In Var, more than 15 casinos will become supermarket Auchan

The document, though confidential, has actually been leaked since its distribution by the casino management for the consultation of social partners which is scheduled to begin this Thursday. This is a list of 313 stores that will be taken over by Intermarche and Auchan, as part of the reorganization of the Saint-Etienne group.

Twenty-four supermarkets and hypermarkets in the groom segment are affectedWhere the Auchan group, if this document does not develop, or only a little, does A real aggressor Because it will catch on More than 15 institutionsWhile nationally Musketeers take two-thirds of the cake.

But what worries staff representatives, who in fact have no say in this sharing, is the aftermath. “We fear that Auchan, backing away from the franchise economic model, will not integrate these stores into its group, and put them under franchise or rental management”

CGT central union delegate, Lionel Mambombia suggests.

Uncertainty

In connection with the inter-union association of the two purchasers, the casino also warrants that“Intermarche has announced that it intends to sell a portion of the stores it purchased to the In Vivo group” (who had shown interest before Auchan and Intermarche took over). The fate of the workers who gathered last December on the eve of the holidays, therefore, looks quite uncertain in the eyes of the workers’ representatives.

As part of the mechanism agreement discussed this Thursday, who wants to get a voluntary departure scheme or a social scheme allowing those who want to leave the ship before relocation. Especially since many employees joined the company decades ago, “when the social conditions were far better than what Intermarche or Auchan or Franchise could offer”

Adds CFDT central union representative Laurent Milazzo.

Another fear, given the future distribution maps of the two brands, is that some stores may not stay open because they are too close to others. If the list communicated to the social partners at the beginning of the year remains, Frejus will eventually have two Auchans and two Intermarches, and La Seine, which already has an Auchan hypermarket, will welcome a supermarket of the same brand. Mass distribution in the war is enough to shake up the market, where Auchan has had little representation until now.

The casino banner will be owned by local stores, maintained by a consortium formed by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretynsky, Fimalek and Atester Fund, like Monoprix, Franprix or Cdiscount.

The hypermarkets and superstores were not taken over, and sold to Intermarch and Auchan, representing 3.6 billion euros in turnover in 2022 (excluding gasoline), but also an annual loss of 500 million euros, as a result, according to the unions, repeated Strategic mistakes, first and foremost a policy of excessively high prices.