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List Of Hypermarkets
This is a list of hypermarket chains sorted alphabetically by continent and country. A hypermarket is a superstore carrying a wide range of products under one roof, and may aim to allow customers to satisfy all their shopping needs in one trip. Africa Algeria The Algerian chain Ardis (owned by Algerian group Arcofina) is currently operating one hypermarket in the city of Mohammedia, Algiers, Mohammadia, just outside Algiers. In the future Ardis will open 19 hypermarkets in the country; the next will open near Oran in Bir El Djir. Carrefour ended their partnership with the Algerian group Arcofina on February 19, 2009. "The concept of mass distribution does not work in Algeria," added Carrefour. Before that, Carrefour had still only one store opened as of 2009 of 18 hypermarkets planned by 2012. The private group Arcofina explained that there was a delay because of difficulties in finding available land for hypermarkets. Arcofina is now focusing on opening hypermarkets in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypermarkets
A hypermarket 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 full grocery store, grocery lines and product (business), general merchandise. In theory, hypermarkets allow customers to satisfy all their routine shopping needs in one trip. The term ''hypermarket'' () was coined in 1968 by French trade expert Jacques Pictet. Hypermarkets, like other big-box stores, typically have business models focusing on high-volume, low-profit margin, margin sales. Typically covering an area of , they generally have more than 200,000 different brands of merchandise available at any one time. Because of their large surface area, footprints, many hypermarkets choose suburban or out-of-town locations that are easily accessible by automobile. History Canada Loblaws established its Real Canadian Superstore chain in 1979. It sells mainly groceries, while also retailing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naivas
Naivas Supermarket, often referred to simply as "Naivas", is the largest supermarket chain in Kenya, with 106 outlets as of November 2024. At that time, it was the largest supermarket chain in Kenya, ahead of Quick Mart Limited, which had 51 outlets in the country. Location The company headquarters, as well as the company's warehouses, are located in Sameer Business Park, in the Industrial Area of Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. The coordinates of the headquarters of Naivas Limited are: 01°19'36.0"S, 36°52'04.0"E (Latitude:-1.326667; Longitude:36.867779). Overview Naivas is headquartered in Nairobi, with retail outlets in many urban centres in the country. In July 2018, the company hired Andreas von Paleske, as an advisor to assist the business with its strategy and operations. This culminated in bringing African private equity firm Amethis on board for a minority stake. At that time, Naivas Limited maintained 47 stores in Kenya. The supermarket chain opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makro
Makro is a Netherlands, Dutch international brand of warehouse clubs, also called Cash and carry (wholesale), cash and carry stores. Makro was founded by SHV Holdings, a Dutch conglomerate based in Utrecht in partnership with German company Metro AG, with the first warehouse club opened in Amsterdam in 1968. Currently, ownership of the worldwide chain of stores is split between different companies like Metro AG in Europe (except UK), SHV Holdings in Latin America (except Peru) and CP All in Asia. In many countries, access to stores is restricted to business customers, and the stores are not open to the general public. History SHV Holdings, SHV originated in 1896 from a merger between a number of large coal mining companies, some of which had been active since the 18th century. In 1968, the first Makro store opened in Amsterdam. In the following years more stores opened in the Netherlands and several other European countries. In April 1971 the first Makro in the UK opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massmart
Massmart Holdings Limited is a South African company that owns and operates major local retail chains including Game, Makro, Builders Warehouse, and CBW. It is the second-largest distributor of consumer goods in Africa, the largest retailer of general merchandise, liquor and home improvement equipment and wholesaler of basic foods. As of 31 October 2022, Massmart operated 411 stores in South Africa and 12 other Sub-Saharan countries. Its head offices are in the Massmart House in Sunninghill, Johannesburg. The company has been owned by multinational retail corporation Walmart since 2011. History Massmart was founded in 1990, beginning with the acquisition of six Makro stores. It listed on the JSE Limited on 4 July 2000 at R12.50 per share. Since its founding, Massmart has grown both organically and by acquisition. The firm acquisition history includes: * 378 Shield members in March 1992 * 20 Dion stores in May 1993 * 14 CCW stores in June 1998 * 26 Game stores in July 1998 * 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choppies
Choppies Enterprises Limited is a Botswana multinational supermarket retailer headquartered in Gaborone, Botswana. The retailer initially sold only food-based goods (both fresh groceries and wholesale long-life foods) and other fast-moving consumer goods. By 2024, Choppies had 161 stores in 4 countries. Choppies became a listed company on the Botswana Stock Exchange on January 26, 2012, and is a constituent of the BSE Domestic Company Index with an approximate market capitalization of P2.4 billion as of December 20, 2012. History Choppies was founded in 1986 with one supermarket named Wayside Supermarket (Proprietary) Limited in Lobatse by the Chopdat family, with a second store opening in 1993. In 1999 the company had only two stores. Since 1999 the company grew to become the dominant leader in the fast-moving consumer good industry in Botswana. The management team includes the founding members of Choppies, Mr. Farouk Ismail who is the current Deputy Chairman and Mr. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checkers (supermarket Chain)
Checkers is a South Africa, South African supermarket retailer owned by sister retailer and discount chain Shoprite (South Africa), Shoprite. Founded in 1956 by Norman Hertz Herber, the chain operates across Southern Africa. In September 2024, Checkers had 597 stores across South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia. The chain focuses on offering groceries to middle and high income consumers. History Checkers was founded in 1956 by Norman Herber in Mayfair, Johannesburg. The firm was later expanded and made successful by Raymond Ackerman (businessman), Raymond Ackerman. The retailer launched its no-name items, called House Brands, in the 1950s, and by the 1960s, it had expanded to 85 stores across South Africa. Also in the 60s, Checkers became the first retail chain store to use high-density polyethylene bags. In 1984, Checkers launched at-home shopping, via the South African Post Office, and the following year, the retailer launched its first card payment system in partnership wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pick N Pay Stores
