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The new generation Horizon International purchasing platform, formed in June this year by Auchan Retail, Casino Group and METRO, has a new member from 30 August: international group DIA. This addition underpins Horizon International’s outward-looking ambitions, reinforces its international dimension...

Paris, 8th August 2018 – Bernstein (Sanford C. Bernstein Limited) has today (8th August 2018) released a report focusing on Casino’s relations with its French franchisees. Casino refutes the report’s presentation of the cash impact of those operations. As acknowledged...

Auchan Retail, Casino Group, METRO and Schiever Group announce their cooperation in purchasing, internationally and in France, and build a set of next generation purchasing platforms called “Horizon” Several agreements have been concluded during the past three months between Auchan...

Auchan Retail and Casino Group announce that they have entered into exclusive talks to build, in compliance with competition rules, a strategic partnership enabling them to jointly negotiate their purchases in France and abroad with their main multi-national food and...

Amazon and Monoprix today announced they are joining forces to bring grocery items sourced from Monoprix to Prime Now service customers in Paris and its neighborhood this year. Grocery items sourced from Monoprix will be available in the Prime Now...

Casino group subsidiary in Colombia Grupo Éxito inaugurated this week its first store Carulla FreshMarket. This new store dedicated to encouraging responsible consumption embodies both well-being and concern for the environment trends. Grupo Éxito has launched its first Carulla FreshMarket store in...

The Casino Group and start-up RedPill have partnered to launch their own start-up, relevanC. Aiming to provide advertisers with pertinent big data, the new company’s business model has the distinction of being based on consumers’ actual purchases rather than solely...

The cash & carry* format is becoming increasingly popular in Colombia, where Casino Group subsidiary Grupo Éxito, the country’s leading retailer, recently opened a fourth outlet. Covering nearly 2,900 sq.m, the new store serves retail customers as well as professionals and...

During the summer, Franprix, the Casino Group’s convenience banner, opened its first Franprix noé store in Paris. The new concept focuses mainly, but not exclusively, on organic, healthy and fair-trade products. It is designed to reassure consumers that they are...