EXCLUSIVEBRANDSOURCING RETAILER/WHOLESALER ...

SYSTEME-U CENTRALE NATIONALE S.A.
LP - 44 478 Carquefou, Cedex Centrale Nationale S.A FRANCE
Tel: +33 1-53-63-35-55
Fax: N/A
www.systeme-u.fr
Total Fiscal 2012 Group Sales (including fuel): $29.3 Billion (€ 21.1 Billion) +8.8%; Group Sales
(excluding fuel): $22.4 Billion+ (€ 16.1 Billion+) +5.6%
Percentage Sales in Exclusive Brands: N/A
Principal Business: Established in 1920, this privately owned retailer cooperative today is divided
into four independent regional branches, which together draw from a centralized purchasing
service. The co-op services some 800+ independent retailers who operate “big small town stores”
in country and urban regions of France and other areas. In total, they operate 1,423 stores under
five banners, which include: Hyper U hypermarkets (average 4,500 square meters), Super U
supermarkets (average 2,000 square meters), Marché U neighborhood (average 900 square
meters), U Express convenience stores, and Useful.
EB Identities: U, (Ecological, Freshness, Bio, Les Saveurs), U énergie, By U (hygiene & beauty),
U Freshness, Bien Vu! (Economic foods and nonfoods), U Looney Tunes Active
EB skus: 8,000+
Profile: This company, which now enjoys a 9% market share in France, looks to expand its store
count to 2,000, while increasing its market share to about 12%. The firm operates through its
supermarkets and hypermarkets located in France, as well as Guyana, Guadeloupe, Martinique,
Reunion, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Mayotte and Tahiti. This retailer lately has developed some
regional product ranges: Ude Poitou-Charentes, U d’Alsace, Udu Sud-Ouest, and U de Savoie.
Procurement Contacts: Guillaume Darasse, Director of Commercial Deals
TAKASHIMAYA CO., LTD.