Pick n Pay (officially Pick n Pay Group Ltd) is a major South African grocery retail chain, headquartered in Cape Town. It operates both corporate and franchised stores under two brands – Pick n Pay (which includes its Supermarket, Clothing, Liquor, Build, and Hypermarket stores), and Boxer. History Pick n Pay was founded by Raymond Ackerman, son of Gus Ackerman, who founded the Ackermans clothing retail chain in South Africa, in 1916. Raymond joined Ackermans in 1951 as a trainee manager. In the early 1950s, Ackermans was sold to rival department store chain Greatermans. When Greatermans branched into food retailing, Ackerman recognised the potential for a new type of shopping experience - self-service supermarkets. He encouraged Greatermans to start its own supermarket chain, of which Ackerman would become General Manager. The first store was opened in Mayfair, Johannesburg. The new chain, Checkers, still exists in South Africa, as a major competitor to Pick n Pay. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyper U
Hyper may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hyper'' (2016 film), 2016 Indian Telugu film * ''Hyper'' (2018 film), 2018 Indian Kannada film * ''Hyper'' (magazine), an Australian video game magazine * Hyper (TV channel), a Filipino sports channel * Hyper+, a former Polish programming block on Teletoon+ * '' Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam'', 2016 Indian Telugu film, titled ''Hyper'' in Hindi Mathematics * Hypercube, the n-dimensional analogue of a square and a cube * Hyperoperation, an arithmetic operation beyond exponentiation * Hyperplane, a subspace whose dimension is one less than that of its ambient space * Hypersphere, the set of points at a constant distance from a given point called its centre * Hypersurface, a generalization of the concepts of hyperplane, plane curve, and surface * Hyperstructure, an algebraic structure equipped with at least one multivalued operation * Hyperbolic functions, analogues of trigonometric functions defined using the hyperbola rather than the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjane (business)
Marjane Group is a Moroccan retail company that operates a nationwide network of hypermarkets and supermarkets under the ''Marjane'' and '' Marjane Market'' brands. It is wholly owned by the Al Mada holding company. As of 2024, Marjane operates 130 stores across 30 cities, maintaining its leadership position in Morocco’s retail market. History Marjane opened its first hypermarket in 1990 in Rabat. By 2008, the company had expanded to 33 stores nationwide. That same year, it generated a turnover of 6.78 billion MAD and employed over 5,000 people. With over 18 million customers annually, Marjane became the dominant player in Morocco’s large-scale retail sector, surpassing competitors such as Metro AG Morocco and Aswak Assalam. Divisions and activities Beyond its core retail operations, Marjane Group also owns and operates: * '' Electroplanet'' – a home appliances and electronics retail chain. Additionally, the group has announced plans to launch a fast fashi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super U
Super may refer to: Computing * SUPER (computer program), or Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer, a video converter/player * Super (computer science), a keyword in object-oriented programming languages * Super key (keyboard button) Film and television * ''Super'' (2005 film), a Telugu film starring Nagarjuna, Anushka Shetty and Ayesha Takia * ''Super'' (2010 Indian film), a Kannada language film starring Upendra and Nayantara * ''Super'' (2010 American film), a film written and directed by James Gunn, and starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page * "Super" (''Person of Interest''), an episode of the TV series ''Person of Interest'' Music * ''Super'' (Jão album), 2023 * ''Super'' (Pet Shop Boys album), 2016 * "Super" (Cordae song), 2021 * "Super" (Neu! song), 1972 * "Super" (Seventeen song), 2023 * "Super (1, 2, 3)", a 2000 song by Gigi D'Agostino Other uses * Hillary Super, American business executive * Súper, a Spanish professional footballer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cora (hypermarket)
Cora is a chain of hypermarkets owned by Louis Delhaize Group in Belgium, having previously also had hypermarkets in France, Hungary, Luxembourg and Romania. Cora was founded in 1974 by the supermarket holding Louis Delhaize Group, after taking over three Carrefour hypermarkets located in Belgium. These three were originally established around 1969 as a joint venture franchise between two other companies: the Carrefour Group and the Delhaize Group. The Louis Delhaize Group also included the supermarket chain Match, the online supermarket Houra, the Truffaut garden center chain and the Animalis pet shop chain. The name 'Cora' is borrowed from the Greek goddess Persephone (Roman: Proserpina) who is also known as Cora. Formerly, Cora had hypermarkets in Hungary, but in 2011 the stores were sold to Auchan and handled to them by summer 2012. Similarly, the Romanian stores were bought by Carrefour Carrefour Group, S.A. (, ), is a French multinational retail and wholesali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoprite (South Africa)
Shoprite (officially Shoprite Holdings Ltd) is Africa's largest supermarket retailer. The company's headquarters are in Cape Town, South Africa, where it was founded in 1979. Shoprite is a public company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and A2X Markets in South Africa, with secondary listings on both the Namibian and Lusaka stock exchanges. The company operates major low-income supermarket chain USave, a separate low-income chain under its namesake, as well as two pharmacy chains - Medrite and Transpharm - furniture chain House & Home, the mid-to-high income Checkers chain, South Africa's largest ticketing provider, Computicket, numerous financial services divisions, and various other businesses. The group also manages a large property portfolio, comprising both owned and head-leased properties. The Shoprite Group employs more than 163,000 people and is the largest private sector employer in South Africa. As of June 2025, Shoprite had 3,417 stores (including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
