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Auchan
Also known as Groupe Auchan
Auchan () is a French multinational retail group headquartered in Croix, France. It was founded in 1961 by Gérard Mulliez and is owned by the Mulliez family, who has 95% stake in the company. With 354,851 employees, of which 261,000 have 5% stake in the company, it is the 35th largest employer in the world. thumb|The first Auchan logo used from 1961 to 1983 thumb|Auchan hypermarket in Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
Key facts
- Company.name
- Auchan Retail International S.A.
- Company.logo
- Logo Auchan.svg
- Company.type
- Private company, SA
- Company.location_city
- Croix, Lille Métropole
- Company.location_country
- France
- Company.founder
- Gérard Mulliez
- Company.num_locations
- 2,896 points of sale
- Company.num_locations_year
- 2025
- Company.area_served
- France, Spain, Portugal, Luxembourg, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire
- Company.key_people
- Edgard Bonte (Chairman)
- Company.industry
- Retail
- Company.products
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Article
22 sectionsContents
- History
- Mulliez family
- Locations
- Europe
- Asia
- Africa
- Russia
- Senegal
- Portugal
- Elo Group
- Slogan
- Withdrawn ventures
- China
- United States
- Morocco
- Criticism
- Building collapse at Savar
- 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
- ''Auchan dégage'' ("''Leave, Auchan''")
- See also
- References
- External links
Auchan () is a French multinational retail group headquartered in Croix, France. It was founded in 1961 by Gérard Mulliez and is owned by the Mulliez family, who has 95% stake in the company. With 354,851 employees, of which 261,000 have 5% stake in the company, it is the 35th largest employer in the world. thumb|The first Auchan logo used from 1961 to 1983 thumb|Auchan hypermarket in Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
The company operates under the name Auchan in France, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Portugal, Senegal, Ivory Coast, as Alcampo in Spain, and as Aшан (Ashan) in Russia, Ukraine and Tajikistan. The company has also set up operations as Auchan in Italy, China and Taiwan.