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Company type | Public ( N.V.) |
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Euronext Brussels:
COLR
BEL 20 component | |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1928 |
Founder | Franz Colruyt |
Headquarters | Halle, Belgium |
Key people | Jef Colruyt ( Executive chairman) |
Services | Supermarkets, toy and leisure retail, wholesale, cash and carry |
Revenue | €9.434 billion (2018/2019) [1] |
€485 million (2018/2019) [1] | |
€384 million (2018/2019) [1] | |
Total assets | €2.406 billion (2018/2019) [1] |
Total equity | €2.208 billion (2018/2019) [1] |
Number of employees | 29,903 (2018/2019) [1] |
Website | www.colruytgroup.com |
Colruyt Group is a Belgian family-owned retail corporation that is managing the Colruyt supermarkets and other subsidiaries such as OKay, Bio-Planet, DATS 24, DreamLand, DreamBaby, and more.
Founded in 1928 by Franz Colruyt, the group today is most significantly known for its eponymous discount supermarket chain, which is one of the major players in especially Belgium. Colruyt Group is headquartered in the city of Halle and has operations in Belgium, France and Luxembourg.
The group's main business is its Colruyt discount supermarket stores, with over 220 locations in Belgium. [1] The brand competes directly with discount 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 operates its eponymous chain and also supplies the Coccinelle chain of supermarkets.