As Casino and Auchan appoint new executives and Cdiscount launches a new service in partnership with Shopify, we round up news from the country. Casino changes management team in France… Casino has appointed Philippe Fradin as executive director of its hypermarkets, three months after he left a similar role as executive director general of both Géant hypermarkets and Casino supermarkets. He...

GPA has reported gross revenue of BRL59.1bn (US$14.2bn) for 2019, representing solid growth of 10.3%. In this article we explore five key themes underpinning its performance. 1. Atacarejo continues to drive solid growth GPA’s atacarejo (cash and carry) banner Assaí continues to be the business’s highest performing subsidiary. Assaí’s gross revenue reached BRL30.4bn (US$7.3bn) in 2019, repre...

Affected by store disposals and an increasingly competitive market, Casino reported total sales contracted in Q4, by 1.4% to €9.2 bn. At a group level, organic growth rose by 3.6% and same-store sales were up by 1.6%, with both driven by its operations in Latin America. France: performance affected by store disposals… Casino reported total sales contracted by 4.0% in its home market, with o...