By 2024, the group had 14,000 stores in 40 countries.
Egypt The first hypermarket opened in 2002.
Morocco The first hypermarket opened in 2009.
Algeria The first hypermarket opened in 2015.
Ivory Coast CFAO Group opened the first hypermarket in Playce Shopping Mall in
Abidjan on 2015.
Kenya The retailer is the anchor client of
The Hub Karen Mall where it opened its first Kenyan store in May 2016. A second outlet was opened at
Two Rivers Mall in March 2017, soon followed by a third store the Thika Road Mall in November 2017. The fourth outlet was opened at the Junction Mall along
Ngong Road in January 2018; the fifth at
Sarit Center in April 2018. In June 2020, Carrefour opened a new store along Uhuru Highway. In September 2020, Carrefour announced plans to continue its expansion efforts by opening three branches in the coastal city of
Mombasa. In May 2021 it opened another branch of Carrefour Market in
Garden City Mall along the Thika superhighway. It also has a branch at
Westgate Mall previously occupied by ShopRite. Carrefour has 28 outlets in Kenya, largely located in the suburbs of
Nairobi. The retailer's expansion into Kenya has benefited from the failure of previously dominant supermarket chains such as
Nakumatt and
Uchumi as Carrefour rushed in to occupy the retail spaces and market share it vacated.
Cameroon CFAO Group opened the first supermarket in 2017.
Senegal CFAO Group opened the first supermarket in 2018.
Uganda The first hypermarket opened in 2020. The anchor clients are located at Oasis Mall and Metroplex and are in spaces previously occupied by the Kenyan retail chain
Nakumatt. In September 2021, Carrefour signed an agreement with
Shoprite of South Africa for the former to take over six stores that the latter would vacate in Uganda. This has increased Carrefour's presence in the country significantly. As of 2023, there are six outlets located in Kampala: Acacia Mall (Kissimenti), Arena Mall (
Nsambya), Lugogo Mall (
Nakawa), Metroplex (
Naalya), Oasis Mall (
Nakasero) and Village Mall (
Bugolobi). One outlet is located in Victoria Mall in
Entebbe.
Gabon In 2021, Carrefour announced the opening of its first store in
Libreville with Prix Import as a franchise partner. As of July 2025 there are 9 stores.
Madagascar The first hypermarket opened in 2021.
Mauritius The first hypermarket opened in 2024.
Democratic Republic of Congo The first hypermarket opened in 2025.
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia start in Ethiopia 2026 midroc investment group franchise agreement
East and South Asia Armenia On March 11, 2015, Carrefour opened its first store is located in Yerevan Mall, Yerevan. It had around 7,000 m2 space (without offices). President Serzh Sargsyan was present at the opening. A second store was opened in Rossia Mall in downtown Yerevan. As of September 2025, Carrefour Armenia has two major stores (hypermarkets / markets) and several smaller "express" shops. Between 2015 and 2024, Carrefour stores in Armenia were franchised by
Majid Al Futtaim Group. In late 2024, Carrefour Armenia changed its franchise to Food Depot LLC and changed its logo to the original French logo.
Pakistan In 2009, Carrefour opened its first hypermarket in
Lahore in a joint venture with
Majid Al Futtaim Group, where it achieved in revenues in its first year. It attracted more than 1 million customers every month. On 14 November 2011, Hyperstar opened its second hypermarket in the country in
Karachi. Since 20 December 2018, MAF has rebranded Hyperstar to Carrefour across Pakistan. It has plans to expand its stores to other cities including
Gujranwala,
Multan and
Hyderabad. As of June 2019, the group had already invested and was looking to invest another in Pakistan. It is operating at least seven hypermarkets (three in Lahore, two in Karachi, one in Islamabad and one in
Faisalabad's Lyallpur Galleria) and one superstore in Pakistan.
Taiwan In 2020, Carrefour Taiwan announced it would acquire 199 Wellcome and 25 Jasons Market Place stores from
Dairy Farm International. In 2022, Carrefour announced that it sold 60% equity of Carrefour Taiwan to Uni-President Enterprises Corporation. Uni-President is ending the use of the Carrefour brand for its Taiwanese branches in 2026.
