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China
The group develops its Auchan hypermarkets chain in China: stores are located in the regions of Shanghai, Beijing and Chengdu.
A partnership is also established with the group RT Mart, which owns its own chain of hypermarkets.
Banque Accord develops its activities via its subsidiary Accord Consulting.
Immochan manages some 2,100 shops in Auchan hypermarket shopping centres.
Auchan hypermarkets, which are leaders in terms of price in their customer attraction areas, offer a wide selection: “Pouce” budget products, seasonal products (in particular for textiles and “back to school”), Auchan’s own-brand products, fresh products from sustainable agriculture...
Taiwan
The Auchan group is present in Taiwan through a partnership with the
RT Mart Taiwan group. The hypermarkets, which are fully owned, partly owned or under franchise, are principally part of the RT Mart and Save & Safe chains. At the end of 2009, the store network included 25 stores: 16 fully-owned RT Marts and 5 under management and supply contracts and 4 associated with the purchasing centre.
Key dates
1999 First Auchan hypermarket in Shanghai.
2000 Partnership with RT Mart in Taiwan.
2001 Partnership, in the form of minority interlocking participations with RT Mart in China.
2003 First Auchan hypermarkets in Chengdu and Beijing.
2004 Auchan-branded products launched in China.
2007 Banque Accord became the first European bank to issue a card in China. Employee shareholding was launched.
2008 Opening of 11 Auchan hypermarkets in mainland China. Online sales began during the year.