Auchan news 

Auchan has opened its new fresh concept store, under the Arcimbo fascia, in Villeparisis, Seine-et-Marne, in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris. Fresh focus to complement Drive outlet This store located next to an Auchan Drive outlet, where it is hoped that its focus on fresh produce will complement the purchases of dry or bulk goods made by customers using the Drive service.  Auchan ...

We look at the strategic priorities for leading European retailers - Carrefour, Lidl & Schwarz (Schwarz Group), Tesco, Auchan and Aldi - in 2013's difficult economic environment, and how they are driving growth.   Carrefour: will 2013 be a year of stabilisation? Carrefour’s new management team has launched initiatives to turn around its performance, including selectively exiting internati...

From our stores visits this week in Lille, here are our four developments to watch in Europe’s largest grocery retail market. Price perception key to attracting shoppers A difficult macro-economic environment has caused shoppers to search out ways to save on every purchase. Retailers like Leclerc, Aldi, Lidl and, increasingly, Carrefour have benefited from an EDLP offer, which is helping t...

In a recent interview with Reuters, the Ruentex Group's chairman discussed how its joint venture with Groupe Auchan has established its position as market-leading hypermarket operator in China. Looking ahead, he highlighted the possibility of overseas expansion. The Sun Art Group was formed as a joint venture between the Taiwanese Ruentex Group, and French Groupe Auchan . It operates a networ...

The French retailer is planning on opening ten new stores in Russia in 2013. Successful year in 2012 The expansion of Auchan in Russia in 2012 was well executed, with the retailer opening eight hypermarkets and upgrading ten existing stores. Auchan invested RUB 7.5bn in organic growth during the year. Purchase of “Real” and expansion planned for 2013 Auchan announced the purchase...

Following the recent flurry of results from international retailers, we summarise the performances of Carrefour, Tesco, Walmart, Metro and Auchan in the Chinese market. Carrefour - new store openings fuelling growth In the fourth quarter, Carrefour saw sales in China  grow at 0.7% (at constant exchange rate). The addition of new stores offsets negative like-for-like sales of -3.1%. How...

According to reports, Auchan is preparing to launch a new concept that fuses a Drive outlet with a fresh food store. Combined format to launch in March Trade press reports suggest that Auchan will open a new format, possibly under the 'Multifrais' banner, that will see a Drive (click and collect for grocery) unit combined with a fresh food supermarket. Due to open in March in the Paris reg...