Groupe Auchan

General Information:

A retail group of international repute, Groupe Auchan, has branches in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Poland, Hungary, Russia, Morocco, China, Taiwan, and Romania. Ranked 135th on the Fortune 500 list in 2006, this company had 175,584 employees. The Groupe Auchan has its Headquarters in Lille, France.

Industry Genre:

Retail

Product Line and Services:

The product line can be classified as

Le Moins Cher-Economy Range of products.

Les Produits Auchan- Auchan's own brand.

Rik et Rok- Products planned for Children.

Les Produits Régionaux Regional Products. E.g. Breton biscuits.

Les grandes marques-All Major Companies E.g. Kellogg’s.

Key Peoples of the company are as follows:

• CEO: Christophe Dubrulle
• Thierry Mulliez, Vice Chairman
• Gérard Mulliez, Founder &Chairman.

Brief Overview:

Mainly into distribution, Groupe Auchan has reported annual revenues of $42,073.2 million and profits of $1,197.8 million in 2005. Groupe Auchan has 356 hypermarkets, 646 supermarkets, 2027 small shops in the world, and 116 hypermarkets in France, as of October 26th, 2005.

Postal Address:

40 Ave. de Flandre, Croix, 59964.
Telephone: 33-3-2081-6800
Website URL: www.auchan.com