Groupe Casino

What Groupe Casino does

Groupe Casino (legal entity Casino, Guichard-Perrachon) is a public French multi-format retail group headquartered in Saint-Étienne, founded in 1894, and listed on Euronext Paris under ticker CO. The group operates over 7,700 sales outlets in France through brands spanning hypermarkets (Casino), urban premium convenience (Monoprix, Franprix), discount (Leader Price), organic (Naturalia), and neighborhood formats (Vival, Spar), and serves as France's #2 non-food e-commerce platform through Cdiscount (30 million products, 20 million monthly visitors). It also holds a Latin American presence via Grupo Éxito in Colombia and a ~20.44% stake in GPA in Brazil, alongside ancillary businesses in energy services (GreenYellow), fintech/payments (FLOA, Lyf Pay), wine specialty retail (La Nouvelle Cave), and real estate (Quatrim). The group employs over 25,000 people and generated €8.26 billion in consolidated FY2025 net sales.

Casino Group makes money predominantly through physical retail transaction volumes across its banner network, supplemented by e-commerce transaction fees via Cdiscount and its Octopia marketplace subsidiary, and a smaller but growing stream of one-time proceeds from store rationalization and asset divestitures under the Renouveau 2030 transformation plan. The underlying technology stack combines owned retail infrastructure with third-party integrations: Ocado automated fulfillment at the O'Logistique warehouse (~20,000 weekly deliveries for Monoprix, Naturalia, and Casino e-commerce), Exotec robotic logistics in a 100,000 m² carbon-neutral facility at Moissy-Cramayel, Belive.ai AI cameras for in-store inventory and stock monitoring, relevanC AI retail media for personalized advertising, and a network of quick-commerce delivery partnerships (Just Eat France, Monop'hop 20-minute app). Customer-facing digital initiatives include a WhatsApp chatbot for Club Leader Price, NFT/loyalty programs for Monoprix and Leader Price, and a metaverse presence in The Sandbox.

The business model is B2C mass-market retail with horizontal segmentation — reaching individual consumers, urban proximity shoppers, and e-commerce customers through owned stores, franchise networks, and digital channels. Pricing is standard retail and not publicly disclosed. The company is majority-owned by France Retail Holdings (FRH) following an accelerated safeguard restructuring in 2024, and is currently mid-restructuring with a €300 million planned equity injection from FRH, banking agreements for a €600 million revolving credit facility and €620 million operational financing reached in June 2026, and a stated objective of reducing leverage below 1.7x by 2029. FY2025 adjusted EBITDA reached €655 million (+13.7% year-on-year), with adjusted EBITDA after lease payments up 77% to €198 million and free cash flow improving by €519 million.

Name

Groupe Casino

Legal name

Casino, Guichard-Perrachon

Website

https://groupe-casino.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1894

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Groupe Casino is a publicly traded French multi-format retail group operating over 7,700 hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, and the Cdiscount e-commerce platform across France and Latin America, serving mass-market consumers with food, non-food, and digital retail services under brands including Casino, Monoprix, Franprix, Naturalia, and Leader Price.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Etienne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Retail Sales - Physical Stores: Revenue from sales through owned and franchised retail stores including Casino, Franprix, Monoprix, Vival, Leader Price, Naturalia, and other banner brands across France and Latin America
2. E-commerce - Cdiscount: Revenue from Cdiscount e-commerce operations, France's number 2 non-food e-commerce platform
3. Store Rationalization and Asset Sales: Proceeds from store closures (1,178 closures) and asset divestitures as part of Renouveau 2030 transformation strategy

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Groupe Casino is a diversified multi-format retail group operating over 7,700 sales outlets across France and Latin America. It sells food and consumer goods through hypermarkets and supermarkets (Casino), urban convenience stores (Franprix, Monoprix, Vival, Spar), organic retail (Naturalia), and discount stores (Leader Price), complemented by France's #2 non-food e-commerce platform (Cdiscount) and rapid-delivery services. The group also operates specialized subsidiaries in energy efficiency (GreenYellow), financial services (FLOA), wine retail (La Nouvelle Cave), and Latin American retail (Grupo Éxito, GPA).

