Carrefour (IPA: /karfur/) is a French international hypermarket chain. It has many shops around the world. It is the second largest retail group in the world in terms of revenue and sales figures after Wal-Mart. Carrefour operates mainly in the European Union, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia. It also has shops in Africa, and Asia. Carrefour means cross-road (the place where two roads meet) in French.
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Carrefour Group |
| Company type | Public |
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| Euronext Paris: CA
CAC 40 Component |
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| ISIN | FR0000120172 |
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| Industry | |
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| Founded | 1 January 1958; 67 years ago (1958-01-01) |
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| Founders | - Marcel Fournier
- Denis Defforey
- Jacques Defforey
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| Headquarters | , France |
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Number of locations | |
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Area served | Europe, Middle East, North Africa, East Africa, South Asia, East Asia, South America |
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Key people | [2] |
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| Services | Cash and carry, warehouse club, discount store, hypermarket, supercenter, superstore, supermarket |
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| Revenue |
- 35.28 billion (France)
- 21.28 billion (Europe)
- 13.89 billion (Latam)
- 2.49 billion (Taiwan)
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- 768 million (Latam)
- 757 million (France)
- 718 million (Europe)
- 78 million (Taiwan)
- Template:Increasenegative -49 million (global functions)
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| €1.07 billion (2021)[3] |
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| Total assets | €47.67 billion (2021)[3] |
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| Total equity | €11.83 billion (2021)[3] |
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Number of employees | |
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| Website | carrefour.com |
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