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ODDO : Food retail and COVID-19 impact: consumers stocking up in the short term

>France: food sales boosted by 5.4 points, according to Nielsen data - According to Nielsen, FMCG and fresh product sales in France grew by 6.2% in value terms in the ten days from 24 February to 4 March 2020 vs growth of only 0.8% in FY 2019.The rate of growth was widespread for retail overall:+5.8% for stores (even hypermarkets were positive: +5.9%).+12.9% for click and collect points (which account for 6.5% of the market in France).And +73.8% fo...
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Carrefour SA

Carrefour is a distribution group based in France. Co. is engaged in retailing business, primarily in Europe (France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Poland, and Romania); Asia (China, India, and Taiwan); and Latin America (Argentina and Brazil). Co. offers a variety of fresh produce, products from local suppliers and major-brand products. Co. operates Hypermarkets, Supermarkets, Convenience stores and Cash & Carry stores, as well as food and non-food e-commerce sites. Co. also offers services such as financial and insurance services, travel, entertainment, after-sales services, and leasing of commercial vehicles. As of Dec 31 2013 Co. operated 10,105 stores under its brand.

Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA

Casino Guichard-Perrachon is a food retailer based in France. Co. operates hypermarkets, supermarkets, discount stores, convenience stores and cafeterias. Co.'s stores are discount stores selling groceries and consumer goods, and providing services like financial and insurance services, real estate, and restaurants. Co. operates hypermarkets under the brand Geant Casino; urban and rural supermarkets under the brand Casino Supermarches; city-centre supermarkets under the brand Monoprix; convenience/national superettes under the brands Petit Casino, Vival and Spar; covenience-paris area stores under the brand Marche Franprix; and discount stores under the brand Leader Price.

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA

Distribuidora Internacional De Alimentacion is a supermarket and convenience store group based in Spain. Co. is engaged in the retail trade of food through cut-price self-service supermarkets and franchise establishments. Co. is engaged in the operation of stores located in Spain, France, Portugal, Turkey, Argentina, Brazil and China.

Etablissementen Franz Colruyt N.V.

Etablissements FR Colruyt is engaged in wholesale, food service, distribution of fuels, production of electricity and digital printing. Co. has three operating segments: retail, which relates to stores under Co.'s own management which directly sell to retail customers and bulk consumers; wholesale and foodservice, which supplies to wholesalers, commercial customers and affiliated independent merchants; and other activities, which operates gas stations, engaged in printing and document management and provides alternative energy.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize is an international group of supermarket and foodservice operators based in Europe and the U.S. Co. operates supermarkets and convenience stores. In addition, Co. provides online food retailing services. Co. also finances, develops and manages store sites and shopping centers. Ahold Europe comprises Albert Heijn in the Netherlands and Belgium; Etos, Gall & Gall, and albert.nl in the Netherlands; and Albert / Hypernova in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Ahold USA is organized into four retail divisions: Giant Carlisle, Giant Landover, Stop & Shop New England, and Stop & Shop New York Metro. The Peapod online business is also part of Ahold USA.

METRO AG

Metro AG, formerly Metro Wholesale & Food Specialist AG, is a Germany-based international wholesale and food service business group and dedicated food specialist with a customer base in wholesale in approximately 35 countries in Europe and Asia. The Company business is carried out by two operating segments: the METRO Wholesale segment and the Real segment. The Company operates also as a retailer in the hypermarket segment of German grocery retail market. The Company operates internationally under brands METRO and Real. The Company operates approximately 751 warehouses in 25 countries and approximately 79 delivery depots. The Company also provides foodservice distribution via Classic Fine Foods group, Rungis Express group and Pro a Pro group.

Rallye S.A.

Rallye is a holding company, operating within the specialized food distribution industry through its majority holdings in Casino and Groupe GO Sport. Co.'s main asset, Casino, represents 99% of its consolidated sales; and Groupe GO Sport specializes in retail sporting goods through its GO Sport and Courir brands. Co. also manages investment portfolios with financial assets (LBOs, real estate funds, energy, development capital), and real estate assets (shopping malls and residential developments). Co.'s activities are divided into three segments: food and general retailing (through Casino); sporting goods retailing (through Groupe Go Sport); and financial holdings and investments.

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​Oddo Securities provides securities brokerage and research services. The company offers equity, economic, and derivatives research and credit analysis services. It focuses on insurance, automotive, building materials, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, information technology, and agri-food industries.

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