Carrefour S.A. is a France-based multinational food retailer operating hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, cash-and-carry outlets and e-commerce platforms. The company sells groceries, fresh food, household goods, personal-care products, apparel and other nonfood merchandise through its stores and digital channels.
Founded in 1959, Carrefour opened its first hypermarket in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, France, in 1960. It has since developed a broad retail network supported by company-operated, franchised and partnered stores, as well as private-label brands and customer loyalty services.
Carrefour’s principal markets include France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Poland, Romania, Brazil and Argentina, with additional international reach through franchise and partnership arrangements. Alexandre Bompard has served as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer since 2017.
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