 1 March 2022, Carrefour opened in
City Centre Me'aisem in
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
its first Bio store.
Jordan
Carrefour operates branches in Jordan, but the retailer announced the closure of these branches in November 2024. The supermarket chain did not give a reason to close its branches, but boycott campaigners, particularly
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) is a nonviolent Palestinian-led movement promoting boycotts, divestments, and economic sanctions against Israel. Its objective is to pressure Israel to meet what the BDS movement describes as Israel's ...
(campaigners that target businesses with links to Israel) claimed this was due to public pressure from its protests. It was rebranded by
Majid Al Futtaim as HyperMax.
Oman
Carrefour operates branches in Oman, but the retailer announced the closure of these branches in January 2025. The supermarket chain did not give a reason to close its branches, but boycott campaigners, particularly
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) is a nonviolent Palestinian-led movement promoting boycotts, divestments, and economic sanctions against Israel. Its objective is to pressure Israel to meet what the BDS movement describes as Israel's ...
(campaigners that target businesses with links to Israel) claimed this was due to public pressure from its protests. It was rebranded by
Majid Al Futtaim as HyperMax.
South America
Around 605 stores are in operation in Argentina .
Carrefour Brasil, the largest market outside France, was founded in 1975 and today is the major supermarket chain in Brazil in competition with
Grupo Pão de Açúcar. Currently it sells more than 25 million products per year.
Carrefour Dominican Republic, opened its first store in Santo Domingo in 2000 and it has expanded to other smaller stores in the city called Carrefour Market and Carrefour City with a total of five (5) stores in 2023. Because of its popular products and accessible prices, Carrefour has remained as a preferred supermarket option in the capital of the Dominican Republic.
Former international operations

* Austria – In 1976 Carrefour opened a store in the
Shopping City Süd at the southern edge of Vienna. Due to limited success, the store closed soon after. Carrefour has not made any other attempt at entering the Austrian market after that.
*
* Chile – Carrefour opened six supermarkets in
Santiago de Chile
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital city, capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's Chilean Central Valley, central valley and is the center ...
between 1998 and 2003. However, Carrefour never surpassed a 3% market share in the country and their assets in Chile were sold to
D&S in 2003.
* China – Carrefour entered China in 1995. In 2007, Carrefour opened 22 stores in China – where the company broke its record for store openings in a one-year period. It was the leading foreign retailer in terms of sales figures, until 2008 and has since lost its No. 1 position in China to
Walmart
Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States and 23 other ...
. In 2019, Carrefour sold 80% equity of Carrefour China to local retail comglomorate Suning.com at €620 million, marking the company's exit from China.
* Colombia – In October 2012, Carrefour sold all 72 stores in Colombia to Chilean retailer
Cencosud
Cencosud S.A. is a publicly traded retail company based in Chile. It is the largest retail company in Chile and the third largest listed retail company in Latin America, competing with the Brazilian Companhia Brasileira de Distribuição and the ...
for $2.6 billion, with Cencosud converting all existing Carrefour hypermarkets to its
Jumbo
Jumbo (December 25, 1860 – September 15, 1885), also known as Jumbo the Elephant and Jumbo the Circus Elephant, was a 19th-century male African bush elephant born in Sudan. Jumbo was exported to Jardin des Plantes, a zoo in Paris, and then tr ...
and Metro brands. Carrefour pulled out of Colombia to focus on its core markets.
* Cyprus – In 2017, all of the Carrefour stores were sold to a Greek supermarket brand
Sklavenitis and underwent a major rebranding, to reflect the brand that now owns the stores.
* Czech Republic – In September 2005, Carrefour sold eleven stores in the Czech Republic to
Tesco
Tesco plc () is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in the United Kingdom at its head offices in Welwyn Garden City, England. The company was founded by Jack Cohen (businessman), Sir Jack Cohen in ...
, the largest UK retailer.
Tesco
Tesco plc () is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in the United Kingdom at its head offices in Welwyn Garden City, England. The company was founded by Jack Cohen (businessman), Sir Jack Cohen in ...
paid €57.4 million as well as its stores in Taiwan. Carrefour opened its first store in 1998 in the Czech Republic. The stores use the Tesco name and brand now.
