家乐福2003销售报告(PDF 4页)

The 1st quarter, with a 6.0% increase in sales including VAT on constant exchange rates, reflects
a good year beginning, with 2.5% coming from comparable stores and 3.5% from new stores.
After the impact of exchange rates of –6.4%, sales decrease -0.4%.
• In the group’s 5 biggest European countries - France, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Greece –
Carrefour’s domestic market, sales increase 4.2% and represent 82% of the 1st quarter total.
• The quarter is marked by a negative calendar impact of around -0.9% (Easter in March in 2002,
in April in 2003). The 2nd quarter will have a positive calendar impact estimated at +1.2%.
• In the first quarter, 3 hypermarkets, 25 supermarkets, 83 hard discount stores, 47 convenience
stores and 1 cash and carry have opened under the Group banners, a total of 159 new points of
sales vs 52 in Q1 02.
• Moreover, the Group consolidates since January 2003 2 hypermarkets acquired in Italy, plus 1
under construction. Two other operations still under way will be consolidated after approvals
by local authorities:
- 38 hard discount stores in Spain: 27 integrated and 11 franchisees,
- and 3 hypermarkets plus 1 project in Tianjin (China).
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