http://www.groupe-casino.fr/ Groupe Casino fr SPIP - www.spip.net http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Cdiscount-continues-with-its-no.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Cdiscount-continues-with-its-no.html 2012-01-27T16:16:50Z text/html en En un clic Alerte For 10 years Cdiscount has been slashing price barriers. Notably: 1st DVD for under €1 in 2002, 1st DVD player for less than €100 in 2003, 1st LCD screen for under €1,000 in 2005, 1st GPS for under €100 in 2007, 1st Blu-ray for under €6 in 2009, 1st 12-place dishwasher for under €190 in 2010, 1st portable computer for under €300 in 2011. As this year kicks off, Cdiscount graduates to a new level and slashes more price barriers. Starting January 27, new products are (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/First-Committed-Sponsors-for.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/First-Committed-Sponsors-for.html 2012-01-27T11:05:09Z text/html en En un clic Alerte On Thursday 19 January 2012, the Casino Corporate Foundation brought together the sponsors of 22 children's associations that have benefited from its support. At this meeting, the Foundation presented them with the first awards for “Parrains Engagés pour l'Enfance” (Committed Sponsors for Children). All the recipients are employees of the Group. The Casino Corporate Foundation was established in late 2009 and aims to work on behalf of children in France and throughout the world, primarily in (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Partnership-between-the-Casino.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Partnership-between-the-Casino.html 2012-01-19T11:13:00Z text/html en On the occasion of the 11th Cities Conference, Jean-Charles Naouri, Chairman and CEO of the Casino Group, and Michel Destot (Deputy Mayor of Grenoble and President of AMGVF) signed an agreement to make the Group the exclusive partner of the Association of Mayors of Major French Cities. Accordingly, the Group takes part in the working groups set up by AMGVF to discuss “Cities and local shopping” The local aspect is one of the many values that AMGVF and Casino have in common: the local (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Casino-Group-commits-to-helping.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Casino-Group-commits-to-helping.html 2011-12-29T16:47:00Z text/html en En un clic Alerte The Casino Group has responded positively to Frederic Lefebvre's request to help the “Restos du Cœur”. On Thursday 29 December, following “Restos du Cœur” president Olivier Berthe's appeal for the nation to show generosity, the Secretary of State for Consumer Affairs called on the retail industry to step up to the plate. Since the beginning of their winter campaign, the “Restos” have had to deal with an increase in demand from 5% to 8%, a figure they will soon no longer be able to cope with. As (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/2011-a-year-in-review.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/2011-a-year-in-review.html 2011-12-16T09:49:52Z text/html en Among the events that have marked the year 2011 for Casino, there have been lots of innovations connected with the development of new concepts (banners, products, services, etc.), events such as the exhibition celebrating 110 years of the Casino brand, initiatives illustrating the Group's sustainable development commitments, and key dates for the development of the Group, not least in (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Awards-prizes.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Awards-prizes.html 2011-12-16T09:45:50Z text/html en En un clic Alerte A shower of awards for the Group and its subsidiaries The Group and its subsidiaries around the world received numerous awards in 2011: Monoprix's latest campaign was rewarded with the Customer of the Year prize, the Grand Prix de la Publicité Advertising Prize, and 2 Golden Lions Franprix received the “Marianne d'Or” Sustainable Development Award for its 100% electric home delivery vehicle Casino Delights “Palets Bretons” – pure butter Brittany biscuits – were (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Growth.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Growth.html 2011-12-16T09:45:46Z text/html en En un clic Alerte In France and abroad Internationally, 2011 was a turning point for the Group with the confirmation of its long-term commitment in Brazil as it increased its stake in Grupo Pão de Açúcar (GPA) from 33.7% to 43.1%. Meanwhile, on 30 June 2011, Éxito announced a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of Casino's majority stakes in Disco and Devoto, for a total consideration of US$ 746 million (€ 520 million). Éxito also announced its intention to launch a share offering in Colombia of up to (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Commitments.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Commitments.html 2011-12-16T09:45:43Z text/html en En un clic Fresh proof of the Group's commitments in 2011 One of the Casino Group's key dates for its sustainable development and social responsibility initiatives in 2011 was 3rd March, when it signed, together with Jeannette Bougrab, French Secretary for Youth and Community Life, the first in-house Charter for the “Service Civique” (Volunteer Civic Service). In signing the charter, the Casino Group committed to giving greater emphasis to the “Service Civique” in its recruitment procedures. The Group's (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Brands-and-products.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Brands-and-products.html 2011-12-16T09:45:40Z text/html en En un clic Alerte New products and a look back on the Casino brand For over 10 years, Casino has been committed to promoting a balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. In early 2011, it pioneered the first wide range of accessible products devoted to well-being: “Casino Bien pour Vous!”. The Group was also able to raise the profile of the Casino brand and highlight the innovations it has brought to the sector – innovations that are now part and parcel of our economic heritage – at an exhibition entitled “Casino, (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/New-concepts.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/New-concepts.html 2011-12-16T09:45:36Z text/html en En un clic Alerte Lots of innovations in 2011 A Casino Group innovation of note in 2011 was the launch of “New Cho,” the new convenience store format of Big C Vietnam. The first store opened on 14 February in Ho Chi Minh City. With the main focus on food, the banner also takes a customer-service approach: New Cho has a restaurant area with Wi-Fi access and can deliver to customers' homes free of charge. In Colombia, the Éxito Group inaugurated the “Éxito Tecno” banner, dedicated to new technologies, in March (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Cdiscount-wins-an-LSA-Innovation.