Carrefour
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Type: | Public (Euronext: CA) |
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Founded: | 1957 |
Headquarters: | {{{location}}} |
Key people: | José Luis Duran |
Industry: | Retail |
Revenue: | €72,737.7 million (2006)[needs proving] |
Operating income: | €? million (2006) |
Net income: | €2,118.12 million (2006) |
Employees: | 456,295 (2006) |
Website: | www.carrefour.com |
Carrefour SA (IPA: /karfur/) is a French international hypermarket chain, with a global network of outlets. 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, but also has shops in North Africa and Asia. Carrefour means cross-road in French.