Carrefour S.A. is a French multinational retail company that operates hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores and cash-and-carry outlets. Its product offerings include groceries, fresh food, consumer goods, household products, clothing and selected non-food merchandise. The company also serves customers through e-commerce platforms and offers private-label products and related services.
Founded in 1959, Carrefour opened one of the world’s first hypermarkets in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France, in 1960. The company has since developed a multiformat retail model designed to serve customers through large stores, neighborhood locations, online channels and franchise partnerships.
Carrefour’s operations are concentrated in France and several European and Latin American markets, including Spain, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Romania, Brazil and Argentina, while its franchise network extends its brand presence to additional countries. Alexandre Bompard has served as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer since 2017.
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