Carrefour opened its first Atacadão

Atacadão, the new format "wholesaler" of Carrefour Group  announces the opening of a new store in Soacha, Colombia.

The store has a sales area of 5,500 m2, a storage area and cold storage of 1,500 m2 and offers a choice of over 10,000 items under one roof.

Halfway between hyper and warehouse, this concept is unique, aimed at both professionals and individuals. The products have two tariffs: a retail price for the purchase of a unit, and a wholesale price to buy a box of 10 for example.

Atacadão stores works so well in Brazil that Carrefour wants to adapt the concept for Spain and France, with tests planned in 2011.
 

Source: Carrefour, boursier, lsa