Carrefour's three-year plan

The company has so far acquired 12 Hypernova hypermarkets from Ahold, of which 11 have just been opened and the last is due to start business in the next few weeks. Carrefour has 30 hypermarkets in Poland, making it the second-largest operator after Tesco. By 2008 the company will have raised its number of hypermarkets to between 40 and 50. The firm now wants to concentrate on the construction of new stores, as it believes there are no more interesting takeover offers on the Polish market. It has increased its share in the Polish food industry market from eight to 11.4% and, thanks to its new Hypernovas, Carrefour's turnover will increase by 35 percent.