Match is a chain of supermarkets owned by

Louis Delhaize Group The Louis Delhaize Group is a Belgian retail group established in 1875 by Louis Delhaize. The principal activity is the operation of food supermarkets and hypermarkets in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Romania. On February 23, 2022, Louis Delh ...

which includes around 127 supermarkets in

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, 117 in Northeastern

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and 28 in

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History

Match was founded in 1934 by Louis Delhaize Group as local supermarkets in Belgium and expanded in 1990 in France and later in Luxembourg and in 1999 in Hungary.

Hungary

In 1952, the Csemege retail chain was founded in Hungary, but during 1991 the state-run Csemege was bought by

Julius Meinl Julius Meinl International (german: Julius Meinl AG, Meinl-Gruppe), also known simply as Julius Meinl, is a manufacturer and retailer of coffee, gourmet foods and other grocery products. The company is based in Vienna, Austria. It is named afte ...

. In 1999, the Belgian

bought up the Csemege-Julius Meinl group. The company was first renamed Csemege Szupermarketek, and then was renamed again as Csemege-Match Group. In 2000, the Match and Smatch brands were introduced to the Hungarian retail market. During 2004, the Smatch brand was rebranded as Match supermarkets. In 2012 local retailers CBA and

Coop Coop, COOP, Co-op, or ''variation'', most often refers to: * A chicken coop or other enclosure * Cooperative or co-operative ("co-op"), an association of persons who cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit ** Housing ...

bought most Match supermarkets, which were rebranded as CBA Supermarkets in Budapest, and rebranded as Coop in other towns. In March 2018, Alnatura products began to be sold in one French store. By the end of 2019, all stores in France carried Alnatura products.

References

External links

Match Belgium

Match France

Match Luxembourg

Match Hungary
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