Carrefour Group

Summary

Carrefour Group is an organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (568 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Carrefour Group is in the country of France^[3].
• Carrefour Group is in the country of FR^[4].
• Carrefour Group's instance of is recorded as organization^[5].
• Carrefour Group's instance of is recorded as multinational corporation^[6].
• Carrefour Group's founder is recorded as Marcel Fournier^[7].
• Carrefour Group's founder is recorded as Denis Defforey^[8].
• Carrefour Group's founder is recorded as Jacques Defforey^[9].
• Carrefour Group's headquarters location is recorded as Massy^[10].
• Carrefour Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Alexandre Bompard^[11].
• Carrefour Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Proxi^[12].
• Carrefour Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Promocash^[13].
• Carrefour Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Carrefour Foundation^[14].
• Carrefour Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Carrefour France^[15].
• Carrefour Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Atacadão^[16].
• Carrefour Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Carrefour Mobile^[17].
• Carrefour Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Carmila^[18].
• Carrefour Group is part of CAC 40^[19].
• Carrefour Group's Commons category is recorded as Groupe Carrefour^[20].
• Carrefour Group's stock exchange is recorded as Euronext^[21].
• Carrefour Group's industry is recorded as product distribution^[22].
• Carrefour Group's industry is recorded as retail^[23].
• Carrefour Group's industry is recorded as holding company activities^[24].
• 1959 marks the founding of Carrefour Group^[25].
• 1963-06-14 marks the founding of Carrefour Group^[26].
• Carrefour Group's location of formation is recorded as Annecy^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300B8P6MUJ1YWTS08^[28]

• Registered legal name: Carrefour^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: FR^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): QVPB^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1963-06-14^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2014-01-22^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-05-23^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-07-19^[38]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000192^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 652 014 051^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Founders include Marcel Fournier^[7], Denis Defforey^[8], and Jacques Defforey^[9]. Recorded inception include 1959^[25] and 1963-06-14^[26]. Carrefour Group's location of formation is recorded as Annecy^[27].

Identity

Carrefour Group's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CARREFOUR'}^[43]. It is part of CAC 40^[19].

Leadership

Carrefour Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Alexandre Bompard^[11].

Operations

Carrefour Group's headquarters location is recorded as Massy^[10]. Subsidiaries include Proxi^[12], a business^[44], in France^[45], founded in 2000^[46], headquartered in Levallois-Perret^[47]; Promocash^[13], a business^[48], in France^[49], founded in 1979^[50], headquartered in Mondeville^[51]; Carrefour Foundation^[14]; Carrefour France^[15], an organization^[52], in France^[53], founded in 1975^[54]; Atacadão^[16], a privately held company^[55], in Brazil^[56], founded in 1960^[57], headquartered in São Paulo^[58]; and Carrefour Mobile^[17], a mobile virtual network operator^[59], founded in 2006^[60].

Industry

Industries include product distribution^[22], retail^[23], and holding company activities^[24].

Ownership

Carrefour Group's stock exchange is recorded as Euronext^[21]. Its product or material produced is recorded as cash and carry^[61].

Why It Matters

Carrefour Group ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (568 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]