| Founded | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Hypermarket |
| Parent | Groupe Casino |
| Website | www.geantcasino.fr |
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Géant Casino (French pronunciation: [ʒeɑ̃ kɑzino]) is a hypermarket chain based in Saint-Étienne, France, part of the French retailing giant Groupe Casino.
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As of February 2016, it had 120 stores in France.[1]
History[edit]
Géant was opened its first hypermarket in 1970. In Dec 2015, Géant Casino had about 142 hypermarkets all over the world. The concept is, like most hypermarkets, to have all kinds of items available under one roof. A loyalty card system has been introduced by Géant, with a price discount on certain groceries. There are over two million Géant card-holders.
Géant Casino is the fifth largest hypermarket chain in the world and the fourth largest in France after Carrefour, E.Leclerc and Auchan.[citation needed]
Géant in different parts of the world[edit]
| Country | First store | Stores |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1970 | 120 |
| Martinique | 1997 | 2 |
| Djibouti | 2017 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 1999 | 2 |
| Qatar | 2013 | 1 |
| Tunisia | 2005 | 1 |
| Guadeloupe | 2010 | 1 |
| Guyane | 2010 | 1 |
| Wallis-et-Futuna | 2012 | 4 |
Operations in the Middle East[edit]
Kuwait, Bahrain and UAE[edit]
Fu-Com joined with Groupe Casino to bring the Géant hypermarket brand to the Middle East where Géant opened its first store in Bahrain in May 2001. A store was opened in Dubai in 2005 and one in Abu Dhabi in 2015 at Yas Mall. Géant expanded its operations to Kuwait by opening a store in 2005 in Kuwait City.
Acquisition by Majid Al Futtaim Group
In 2017, Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim Group bought 26 Geant hypermarkets in the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait by acquiring the Geant franchise owner Retail Arabia from BMA International for an undisclosed amount. The acquired stores were rebranded as Carrefour and Carrefour Market depending on their store format or size.
Qatar[edit]
In Qatar, Groupe Casino joined with local supermarket chain Al Meera to open a hypermarket in Hyatt Plaza, and to sell Casino products in Al Meera stores.
Countries where Géant is currently not operating[edit]
- Lebanon: Géant had one hypermarket in Lebanon which was bought in late 2008 by Sultan Trading Center and replaced by The Sultan Center.
- Poland: Géant had nineteen hypermarkets in Poland, which were sold in late 2007 and early 2008 to the German company Metro AG and replaced with Real.[2][3]
- China: Géant had several hypermarket locations in Taiwan in a joint venture with a Taiwanese company. After Géant pulled out of the country, the existing hypermarkets were renamed a.mart.
- Saudi Arabia: Géant operated several hypermarkets in the kingdom until 2009 when it was sold to the rival Hyper Panda by the local franchisee partner of Géant France.
- Kuwait, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates: Géant easy Supermarkets and Hypermarkets currently does not operate in Kuwait, Bahrain and UAE. Géant, through a local franchisee partner operated 26 Géant stores across Kuwait, Bahrain and UAE. The chain was acquired by Majid Al Futtaim Group operated Carrefour in 2017 and all the 26 acquired stores in these countries were rebranded as Carrefour for its hypermarket branches and Carrefour Market for its supermarket branches.
Visual history[edit]
| 1970 - 1992 | 1992 - 2007 (still used in Uruguay) | 2007–2015 | 2015–present |
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Géant Casino website: List of stores. Retrieved 12 April 2014
- ^Adam Jones, Elizabeth Rigby and Lucy Killgren, 'Casino to sell Polish stores in deals worth €884m', Financial Times, 18 July 2006
- ^Metro AG: 'METRO Group strengthens hypermarket business in Poland', Press release, 17 July 2006
External links[edit]
This conversion was carried out by Johnson Control Grand Est in collaboration with Climalife for its offer of all-encompassing solutions: supply of the R-427A, recuperation bottles, oil and treatment of the recuperated R-22.
The challenge of this operation was to avoid closing the hypermarket and to carry out the conversion in less than 48 hours despite the harsh weather conditions.
As a result, Johnson Control Grand Est called in Climalife's services team to strengthen its operational team and provide adapted equipment.
To ensure the smooth running of the operation, a retrofit preparation phase was implemented according to the following method:
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- One month before the retrofit, a sample of the oil was taken for a Periodic Diagnosis of Oil (DPH), after which the Johnson Control team drained the Shell Clavus SD2212 semi-synthetic oil from the six Bitzer compressors and replaced it by Mobil EAL ARCTIC 46 Polyolester oil.
- For a period of 1 month the equipment functioned with the R-22 and Mobil EAL 46 oil to clean and evacuate the semi-synthetic oil present in the installation.
- 5 days before the conversion, another oil sample was taken for DPH, 2nd draining and change of the electro valves, manual valves, hoses, and dehydrator cartridges to avoid possible leaks with the POE – HFC pair.
- Weekend of 30 & 31 January 2010: retrofit, Climalife's Services team works alongside the Johnson Control team according to the specifications defined by Géant Casino.
The hypermarket aisles are empty and their contents stored in refrigerated trucks to respect the cold chain. The installation has been shut down. The team recuperates the R-22 by segmentation of the circuit, which makes it possible to isolate zones and consequently to change the valves, seals and filters that could not be changed while the installation was pressurized.
The recuperation times for the Profroid condensing unit were longer than expected: it was impossible to directly connect up to the condenser to rapidly recuperate the liquid and low exterior temperature phase (-8°C).
To facilitate the transfer and decrease the pressure in the recuperation bottles, they were stored in a cold room before and during the operation.
The installation was then fully drained down.
The R-427A was then introduced and the equipment started up again. The compulsory labels identifying the fluid contained in the installation were apposed as per the regulations in force.
After having lowered the temperature of the glass units and checked that the system was functioning correctly, the aisles were restocked and everything was ready for the hypermarket to reopen its doors on the Monday. Finally, another oil sample was taken for DPH.
Géant Casino, in agreement with Johnson Control, will ask Climalife to regenerate the R-22 as set down in European regulation no. 1005-2009, since the analysis of the product has confirmed this possibility. These regenerated quantities will allow Géant Casino to maintain the existing installations that require it and will simplify the planning of other due conversions.
The Géant Casino management and the CSA research and development department were satisfied with the operation and congratulated Johnson Control for the way in which the specifications were respected.
The partnership between Climalife and Johnson Control ensured the efficient preparation of the retrofit operation in a given time and made it possible to manage the challenge by rotating the teams. This success was down to excellent cooperation between qualified technicians.
Description of the installation
PROFROID Condensing Unit with 6 Bitzer Compressors.
Reference: CR6 CH 300 XC.
Original fluid refrigerant: R-22, original oil used: SHELL Clavus SD2212
Before the conversion | After the conversion | |
Refrigerating power | 65 kW | 65 kW |
Type of compressor | BITZER 6F50.2Y hermetic accessible pistons | |
Evaporation/condensation temperature | -12°C / +40°C | -15°C / +40°C |
Evaporation/condensation pressure | 2.3 b / 14,5 b. | 2,2 b / 14,5 b |
Installation Technician: Johnson Control Grand Est, Dijon: Thierry Montaron
Géant Casino: After Sales Operating Manager France: Yves Brisson
Research Consultancy: Cooling System Assistance: M. Gaudin
Photos: Climalife
Author : E Kugener
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[1] (see case study '450 Kw of direct refrigeration reconverted for a Casino' on climalife.dehon.com/technical references, the first retrofit carried out in France with the R-427A.