Carrefour was founded in France in 1959, opened its first mass market store in France in 1963, and merged with Promodes in 1999 to become the first retail group in Europe and the second largest in the world.
By September 20 19, Carrefour had opened 2 10 large-scale general supermarkets and 24 convenience stores in China, covering 22 provinces and 5 1 large and medium-sized cities, with about 30 million members.