* Germany – The only store in Germany was opened in 1977 in
Mainz-Bretzenheim as a joint venture with
Delhaize le Lion and German retailer Stüssgen (later part of
REWE Group
The REWE Group is a German diversified retail and tourism co-operative group based in Cologne, Germany. The name REWE comes from "Revisionsverband der Westkauf-Genossenschaften", meaning "Western Buying Co-operatives Auditing Association".
His ...
). Due to problems with a new building permit process and the associated difficulties in opening new locations, the store was sold in 1979 to the German retailer Massa.
* Hong Kong – On 18 September 2000,
Carrefour closed its stores in Hong Kong after complaints from manufacturers about selling products (especially electronics) at prices far below those of its competitors.
A company spokesman said at that time that the closures were due to "difficulties in finding sites suitable for developing its hypermarket concept and quickly acquiring a significant market share". Carrefour entered the Hong Kong market in December 1996 with a store in
Heng Fa Chuen and later added stores in
Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan (formerly also spelled Tsun Wan) is a New towns of Hong Kong, town built on a bay in the New Territories West (constituency), western New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite Tsing Yi, Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market ...
(
Skyline Plaza),
Tuen Mun
Tuen Mun () or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the mo ...
,
Yuen Long
Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (), and to the north Nam Sang Wa ...
and
Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui ( zh, c=尖沙咀), often abbreviated as TST, is an list of areas of Hong Kong, area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed ...
. Plans to open additional stores in
Ma On Shan,
Tseung Kwan O
Tseung Kwan O New Town, commonly known as Tseung Kwan O ( zh, t=將軍澳新市鎮, j=Zoeng1 gwan1 ou3 san1 si5 zan3), is one of the nine New towns of Hong Kong, new towns in Hong Kong, built mainly on Land reclamation in Hong Kong, reclaimed ...
and
Yau Tsim Mong
Yau Tsim Mong District is one of Districts of Hong Kong, 18 districts of Hong Kong, located on the western part of Kowloon Peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon. The district has the second highest population density of all distr ...
had been cancelled.
* India – Carrefour operated
cash and carry stores in India under the name Carrefour Wholesale Cash & Carry. The first store opened on 30 December 2010 in
Shahdara, Delhi. This was followed by a store in
Jaipur
Jaipur (; , ) is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the List of cities and towns in Rajasthan, largest city of the north-western States and union territories of India, Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had ...
in late 2011 and one in
Meerut
Meerut (, ISO 15919, ISO: ''Mēraṭh'') is a city in the western region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Located in the Meerut district, it is northeast of the national capital, New Delhi, and is ...
in October 2012,
Agra
Agra ( ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is the ...
in December 2013. Prior to September 2012, India's
foreign direct investment
A foreign direct investment (FDI) is an ownership stake in a company, made by a foreign investor, company, or government from another country. More specifically, it describes a controlling ownership an asset in one country by an entity based i ...
(FDI) policy did not allow foreign companies to open multi-brand retail stores in the country. However, 100% FDI in cash-and-carry has been permitted since 1997. As a result, most global retailers, including Carrefour, opted for the cash-and-carry route in India. A new FDI policy, allowing up to 51% FDI in multi-brand retail, came into effect on 20 September 2012.
On 8 July 2014, Carrefour announced that it would shut down its Indian operations and close its five wholesale stores by the end of September. In September 2024, Carrefour plans to re-enter the Indian market with the joint-venture of
Apparel Group, Carrefour plans to open Indian locations during Q2 2025.
* Indonesia – The first Carrefour branch in Indonesia opened on 14 October 1998 in
Cempaka Putih
Cempaka Putih is a district () in the administrative city of Central Jakarta. Cempaka Putih is bounded by Jenderal Ahmad Yani Bypass Highway to the east, Pramuka Road to the south, Letjend Suprapto Road to the north, and a railway line to the wes ...
region of Jakarta, following the end of
1997 Asian financial crisis
The 1997 Asian financial crisis gripped much of East Asia, East and Southeast Asia during the late 1990s. The crisis began in Thailand in July 1997 before spreading to several other countries with a ripple effect, raising fears of a worldwide eco ...
and the subsequent
fall of Suharto
On 21 May 1998, Suharto resigned as president of Indonesia following protests and riots across the country against his regime. His vice president, B. J. Habibie, took over the presidency.