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Cdiscount-wins-an-LSA-Innovation.html 2011-12-12T16:54:34Z text/html en En un clic Alerte Every year, the consumer magazine rewards retail and industry professionals. This year, in the distance-selling / e-commerce category (created this year), the jury awarded the Trophy to Cdiscount and its Pointretraits system. Since 2010, thanks to the logistics synergies achieved by Groupe Casino, internet shoppers have been able to collect packages weighing more than 30 kg in 200 stores (Géant Casino and Casino Supermarkets). The Group's logistics teams then pushed ahead with a rapid (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Artists-at-School-the-new.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Artists-at-School-the-new.html 2011-12-01T17:35:33Z text/html en En un clic Alerte In pursuit of its key objective to provide disadvantaged children with a “cultural heritage and shared citizenship”, the Casino Group Corporate Foundation launches its new “Artists at School” programme. In recent years the French Ministry of Education has been asking teachers to give greater emphasis to artistic and cultural education in schools, particularly at the primary and early secondary level. It was with this in mind, together with its key aim to give the most disadvantaged (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Big-C-received-the-Saigon-Times.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Big-C-received-the-Saigon-Times.html 2011-11-29T10:47:43Z text/html en En un clic Alerte On November 22th, Big C has received the Saigon Times Top 40 award – Green Value 2010 delivered by the Saigon Times Group in order to honor Foreign Invested Enterprises for their outstanding investment performance and contributions to environmental protection in Vietnam. This is the 5th consecutive year since 2006 that Big C receives this award. Sustainable development is an integral part in Big C Vietnam's long- term development strategy. For years, along with making efforts to effectively (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Casino-Shopping-wins-Grand-Prix.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Casino-Shopping-wins-Grand-Prix.html 2011-11-14T11:12:03Z text/html en En un clic Alerte Casino partner Agence Malherbe wins 2011 Grand Prix Strategies “Commercial Architecture” Design Award for Casino Shopping. Casino Shopping is the latest of the Group's convenience formats – a retail concept that is more comfortable, eco-friendly and welcoming; more a “lifestyle” than just another convenience store. The concept translates into a modern, more attractive space than in a traditional store, playing on a brown/fuchsia pink colour code arranged around strategic areas: fruit and (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/MesCoursesCasino-fr-celebrates-its.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/MesCoursesCasino-fr-celebrates-its.html 2011-10-26T16:41:00Z text/html en En un clic Alerte The Casino Group continues its e-commerce rollout as it celebrates the opening of its 100th store offering the MesCoursesCasino service at the Géant Casino in Oyonnax. In less than two years, Casino has expanded its online grocery service across more than 60 French départements. The MesCoursesCasino.fr service is based on the “store picking” principle; after doing their shopping on the www.MesCoursesCasino.fr website, customers choose whether to drive to pick it up or to have it delivered to (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Opening-of-the-first-Casino-Shop.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Opening-of-the-first-Casino-Shop.html 2011-10-19T08:27:36Z text/html en En un clic Alerte The first Casino Shop opened on 14 October in Balma, a suburb of Toulouse. An offshoot of the Casino Shopping banner, Casino Shop is part of a category of stores covering a surface area of less than 400 m². Designed to be part and parcel of people's everyday lives, at the heart of their local neighbourhood, Casino Shop offers most of the same new products and services as Casino Shopping. The Balma store carries 5,500 products including “our regional products”, a wide range of organic (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/The-Extra-store-chain-expands,2429.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/The-Extra-store-chain-expands,2429.html 2011-10-14T09:41:48Z text/html en En un clic Alerte GPA is coming to the end of its 18-month programme to convert Sendas and CompreBem supermarkets into Extra stores. Out of the 204 outlets that now make up the Extra Supermarkets chain, 188 were created with this programme which has also involved adding a number of new features (a butchery department, frozen food, perishable products, etc.). Extra Hypermarkets has also added 20 new stores to its chain, bringing the total up to 133. Furthermore, plans are underway to convert 11 (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/United-Nations-Global-Compact-new.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/United-Nations-Global-Compact-new.html 2011-10-12T12:23:48Z text/html en En un clic Alerte The Casino group published its new Communication on Progress report, a document that must be published annually, and which allows a review of the accomplished progresses related to the Global Compact's 10 principles*, by the committed companies. In this report, the Group focused on the different initiatives that it undertook in its subsidiaries to promote equal opportunity (Principle 6) and support its suppliers' development (Principles 1, 2 and 8). To take a look at the 2011 (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Libertad-Argentina-solidarity-with.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Libertad-Argentina-solidarity-with.html 2011-10-11T14:53:43Z text/html en En un clic Alerte push on home page Five Libertad stores took part in an initiative launched by a humanitarian association which encourages young people aged between 18 and 32 to build emergency accommodation for families in need. On 17 and 18 September, the young people built a house in each store's car park and invited customers to make donations. An operation which - with others - made it possible to collect1,465,038 pesos throughout the whole country. Libertad website: http://www.libertadsa.com.ar "Une techo (...) http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Happy-rice-goes-on-sale,2413.html http://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/Happy-rice-goes-on-sale,2413.html 2011-10-10T16:42:20Z text/html en En un clic Alerte "Happy rice" has been on sale at the Big C Rajdamri store since 9 September. After the serious floods of October 2010, Big C Thailand signed a partnership with the Chaipattana Foundation to help rice growers affected by the disaster with the “Happy rice" project. This agreement enabled them to replant highquality rice seeds, build a 200 ton silo and then package the rice so that Big C can sell it. The first batches sold come from rice growers affected by the floods from the (...)