Product overview

Groupe Casino is a diversified retail group operating convenience stores, supermarkets, hypermarkets, and e-commerce platforms across France, Latin America, and other regions. The product portfolio centers on physical retail (Casino, Franprix, Monoprix, Naturalia, Vival, Spar, Leader Price) complemented by France's second-largest non-food e-commerce platform Cdiscount. Key digital products include rapid delivery apps (Monop'hop), mobile payment (Casino Max), loyalty programs (Club Leader Price, Compte M'), and marketplace solutions (Octopia). The group operates international subsidiaries in Colombia (Grupo Éxito) and Brazil (GPA), plus specialized businesses in energy services (GreenYellow), financial services (FLOA), and wine retail (La Nouvelle Cave). Innovation programs include Monoprix Lab startup accelerator, C'Demain competition, and Cdiscount's Le Lab and The Warehouse incubators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Franprix: Convenience retail stores primarily in urban areas, France
• Monoprix
• Cdiscount
• Naturalia
• Leader Price
• La Nouvelle Cave
• Monop'hop
• O'Logistique
• relevanC
• Octopia
• GreenYellow
• Casino
• Vival
• Spar
• Club Leader Price

Products and services

• Casino (Brand) Casino is the group's flagship supermarket and hypermarket banner, offering food and non-food products across France through a network contributing to the group's 7,700+ outlets. Targeted at mass-market grocery shoppers.
• Monoprix Monoprix is a premium urban convenience retail chain in France offering grocery, beauty, and lifestyle products. Targeted at urban consumers seeking higher-end convenience shopping.
• Franprix Franprix is an urban convenience retail banner with rapid-delivery service via mobile app. Targeted at city dwellers needing quick grocery and everyday purchases.
• Naturalia

Quantifiable outcome

• EBITDA up 13.7% to €655 million in FY 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Zouari FamilycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 June 2026Partnership agreement with Zouari family to develop Franprix and Monoprix convenience retail networks in France. Zouari family holds approximately 60% stake in Franprix development structure, initially covering around 30 stores with expansion plans.
• Just Eat FrancecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 31 March 2022Partnership for 30-minute grocery delivery service from Casino Group stores including Franprix, Monoprix, Vival, and other brands through Just Eat platform with hundreds of store locations planned.
• Octopia (Rakuten France)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 February 2022Strategic marketplace partnership between Cdiscount subsidiary Octopia and Rakuten France for e-commerce platform integration.
• Ocado TechnologycoreTechnology or IntegrationOcado automated grocery fulfillment system using cubic grid of robots achieving 600+ items/hour with 99.9% accuracy. Operated through O'logistique at Fleury-Mérogis warehouse supporting Monoprix, Naturalia and Casino e-commerce with ~20,000 weekly deliveries.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Carrefour: France's largest grocery retailer operating hypermarkets, supermarkets, and convenience stores globally. Directly comparable as the dominant multi-format French grocer with overlapping banners, e-commerce, and similar Latin American footprint (Brazil via Atacadão).
• Auchan Retail: French-headquartered hypermarket and supermarket operator with significant presence across Europe. Competes head-to-head with Casino in French grocery and shared international expansion history; Pascal Clouzard (Casino board) previously led Auchan France.
• E.Leclerc: France's leading grocery retailer by market share, operating hypermarkets and supermarkets via a cooperative model. Directly comparable competitor in French multi-format grocery with strong private label and pricing leadership.
• Les Mousquetaires (Intermarché / Netto): French retail group operating Intermarché supermarkets and Netto discount stores. Comparable multi-banner French grocer with similar proximity store strategy and competing in the same convenience/supermarket segments.
• Système U: French cooperative retailer operating Super U, Hyper U, and U Express convenience stores. Direct competitor in French multi-format grocery with comparable regional store footprint and private label strength.

Broad incumbents

• Lidl France: German discount giant's French subsidiary with rapidly expanding store base. Competes with Casino's Leader Price banner and pressures the broader French discount segment; relevant for understanding the structural threat to traditional grocery.
• Aldi France: Discounter expanding in France with small-format hard-discount stores. Direct competitor to Casino's Leader Price banner and increasingly relevant for the French proximity retail segment.

Emerging players

• Amazon France: Operates Amazon Fresh in France and hosts the Monoprix Prime Now store. Strategic partner of Casino but also a structural competitive threat in grocery e-commerce and rapid delivery.
• Picnic: Online-only grocery delivery company expanding across France with a low-cost milkman model. Relevant peer for Casino's Cdiscount and Monop'hop delivery operations as a fast-growing digital-native competitor in French online grocery.

Others

• Cnova (ex-Casino e-commerce): Former Casino e-commerce subsidiary (now being bought out by minority shareholders). Adjacent enabling entity with direct operational ties to Casino and relevant for tracking the separation of Cdiscount from the group structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A12 records

Investments1 record

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