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Founded by Jean-Pierre Le Roch in 1973.1
Founded in 1969 under the name of EX Offices de distribution, the chain became Intermarché in 1973.
On 9 June 2005, Les Mousquetaires announced the extension of the Intermarché brand to all their grocery subsidiaries, except Netto. Now Intermarché decline is based on the sales floor, as well as its location.
The old food stores owned by Les Mousquetaires under several brands, as well as the existing Intermarché stores have been divided into several groups:
Intermarché Hyper for the largest stores between 3,200 m2 and 6,000 m2
Intermarché Super around 2,000 m2, for most Intermarché stores
Intermarché Express convenience stores installed in city centers
Intermarché Contact convenience stores in rural areas which mostly replace Écomarché stores.
On 8 October 2014, ITM Intermarché and the Casino Group announced an agreement to rally their purchases together toward suppliers in France. This alliance makes these two groups the first retail purchaser in the country with a market share of 25.8%.
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In January 2024, 190 Casino and Géant Casino stores are purchased by Intermarché.
In 2025, Intermarché acquired 81 stores from Colruyt, a Belgian brand that has been present in eastern France for about thirty years.
From Wikipedia’s article on Intermarché, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4