Carrefour Group

French multinational retail and wholesaler
Organization organization Q3117359
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Summary

Carrefour Group is an organization[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,773 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Carrefour Group is in the country of France[3].
  • Carrefour Group's instance of is recorded as organization[4].
  • Carrefour Group's instance of is recorded as multinational corporation[5].
  • Carrefour Group's founder is recorded as Marcel Fournier[6].
  • Carrefour Group's founder is recorded as Denis Defforey[7].
  • Carrefour Group's founder is recorded as Jacques Defforey[8].
  • Carrefour Group's headquarters location is recorded as Massy[9].
  • Carrefour Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Alexandre Bompard[10].
  • Carrefour Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Proxi[11].
  • Carrefour Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Promocash[12].
  • Carrefour Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Carrefour Foundation[13].
  • Carrefour Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Carrefour France[14].
  • Carrefour Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Atacadão[15].
  • Carrefour Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Carrefour Mobile[16].
  • Carrefour Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Carmila[17].
  • Carrefour Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Q140591520[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].
  • Carrefour Group's location of formation is recorded as Annecy[26].
  • Carrefour Group's official website is recorded as https://www.carrefour.com/en/group[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[6], Denis Defforey[7], and Jacques Defforey[8]. 1959 marks the founding of Carrefour Group[25]. Its location of formation is recorded as Annecy[26].

Identity

Carrefour Group's official name is recorded as CARREFOUR[43]. It is part of CAC 40[19].

Leadership

Carrefour Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Alexandre Bompard[10].

Operations

Carrefour Group's headquarters location is recorded as Massy[9]. Subsidiaries include Proxi[11], a business[44], in France[45], headquartered in Levallois-Perret[46]; Promocash[12], a business[47], in France[48], founded in 1979[49], headquartered in Mondeville[50]; Carrefour Foundation[13]; Carrefour France[14], an organization[51], in France[52], founded in 1975[53]; Atacadão[15], a privately held company[54], in Brazil[55], founded in 1960[56], headquartered in São Paulo[57]; and Carrefour Mobile[16], a mobile virtual network operator[58], founded in 2006[59].

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[60].

Why It Matters

Carrefour Group ranks in the top 4% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,773 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

References

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  1. [28] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Alexis0474 · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child organization or unit → Proxi, Promocash, Ed +7
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  2. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 35BC-E6A1-ADD5-F809-4BD6
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  3. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operating income → {'amount': '+3636000000'}, {'amount': '+3886000000'}, {'amount': '+2463000000'} +1
    Website → —
    Total debt → {'amount': '+3743000000'}, {'amount': '+4531000000'}
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