Suharto's grip on power weakened following severe ...
. In 2012, after operating independently, Carrefour Indonesia was bought by
CT Corp and its shares are owned by
Chairul Tanjung. CT Corp developed Transmart in 2014, a subsidiary of CT Corp operated by PT Trans Retail Indonesia (formerly PT Carrefour Indonesia, PT Contimas Utama Indonesia, PT Cartisa Properti Indonesia and PT Carti Satria Megaswalayan) and named after CT Corp's television networks
Trans TV
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. It also developed Groserindo, a grocery store also largely operated by Carrefour. Carrefour officially left the nation in 2020, and CT Corp rebranded all remaining branches as Transmart.
* Japan – In 1999 Carrefour's Japanese subsidiary, Carrefour Japan Co. Ltd., opened.
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. Retrieved on 13 October 2013. The first Carrefour in Japan opened in a suburb of Tokyo in December 2000. In January and February 2001 new Carrefour stores opened in Tokyo and Osaka. Sales were initially strong, but, as Miki Tanikawa of ''The New York Times'' wrote, "...10 months later, there is barely a line for most of the day at cash registers of most Carrefour stores here. Lengthy aisles of goods ranging from clothes to bicycles are mostly empty." In early 2003, Carrefour sold its 8 hypermarkets to
AEON Group and on 10 March 2005, the subsidiary's name changed to AEON Marché Co., Ltd.
The stores were still operated in the Carrefour name until 31 March 2010, when the license expired.
* Kazakhstan – In the summer of 2017, the one and only Carrefour hypermarket closed down in
Almaty
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as a result of the loss of value of the
Tenge currency.
* Malaysia – Carrefour entered Malaysia in 1994 and sold its 26 hypermarkets to
AEON Group in November 2012.
The hypermarkets was rebranded as AEON BIG, and operates with an orange logo, compared to the magenta logo used by its parent company and existing JUSCO stores in the country. The outlets in Kota Damansara and Jalan Ipoh were the first to be changed from Carrefour to AEON BIG;
* Mexico – In March 2005, Carrefour sold its 29 hypermarkets in Mexico to
Chedraui. Carrefour opened its first store in 1994 in Mexico;
*North Macedonia – In October 2012, Carrefour opened its first store in
Skopje
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. The store was part of the brand City Mall that opened the same day in Skopje. By the end of summer 2014, there were plans to open the second store in
Tetovo
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. Carrefour shut down operations in North Macedonia because of debt.
*Jordan – Carrefour started its operations in Jordan in 2006 under Majid Al Futtaim, becoming a prominent retailer with multiple outlets across the country. Known for its diverse product range and affordability. However, Carrefour announced its closure in Jordan, citing challenges such as increasing competition, changing market dynamics, and a strategic decision to optimize operations in the region. Despite its closure, Carrefour continues to thrive in neighboring countries under Majid Al Futtaim's management. Carrefour closed down all its operating units from 4 November 2024. It was rebranded as HyperMax.
*Oman – Carrefour started its operations in Oman in 2001 under Majid Al Futtaim, becoming a prominent retailer with multiple outlets across the country. Known for its diverse product range and affordability, it served Omani shoppers for over two decades. However, in late 2024, Carrefour announced its closure in Oman, citing challenges such as increasing competition, changing market dynamics, and a strategic decision to optimize operations in the region. Despite its closure, Carrefour continues to thrive in neighboring countries under Majid Al Futtaim's management. Carrefour closed down all its operating units from 7 January 2025. It was rebranded as HyperMax.
