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.

Lebanon: Géant had one hypermarket in Lebanon which was bought in late 2008 by Sultan Trading Center and replaced by The Sultan Center to be replaced by carrefour in 2017 upon its closure in Lebanon.

Countries where Géant is currently not operating The first Géant supermarket in Libya was opened in April 2023 in Benghazi, with plans to expand in other cities.

In Egypt, there is now a Géant supermarket in New Cairo. 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. By 2008, Geant had 10 hypermarkets operating in the Kingdom. In April 2004, Geant Saudi Arabia opened its first store in Riyadh after a franchise agreement between Groupe Casino and Fawaz Al Hokair Group. The acquired stores were rebranded as Carrefour and Carrefour Market depending on their store format or size. 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. Géant expanded its operations to Kuwait by opening a store in 2005 in Kuwait City. A store was opened in Dubai in 2005 and one in Abu Dhabi in 2015 at Yas Mall. Operations in the Middle East Kuwait, Bahrain and UAE įu-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. Géant in different parts of the world Country Géant Casino is the fifth largest hypermarket chain in the world and the fourth largest in France after Carrefour, E.Leclerc and Auchan. There are over two million Géant card-holders. A loyalty card system has been introduced by Géant, with a price discount on certain groceries. The concept is, like most hypermarkets, to have all kinds of items available under one roof. In December 2015, Géant Casino had about 142 hypermarkets all over the world. Géant opened its first hypermarket in 1970.

History A remodeled Casino Géant hypermarket in France. In February 2016, it had 120 stores in France. Géant Casino ( French pronunciation: ) is a hypermarket chain based in Saint-Étienne, France, part of the French retailing giant Groupe Casino.

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