Etablissementen Franz Colruyt N.V. - Établissements Franz Colruyt S.A., usually known simply as Colruyt is a Belgian family company that is one of the major players in the country's retail network. Founded in 1925 by Franz Colruyt, the group today operates a number of retail brands, most significantly its eponymous discount supermarket chain. The company is headquartered in Halle and has operations in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
[edit] Operations
The group's main business is its Colruyt discount supermarket chain, which has over 200 locations in Belgium.[1] The brand competes directly with discount retailers such as Aldi and Lidl.[2] Other food retail brands operated by the company include the grocery store chain OKay and the organic supermarket Bio-Planet. Colruyt is also one of two franchisees of the SPAR brand in Belgium. In France Colruyt also operates the Coccinelle chain of supermarkets.
[edit] List of subsidiaries
- Colruyt - supermarkets
- Colruyt France - supermarkets
- Sparretail - Spar grocery stores (franchising)
- Bio Planet - Bio (organic) supermarkets
- Colruyt Group Services (IT - work simplification - BPM - Marketing)
- intrion - Project management company
- Druco - printing company
- Dreamland - toy shops
- DreamBaby
- Dream - gift shops
- Okay - grocery stores
- Pro a Pro Distribution - distribution company
- Collivery - home delivery
- Collishop - home delivery [Non-Food]
- Dats 24 - Gas station
- Colruyt Export
- N.V. Finco (FINances for COlruyt)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Annual Report 2010/2011". Colruyt. http://www.colruytgroup.com/colruytgroup/static/assets/financieel/2010-2011/pdf/jaarrapport_2010-2011-en.pdf. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ Blenkinsop, Philip (28 November 2008). "Colruyt H1 profit up, but margins shrink". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSLS10925120081128. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
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