* Portugal – Carrefour entered Portugal by buying its first stores in 1991 – two
Euromarché hypermarkets in Telheiras (a neighbourhood of
Lisbon
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) and
Vila Nova de Gaia
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. In July 2007 Carrefour sold all of its 12 hypermarkets and 9 fuel stations to
Sonae
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for €662 million. Also included were 11 licenses for opening new commercial spaces. Currently, only 365 hard-discount supermarkets such as
Minipreço are supported by Carrefour in Portugal, not included in the takeover.
* Russia – Carrefour entered the Russian market in the summer of 2009. In October 2009, only a month after it opened its second hypermarket in the country, Carrefour announced it was exiting Russia.
* Singapore – In 2012, Carrefour's stores were primarily replaced by
Cold Storage.
* Slovakia – In 2018, Carrefour pulled out of the Slovak market, after 17 years of operation in the country.
* South Korea – Carrefour entered the Korean market in 1996 with their first store in
Bucheon
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and operated 32 stores across the country at its peak in its final year, 2006. Carrefour was confident they would dominate the market, and by 1999 invested a total of US$925 million into the Korean venture – more than any other foreign company in the Korean market at that time. Carrefour Korea enjoyed mediating success initially, gaining traction for unseen low prices and standing above its competitors, but the rise quickly ended when the
Asian Financial Crisis
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struck South Korea in late 1997. Carrefour's reputation suffered a blow when they were exposed smuggling real estate in South Korea to international recipients. Alongside the reluctance of people spending in the midst of the financial crisis, boycotts ensued, beginning Carrefour's eventual demise. Complaints of Carrefour Korea's poor service quality grew, citing pushing products unfit for the Korean market and significantly soured relationships between the executives and the labour unions. With the company's attitude becoming reckless to its clients and suppliers, clients would boycott again while suppliers began refusing association with Carrefour Korea. With the company stained with controversial negativity, Carrefour Korea sold all their stores to
E-Land and exited the Korean market in April 2006. Shortly after, E-Land sold their supermarket asset to
Homeplus, recognized as Carrefour Korea's spiritual successor.
* Switzerland – In August 2007 Carrefour sold its 12 hypermarkets in Switzerland to Swiss retailer
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for $390 million;
* Syria – Carrefour previously opened a store in
Shahba Mall in
Aleppo
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in 2009 and operated until the mall was destroyed during the
Syrian Civil War on 16 October 2014 when the mall was destroyed and permanently closed.
* Thailand – Carrefour's business in Thailand was sold to
Big C Supercenter Public Company Limited, the owner of Big C hypermarket stores in Thailand ran by
Groupe Casino at the time, due to complaints. The transaction was completed in March 2011 with the Suwinthawong branch being the first store converted from Carrefour to Big C. Carrefour entered the Thai market in 1995 under
Central Group joint venture stakes and opened their first branch in the following year.
* United Kingdom – Carrefour opened the first of several hypermarkets in the UK in September 1972 in
Caerphilly
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,
South Wales
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, in a joint partnership with a UK company Wheatsheaf and Distribution & Trading Ltd, followed by stores at the
Telford Centre,
Chandler's Ford,
Minworth,
Patchway
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and
Swindon
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. The
Dee Corporation later acquired the stores in the early 1980s; they continued to trade under the Carrefour name, while some other existing smaller sites were rebranded as Carrefour. In the 1980s, new stores were opened at the
MetroCentre in Tyne and Wear, and the
Merry Hill Shopping Centre
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in the West Midlands, before being rebranded under the now-defunct
Gateway chain in 1988. In 1990, the stores were sold to
Asda
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. The initial Caerphilly store was redeveloped in the 1990s; however, the original 1970s hypermarkets at Chandler's Ford, Minworth and Patchway (
Cribbs Causeway
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) still exist as large Asda Supercentres. Since July 2011, online supermarket
Ocado has sold a range of Carrefour products in the UK.
* United States – Carrefour opened its first hypermarket in the United States in
Philadelphia
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, Pennsylvania, in March 1988, across from the Franklin Mills shopping mall (now
Philadelphia Mills). Despite the large selection, the store was generally derided for its poor conditions, and most of the time, many of the 61 checkout lanes in the store were deserted. In 1992, another location opened in
Voorhees Township, New Jersey. Both stores closed because of financial debt in 1993. The Voorhees store was broken up into many smaller stores, while the Philadelphia location became a
Walmart
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and a
Dick's Sporting Goods.
