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You won't hit the jackpot at Casino Guichard-Perrachon, but odds are you'll go home with the groceries. The company owns operates about 5,700 hypermarkets (Geant), supermarkets (Casino, Franprix, Leader Price), convenience stores (Petit Casino), and restaurants (Casino Cafeteria) primarily in France, but also in Asia, other European countries, Latin America, and the US. It also runs automobile service centers, food processing facilities, and wine-bottling plants. Casino owns about 57% of the Smart & Final warehouse grocery chain in the US. France's Rallye SA owns more than half of Casino.
COMPETITION |
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Auchan Group (dossier)
Carrefour SA (CA)
Royal Ahold N.V. (AHO)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 17,958.90
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 14.0%
Employees: 165,000
Revenue per employee: $108,841.82
KEY PEOPLE |
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Christian P. Couvreux
CEO
Pierre B. Bouchut
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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B.P. 306-24, rue de la Montat
F-42008 Saint-Etienne Cedex 2, France
Phone: 33-4-77-45-31-31
Fax: 33-4-77-21-85-15
Online: Web Site
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