Système U
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Retailing |
| Founded | 1894 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Serge Papin |
| Products | Super U, Marché U, Super U, Utile |
| Revenue |  $19.692 billion (2009) |
| Website | http://www.magasins-u.com/ |
Système U is a French retailers' cooperative, comprising about eight hundred independent hypermarkets, and supermarkets, headquartered in the Parc Tertiaire SILIC in Rungis, France.[1]
It owns the trademarks Hyper U, Super U, Marché U and Utile, which are used by its members. It had a pre-tax turnover of 12.7 billion euro in 2002 and 13.8 billion in 2003,[2] rising to 15.6 billion euro in 2007; this makes the company the sixth largest retail group in France. [citation needed]
It is directly descended from the Pain Quotidien ('daily bread') cooperative which was founded in western France in 1894. It arranged a strategic alliance with the larger E.Leclerc supermarket group in 1999.
The sub-brands
There are three brands found within Système U:
- The largest (in size terms) is the hypermarket Hyper U, which accounts for 15.89% of the group. There are 48 Hyper U stores, which account for a total of 239,293 square metres of retail space (at an average of 4985 square metres per store). The average spend per trip is €43.60.[3] These are generally found outside of larger towns, but normally as stand-alone structures (rather than as part of a shopping centre)
- The next brand down (in terms of size) is Super U which accounts for 79.58% of the group. There are 672 Super U stores, which account for a total of 1,355,004 square metres of retail space (at an average of 2016 square metres per store). The average spend per trip is €33.30. These are your typical supermarket, and are found either in the centre of, or on the outskirts of smaller towns. Again they exist as standalone structures.[3]
- Within city centres (and in rural areas), there are smaller stores known as Marché U (subdivided once again into Marché U and Marché U Urbaine), which accounts for 4.53% of the group. There are 143 Marché U stores, which account for a total of 104,468 square metres of retail space (at an average of 730 square metres per store). The average spend per trip is €17.00.[3]
References
- ^ "Mentions Légales." Système U. Retrieved on 20 November 2010. "Système U Centrale Nationale - Parc Tertiaire SILIC 72/92, avenue Robert Schuman - 94533 Rungis Cede."
- ^ http://www.pme.gouv.fr/economie/chiffresclefs/214.pdf
- ^ a b c Système U corporate website
See also
External links
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