Today our group will be talking about Carrefour S.A which is a retailer located mainly in Europe. Carrefour is a hypermarket. How many of you guys know what a hypermarket is? A hypermarket is basically a superstore that offers a wide assortment of food as well as non-food products at economic prices‚ but they are much larger in size than traditional supermarkets. The size of hypermarkets can range from 2400 to 3000 square meters. Carrefour’s core strengths have been in its low prices‚ wide product
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| |CASE STUDY: CARREFOUR- OPPORTUNITIES IN MEXICO | |SUBMITTED TO: MR. RAJESH KOCHHAR | |(COURSE TUTOR) | SUBMITTED BY ISHU GUPTA 80025 FM INTRODUCTION: Company Background: • Carrefour founded in 1960 started the concept of vast new stores popularly referred
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Wal-mart’s German Misadventure Case study – Summer Course Dario Cardoso Machado Neto M00468761 Middlesex University of London Source: International Marketing (Ghauri‚ third edition‚ 2010‚ p.573-579) Wal-mart’s German Misadventure Case study – Summer Course Dario Cardoso Machado Neto M00468761 Middlesex University of London Source: International Marketing (Ghauri‚ third edition‚ 2010‚ p.573-579) Wal-mart history The WALMART is the largest company in the world‚ taking into account
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Carrefour background information Carrefour is an international retail chain with its headquarters located in Levallois-Perret‚ France. Carrefour operates mainly in the European Union‚ South America‚ East Asia and Northern Africa. It is currently the number 1 retail group in Europe and number 2 retail group worldwide in terms of revenue after Wal-Mart. Carrefour has 12 547 stores‚ 456 295 employees in 29 countries worldwide. Carrefour’s first store was opened in 1960‚ in Annecy‚ France and
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Carrefour was started in Paris‚ France by the Fournier and Deoffrey families in 1959. In 1960‚ the company opened its first supermarket‚ followed by the opening of the first Carrefour hypermarket in Sainte-Genevive-des-bois in 1963. In 1969‚ the opening of the first Carrefour store in Belgium marked the beginning of Carrefour’s international expansion. Between 1970 and 1980‚ the company went through a number of changes and expansions. In 1970‚ the company’s stock was floated on the Paris Bourse
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Carrefour S.A. is a large multinational corporation that aims to issue EUR 750 million worth of debt. Consequently‚ Carrefour must decide the market in which it wants to place its bonds. The company had historically financed growth using securities denominated in the currency of its business operations. However‚ Carrefour’s investment banks‚ Morgan Stanley and UBS-Warburg‚ recently recommended borrowing in British pounds sterling to take advantage of a borrowing opportunity in that currency
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Carrefour S.A. (Euronext: CA) (French pronunciation: [kaʁfuʁ]) is a French international hypermarket chain. Headquartered in Levallois-Perret‚ France‚[2] Carrefour is the largest hypermarket chain in the world in terms of size‚ the second largest retail group in the world in terms of revenue and third largest in profit after Wal-Mart and Tesco. Carrefour operates mainly in Europe‚ Argentina‚ Brazil‚ China‚ Colombia and in the Dominican Republic‚ but also has shops in North Africa and other parts
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF CARREFOUR ----------------------- Daniel Bernard CEO and Chairman of Carrefour Daniel Bernard CFO of Carrefour Bruce Johnson Director of Organization and Systems William Andersen Director of Merchandise and Marketing Joel Saveuse Director of Europe Zone Philippe Jarry Director of America Zone René Brillet Director of Asia Zone Expanded Committee Javier Campo Director of DIA International
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Carrefour: An Overview January 2003 www lanetretail net Table of Content Overview Background Operations Sales By Format Carrefour By Country Sales Breakdown By Region‚ 2002 Sales Breakdown By Country‚ 2002 Latest Major Developments Carrefour In Context Leading Global Retailers’ Spread‚ 2002 Analysis By Country Prospects And Strategy SWOT Analysis www planetretail net Overview Main address: Carrefour S
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Trivia: On May 9‚ 1950‚ Sam Walton opened up Walton ’s 5&10 in Bentonville‚ Arkansas. The first store with the Wal-Mart name was opened in 1962 in Rogers‚ AR‚ financed 95% by Sam Walton himself. Wal-Mart ’s Headquarters: The corporate headquarters of the world ’s largest retail company‚ Wal-Mart‚ are located in Bentonville‚ AR‚ where founder Sam Walton started it all. The Mission Statement and Purpose of Wal-Mart (WMT) Wal-Mart ’s advertised mission statement and its advertising slogan
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