Groupe Auchan SA (French pronunciation: [oʃɑ̃]) is a French international retail group and multinational corporation headquartered in Croix, France. It is one of the world's principal distribution groups with a presence in 12 countries and 175,000 employees.
The company began when Gérard Mulliez opened his first self-service shop in Roubaix in the district of Hauts-Champs - pronounced the same as "Auchan".
Auchan has branches in France, and inter...
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Groupe Auchan SA (French pronunciation: [oʃɑ̃]) is a French international retail group and multinational corporation headquartered in Croix, France. It is one of the world's principal distribution groups with a presence in 12 countries and 175,000 employees.
The company began when Gérard Mulliez opened his first self-service shop in Roubaix in the district of Hauts-Champs - pronounced the same as "Auchan".
Auchan has branches in France, and internationally in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Poland, Hungary, Russia, Morocco, the People's Republic of China (欧尚 Ōu shàng), the Republic of China (Taiwan), Romania and Ukraine.
As of 26 October 2005 (2005 -10-26), Auchan has 356 hypermarkets, 646 supermarkets and 2027 small shops around the world, as well as 116 hypermarkets in France. In several countries, including Poland and Ukraine, the chain has been confronted with protests linked to its labour policy.
Auchan SA is controlled by the Mulliez family, one of the wealthiest in France....
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