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Denis Defforey (July 7, 1925 - February 6, 2006) was a French businessman. He was the co-founder of Carrefour , and its chief executive officer from 1985 to 1990. [2]
Denis Defforey, né le 7 juillet 1925 à Lagnieu et mort le 6 février 2006 à Genève en Suisse [1], [2], est le cofondateur, l'actionnaire et un dirigeant du célèbre groupe de distribution français Carrefour. Il est inhumé à Vaux-en-Bugey près de Lagnieu [3]. Il est l'oncle d'Antoine de Galbert.
28 Nov 2013 · The group was created by Marcel Fournier, Denis Defforey and Jacques Defforey and grew into a chain from this first sales outlet. In 1999 it merged with Promodès, known as Continent, one of its major competitors in the French market.
6 Jun 2023 · Carrefour, one of the world’s largest retail chains, traces its origins back to 1959 in Annecy, France, where it was founded by three ambitious entrepreneurs: Marcel Fournier, Denis Defforey, and Jacques Defforey.
Denis Defforey was a food wholesaler who partnered with Marcel Fournier, a novelties shop owner, to create Carrefour in 1959. They opened the first hypermarket in France in 1963 and launched the iconic Carrefour logo.
The group was created in 1958 by Marcel Fournier, Denis Defforey and Jacques Defforey, who attended and were influenced by several seminars in the United States led by "the Pope of retail", Bernardo Trujillo. The Carrefour group was the first in Europe to open a hypermarket: a large supermarket and a department store under the same roof.
15 Jun 2023 · Founders Marcel Fournier, Denis Defforey and his brother Jacques picked up the idea for the store on a 'retail safari' (at a time when retail safaris were unheard of) to Dayton, Ohio, organised...
