Carrefour Group - CA- Profile

Carrefour S.A.. The Group's principal activity is retail distribution, operating through a chain of hypermarkets and supermarkets with stores located in Europe, Latin America and Asia. Hypermarkets offer a wide range of food and non-food products, these hypermarkets operate through the brand name Carrefour. Supermarkets offer a wide selection of mostly food products, their supermarkets operate through the following outlets: Champion, Globi and Gima. Hard discounters stock around 800 food products in small stores, these products are sold under the Dia brand name. During the fiscal year the Group acquired 50% of Hyparlo. The Group operates in 30 countries worldwide and has more than 12,028 shops. Hypermarkets accounted for 59% of 2005 revenues; supermarkets, 18%; hard discounts, 9% and others, 14%