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Système U is a French
There are four brands found within Système U:
*The largest (in size terms) is the hypermarket Hyper U, which accounts for 15.89% of the group. There are 71 Hyper U stores, which account for a total of 239,293 square metres of retail space (at an average of 4,985 square metres per store). The average spend per trip is €43.60.Système U corporate website These are generally found outside larger towns, but normally as stand-alone structures (rather than as part of a shopping centre)
*The next brand down (in terms of size) is Super U which accounts for 79.58% of the group. There are 773 Super U stores, which account for a total of 1,355,004 square metres of retail space (at an average of 2,016 square metres per store). The average spend per trip is €33.30. These are typical supermarkets, and are found either in the centre or on the outskirts of smaller towns. Again they exist as standalone structures.
*Within city centres (and in rural areas), there are smaller stores known as U Express, which account for 4.53% of the group. There are 294 U Express stores, which account for a total of 104,468 square metres of retail space (at an average of 730 square metres per store). The average spend per trip is €17.00.
*Utile are the smallest brand stores in Système U they are usually run as independent convenience stores. They are found mainly in small towns, village centers and on main road stops (Excluding dual carriageways and motorways) to occupy rural areas of France where people in rural areas can drive too at a short distance to get a few things quick. They usually do not accept Système U clubcards as the stores are run as independent.
Utile Marché is supermarket with 410 stores across France.
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symbol group
A symbol group is a form of franchise of convenience shops, found primarily in the United Kingdom and Ireland. They do not own or operate shops, but act as suppliers to independent shops which then trade under a common banner.
Unlike other form ...
retailers cooperative, comprising about eight hundred independent hypermarkets
A hypermarket (sometimes called a hyperstore, supercentre or superstore) is a big-box store combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including ...
and supermarkets
A supermarket is a self-service shop offering a wide variety of food, beverages and household products, organized into sections. This kind of store is larger and has a wider selection than earlier grocery stores, but is smaller and more limit ...
, headquartered in the Parc Tertiaire SILIC in Rungis
Rungis () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, in the ''département'' of Val-de-Marne.
It is best known as the location of the large wholesale food market serving the Paris metropolitan area and beyond, the ''Marché d'Intér ...
, France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
.
It owns the trademarks Hyper U, Super U, Marché U and Utile, which are used by its members. It had a pre-tax turnover of 12.7 billion euros in 2002 and 13.8 billion in 2003, rising to 15.6 billion euros in 2007; this makes the company the sixth largest retail group in France.
It is directly descended from the ''Pain Quotidien'' ('daily bread') cooperative which was founded in western France in 1894. It arranged a strategic alliance with the larger E.Leclerc
E.Leclerc (informally simply Leclerc, ) is a French cooperative society and hypermarket chain, headquartered in Ivry-sur-Seine.
E.Leclerc was established on 1 January 1948 by Édouard Leclerc in Brittany. E.Leclerc currently has more than 720 ...
supermarket group in 1999.
The sub-brands
There are four brands found within Système U:
*The largest (in size terms) is the hypermarket Hyper U, which accounts for 15.89% of the group. There are 71 Hyper U stores, which account for a total of 239,293 square metres of retail space (at an average of 4,985 square metres per store). The average spend per trip is €43.60.Système U corporate website These are generally found outside larger towns, but normally as stand-alone structures (rather than as part of a shopping centre)
*The next brand down (in terms of size) is Super U which accounts for 79.58% of the group. There are 773 Super U stores, which account for a total of 1,355,004 square metres of retail space (at an average of 2,016 square metres per store). The average spend per trip is €33.30. These are typical supermarkets, and are found either in the centre or on the outskirts of smaller towns. Again they exist as standalone structures.
*Within city centres (and in rural areas), there are smaller stores known as U Express, which account for 4.53% of the group. There are 294 U Express stores, which account for a total of 104,468 square metres of retail space (at an average of 730 square metres per store). The average spend per trip is €17.00.
*Utile are the smallest brand stores in Système U they are usually run as independent convenience stores. They are found mainly in small towns, village centers and on main road stops (Excluding dual carriageways and motorways) to occupy rural areas of France where people in rural areas can drive too at a short distance to get a few things quick. They usually do not accept Système U clubcards as the stores are run as independent.
Utile Marché is supermarket with 410 stores across France.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Systeme U Retailers' cooperatives French companies established in 1894 Retail companies established in 1894 Cooperatives in France Hypermarkets of France Supermarkets of France