CARREFOUR - 2015 annual activity and responsible commitment report

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Carrefour hypermarket opened
its doors in Abidjan, Ivory Coast,
in December. This store, which has
already experienced huge success,
is the first step in an ambitious
development plan being imple-
mented by CFAO and Carrefour in
eight African countries, where the
growth of middle classes with a
desire to consume differently is
increasingatasteadyrate.
(1) Excluding French overseas territories.
In certain regions of the world,
Carrefour enters into local partner-
ships with professionals who have
strong roots in their territories. This
is a winning strategy, combining
the strength of Carrefour’s multi-
formatmodelwiththesortofexcel-
lent, in-depth knowledge of local
marketsthatpartnersbring.
In 2015, Carrefour continued to
pursue the development of its
banners by supporting its various
partners abroad and in French
overseas territories. In the Middle
East,MajidAlFuttaimreinforcedits
multi-format development with
the opening of eight hypermarkets,
12 supermarkets and five conveni-
encestoresinDubai.InNorthAfrica,
UTIC and Label’Vie, the Group’s
Tunisian and Moroccan partners,
also strengthened their position in
the hypermarket and supermarket
formats with 13 openings in 2015.
For example, at the end of August,
Label’Vie opened its sixth hyper-
market, the first in Casablanca,
with a surface area of 8,000 sq. m.
In June, the first Carrefour hyper-
market in Algeria opened its doors
in Bab Ezzouar within the new City
Center shopping mall. In Turkey,
Sabanci more than doubled the
number of its branded stores with
theacquisitionofseverallocalretail
chains,givingitatotalof761stores
at the endof 2015. Finally, the first
International
partnerships
1,874 stores(1)
254 hypermarkets
1,000 supermarkets
608 convenience stores
12 cash & carry stores
Keymomentsof 2015
•FirstCarrefourhypermarket
openedinIvoryCoastbyCFAO.
•FirstCarrefourhypermarket
openedinArmenia
byMajidAlFuttaim.
•FirstCarrefourhypermarket
openedinAlgeriabyUTICgroup.
•NewExpressconveniencestore
openedinNewCaledonia.
•FirstMarketstoreopened
inColeBayontheisland
ofSaint-MartinbySAFOgroup.
China
236
stores
228 hypermarkets
8 convenience stores
Taiwan
83
stores
63 hypermarkets
20 supermarkets
Integrated country
Partner country
Data as of December 31, 2015.
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