Auchan is half a century old

The first Auchan store opened in Roubaix, northern France on the 6th of July 1961, in the Haut Champs district of the city.

Since then, the family-owned supermarket that was employing 30 workers became a large chain representing in 12 countries, with more than 500 hypermarkets, 750 supermarkets, more than 300 commercial centers that are managed by the Immochan and the Oney Bank, that also belongs to the group has 6.5 million customers in 10 countries – reports news4business.hu.