Carrefour means "crossroads" in French, because the first Carrefour supermarket opened in 1963 is next to a crossroads in France, and it is also the smallest branch of Carrefour in the world. The current chairman is Luc Vanderbilt); From Belgium; The general manager is Jose Luis Duran. The corporate logo of Carrefour first appeared in 1966, and its design concept was taken from the prefix C of a French trademark. A blue arrow extends from the right end of C and a red arrow extends from the left end, symbolizing that tourists from all directions are constantly gathering at Carrefour.
),
Carrefour (founded in 1959) is the largest supermarket group in Europe. Its first store opened in France on 1963. 1999 merged with Promodes to become the first retail group in Europe and the second largest in the world. At present, there are more than 1 10,000 branches in the world. At present, it is presented in three main business formats, that is, in addition, Carrefour has developed convenience stores and membership mass market stores in some countries. Taking 2004 as an example, the after-tax sales of the whole group increased to 72.668 billion euros, and the total number of employees exceeded 430,000, ranking second only to Wal-Mart in the world mass market group.
2 Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart from the United States is the largest company in the world (in terms of turnover) and a worldwide chain enterprise. Its controlling shareholder is the Walton family.
Wal-Mart is mainly involved in retail. According to Wal-Mart's financial report, in the fiscal year ending 365.438+0 in 2005 10, the company's total turnover was $285.2 billion, its net profit was $654.38+03 billion, and its profit rate was 3.6%. If Wal-Mart is regarded as a country, its income is between Ukraine and Colombia, ranking 32nd in the world. Wal-Mart also has the largest number of employees in the world, with about 654.38+0.7 million employees worldwide. It is also the enterprise with the largest number of employees in the United States, Canada and Mexico. It accounts for 8.9% of the total retail revenue in the United States. Wal-Mart has been selected as a Fortune 500 company for three consecutive years.
Wal-Mart has four main forms: Wal-Mart Shopping Plaza, Sam Member Store, Wal-Mart Supermarket and Wal-Mart Community Store.
3. Electronic Mall
electronic emporium
New World Group established the first department store in Korea at 1930. New World Department Store 1930 opened, announced direct sales in 1969, introduced department store membership card system and discount supermarket in 1993, and has always been a pioneer in Korean circulation industry. By June 2005, it had operated 7 department stores and more than 70 discount supermarkets in Korea, and 5 stores and more than 80 stores in China, which was a specialized circulation enterprise.
By the end of 2004, sales reached 6.5 trillion won, net profit reached 600 billion won, and employees reached 16383. Among Korean domestic enterprises, the sales rank is 13, the net profit rank is 12, the total stock rank is 5, and the credit rating is the highest AA+ among Korean circulation enterprises.
In the future, New World Group will open 9 department stores in Korea before 2009, and 130 discount supermarket will also open more than 25 e-marts in China. By 20 12, the sales will reach 33 trillion won, ranking among the top integrated circulation retail enterprises in the world.