Monoprix
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Monoprix S.A. (French pronunciation: [mɔnɔpʁi]) is a major French retail chain with its headquarters in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France, near Paris.[1] The company's stores combine food retailing with hardware, clothing, household items and gifts.
It is a joint subsidiary of the Casino Group and Groupe Galeries Lafayette, with both partners holding 50% of the company each since 2000[2]. The Monoprix group had more than 300 stores and employed around 20,000 people in France at the end of 2008[3]. It is considered an up-scale chain and its business model was the inspiration for Waitrose in the early 2000s[citation needed]. Monoprix is present in approximately 85% of all French cities with a population of more than 50,000 residents[3]. In 2005, Monoprix had 3.3 Billion Euros in revenue[3].
The closet comparison to Monoprix for American and British customers might be the old-style Woolco stores in both countries, which combined Woolworth non-food range with a supermarket offering.
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[edit] References
- ^ "Informations légales." Monoprix. Retrieved on 4 February 2010. "Siège social : 14 - 16 rue Marc Bloch 92116 CLICHY Cedex"
- ^ Company history (in French)
- ^ a b c Overview of the Monoprix group (in French)
[edit] External links
- Official site (French)
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