Mongolia On 17 February 2023, Carrefour opened its first two stores in the nation's capital
Ulaanbaatar, with the partnership of Altan Joloo. As of 7 December 2025, it has 19 stores. The largest branch is at Sila Centre.
Europe (outside France) In 1991, Carrefour established a company in
Turkey, and in 1993 it opened its first hypermarket in
Istanbul. In 1996, a partnership with the Turkish conglomerate
Sabancı Holding was established and all stores were rebranded as
CarrefourSA. As of 2025, there are 1,500 stores operating across Turkey. In 1999, Carrefour entered the Greek market in collaboration with Marinopoulos S.A. Carrefour stopped operating in Greece in 2017 due to its acquisition by the Sklavenitis group. The company reopened in the country in May 2022, and the reactivation of the Carrefour brand in the market will be done in collaboration with Retail & more S.A., a subsidiary of the Teleunicom group. In 2001, Carrefour entered the Romanian market, expanded into 43 stores. It is one of the top retailers in
Romania. The company operates in Spain under the name of Centros Comerciales Carrefour SA. As of 2019, Carrefour Spain is the 15th most important Spanish company by revenue. Eight years after bankruptcy (2016), Carrefour returned to Bulgaria under the brands of Carrefour "Market" and "Express". As of June 2024, there are stores open in Varna, Sofia and Burgas. In December 2023 Carrefour has announced the "return of stores and products" of its brand in Bulgaria through the Greek franchisee Retail & More, which will provide "sub-franchising of the Carrefour brand" for at least around 20 stores. As of February 2026, Carrefour's French division is known to operate 3 stores in
Monaco, one each of the standard, Market, and City store types.
West Asia Majid Al Futtaim has handled the Carrefour operations in the
Middle East and North Africa region since 1995, as the company opened the region's first
hypermarket at
City Centre Deira – it initially was a Continent-branded store before it converted to Carrefour four years later. As of 2020, Majid Al Futtaim operates over 320 Carrefour stores in 16 countries, serving more than 750,000 customers daily and employing over 37,000 workers.
Iran In February 2009, MAF opened its first store in Iran, called
Iran Hyper Star.
Iraq Majid al Futtaim opened the first Carrefour in
Erbil in 2011. There is also a Family Mall Carrefour Department store in
Sulaymaniyah. Along with several other international brands, as of June 2024, Carrefour has opened a branch in the capital city of Baghdad.
Israel In March 2022, Carrefour signed a franchising agreement with
Electra Consumer Products to discontinue the
Yeinot Bitan and Mega Ba'ir chains of stores and rebrand them as Carrefour branches. In July 2023, Carrefour stated that it would not be opening branches in the West Bank.
Lebanon On 4 April 2013, Majid al Futtaim inaugurated a Carrefour hypermarket at their City Centre Beirut mall, in the
Hazmieh suburb of
Beirut. In September 2017, a second Carrefour outlet opened at the CityMall Dora, replacing a venue formerly held by a
Monop' hypermarket. In June 2018, a third outlet opened at the Tower Center mall in
Zouk Mosbeh. In February 2019, a fourth Carrefour, and the first supermarket format venue, opened within the
Aley District. The fourth Carrefour is considered a major step for the company's expansion in Lebanon.
Saudi Arabia In 2004, Carrefour opened its first branch in
Saudi Arabia by
Majid Al Futtaim.
United Arab Emirates On 28 November 1995, Carrefour opened its first branch, in
City Centre Deira in
Dubai by
Majid Al Futtaim. The following day, on 29 November 1995, the second branch opened in Airport Road in
Abu Dhabi. On 1 March 2022, Carrefour opened in
City Centre Me'aisem in
Dubai its first Bio store.
Americas Argentina Around 605 stores are in operation in Argentina . was founded in 1975 and today is the major supermarket chain in Brazil in competition with
Grupo Pão de Açúcar. In 2017, it sells more than 25 million products per year.
Dominican Republic Carrefour Dominican Republic, opened its first store in Santo Domingo in 2000 and it has expanded to other smaller stores in the city called Carrefour Market and Carrefour City with a total of five stores in 2023.
