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Géant

Logo: Groupe Casino, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

French hypermarket chain owned by Casino Group

Géant (French pronunciation: ) is a hypermarket chain based in Saint-Étienne, France, part of the French retailing giant Groupe Casino. The chain is present in Middle East, Africa and South America.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1970Founded1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersSaint-Étienne1
  • Founded inSaint-Étienne1
  • Legal formSociété à responsabilité limitée (sans autre indication)3
  • LEI894500TFH6IZUJKFAQ473
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address8 B RUE DE L EGLISE, 14112 Periers-Sur-Le-Dan, France3
  • Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 3880535143

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Géant (French pronunciation: [ʒeɑ̃]) is a hypermarket chain based in Saint-Étienne, France, part of the French retailing giant Groupe Casino.2

Corporate structure

Géant is part of a group headed by Casino Group. 43 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Casino Group Saint-Etienne, France
    • Cnova 100% · Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • Géant Periers-Sur-Le-Dan, France
    • Monoprix Clichy, France
      • MONOPRIX HOLDING Subsidiary · 100% · Clichy, France
      • Monoprix Vichy Subsidiary · Vichy, France
    • Franprix Subsidiary · Vitry-sur-Seine
    • Leader Price Subsidiary · Vitry-sur-Seine
      • Leader Price Exploitation Subsidiary · France
    • Naturalia Subsidiary · Clichy, France
    • Vival Subsidiary
    • GPA Stake · 37.2% · Sao Paulo, Brazil
    • Mercialys Stake · 25.2% · Paris, France
      • FENOUILLET IMMOBILIER Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • ACHATS MARCHANDISES CASINO Subsidiary · Vitry-Sur-Seine, France
    • Casino Subsidiary · France
    • CASINO FINANCE Subsidiary · Saint-Etienne, France
    • CASINO FINANCE INTERNATIONAL SA Subsidiary · Brussels, Belgium
    • Casino Foundation Subsidiary · France
    • CASINO PARTICIPATIONS FRANCE Subsidiary · Saint-Etienne, France
    • Casino Shop Subsidiary
    • Cdiscount Subsidiary · France
    • CNOVA PAY Subsidiary · Bordeaux, France
    • DINETARD Subsidiary · Saint-Etienne, France
    • Easydis Subsidiary · France
    • GERMINAL SNC Subsidiary · Saint-Etienne, France
    • Géant Express Subsidiary
    • INTEXA Subsidiary · Saint-Etienne, France
    • L'IMMOBILIERE GROUPE CASINO Subsidiary · Saint-Etienne, France
    • Le Petit Casino Subsidiary
    • and 6 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Géant opened its first hypermarket in 1970 in Marseille. In December 2015, Géant Casino had about 142 hypermarkets all over the world. The concept is, like most hypermarkets, to have all kinds of items available under one roof. A loyalty card system has been introduced by Géant, with a price discount on certain groceries.

In June 2022, with the aim of re-emphasizing the food side of hypermarkets, and after the transfert of 29 hypermarkets to the brand Casino Supermarchés. The Groupe Casino announce the discontinuation of the Géant brand in favor of the new brand Casino #hyperFrais in France.

For financial reasons, the group closed or sold all of its hypermarkets in France to competitors between June 2023 and October 2024.

In 2024, it announces that it will have 86 Géant.

From Wikipedia’s article on Géant (hypermarket chain), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

  • hypermarket

Listed on Wikidata.1

Locations

Middle East

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Africa

Tunisia

Djibouti

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Libya

Egypt

South America

Uruguay

Former locations

Taiwan: In September 2006, Groupe Casino sold its 50% stake in Géant, which was worth $738 million New Taiwan dollars, to Far Eastern Department Stores., the existing hypermarkets were renamed a.mart.

Poland: Géant had nineteen hypermarkets in Poland, which were sold in late 2007 and early 2008 to the German company Metro AG and replaced with Real.

Lebanon: Géant had one hypermarket in Lebanon which was bought in late 2008 by Sultan Trading Center and replaced by The Sultan Center.

Saudi Arabia: Al Hokair Group operated several Géant stores in the kingdom until 2009 when it was sold to Saudi Savola, the owners of rival Panda.

Kuwait, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates: Fu-Com joined with Groupe Casino to bring the Géant hypermarket brand to the Middle East where Géant opened its first store in Bahrain in May 2001. A store was opened in Dubai in 2005 and one in Abu Dhabi in 2015 at Yas Mall. Géant expanded its operations to Kuwait by opening a store in 2005 in Kuwait City. In 2017, Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim Group bought 26 Geant hypermarkets in the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait by acquiring the Geant franchise owner Retail Arabia from BMA International for an undisclosed amount. The acquired stores were rebranded as Carrefour and Carrefour Market for its supermarket branches.

France: For financial reasons, the group closed or sold all of its hypermarkets in France to competitors between June 2023 and October 2024.

Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon and Senegal: In 2023, Mercure International of Monaco began replacing Géant brands with Super U in Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon and Senegal.

From Wikipedia’s article on Géant (hypermarket chain), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1970Founded Founded in Saint-Étienne1

Sources

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