Etablissementen Franz Colruyt N.V.
Établissements Franz Colruyt S.A.

Type	Public (Euronext: COLR)
Founded	1925
Founder(s)	Franz Colruyt
Headquarters	Halle, Belgium
Key people	Jef Colruyt (Executive chairman)
Industry	Retail
Services	Supermarkets, toy and leisure retail, wholesale, cash and carry
Revenue	€ 5.674 billion (yr - Mar 2008)[1]
Operating income	▲ €401.6 million (to Mar 08)[1]
Profit	▲ €288.2 million (to Mar 08)[1]
Employees	20,300 (2008)[1]
Website	www.colruytgroup.com

Etablissementen Franz Colruyt N.V. - Établissements Franz Colruyt S.A., usually known simply as Colruyt (Euronext: COLR) is a Belgian family company that is one of the major players in the country's retail network. Founded in 1925 by Franz Colruyt, the group today operates a number of retail brands, most significantly its eponymous discount supermarket chain. The company is headquartered in Halle and has operations in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

Contents 1 Operations 1.1 List of subsidiaries 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Operations

The group's main business is its Colruyt hard discount supermarket chain, which has over 200 locations in Belgium.^[1] The brand competes directly with retailers such as Aldi and Lidl.^[2] Other food retail brands operated by the company include the grocery store chain OKay and the organic supermarket Bio-Planet. Colruyt is also one of two franchisees of the SPAR brand in Belgium. In France Colruyt also operates the Coccinelle chain of supermarkets.

[edit] List of subsidiaries

• Colruyt - supermarkets
• Colruyt France - supermarkets
• Sparretail - Spar grocery stores (franchising)
• Bio Planet - Bio (organic) supermarkets
• Colruyt Group Services (IT - work simplification - BPM - Marketing)
• Dolmen Industrial Projects - Project management company
• Createch Engineering
• Druco - printing company
• Dreamland - toy shops
• DreamBaby
• Dream - gift shops
• Okay - grocery stores
• Pro a Pro Distribution - distribution company
• Collivery - home delivery
• Collishop - home delivery [Non-Food]
• Dats 24 - Gas station
• Colruyt Export
• N.V. Finco (FINances for COlruyt)

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Annual Report 2007/2008". Colruyt. http://www.colruytgroup.com/colruytgroup/static/assets/financieel/jaarverslag_07-08/jaarverslag_07_08_e.pdf.zip. Retrieved 2008-12-14. 
2. ^ Blenkinsop, Philip (28 November 2008). "Colruyt H1 profit up, but margins shrink". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSLS10925120081128. Retrieved 2008-12-14. 

[edit] External links

• Official site

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