Auchan Retail International

Founded in the 1960s in France, Auchan Retail International deals in the retail sector offering assortments of food items and non-food items. Auchan Retail International oversees the sourcing for the group retail subsidiaries.

Auchan Retail is spread among 13 countries including France, Russia, Senegal, etc. Furthermore, it has 1,985 points of sales under the Auchan banner. 

In 1987, the group’s banking subsidiary Banque Accord was created. 

The firm achieved an annual turnover of € 1.6 billion and currently employs 179590 people.

Regarding the food categories, Auchan Retail deals with local producers and SMEs so that the customers can get fresh, local, healthy and seasonal products.

For non-food categories, the company has been developing its own labels which can rival current leading brands.

Its private labels include (but not limited to):

• Cosmia: a range of cosmetics
• Qilive: multimedia products
• In Extenso: a brand featuring textile products  

With regards to the environment, the business has around 216 projects supported by the company’s foundations worldwide. Moreover, 600 tonnes of plastic bottles were collected from the stores in France as well as 66% of waste was recovered from the hypermarkets.