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Carrefour is born!
Denis Defforey and Jacques Defforey, food wholesalers, join efforts with Marcel Fournier, the owner of a novelty shop in Annecy. -
The first Carrefour supermarket...
The supermarket opens at a crossroad in downtown Annecy, from which the name "Carrefour" -
... and the first Hypermarket
First of its kind in the whole of France, Carrefour's hypermarket is opened in the outskirt of Paris. Providing customers with a greater range of choice of products (spread over 2,500m² of sales area), lower prices and up to 400 parking spaces. -
Listing on the Paris stock market
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Produits Libres
Carrefour's own private label.
Essential goods like flour, milk and pasta are sold in unbranded packages at remarkably low prices.
« aussi bons, moins chers » -
The Pass Card
Carrefour's very own credit card and customer loyalty card. -
Carrefour merges with Promodès
Merging with its biggest competitor in the French market, the Carrefour Group becomes the second biggest retailer in the world, after Walmart. -
e-Tailing
The Group launches Ooshop, its own on-line retail platform. -
Today
Despite the challenges issued by the COVID-19 pandemic, the aim of the company is still today, as stated in January 2018 "to become the world leader of the food transition" by 2022.