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 a headcount of 175,584 (2006).

Industry Genre:

Retail

Product Line and Services:

The product line can be classified as

Le Moins Cher-Economy Range o 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.

Location:

The Groupe Auchan has its Headquarters at Lille, France.

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 $ millions and Profits of 1,197.8 $ millions in 2005. Groupe Auchan has 356 hypermarkets, 646 supermarkets, 2027 small shops in the world, and 116 hypermarkets in France (as of 26 October 2005).

Postal Address:

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