Private company

Louis Delhaize Group

Logo: Groupe Louis Delhaize, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Belgian retail group

The Louis Delhaize Group is a Belgian-French retail group established in 1875 by Louis Delhaize. The principal activity is the operation of food supermarkets and hypermarkets in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Romania. On February 23, 2022, Louis Delhaize Group announced the renovation of all Match and Smatch banners in Belgium, scheduled to take place between 2022 and 2025, and the phasing out of the banners in favor of Louis Delhaize for Smatch and Louis Delhaize Open Market for Match.2 It is headquartered in Charleroi.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1875Founded1

The Louis Delhaize Group is a Belgian-French retail group established in 1875 by Louis Delhaize. The principal activity is the operation of food supermarkets and hypermarkets in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Romania.2

Corporate structure

Louis Delhaize Group sits at the top of its group. 7 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Louis Delhaize Group Charleroi
    • Cora Subsidiary · Fleurus, Belgium
    • Match Subsidiary · Fleurus
    • Smatch Subsidiary
    • Delitraiteur Subsidiary · Belgium
    • Louis Delhaize Subsidiary
    • Truffaut Subsidiary · France

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Louis Delhaize Group reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

On 12 July 2023, Alexandre Bompard, CEO of the Carrefour Group, announced the acquisition from the Louis Delhaize Group of 60 Cora hypermarkets and 115 Match supermarkets in France. A few days later, the Louis Delhaize Group announced the sale of the Cora, Match, and Smatch supermarkets in Luxembourg to E.Leclerc.

From Wikipedia’s article on Louis Delhaize Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • hypermarket

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

  • Louis Delhaize

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1875Founded Founded1

Sources

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