* Uzbekistan - Carrefour previously opened hypermarkets in Uzbekistan on 2021, which were franchised by Majid Al-Futtaim, however all stores in Uzbekistan closed in 2023.
* Vietnam – Carrefour had two stores at
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until 2004. The stores were later converted into
Lotte Mart
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branches.
Carrefour Foundation
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tscore business as a retailer' in countries the company operates and in countries where its suppliers are located.
Criticism and controversies
On 1 May 2007, more than 30 employees of the now-closed Carrefour Ratu Plaza,
Jakarta
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,
Indonesia
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, were taken to the
Pertamina Central Hospital after being affected by
carbon monoxide
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. The hypermarket was located in the mall's basement, which offered insufficient ventilation.
On 26 June 2007, the company was convicted in a French court for false advertising. The suit alleged that Carrefour regularly stocked insufficient quantities of advertised products for sale. In addition, the company was convicted of selling products below cost and accepting kickbacks from wholesalers. Carrefour was ordered to pay a fine of €2 million and to prominently and legibly display a notice in all of its French stores disclosing the false advertising.
In Carrefour Mangga Dua Square in Jakarta, Indonesia, a 5-metre high metal rack fell on top of a 3-year-old boy, killing him almost instantly due to internal bleeding. Afterwards, the victim's family claimed that Carrefour has refused to meet with them to settle the case. However, a Carrefour Corporate Affairs Officer denied this allegation.
Carrefour has also received criticism for engaging in
sweatshop
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practices.
On 7 May 2009, the French government asked a tribunal to fine Carrefour some €220,000 for more than 2,500 violations. Meat products lacked proper tracking information (more than 25% of inventory at some locations), and some products had incorrect labels – such as meat products that "shrank" in weight by 15% after receiving labels. The chain sold products that had long since passed their expiration dates, including, in one case, packs of baby formula that had expired six months earlier. Some 1,625 frozen and refrigerated products were found that had been stored in warehouses at ambient temperatures.
On 17 September 2018 images revealed that the municipal slaughterhouse in Boischaut, France, responsible for supplying meat to Carrefour, was killing animals in an extremely cruel way: cutting them up while they were still alive. The mistreatment scandal reverberated around the world and led to the closure of the slaughterhouse.
On 10 January 2019 the French branch made the news after selling zebra meat, Carrefour said it stopped selling the meat.
Boycott of supplies in China
In April 2008, after the
2008 Olympic torch relay was disrupted by
Tibetan independence movement advocates in London and especially in Paris, where some protesters attempted to wrest control of the torch from the torch bearers, Chinese activists promoted boycotting Carrefour because of unsubstantiated rumours that the company gave funds to Tibetan independence groups and the
Dalai Lama
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.
In its response, Carrefour China stated that it did support the
Beijing Olympics; and that it would never do anything to harm the feelings of the
Chinese people
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. Protests and calls for the boycott later subsided, partly because of efforts by French officials to apologize for the Paris torch attack.
Building collapse at Savar
On 24 April 2013, the eight-story ''Rana Plaza'' commercial building collapsed in
Savar, a
sub-district near
Dhaka
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, the capital of
Bangladesh
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. At least 1,127 people died and over 2,438 were injured. The factory housed a number of separate garment factories employing around 5,000 people, several shops, and a bank
and manufactured apparel for brands including the
Benetton Group,
Joe Fresh,
The Children's Place,
Primark,
Monsoon
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, and
Dressbarn.
Of the 29 brands identified as having sourced products from the Rana Plaza factories, only 9 attended meetings held in November 2013 to agree a proposal on compensation to the victims. Several companies refused to sign, including
Walmart
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, Carrefour,
Bonmarché,
Mango
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,
Auchan
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and
KiK. The agreement was signed by Primark, Loblaw, Bonmarché and El Corte Ingles.
