34 Facts About Groupe Casino

Groupe Casino Group or Groupe Casino Guichard-Perrachon is a French mass-market retail group.

Groupe Casino Group is the source of many innovations such as the first distributor's brand in 1901, the first self-service store in 1948 or even the display of a sell-by date on consumer products in 1959.

Groupe Casino Group operates across all food and non-food formats: hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, discount stores and wholesale stores.

Groupe Casino's parents were the owners of a retail grocery business in Saint-Etienne.

In 1912, Groupe Casino created the Sports branch Groupe Casino employees' Social Club, a sports organization in accordance with its sports corporatism policy.

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In 1923, in celebration of its 25th anniversary, Groupe Casino put in place a pension fund which ensured the security of employees leaving the company.

The Groupe Casino share was quoted on the Stock Exchange as from 1910.

Groupe Casino was surrounded by his brothers Jean, Georges, Paul et Pierre Guichard, and his brother-in-law Francois Kemlin.

In 1959, Groupe Casino was the first distributor to display a sell-by date on its products.

In 1957, Groupe Casino opened its first supermarket in Nice, under the brand Nica.

Groupe Casino transferred its majority ownership to Castorama in October 1989.

In 1976, the internationalization of Groupe Casino Group started in the United States with the creation of Groupe Casino USA to operate French cafeterias in the USA.

In March 1996, Groupe Casino Group signed a partnership agreement with Dairy Farm International, one of the biggest groups of supermarkets in Asia.

In 1999, Groupe Casino Group bought into the capital of Distribution Groups GPA and Grupo Exito in Brazil and in Colombia.

Antoine Guichard, the last family manager of Groupe Casino Group, did not want to give up the presidency of the company.

Between 1995 and 1996, Groupe Casino took majority ownership in the different companies of Corse Distribution, enabling the development of many new franchise names.

Less than a year later, Groupe Casino supported Monoprix financially in the total acquisition of Prisunic's capital and became therefore, shareholder at 21.

In September 1997, Groupe Casino Group took majority ownership in the Franprix and Leader Price brands and their network of 650 stores.

Under the aegis of Jean-Charles Naouri, Groupe Casino Group developed its assets in France and internationally.

In March 1997, Groupe Casino Group signed an affiliate agreement with the Uruguayan Brand Disco for the construction of a Geant Groupe Casino in Montevideo.

In February 1998, Groupe Casino Group took over the Argentine Group Libertad operating 7 hypermarkets across the country.

In 1999, Groupe Casino subscribed to the capital of leading distribution companies in their respective countries, GPA in Brazil and Grupo Exito in Colombia.

In 2000, Groupe Casino Group acquired Monoprix, Franprix, Leader Price and Cdiscount.

Groupe Casino inaugurated its new Head Office in Saint-Etienne, its historical stronghold, in 2007.

In that year, Groupe Casino Group continued its growth in Asia by acquiring Thai participations in the Carrefour Group with its Big C branch.

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In December 2017, Groupe Casino Group signed an agreement with Ocado to develop a technological platform with an automated warehouse in France.

Unlike its main French competitors, Groupe Casino Group made the bet of developing a multi-brand strategy in the 1990s under the management of Jean-Charles Naouri.

The model developed by Groupe Casino is founded on the network of brands with differentiated and complementary positioning.

Cdiscount, branch of Groupe Casino Group, became over a few years a major e-business actor over the Internet in France.

Real estate activity of Groupe Casino Group is driven in France by l'Immobiliere Groupe Casino and its old brand Mercialys.

Groupe Casino Group created a Company Foundation which supports childhood development by fighting against the cultural exclusion of the under-privileged.

Groupe Casino Group is at the origin of the AS Saint-Etienne football Club created in 1919, the Sports Social Club of Saint-Etienne.

The founder of Groupe Casino Group purchased a large field and gave it to the club.

In 1996, Groupe Casino Group became the main sponsor of the current AG2R La Mondiale cycling team.