Eurofood: Casino turnover up 15% - Food Retailing - Brief Article - Illustration

French food retailing group Casino pulled no surprises when it posted 15.2% increase in its turnover to 21.966bn [euro]. In France itself, Casino registered a growth 13.7% to 16.5bn [euro], boosted in particular by the contribution from the Monoprix unit. The strong performance comes despite the tricky situation in Latin America. Internationally, Casino posted a 20% rise in sales to 5.47m [euro].

Casino consolidated net sales 2001 ([euro] m)

                              2001       2000

Total Casino Group        21 966.9   19 072.8
France                    16 495.4   14 511.3
Hypermarkets               6 677.9    6 431.4
Convenience                9 387.1    7 721.8
Supermarkets               3 076.2    2 910.4
Franprix-Leader Price      3 117.4    2 707.4
Monoprix                   1 771.1      866.3
Suprette and franchises    1 422.4    1 237.7
Other businesses             430.4      358.1
New business                  96.1       34.1
Restaurants                  291.0      283.3
Production                    43.3       40.7
International              5 471.5    4 561.5
US                         2 244.0    2 091.1
Poland                       820.4      635.7
Latin America              1 261.5      950.1
Argentina                    620.3      609.7
Uruguay                      209.5      176.5
Venezuela                    431.7      163.9
Asia                       1 145.6      884.6
Thailand                     881.4      735.9
Taiwan                       264.2      148.7

Source: Casino