Carrefour's Strategies in China
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Case Details:
Case Code : BSTR246
Case Length : 30 Pages
Period : 1995-2006
Pub Date : 2007
Teaching Note : Available
Organization : Carrefour
Industry : Retailing
Countries : China
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Background Note
In the early 1950s, the grocery industry in France consisted
mostly of family-owned stores. Though there were some big department stores,
these charged exorbitant prices. At that time, the concept of free service was
gaining popularity and there were very few stores in France that were providing
such services. In 1959, two entrepreneurs, Marcel Fournier (Fournier) and Louis
Defforey (Defforey) from Annecy in Eastern France decided to establish a large
discount supermarket. Initially, they offered 7,000 shares to 10 stockholders
and purchased a facility that was under construction...
Going Global
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Carrefour started making efforts to enter international markets after a law was
passed in France in 1963 to restrict the development of large stores. For
international expansion, Carrefour adopted the route of forming alliances with
local partners. Its first international venture was in Belgium, where it opened
an outlet in association with Delhaize Fréres-Le-Lion , in 1969. Carrefour
expanded its operations outside Europe by opening a hypermarket in Brazil in
1975.
In 1978, Carrefour developed a hard discount store format, under the banner Ed
in France (Refer to Exhibit III for different banners of Carrefour)...
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Carrefour in Asia
During the late 1980s, the economy of several Asian countries like Taiwan,
Singapore, South Korea, Thailand etc. was rapidly growing. In order to reap the
benefits of this growth, Carrefour started its Asian operations by entering
Taiwan in 1989. It established a joint venture with Uni President Enterprises
Corporation...
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Entry and Expansion in China
Carrefour identified China as one of the most
important foreign markets, after the country partially opened its retail
sector for foreign investments in 1992. Carrefour entered China in 1995
by forming a joint venture with the Chinese management consulting firm
Zhong Chuang, and established a firm called 'Jia Chuang', in which it
held the majority of shares...
The Strategies
While most of the global retailers and consumer product companies
considered China to be a single huge market, Carrefour adopted a
different approach. It considered the country to be comprised of several
small markets... |
Opening New Stores
Carrefour planned the expansion of its operations in China in
a systematic manner by establishing regional offices. For instance, the
headquarters of the East China region in Shanghai took care of expansion
activities in that region. The headquarters of the Northwestern region was
located in Xinjiang and it was responsible for expanding business in that
region...
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