Colruyt

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Etablissementen Franz Colruyt N.V.
Établissements Franz Colruyt S.A.
Type Public (Euronext: COLR)
Founded 1925
Headquarters Flag of Belgium Edingensesteenweg 196, 1500 Halle
Key people Jef Colruyt, Chairman
Industry Retail
Revenue 4.5 billion (2004)
Employees 16,157 (2005)
Website www.colruyt.be

Etablissementen Franz Colruyt N.V. - Établissements Franz Colruyt S.A. (Colruyt) (Euronext: COLR) is a Belgian family company that is one of the major players in the Belgian retail network, with a unique sales strategy. With more than 200 shops throughout Belgium and abroad, Colruyt's aim is to enable clients to shop efficiently, at the Lowest Prices. Colruyt's warehouses are located in Halle, Ghislenghien and Ville-Pommeroeul. The actual head of the company is Jef Colruyt.


The Colruyt group consists of:

  • Colruyt - supermarkets
  • Colruyt France - supermarkets
  • Sparretail - Spar grocery stores (franchising)
  • Bio Planet - Bio supermarkets
  • Infoco - IT company (INFOrmatics for COlruyt)
  • Dolmen Industrial Projects - Project management company
  • Createch Engineering
  • Druco - printing company
  • Dreamland - toy shops
  • DreamBaby
  • Dream - gift shops
  • Okay - grocery stores
  • Pro a Pro Distribution - distribution company
  • Collivery - home delivery
  • Collishop - home delivery [Non-Food]
  • Dats 24 - Gas station
  • Colruyt Export
  • N.V. Finco (FINances for COlruyt)