Casino Group or Casino Guichard-Perrachon is a French mass-retail Group. It was founded on 2 August 1898 by Geoffroy Guichard under the corporate name Guichard-Perrachon & Co.Casino Group is the source of many innovations such as the first distributor's brand in 1901, the first self-service store in 1948 or even the display of a sell-before-date on consumer products in 1959.
As an historical player in mass retail in France, the Group also started to grow internationally at the end of the 90s. It acquired GPA and Grupo Éxito in 1999, major companies in mass distribution in Brazil and in Colombia. ·
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Coordinates 43°36'17.708" N 3°55'17.779" E