Former international operations , Japan , United States , Mexico shopping center in
Sofia, Bulgaria, opened in early 2010 • Albania – In July 2011, Carrefour announced that its first hypermarket in Albania would be opening in November 2011, the hypermarket later opened at the
Tirana East Gate mall. In 2016, all Carrefour stores in Albania were sold and then converted to
SPAR. • Austria – In 1976 Carrefour opened a store in the
Shopping City Süd at the southern edge of Vienna. Due to limited success, the store closed soon after. Carrefour has not made any other attempt at entering the Austrian market after that. • Bahrain – Carrefour opened hypermarkets in Bahrain on 2007, which were franchised by Majid Al-Futtaim, however all stores in Bahrain closed and were replaced by
HyperMax in 2025. • Chile – Carrefour opened six supermarkets in
Santiago de Chile between 1998 and 2003. However, Carrefour never surpassed a 3% market share in the country and its assets in Chile were sold to
D&S in 2003. • China – Carrefour entered China in 1995. In 2007, Carrefour opened 22 stores in China – where the company broke its record for store openings in a one-year period. It was the leading foreign retailer in terms of sales figures, until 2008 and has since lost its No. 1 position in China to
Walmart. In 2019, Carrefour sold 80% equity of Carrefour China to local retail comglomorate Suning.com at €620 million, marking the company's exit from China. • Colombia – In October 2012, Carrefour sold all 72 stores in Colombia to Chilean retailer
Cencosud for $2.6 billion, with Cencosud converting all existing Carrefour hypermarkets to its
Jumbo and Metro brands. Carrefour pulled out of Colombia to focus on its core markets. • Cyprus – In 2017, all of the Carrefour stores were sold to a Greek supermarket brand
Sklavenitis and underwent a major rebranding, to reflect the brand that now owns the stores. • Czech Republic – In September 2005, Carrefour sold eleven stores in the Czech Republic to
Tesco, the largest UK retailer.
Tesco paid €57.4 million as well as its stores in Taiwan. Carrefour opened its first store in 1998 in the Czech Republic. The stores use the Tesco name and brand now. • Germany – The only store in Germany was opened in 1977 in
Mainz-Bretzenheim as a joint venture with
Delhaize le Lion and German retailer Stüssgen (later part of
REWE Group). Due to problems with a new building permit process and the associated difficulties in opening new locations, the store was sold in 1979 to the German retailer Massa. • Hong Kong – On 18 September 2000, Carrefour closed its stores in Hong Kong after complaints from manufacturers about selling products (especially electronics) at prices far below those of its competitors. A company spokesman said at that time that the closures were due to "difficulties in finding sites suitable for developing its hypermarket concept and quickly acquiring a significant market share". Carrefour entered the Hong Kong market in December 1996 with a store in
Heng Fa Chuen and later added stores in
Tsuen Wan (
Skyline Plaza),
Tuen Mun,
Yuen Long and
Tsim Sha Tsui. Plans to open additional stores in
Ma On Shan,
Tseung Kwan O and
Yau Tsim Mong had been cancelled. • India – Carrefour operated
cash and carry stores in India under the name Carrefour Wholesale Cash & Carry. The first store opened on 30 December 2010 in
Shahdara, Delhi. This was followed by a store in
Jaipur in late 2011 and one in
Meerut in October 2012,
Agra in December 2013. Prior to September 2012, India's
foreign direct investment (FDI) policy did not allow foreign companies to open multi-brand retail stores in the country. However, 100% FDI in cash-and-carry has been permitted since 1997. As a result, most global retailers, including Carrefour, opted for the cash-and-carry route in India. A new FDI policy, allowing up to 51% FDI in multi-brand retail, came into effect on 20 September 2012. On 8 July 2014, Carrefour announced that it would shut down its Indian operations and close its five wholesale stores by the end of September. In September 2024, Carrefour announced plans to re-enter the Indian market with the joint-venture of
Apparel Group. • Indonesia – The first Carrefour branch in Indonesia opened on 14 October 1998 in
Cempaka Putih region of Jakarta, following the end of
1997 Asian financial crisis and the subsequent
fall of Suharto. In 2012, after operating independently, Carrefour Indonesia was bought by
CT Corp and its shares are owned by
