Carrefour facts for kids
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Public (Euronext: CA) | |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1957 |
Headquarters |
Paris, Caen (Promodès)
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France
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Key people
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José Luis Duran |
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Operating income
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Number of employees
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321,000 (2020) |
Carrefour SA (IPA: /karfur/) is a French international hypermarket chain. It has many shops around the world. It is the second largest retail group in the world in terms of revenue and sales figures after Wal-Mart. Carrefour operates mainly in the European Union, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia. It also has shops in Africa, and Asia. Carrefour means cross-road (the place where two roads meet) in French.
Images for kids
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Former Carrefour Marinopoulos store in Thessaloniki, Greece.
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The Carrefour supermarket at Faa'a, Tahiti, French Polynesia
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A Carrefour outlet in Beijing, China, promotes the use of canvas bags as opposed to plastic bags prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics
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