International Borrowing at Carrefour S.A. Briefly discuss the background of Carrefour SA and its financing practices. What are the borrowing alternatives? Carrefour S.A. is operating as a chain of hypermarkets‚ combining a supermarket‚ drugstore‚ discount store and gas station. Carrefour is originating from France‚ however‚ during 40 years it has expanded its operations to ten other European countries‚ six South and North American countries and nine Asian countries. The largest sales and profits
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Today our group will be talking about Carrefour S.A which is a retailer located mainly in Europe. Carrefour is a hypermarket. How many of you guys know what a hypermarket is? A hypermarket is basically a superstore that offers a wide assortment of food as well as non-food products at economic prices‚ but they are much larger in size than traditional supermarkets. The size of hypermarkets can range from 2400 to 3000 square meters. Carrefour’s core strengths have been in its low prices‚ wide product
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|INTERNATIONAL MARKETING | |CASE STUDY: CARREFOUR- OPPORTUNITIES IN MEXICO | |SUBMITTED TO: MR. RAJESH KOCHHAR | |(COURSE TUTOR) | SUBMITTED BY ISHU GUPTA 80025 FM INTRODUCTION: Company Background:
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Carrefour background information Carrefour is an international retail chain with its headquarters located in Levallois-Perret‚ France. Carrefour operates mainly in the European Union‚ South America‚ East Asia and Northern Africa. It is currently the number 1 retail group in Europe and number 2 retail group worldwide in terms of revenue after Wal-Mart. Carrefour has 12 547 stores‚ 456 295 employees in 29 countries worldwide. Carrefour’s first store was opened in 1960‚ in Annecy‚ France and
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Carrefour was started in Paris‚ France by the Fournier and Deoffrey families in 1959. In 1960‚ the company opened its first supermarket‚ followed by the opening of the first Carrefour hypermarket in Sainte-Genevive-des-bois in 1963. In 1969‚ the opening of the first Carrefour store in Belgium marked the beginning of Carrefour’s international expansion. Between 1970 and 1980‚ the company went through a number of changes and expansions. In 1970‚ the company’s stock was floated on the Paris Bourse
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A boy born into a wealthy family‚ a multi-millionaire‚ and a reckless investor‚ many people would assume William Crapo Durant was much like the shrewd and cut throat entrepreneurs associated with his times. He was not. Instead Durant became a captain of industry thanks to his boundless enthusiasm and charm. He dominated meetings with intensity when dealing with top businessmen of his time‚ and in turn was noted as being a gentle and compassionate individual when interacting with everyday folk. His
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Carrefour is an international hypermarket chain that originated in the French territory in the year 1957. Right from the time of its foundation‚ the company has been on an expansion spree and today has its reach throughout the world. The company has € 108 billion in yearly turnover and a profit of 385 million Euros annually. It holds the distinction of employing 495‚000 employees across the globe. and operates 1‚530 hypermarkets‚ supermarkets in over 33 countries worldwide. In addition to that
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Background • Carrefour entered the Chinese market in 1995 ‚ by establishing the first store in Beijing . By the end of 2013 ‚ Carrefour operates 236 hypermarkets in 73 cities in China‚ with 60‚000 employees. • Carrefour make its commitment to the corporatecitizenship in China and very focused on its corporate social responsibility. Carrefour had set up the " Farm" ‚ "Food Safety Training "‚ “Food Safety Testing Room"‚ to provide safe and secure goods for its customers and satisfy different needs
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Carrefour S.A. (Euronext: CA) (French pronunciation: [kaʁfuʁ]) is a French international hypermarket chain. Headquartered in Levallois-Perret‚ France‚[2] Carrefour is the largest hypermarket chain in the world in terms of size‚ the second largest retail group in the world in terms of revenue and third largest in profit after Wal-Mart and Tesco. Carrefour operates mainly in Europe‚ Argentina‚ Brazil‚ China‚ Colombia and in the Dominican Republic‚ but also has shops in North Africa and other parts
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF CARREFOUR ----------------------- Daniel Bernard CEO and Chairman of Carrefour Daniel Bernard CFO of Carrefour Bruce Johnson Director of Organization and Systems William Andersen Director of Merchandise and Marketing Joel Saveuse Director of Europe Zone Philippe Jarry Director of America Zone René Brillet Director of Asia Zone Expanded Committee Javier Campo Director of DIA International Jean-Francois
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