Colruyt
Etablissementen Franz Colruyt N.V. - Établissements Franz Colruyt S.A., usually known simply as Colruyt is a Belgian family company that is one of the major players in the country's retail network. Founded in 1925 by Franz Colruyt, the group today operates a number of retail brands, most significantly its eponymous discount supermarket chain. The company is headquartered in Halle and has operations in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
Operations
The group's main business is its Colruyt discount supermarket chain, which has over 200 locations in Belgium.[1] The brand competes directly with discount retailers such as Aldi and Lidl.[2] Other food retail brands operated by the company include the grocery store chain OKay and the organic supermarket Bio-Planet. Colruyt is also one of two franchisees of the SPAR brand in Belgium. In France Colruyt also operates the Coccinelle chain of supermarkets.
List of subsidiaries
- Colruyt - supermarkets
- Colruyt France - supermarkets
- Sparretail - Spar grocery stores (franchising)
- Bio Planet - Bio (organic) supermarkets
- Colruyt Group Services (IT - work simplification - BPM - Marketing)
- intrion - Project management company
- 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)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Annual Report 2010/2011". Colruyt. http://www.colruytgroup.com/colruytgroup/static/assets/financieel/2010-2011/pdf/jaarrapport_2010-2011-en.pdf. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ Blenkinsop, Philip (28 November 2008). "Colruyt H1 profit up, but margins shrink". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSLS10925120081128. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
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