13 Facts About Auchan Group

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Auchan Group is notable for being a rare example of a Western company continuing to operate in Russia after Moscow sent thousands of troops into Ukraine.

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Auchan Group SA is controlled by the Mulliez family, one of the wealthiest in France and in Europe.

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Also, Auchan Group China led to open its online shopping website for the stores in Shanghai and Suzhou.

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Auchan Group has been active on the Russian market since 2002 and had over 100 hypermarkets in the country by December 2016.

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In November 2021, Russian “Auchan Group” signed with online-delivery service "Sbermarket" a deal of strategic partnership in e-commerce until 2028.

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6.

Auchan Group opened a number of stores in Mexico; the first of these opened in Mexico City in 1996 and eventually grew to five stores.

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7.

In 2002 Auchan sold its hypermarkets in Thailand to Groupe Casino.

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8.

In 2007 Auchan Group sold its Argentine stores to Wal-Mart and withdrew from the country.

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In January 2011 Auchan Group dropped out of the Dubai market after just two years.

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10.

In 2019 Auchan Group withdrew from Italy due to financial losses, by selling most of the activities of its Auchan Group Retail Italia to the Italian retailer Conad.

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11.

Auchan Group opened a store in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview, Illinois, in 1989.

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12.

Auchan Group USA sold its first Houston location to Ho Enterprises.

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13.

The second former Auchan Group is used by a local scaffolding company, and was used as a shelter for Hurricane Katrina victims in 2005 and Hurricane Ike victims in 2008 due to its large space.

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