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Founded in 1928 by Franz Colruyt, Colruyt Group is a Belgian company involved in the retail and food service businesses. The company first began as a wholesaler before diversifying its business. Its headquarters is based in Halle, Belgium. Currently, the business is one of the leading retailers in ...

Coop Group is a cooperative that operates as a retail and wholesale company. Coop Group has been operating in Switzerland since 1969 following a merger between several cooperatives in the country.Coop offers more than 50000 SKUs in the food and non-food segmentsin Switzerland. The firm operates ...

Founded in 1906 by Ferdinand Salling, Salling Group is a retail group operating a number of retail and departmental chains offering clothing, groceries, food services, etc.Based in Denmark, the business has a market share of 34.9% in the physical grocery trade category and 33% in the online grocery ...

The Co-operative Group, which began in 1844, is known as the largest customer-owned business and the fifth largest food retailer in the UK. The group has 4.6 million members.The Co-operative Group is involved in the following areas of business:Food retailing and wholesalingFuneral providerLife ...

Dunnes Stores is a chain of department stores which was established in 1944 by Ben Dunne. The headquarters is based in Dublin, Ireland.The firm operates 142 stores in the following countries: Ireland, Northern Ireland, UK and Spain.In addition to running an online shop offering both food and ...

Established in 1957, Esselunga is an Italian retail chain. The company is now a subsidiary of Supermarkets Italiani which is owned by the Caprotti family.The business has a total of 171 stores across the country. It also offers an online platform with home delivery facilities. In the financial ...

E. Leclerc is a private cooperative that regroups over 500 independent retailers. The group is a major actor, in the French market with 653 outlets in France and 117 outlets in Europe. The group is composed of 600 drives-through and 562 shop owners.The group focusses on formats like ...

GruppoPam, which opened its first supermarket in 1958 in Padua, Italy, has since then expanded into other formats, primarily concentrating in Central and Northern Italy.Today, this private firm has a total of 847 outlets (146 of them franchised and 224 under master franchises).GruppoPam is the ...

Coop Danmark is the leading grocery retailer in Denmark holding a 30% market share and operating about 1200 hypermarkets, supermarkets, discounters and convenience stores across Denmark. The Danish group is owned by FDB (Faellesforeningen for Danmarks Brugsforeninger), one of the country's ...

Founded in 1921 by Jan and Anita Meurs, Jumbo Group Holding is the 2nd largest supermarket chain in the Netherlands and has been part of the Van Eerd Group since 1983.Jumbo Group Holding started by launching 15 new stores that include 10 in the Netherlands and 5 in Belgium. Now, the company operates...

Founded in 1970, Iceland Foods is headquartered in Deeside, Wales, United Kingdom. The founder started by selling frozen products solely but it was further developed with both food and non-food products.Nowadays, Iceland Foods operates a total of 977 stores in the UK.The enterprise owns Iceland ...

Founded by 4 wholesalers in 1940, Kesko is a Finnish retail company operating in the grocery trade, construction and building services trade and car trade. Its headquarters is based in Helsinki, Finland. As of 2020, the company operates approximately 1,800 stores in Finland, Sweden, Estonia, ...

Jeronimo Martins was founded in 1792 in Portugal. Currently, the company operates several retail businesses in Portugal, Poland as well as Columbia. 95% of the activities are in the food distribution sector. The company manages a total of 3115 stores in Poland, 495 in Portugal and 663 in Colombia. ...

John Lewis Partnership is a co-operative founded by John Spedan Lewis in 1929 in the UK. The company is known for operating the chains Waitrose and John Lewis with operations across the UK as well as abroad. John Lewis Partnership manages 2 international offices and exports products to around 58 ...

Established in 1938, ICA group focuses on grocery retail. In 2013, Hakon and ICA merged its activities together and Hakon Invest was renamed as ICA Gruppen.The company operates 1,951 stores including pharmacies.It has a dedicated team of 24,000 employees and in 2021, its turnover amounted to €11.8...

J Sainsbury also known as Sainsbury’s is a supermarket chain in the United Kingdom having 16,9% market share. Since its humble beginning in 1869 as a shop, the company has come a long way and has now 6 segments:Sainsbury’s groceriesSainsbury’s BankSainsbury’s ArgosEnergyHabitatTu    The ...