Slavery in Thailand
In 2014, ''
The Guardian
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'' reported that Carrefour is a client of
Charoen Pokphand Foods. During a six-month investigation, ''The Guardian'' traced the entire supply chain from slave ships in Asian waters to leading producers and retailers.
Incidents of violence in Brazil
In Brazil, from 2007 onwards, the chain suffered at least four
lawsuit
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s
against violence, racism and homophobia, in addition to an execution against a man who stole 4 pieces of chicken meat, for public humiliation against employees and violence against children.
In one of the cases, a black man who owned a
Ford EcoSport was mistaken for a thief while caring for his sleeping two-year-old child in the parking lot, while waiting for the rest of his family who were shopping inside. He was initially approached by a security officer in plain clothes who accused him of stealing the vehicle, who then punched his face and injuring his jaw. He was then taken inside by third-party security and physically and psychologically tortured for more than 15 minutes, in addition to hearing slurs referring to his black color. After the incident, the store removed the security officer and discredited the third-party security company.
Another case of beatings followed by death occurred at the Supermercado Dia e Noite store, a subsidiary of the Carrefour group in São Carlos. The theft of two cheese breads, some drumsticks and hair cream, committed by bricklayer Ademir Peraro, aged 43 at the time, led to his beating by the store supervisor and a security guard. After the end of torture, the victim was locked in the bathroom until the store closed, when he was thrown into the street. Rescued by family members, he was taken to the hospital; before dying, the mason was able to report the torture he was subjected to. The most costly lawsuit for Carrefour so far was in the amount of R$50,000, followed by another for R$44,640.
In December 2010, a Freezer electrocuted and killed a girl in an Atacadão supermarket, the Freezer was investigated.
On 31 January 2011 the Santo André branch made the news after a stray dog was beaten by employees and customers of the Atacadão supermarket.
In November 2014, the Atacadão supermarket was sentenced to pay R$300,000 for moral damages, According to the Public Ministry of Labor of Alagoas (MPT) this Wednesday (19), the Atacado Comércio e Indústria LTDA supermarket, located in the upper zone of Maceió, it is not authorized to perform intimate searches on its employees, a practice that the company frequently engages in.
On 2 July 2015 the
Vila Velha branch became news after a cat was beaten by Atacadão employees, the case was reported to the authorities, and Carrefour issued a note repudiating the case.
In February 2017, an employee of the chain in Goiânia shot three customers, one of them died, and two others were injured, the employee was arrested, and Carrefour issued a note repudiating the case.
On 20 October 2018 a black and disabled customer was attacked by chain employees in Osasco, after opening a can of beer inside the store and saying he would pay for it. The company became aware of the case, employees were fired.
On 28 November 2018, a mixed-breed dog named Manchinha was poisoned and later beaten to death with an aluminum bar by one of the security guards at a Carrefour store in the city of
Osasco
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,
São Paulo
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. The episode, known as the
Manchinha case or Caso Manchinha, sparked a series of protests led by activists in front of the Osasco store in December 2018, and also inspired the creation of bill
PL 1.095/2019, which was later approved by the
executive
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and turned into a federal law in September 2020, imposing harsher penalties to crimes related to animal abuse.
On 5 January 2019 the Rio de Janeiro branch made the news after 15 cats were killed by poisoning by supermarket employees. The company became aware of the case, and carried out a census to determine the animals that resided in its units so that it could rescue them and direct them to shelters.
On 11 February 2019 an elderly person was expelled from the network in Anápolis after being mistaken for a homeless person, Carrefour issued a note repudiating the case.
On 16 May 2019 Carrefour was banned by the Court from controlling employee visits to the bathroom.
In 2020, two death-related incidents were reported in Brazil. The first one happened in August when a sales representative died of a heart attack. To allow the store to continue operating, other workers hid his body in a barricade made out of umbrellas and cardboard boxes.
On 19 November 2020, one day before the Brazilian holiday
Black Awareness Day, a 40-year-old black man named João Alberto Silveira Freitas
was killed by security guards after an altercation with a cashier. After an alleged "violent gesture" to one of the cashiers, two security guards were called, proceeded to drag the man out of the store and beat him to death in the parking lot. Both security guards were arrested and charged with qualified homicide.
