Date of Incorporation: 1961
Franchising Since: 1961
Headquarters: Croix, France
Country of Origin: France
Business Description: Groupe Auchan is an international retailer with locations in 16 countries. The parent company, Auchan Holding, offers supermarket franchises and also has hypermarket, real estate, bank, e-commerce and other business subsidiaries.
Franchise Offer: Groupe Auchan offers franchises to professionals in food distribution at the head of one or more stores, and have a personal contribution of € 150,000 minimum for creation. Groupe Auchan also partners with contributors who want to develop their personal plan through lease management, and have a personal contribution of € 20,000 minimum. The monthly fee is 4.4 percent of store turnover.
Training and Assistance: Groupe Auchan offers training adapted to the local context of the location in its schools and its sales training institute for the entirety of employees’ career. It also has advisors to accompany franchisees in the field. Groupe Auchan also develops provides assistance through management tools/commerce intranet, e-learning, cooperation between countries and chains, and the creation of training stores. The goal of the group is for every employee to benefit from an individual development track specific to his or her particular business line and products.
Territory: The franchisee will receive an exclusive area.
Length of Franchise Term: 5-year contract.
Estimated Number of Units: Over 1,900 supermarkets and hypermarkets in 17 countries.
The above information has been compiled from the online sources of Groupe Auchan.
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