Overview
- L’autorité approved the acquisition without conditions, covering 19 supermarkets and eight adjoining service stations.
- The stores are located in cities including Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, Grenoble, Toulon, Antibes, Cannes and Saint-Raphaël, totaling about 33,000 square meters.
- Auchan says the transfer will maintain 270 jobs at the affected sites.
- Nine of the 19 stores were among outlets Auchan had previously picked up from Casino, according to reporting by La Lettre.
- Lidl is extending its network with 20 net openings in 2025 to reach 1,627 stores, adding these 19 sites, and has invested €150 million in price cuts as it targets 10% market share by 2030.