Groupe Auchan S.A. – Company History
Groupe Auchan SA is a French multinational corporation overseeing a global retail distribution operation that has interests in 17 countries around the world.
At the centre of the operation are the chains of Auchan supermarkets and hypermarkets, which have become immensely popular in France and abroad.
Groupe Auchan SA was founded 1961 when Gérard Mulliez opened his first Auchan shop in his hometown of Roubaix. Mulliez had previously worked in his father’s retail shop and decided to branch out on his own at the age of 29.
Today, Groupe Auchan SA is striving to connect with today’s health-conscious and omni-channel consumers.
- Family name: Mulliez
- Sector: Consumer Products & Retail
- Founded: 1961
- Founder: Gérard Mulliez
- Country: France
- Company headquarters: Croix, France
- Managers: Vianney Mulliez
- Revenue: US$58.9 billion
- Rankings: 156 [Fortune 500]
- Family ownership: 87.8%
- Employees: 337,737
- Website: www.auchan-retail.com/en