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As part of the Auchan 2022 project, Auchan Retail is transforming itself from a retailer-reseller to a selector-designer with a view to meeting, through a unique, fair and responsible offering, the new expectations of its customers. In support of this transformation, Edgard Bonte, the Chairman of Auchan Retail, has decided to appoint Thierry Aouizerate as […]

Redefinition of the offer to be the benchmark player for what is good, healthy and local through the selection and the design of a unique, fair and responsible offer. Creation of relationships and an experience through stores, to create real physical platforms, and by developing new phygital services to simplify inhabitants’ lives. Adaptation of the […]

At a time when one in every two French people are buying organic cosmetic and health products, Auchan is adding two organic ranges, one for adults and one for babies, to its Cosmia health and beauty brand. The brand is thereby demonstrating its commitment to designing unique and reassuring that help to improve lives and […]

To give a fresh boost to Auchan Retail’s activities in Russia and accelerate the recovery initiated in 2018, Edgard Bonte, President of Auchan Retail, has decided to appoint Johannes Tholey as Managing Director of Auchan Retail Russia.

On 24 October, Auchan Retail signed the Fashion Pact and thereby joined the global coalition of 56 companies in the fashion and clothing sector committed to a common core of major environmental objectives focused on three areas: mitigating climate change, restoring biodiversity and protecting the oceans. The Fashion Pact was launched at the G7 summit […]

In May 2017, Auchan Retail and Hanshow Technology entered into an exclusive partnership to jointly create an innovative connected labelling solution. Two years later, the technology has been applied to more than 5 million items in seven countries. To take things even further, the two partners have, since October, been experimenting with digital labelling for […]

Auchan Retail’s social and environmental responsibility policy has been developed with pragmatism, proactivism and mindful of animal welfare, environmental respect and providing a pertinent response to the needs of its customers. Stakeholders are always involved in establishing realistic commitments with clearly defined timeframes. Following information posted on European social media, the Auchan Retail group believes […]

With a view to accelerating the implementation of the Renaissance plan and preparing for medium-term developments to its business activities in France, Edgard Bonte, Chairman of Auchan Retail, has decided to appoint Jean-Denis Deweine as Chief Executive Officer of Auchan Retail France. He was previously head of Product Sourcing and Purchasing at Auchan Retail.

To truly change the lives of its customers, Auchan Retail decided to change its retail approach. Over the last few months, pilot stores in every country have been testing the shopping experience of the future. The result of this is the lifestore, which has already been rolled out in Jiaxing city in the Chinese province of Zhejiang, in Turin and, since 28 May 2019, at the Cloche d’Or centre in Luxembourg.

Auchan Retail has today signed with Conad, the Italian cooperative retail group, the sale of almost all the activities of Auchan Retail Italia.

As a campaigner for good, healthy and local, Auchan Retail is using blockchain technology to improve the traceability of the products along its supply chains. The initial testing in Vietnam, alongside Te-Food, a German start-up, has proved to be a success. It is now being rolled out to France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Senegal. From seed to plate, information on all stages of a product’s life is now available to consumers in a fully transparent manner.