Chairul Tanjung. CT Corp developed Transmart in 2014, a subsidiary of CT Corp operated by PT Trans Retail Indonesia (formerly PT Carrefour Indonesia, PT Contimas Utama Indonesia, PT Cartisa Properti Indonesia and PT Carti Satria Megaswalayan) and named after CT Corp's television networks
Trans TV. It also developed Groserindo, a grocery store also largely operated by Carrefour. In 2020, CT Corp announced that it had completed the replacement of all Carrefour branches with Transmart. • Italy – Carrefour's first store was opened in 1972, Carrefour expanded in to store but while in 2000 carrefour rebranded its other hypermarkets called euromercato in the same year it bought GS stores and in 2010 rebranded them to carrefour, in 2013 or 2014 they bought a part of billa (standa until 2010) stores, while carrefour remained there but in 2025 NewPrinces bought Carrefour and from 2026-2028 all of the carrefour store are rebranding in to GS • Japan – In 1999 Carrefour's Japanese subsidiary, Carrefour Japan Co. Ltd., opened. The first Carrefour in Japan opened in a suburb of Tokyo in December 2000. In January and February 2001 new Carrefour stores opened in Tokyo and Osaka. Sales were initially strong, but, as Miki Tanikawa of
The New York Times wrote, "...10 months later, there is barely a line for most of the day at cash registers of most Carrefour stores here. Lengthy aisles of goods ranging from clothes to bicycles are mostly empty." In early 2003, Carrefour sold its 8 hypermarkets to
AEON Group and on 10 March 2005, the subsidiary's name changed to AEON Marché Co., Ltd. • Jordan – Carrefour started its operations in Jordan in 2006 under Majid Al Futtaim, becoming a prominent retailer with multiple outlets across the country. Known for its diverse product range and affordability. However, Carrefour announced its closure in Jordan, citing challenges such as increasing competition, changing market dynamics, and a strategic decision to optimize operations in the region. Carrefour closed down all its operating units from 4 November 2024. It was rebranded as
HyperMax. • Kazakhstan – In the summer of 2017, the one and only Carrefour hypermarket closed down in
Almaty as a result of the loss of value of the
Tenge currency. • Kuwait – Carrefour opened hypermarkets in Kuwait on 1995, which were franchised by Majid Al-Futtaim, however all stores in Kuwait closed and were replaced by
HyperMax in 2025. • Malaysia – Carrefour entered Malaysia in 1994 and sold its 26 hypermarkets to
AEON Group in November 2012. The hypermarkets was rebranded as AEON BIG, and operates with an orange logo, compared to the magenta logo used by its parent company and existing JUSCO stores in the country. The outlets in Kota Damansara and Jalan Ipoh were the first to be changed from Carrefour to AEON BIG; • Mexico – In March 2005, Carrefour sold its 29 hypermarkets in Mexico to
Chedraui. Carrefour opened its first store in 1994 in Mexico. • North Macedonia – In October 2012, Carrefour opened its first store in
Skopje. The store was part of the brand City Mall that opened the same day in Skopje. By the end of summer 2014, there were plans to open the second store in
Tetovo. Carrefour shut down operations in North Macedonia because of debt. • Oman – Carrefour started its operations in Oman in 2001 under Majid Al Futtaim, becoming a prominent retailer with multiple outlets across the country. Known for its diverse product range and affordability, it served Omani shoppers for over two decades. However, in late 2024, Carrefour announced its closure in Oman, citing challenges such as increasing competition, changing market dynamics, and a strategic decision to optimize operations in the region. Despite its closure, Carrefour continues to thrive in neighboring countries under Majid Al Futtaim's management. Carrefour closed down all its operating units from 7 January 2025. It was rebranded as
HyperMax. • Portugal – Carrefour entered Portugal by buying its first stores in 1991 – two
Euromarché hypermarkets in Telheiras (a neighbourhood of
Lisbon) and
Vila Nova de Gaia. In July 2007 Carrefour sold all of its 12 hypermarkets and 9 fuel stations to
Sonae for €662 million. Also included were 11 licenses for opening new commercial spaces. Currently, only 365 hard-discount supermarkets such as
Minipreço are supported by Carrefour in Portugal, not included in the takeover. • Philippines – In the early 2000s, Carrefour planned to enter the Philippine market through a joint venture with the local
Rustan's Group (now
