Algeria : Auchan will open its 1st Retail and expands African Footprint

French retail group Auchan plans to enter Algeria in the fourth quarter of this year in partnership with the Great Way Group, a retail player operating in the Maghreb region.

The move will mark Auchan’s expansion to a third country in the continent after Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire.

The partnership will see the opening of a 5,000 square-metre Auchan branded hypermarket in the capital city of Algiers, managed by the Great Way Group.

Further expansion across the country is also being considered, Auchan noted.