Match (supermarket)

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Match retail chain, situated in Hungary, is part of the Louis Delhaize Group, open in several European countries along with the Antilles and Guyana. Match supermarkets offers a large range of different food products in Hungary. There are 18 Match supermarkets open in Hungary.

[edit] History

In 1952, The Csemege retail chain was founded in Hungary, but during 1991 the state-run Csemege was bought by Julius Meinl. In 1999, The French-Belgian Louis Delhaize Group had bought up the Csemege-Julius Meinl group, The company was first renamed Csemege Szupermarketek, and then was re-named again as Csemege-Match group. In 2000, The Match and Smatch brand where introduced to the Hungarian retail market. During 2004, the Smatch brand was rebranded as Match supermarkets.