Euromarché

Euromarché
Company typeSociété anonyme à conseil d'administration
Founded1968
1991 (bought by Carrefour)
FounderRaymond Berthault
Defunct1994 (France)
Headquarters
Athis-Mons
,
France
Key people
Antoine Bernheim
ServicesRetail
Owneruntil June 1991 :
Viniprix (53%)
Printemps (25%)
ParentCarrefour
Websiteeuromarche.com

Euromarché (Euromarket) was a French hypermarket chain. The first store opened in 1968 in Saint-Michel-sur-Orge. In June 1991, the group was rebought by its rival, Carrefour, for 5,2 billion francs.

In June 1991, there were 77 Euromarché hypermarkets, 47 DIY stores Bricorama, and 57 cafétérias Eris. Sandra Mackey, author of The Saudis: Inside the Desert Kingdom, said in 1987 that it was "the French equivalent of K-Mart."[1]

History

In April 1981, Euromarché opened its first store in Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, and is the last Euromarché that exists today.[1][2]

A store opened in Telheiras in 1990.[3]

Until 2009 there was also a Euromarché store in Fort-de-France in Martinique when it changed to a Carrefour hypermarket.

References

  • Mackey, Sandra. The Saudis: Inside the Desert Kingdom. Updated Edition. Norton Paperback. W.W. Norton and Company, New York. 2002 (first edition: 1987). ISBN 0-393-32417-6 pbk.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Mackey, p. 248.
  2. ^ "Euromarche Shopping Center - Open 24 hours a day!". Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Há gato escondido com o rabo de fora na campanha" contra o 'hiper' de Telheiras", Correio da Manhã, 25 March 1990