Robinsons Retail), but the project was ultimately shelved in December 2000 due to "economic and political factors" Thus, Carrefour never operated retail outlets in the country. • Russia – Carrefour entered the Russian market in the summer of 2009. In October 2009, only a month after it opened its second hypermarket in the country, Carrefour announced it was exiting Russia. • Singapore – In 2012, Carrefour's stores were primarily replaced by
Cold Storage. • Slovakia – In 2018, Carrefour pulled out of the Slovak market, after 17 years of operation in the country. • South Korea – Carrefour entered the Korean market in 1996 with its first store in
Bucheon and operated 32 stores across the country at its peak in its final year, 2006. Carrefour was confident it would dominate the market, and by 1999 invested a total of US$925 million into the Korean venture – more than any other foreign company in the Korean market at that time. Carrefour Korea enjoyed mediating success initially, gaining traction for unseen low prices and standing above its competitors, but the rise quickly ended when the
Asian Financial Crisis struck South Korea in late 1997. Carrefour's reputation suffered a blow when it was exposed smuggling real estate in South Korea to international recipients. Alongside the reluctance of people spending in the midst of the financial crisis, boycotts ensued, beginning Carrefour's eventual demise. Complaints of Carrefour Korea's poor service quality grew, citing pushing products unfit for the Korean market and significantly soured relationships between the executives and the labour unions. With the company's attitude becoming reckless to its clients and suppliers, clients would boycott again while suppliers began refusing association with Carrefour Korea. With the company stained with controversial negativity, Carrefour Korea sold all its stores to
E-Land and exited the Korean market in April 2006. Shortly after, E-Land sold their supermarket asset to
Homeplus, recognized as Carrefour Korea's spiritual successor. • Switzerland – In August 2007 Carrefour sold its 12 hypermarkets in Switzerland to Swiss retailer
Coop for $390 million; • Syria – Carrefour previously opened a store in
Shahba Mall in
Aleppo in 2009 and operated until the mall was destroyed during the
Syrian Civil War on 16 October 2014 when the mall was destroyed and permanently closed. • Thailand – Carrefour's business in Thailand was sold to
Big C Supercenter Public Company Limited, the owner of Big C hypermarket stores in Thailand ran by
Groupe Casino at the time, due to complaints. The transaction was completed in March 2011 with the Suwinthawong branch being the first store converted from Carrefour to Big C. Carrefour entered the Thai market in 1995 under
Central Group joint venture stakes and opened its first branch in the following year. • United Kingdom – Carrefour opened the first of several hypermarkets in the UK in September 1972 in
Caerphilly,
South Wales, in a joint partnership with a UK company Wheatsheaf and Distribution & Trading Ltd, followed by stores at the
Telford Centre,
Chandler's Ford,
Minworth,
Patchway and
Swindon. The
Dee Corporation later acquired the stores in the early 1980s; they continued to trade under the Carrefour name, while some other existing smaller sites were rebranded as Carrefour. In the 1980s, new stores were opened at the
MetroCentre in Tyne and Wear, and the
Merry Hill Shopping Centre in the West Midlands, before being rebranded under the now-defunct
Gateway chain in 1988. In 1990, the stores were sold to
Asda. The initial Caerphilly store was redeveloped in the 1990s; however, the original 1970s hypermarkets at Chandler's Ford, Minworth and Patchway (
Cribbs Causeway) still exist as large Asda Supercentres. Since July 2011, online supermarket
Ocado has sold a range of Carrefour products in the UK. • United States – Carrefour opened its first hypermarket in the United States in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in March 1988, across from the Franklin Mills shopping mall (now
Philadelphia Mills). Despite the large selection, the store was generally derided for its poor conditions, and most of the time, many of the 61 checkout lanes in the store were deserted. In 1992, another location opened in
Voorhees Township, New Jersey. Both stores closed because of financial debt in 1993. The Voorhees store was broken up into many smaller stores, while the Philadelphia location became a
Walmart and a
Dick's Sporting Goods. • Uzbekistan - Carrefour previously opened hypermarkets in Uzbekistan on 2021, which were franchised by Majid Al-Futtaim, however all stores in Uzbekistan closed in 2023. • Vietnam – Carrefour had two stores at
Ho Chi Minh City until 2004. The stores were later converted into
Lotte Mart branches. ==Criticism and controversies==