The steepest decline is posted along the proximity format, where the number of units dropped by 12 and this may be accounted for by the fact that the biggest franchisee of the French-held company sold ten units to Profi.
It’s interesting though that there are closures on this segment as well as on the cash&carry one (Supeco stores), the two segments Carrefour officials had recently pointed to as the company’s bet for the future, which means there will be a strong focus on expansion.
Romania is the market with the strongest decline in the number of stores among major countries for Carrefour. However, the sales performance does not follow the direction of the store network. More exactly, in the first six months of 2021 Carrefour generates sales of EUR1.126 billion, up 2.3% year-on-year.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)