Company Story
1898 - Georges Guichard opens a grocery store in Saint-Étienne, France, marking the beginning of Casino, Guichard-Perrachon S.A.
1929 - Casino merges with Établissements Perrachon, a company founded by Paul Perrachon, to form Casino, Guichard-Perrachon S.A.
1950 - Casino begins to expand its operations, opening new stores and acquiring existing ones, leading to rapid growth.
1960 - Casino launches its first supermarket, Casino Super, in Saint-Étienne.
1970 - Casino begins to expand internationally, opening its first store in Argentina.
1985 - Casino acquires the French retail chain, Rallye.
1991 - Casino launches its first hypermarket, Géant Casino, in France.
1997 - Casino acquires the Brazilian retail chain, Pão de Açúcar.
2005 - Casino merges with the French retail chain, Exelliance.
2014 - Casino acquires the Thai retail chain, Big C Supercenter.
2018 - Casino sells its stake in the Brazilian retail chain, Via Varejo.