Founded in 1894, Systeme U Centrale Nationale owns and operates a chain of supermarkets and hypermarkets in France. The firm occupies a market share of 11.1% in the French market.Systeme U signed an agreement with Carrefour in June 2018 for a joint purchasing alliance. Furthermore, Systeme U ...

Sonae is the largest Portuguese company which was established in 1985 and is headquartered in Matosinhos, Portugal. It comprises 1,343 stores. In the financial year 2021, it reported a turnover of  €5.36 billion. The company also offers online shops.Sonae Portugal operates its grocery retail ...

Morrisons is a supermarket chain which was established in 1899 by William Morrison. Its headquarters is found in Bradford, UK. The business started as a stall in Rawson Market that sold eggs and butter. Today, the company is the UK’s 4th largest supermarket chain. As of 2021, Morrisons manages ...

Schwarz Group is a retail group that was founded in 1912 in Germany by Johannes and Georg Schwarz. The business operates both retail and wholesale businesses. Schwarz Group operates over 12500 stores in around 33 countries.Schwarz Group operates the following retail banners:Kaufland: a chain of ...

Bol.com was founded in 1999 in the Netherlands as an online book seller but diversified its activities and offers products in the drinks category and the personal care category. Bol.com has over 9 million customers in the Netherlands and Belgium.The company employs 1400 employees and achieved a ...

Founded in 1962 and based in Italy, Conad operates one of the largest supermarket chains in the country. The company, a leader in the market, deals with large-scale distribution and owns around 3305 stores across Italy. Conad also owns an app which allows its customers to browse through their ...

CRAI is a retailers cooperative, started by a small group of retailers (neighborhood grocery stores) in 1973, which now serves some 3,000 franchised stores in 19 Italian regions from its 91 distribution centers. The co-op also operates in Malta and Switzerland. According to the survey reports in ...

Established in 1899, Coop is one of Sweden’s largest food chains. It is headquartered in Solna, Sweden. It operates 800 stores across the country as well as an online shop.In 2021, Coop’s turnover was €3.8 billion and it has a team of more than 7,000 employees.It offers a variety of products ...

Kaiser’s Tengelmann is a supermarket chain found in several regions of Germany. The supermarket chains not only provide various categories such as chilled and fresh, dairy, sweet grocery, savoury grocery, drinks for buyers but also provide a large selection of product, encompassing brands like ...

The first Tesco was established in 1929. Tesco entered the finance sector by launching Tesco Bank as a joint venture with The Royal Bank of Scotland in 1997.It operates 3,882 stores across the UK.  In the financial year 2021, its turnover amounted to €70.3 billion.  It has more than ...

Founded in 1898 by Geoffroy Guichard, Groupe Casino initially operated as Guichard-Perrachon & Co. Headquartered in France, the firm is present in the Retail Distribution sector and owns around 12,271 stores in total. The compay is currently recognised as the leading local group in France. In ...

Alon Israel Oil Co. was renamed as Alon Holdings Blue Square-Israel post acquisition. This company is listed in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). They operate in different segments viz. Mega Retail (supermarkets under different formats)BEE Group non foods, specialty outletsReal EstateAlon is the ...

Founded in 1992 through the alliance of 10 businessmen to purchase a network of grocery stores, CBA has evolved to be one of the largest supermarket chains in Hungary. The group is present in Bulgaria, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovakia. At present, ...

Established in 1995, Bim Birlesik Magazalar As is the first store represented as a hard-discount model in Instanbul, Turkey. The company ended the year 2021 with 10, 489 stores in Turkey. In 2020, its turnover amounted to €2.8 billion.It offers a variety of products under different categories ...

The REWE group was created in 1927 and today has become the leader in the trade and tourism group, not only in Germany but also in Europe. Its activities are expanded in 21 countries across Europe, operating 15 300 stores. REWE group is among the TOP 4 German retailers, in fact, it holds 17% of the ...

Mercadona is the leading Spanish supermarket chain which was founded in 1977 by the Carnicas Roig group. The group took its origins from a small butcher shop and has evolved to 1645 supermarkets operating in Spain and 29 in Portugal. Mercadona also runs an online shop as well as a mobile app.The ...

Musgrave Group was founded by Thomas and Stuart Musgrave in 1876. Based in Ireland, the company is a family-run wholesaler, retailer and food service, and is presently Ireland's largest grocery distributor. Initially, Musgrave Group started by offering tea and food but by 1894, the firm was known as...

