Carrefour’s corporate culture

Our greatest strength is our highly motivated employees.

They are the best salespeople and the best professionals in their fields.

Organization

At Carrefour, work organization:

·Determine the number and qualifications of staff;

·Optimize employee performance;

·Promote the personal development and self-improvement of each employee.

·It changes with the development of enterprises, operating characteristics and technological progress.

·Carrefour’s investment in systems allows employees to improve work efficiency and unleash their sales power.

Training

·Learning new skills and training others is an absolute necessity in order to:

·Strengthen our professionalism in various departments and positions ;

·Share experience and skills;

·Integrate and share corporate values;

·Spread and enrich Carrefour's culture.

·Get training before accepting any position.

·Training should comply with customer expectations and be conducive to employee personal development and job promotion.

·Management is responsible for the quality of training; they participate in training and regularly supervise the implementation of training

Career development

·As long as his work is completed, By achieving set goals, adapting and innovating, every employee can be promoted within the company.

·The career development of employees is determined by the needs of the enterprise, while also taking into account personal wishes. Change of profession and change of work location.

· All contribute to career advancement.

· Internal promotion is given priority; external recruitment can strengthen the professionalism of the group.

·Operation experience in stores of different formats and international work experience are priority conditions for Carrefour employees’ job promotions.

Compensation

·For every store and every country, compensation should be motivating.

·Remuneration is fair, that is, it is determined based on each person's ability, education, responsibilities and performance.

·Salary can motivate employees to achieve their goals. For certain specific positions, bonuses are particularly motivating.

·As another complementary component of the compensation system, employee stock ownership can share the value created by the company.

Organizational and Operational Principles

·On-site decisions - Decisions are made at the level closest to the site and consider the interests of the whole.

·Simplicity—The responsibilities of each position are clear and simple. The most simplified organizational structure. Customers and operations come first.

·Easy to understand--from the headquarters to the store, the organizational structure is simple and easy to understand.

·Dedicated person is responsible for each area and each matter has clear responsibilities and dedicated person is responsible for it.

·Responsiveness - the ability to act and react quickly at every level within the company.

·Solidarity - Groups, regions, countries, branches and various business formats work together to achieve common interests.

"Carrefour's Mission"

All our efforts revolve around the core of meeting customer needs.

Our mission is to be the model for modern retail in every one of our markets.

· Our customers

Provide the best prices on the best product selection in every country and every business format.

· Our employees

Provide a promising job and motivating remuneration, so that employees can fully develop their abilities and improve themselves in an atmosphere of mutual trust .

· Our shareholders

Provide sustained investment returns and ensure our diversified and global growth prospects.

· Our partners, franchise stores or branches

Have leading business formats and brands, professional market and sales knowledge, purchasing capabilities and constantly improving technology.

· Our suppliers

Provide market and customer information, and cooperate to improve products in a relationship of equality and mutual benefit

· Nationwide and Local Communities

Actively participate in community activities as a responsible economic member and corporate citizen.

"Carrefour Commitment"

·Introducing advanced foreign business equipment and new retail business concepts (one-stop shopping)

·Improving and enhancing Chinese citizens living standards

·Increase national fiscal revenue and promote social and economic development

·Provide China with a large number of employment opportunities and more opportunities for career development

· Establish partnerships with suppliers to help them understand market demand, improve and optimize production, and make due contributions to the development of China’s manufacturing industry

· Actively participate in various community welfare activities

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· Attract foreign manufacturers to invest in China

· Localized business strategy

· Carrefour purchases local products from China as much as possible and exports them to its global branches for sale

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Annual events of the year

In 1959, Carrefour Group was founded by the Fourier and De Foret families

In 1963, Carrefour pioneered a new business format - hypermarket (Hypermarket)

In 1970, Carrefour shares were listed on the Paris Stock Market

In 1989, Carrefour hypermarket opened for the first time in Asia (Taiwan, China)

In 1995, Carrefour opened in The first hypermarket opened in mainland China

In 1999, Carrefour merged with Promedes and became a giant in European food retailing

In 2001, Carrefour became the most international retail company, with more than 9,200 stores Stores in 31 countries and regions

In 2004, Carrefour acquired 13 hypermarkets in Poland, becoming the second largest retailer in the country

In 2005, Carrefour announced changes to the company's management structure

Annual events of the year

In 1995, Carrefour opened its first hypermarket in China

In 1996, it successfully entered Shanghai and Shenzhen

In 1997 Entered the Tianjin market

In 1998, it successfully entered Chongqing, Zhuhai, Wuhan, and Dongguan

In 2000, in response to the rapid development of demand, Carrefour opened five hypermarkets

In 2001, Carrefour actively supported Beijing's bid for the Olympic Games in 2008

In 2002, Carrefour opened 35 hypermarkets in 20 cities

Carrefour actively supported Shanghai's bid for the Olympic Games

In 2003 Carrefour opened its 40th branch in Hangzhou

Diya Discount Store entered Shanghai and Beijing

2004 Champion Supermarket opened its first branch in China

2005 Carrefour opens its 60th store in Chongqing, China