E.Leclerc
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E.Leclerc is a French supermarket chain. Like Wal-Mart in the US or Tesco in UK, Leclerc is the largest retailer on its home market. The chain enables semi-independent stores to operate under the Leclerc brand. Leclerc also has a partnership with Système U.
Own brand ranges come under the Marque Repere and Eco+ banners. Some larger hypermarkets have a separate entertainment/multimedia section, under the name of Espace Culturel.
[edit] History
- 1949: Edouard Leclerc opens the first supermarket in Landerneau, Brittany
- 1956: Start of E.Leclerc’s clothing range
- 1960: The 60th E.Leclerc opens in Issy-les-Moulineaux
- 1969: 95 supermarkets close in order to be taken over by Intermarché
- 1979: Leclerc creates SIPLEC (a petrol import organisation)
- 1985: Leclerc is the first retailer to sell jewelry within supermarkets with its 'Le Manège à Bijoux' concept.
- 1992: Leclerc opens first Spanish supermarket and starts European expansion
- 1995: Leclerc stops giving out plastic bags for free
- 2000: Leclerc opens first Slovenian hypermarket in Ljubljana on June 7
- 2007: Leclerc opens second Slovenian hypermarket in Maribor on November 7
- 2007: Sales reach €30 billion.
[edit] Leclerc in Europe
- 560 stores in France (391 hypermarkets, 131 supermarkets and 39 specialist shops)
- 30 supermarkets in Italy, operated in partnership with CONAD
- 18 stores in Poland
- 12 stores in Portugal
- 6 stores in Spain
- 2 stores in Slovenia
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