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Presentation of the Carrefour group
Detailed presentation of the Carrefour group
Property assets
1.2.4
For Carrefour, tangible fixed assets mainly include sales areas operated In 2015, Carrefour continued to invest in upgrading its assets. The
by the Group. At the end of December
2015, the Group was operating Group is proceeding with several remodelling programmes across
17.5
million sq.m. of sales area through its under banners store various formats and in the majority of the countries where it operates.
network. The Group’s ownership strategy for its stores depends on the In France, for example, Carrefour renovated 16 hypermarkets and 119
country and the format. In total, the Group owns most of the real
supermarkets in 2015, for a total of 103 hypermarkets and
estate associated with its stores. In France, Spain and Italy, the store 319
supermarkets renovated since 2013. In Brazil, 36 hypermarkets
real estate is owned by Carrefour Property. Since June
2012, these have been updated since the programme was launched.
assets plus the real estate activities at the international level – have With the creation of Carmila, in which the Group holds a 42% stake,
been grouped together under the responsibility of a Group Executive Carrefour has enhanced the vitality of the commercial ecosystem by
Director for Assets, Development and New Ventures.
simultaneously renovating shopping centres, stores and parking areas.
Details of asset ownership are given in Note
6 of the Consolidated This has resulted in friendly, attractive units that offer comfortable
Financial Statement for December
31, 2015, on page 175 of this
sales areas, appealing and connected retail environments, and services
document.
tailored to meet customer needs.
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