The French retail chain Auchan expands its services in Hungary, supporting multi-channel merchandise with online ordering stores. At Thursday's inauguration of the Auchan store in Kõbánya (Budapest’s 10th district), Dominique Ducoux, CEO of Auchan Retail Hungary, announced that the products ordered on the Internet could be picked up in the new commercial unit.
The CEO added that this proven shopping solution in America and Western Europe is accompanied by a state of the art environment and a brand new brand, he added.
Auchan Retail Hungary operates 19 hypermarkets and 18 discount fuel stations, as well as an online store and a supermarket in the country. In 2016, the company grew by 3.8% year-over-year, with gross sales of HUF 350.4 billion, purchases increased by 3%t, and its balance sheet profit reached HUF 3.6 billion. Auchan opened its first Hungarian business in Budaörs 20 years ago and employs some 7,000 people in Hungary.
In its worldwide operations, the Group it operates 1,774 hyper- and hypermarket stores and 340 commercial centers in 12 countries and has 330,700 employees altogether.
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