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Spanish group DIA joins the new generation Horizon International service platform
The new generation Horizon International service platform, formed in June this year by Auchan Retail, Casino Group and METRO, has a new member from 30 August: international group DIA. This addition underpins Horizon International’s outward-looking ambitions, reinforces its international dimension and makes it a top tier international alliance.

Strategic partnership between Auchan Retail, Casino Group, METRO and Schiever Group
Auchan Retail, Casino Group, METRO and Schiever Group announce their cooperation in purchasing, internationally and in France, and build a set of next generation purchasing platforms called “Horizon”

“OK Google, I wish to speak with an Auchan wine expert”
One year after launching its Mets & Vins (wine and meal) chatbot, which has a satisfaction rate of 82%, Auchan Retail is launching a new voice assistance service in France, which will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A first in the winetech universe,

Connected devices: Auchan Retail, Boulanger and Leroy Merlin are democratising smart homes to facilitate everyone’s daily lives. With Enki, they now have a shared ecosystem
Smart homes rely on multiple connected devices, which often run via their own specific mobile application. To simplify and secure the use of these objects, Leroy Merlin has come up with Enki: a universal application that connects to a box to manage connected objects running on various protocols across a large number of brands.

Auchan Retail and Casino Group enter into exclusive talks to build a global strategic partnership for their food and non-food purchases
Auchan Retail and Casino Group announce that they have entered into exclusive talks to build, in compliance with competition rules, a strategic partnership enabling them to jointly negotiate their purchases in France and abroad with their main multi-national food and non-food suppliers.

New appointement within Auchan Retail
Marc Grosser appointed Auchan Retail’s Human Resources Director.