Euromarché (''Euromarket'') was a French

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chain. The first store opened in 1968 in

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. In June 1991, the group was rebought by its rival,

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, for 5,2 billion francs. In June 1991, there were 77 Euromarché hypermarkets, 47 DIY stores

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, and 57 cafétérias Eris. Sandra Mackey, author of ''The Saudis: Inside the Desert Kingdom'', said in 1987 that it was "the French equivalent of

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."Mackey, p. 248.

History

In April 1981, Euromarché opened its first store in

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, and is the last Euromarché that exists today. A store opened in Telheiras in 1990."Há gato escondido com o rabo de fora na campanha" contra o 'hiper' de Telheiras", ''Correio da Manhã'', 25 March 1990 Until 2009 there was also a Euromarché store in

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when it changed to a

hypermarket.

References

* Mackey, Sandra. ''The Saudis: Inside the Desert Kingdom''. Updated Edition. Norton Paperback. W.W. Norton and Company, New York. 2002 (first edition: 1987). pbk.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Euromarche Carrefour Hypermarkets of France Retail companies established in 1968 Retail companies disestablished in 1994