Founded in 1884, Marks and Spencer is a retailer which was established by Thomas Spencer and Michael Marks. It is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The retailer launched its business as a penny bazaar first and marked it with the slogan “Don’t ask the price, it's a penny.”Presently, ...

Picard Surgeles, which was established in 1906, opened its first store in 1974. The business, founded by Raymond Picard in France, specialises in the production and distribution of frozen products. Picard Surgeles is owned by Lion Capital. The firm is a leading specialized retailer in the French ...

Established in 1925, Migros is a retail chain headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It is one of the largest retailers across the country. The company ended 2021 with a total of 658 supermarkets.In 2021, its turnover amounted to €27.7 billion. It has a team of 97,541 employees.Moreover, the ...

Makro is a cash-and-carry wholesaler serving independent, small and medium-size retailers and the institutional market (hotels, restaurants and caterers). The Makro chain encompasses 196 high-volume, low-cost/low-price, no frills cash & carry wholesale stores in six countries: Brazil (76 stores), ...

Migros Ticaret, formerly known as Moonlight Perakendecilik ve Ticaret Anonim Pirketi, was founded in 1954, originally as a sourcing point for Swiss Migros Coop. It is listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange and is traded as MGROS.In 1971, after they began to open stores in Turkey, the KOC Group took ...

The Groups discount chain is the second largest operator in Italy. Competitors have all switched to the _soft format, making Ins the only hard discount left in the country. The chains strategy for success is based on a strong focus on the _high quality and low price formula that identifies it.Ins ...

Edeka is a chain of supermarkets founded in Germany in 1907. The company, one of the leading businesses in the country, owns around 11 112 stores across Germany. It operates under the following banners:Edeka: approx. 4100 locationsNetto Marken-DiscountMarktkaufSPAR: in Germany ...

Founded by Ramon Arecas Roriguez in 1940, El Corte Ingles is a retail group which ranks 3rd worldwide. Its headquarters is based in Madrid, Spain. The company specialises in fashion, perfumery, travel, insurance, food, decoration, etc. Furthermore, the company has expanded in Portugal, Iberia, ...

Established in 1932 and originally based in the Netherlands, Spar is recognised as the world’s leading voluntary food retail chain. The company was founded by Adriaan van Well and was launched as DESPAR. From 1947, the internationalisation of the brand started, with the first store being launched ...

Founded in 1997 and based in Ukraine, Fozzy Group was founded by Volodymyr Kostelman, Roman Chihir, Oleh Sotnikov, and Yuri Gnatenko. The company, one of the leading retailers in Ukraine, is involved in several sectors such as food production, retail, bank business, restaurants, travel agency, ...

Founded in 1966, Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación also known as Dia is a supermarket chain and the largest franchise company in Spain. Its headquarters is based in Las Rozas, Spain. The company is owned by an international investment business based in Luxembourg known as Letter One. Dia ...

Hema is a chain of stores which was established in the Netherlands in 1926 by Leo Meyer and Arthur Isaac. During those times, department stores targeted a wealthy clientele but the founders’ aim was to launch such stores for “ordinary people.” Hema is also present in Asia thanks to its own ...

Founded in 1964, Norma is a retailer based in Germany. The company’s retail concept is to offer products at low prices. Additionally, from a regional discount store, Norma has now become an international company.  Moreover, the company expanded its business in Germany, France, Czech Republic and...

L’Oréal is a French cosmetics company which was established by Eugene Schueller in 1909. The headquarters is found in Clichy, France. The business started when the founder, a chemist, invented a hair dye formula and developed hair products which he sold to hairdressers in Paris. It owns 23 ...

Yves Rocher is a French cosmetics company which was founded in 1959. The brand is owned by Groupe Rocher. Yves Rocher offers natural cosmetics and is now present in 88 countries. Products were initially sold through mail order and in 1969, the first Yves Rocher store was launched in France. Today, ...

Founded in 1969, Denner is a chain of discount supermarkets headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.It operates 850 stores.  The company employs 6,078 employees and in the year 2021, its turnover amounted to €3.8 billion.It offers a variety of products under different categories such as: Sweet ...

The COOP group was established in 1993 and its headquarters in the Czech Republic is found in Zizkov, Prague.The company brings together 46 consumer cooperatives and operates nearly 2,500 stores.It employs nearly 13,000 people and its turnover in 2019 was about €1.3 billion. It offers a variety...