On 3 August 2021 a stray dog was shot with an indigenous weapon from the Atacadão establishment by an Atacadão employee in Mato Grosso do Sul, Later, the employee was indicted for the crime of mistreatment of animals.
On 4 May 2021 a water channel was stained with oil by a Carrefour employee in Santos. The company was fined BRL 12,555,000 for what happened.
In October 2021, a video that a customer recorded on social networks showed a Carrefour employee being humiliated by his manager in Mato Grosso do Sul. She was later removed from office.
On 8 April 2023, Vinicius, husband of volleyball player Fabiana, was prevented from being seen due to his color.
On 10 April 2023, teacher Isabel Oliveira, 43, took off her clothes inside a supermarket in Curitiba (PR) in protest against racism. She was reportedly followed by security.
On 8 May 2023 a couple accused of theft in Salvador was attacked by network security guards. The company became aware of the case, terminated the contract with the security company and reported the attacks to the Civil Police of Itapuã.
On 9 May 2023 residents of Cabula expressed their dissatisfaction with works by the Carrefour Group that caused damage to houses and condominiums in Salvador.
Deforestation in Amazonia
According to
Mighty Earth, Carrefour is not respecting its commitments to fight
deforestation
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in the
Amazon rainforest
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. In a report at the occasion of the 2022 World Amazon Day, Mighty Earth published a statement criticising the retail group for sourcing from "meat and soy traders with devastating practices." The organisation points to the group's activities in Brazil where, with its 1,000 sales outlets, Carrefour controls 25% of the food distribution market. The NGO found that two-thirds of the 102 meat products inspected in Carrefour stores in Brazil are supplied by
JBS, which is "regularly targeted for deforestation cases", according to Mighty Earth. Following the report publication, Carrefour suspended beef supplies from two JBS slaughterhouses in the Amazon.
Stabbing in Italy
On 27 October 2022, a man grabbed a knife from a supermarket shelf in
Milan
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, stabbing five people, killing one and wounding four others, including Spanish soccer player
Pablo Mari, Italian authorities said.
Police arrested a 46-year-old Italian man suspected in the attack at a shopping centre in
Assago (a town near
Milan
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).
Mobile

Carrefour Mobile is a
Mobile Virtual Network Operator
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(MVNO) owned by Carrefour.

Carrefour offers its
mobile telephony
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service
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s in:
*
Belgium
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(as ''Carrefour Mobile'');
*
France
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(as ''Carrefour Mobile'');
*
Spain
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(as ''Carrefour Móvil'');
*
Italy
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(as ''1Mobile'', also known as ''UNO Mobile'' or ''Carrefour UNO Mobile'');
*
Greece
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(as ''Carrefour Mobile'');
*
Poland
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(as ''Carrefour Mova Mobile'');
*
Brazil
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(as ''Carrefour Mobile'').
Carrefour first launched its
mobile service
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in Belgium, in
partnership
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with Effortel and using Effortel Technologies as
Mobile Virtual Network Enabler
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(MVNE), on the existing
BASE network infrastructure.
In France, this offer was launched by exploiting the infrastructure of the
Orange network and using the company
Experian
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as MVNE. This operator first offered
prepaid offers, and since September 2007 has offered packages. Carrefour Mobile's offer is in competition with that offered by
A-Mobile, of the
Auchan
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With 354,851 employees, of which 261,000 have 5% ...
group.
Since then, Carrefour has launched a service in several other countries, in particular, Carrefour was the first MVNO in Italy, launching the service in June 2007, in partnership with Effortel.
On 24 September 2012 the MVNO offer stopped in France but the brand maintained a specific offer provided by Orange.
See also
*
Groupe Casino
*
Companies of France
*
European Retail Round Table
*
List of companies of France
*
List of hypermarkets
*
Carrefour Marinopoulos
*
Sherpa (brand)
Notes
References
External links
*
Yahoo! – Carrefour SA Company Profile* The history-book of Yves Soulabail
Carrefour Un combat pour la liberté ''Le Loup Hurlant Editions'', 2010.
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