19 Auchan supermarkets were sold to Lidl for €30 million (source: Olivier Dauvers) and, in November 2025, 300 other similar areas were franchised to Intermarchè.
Auchan after wanting to merge with Carrefour and buying back part of the Casino network seems, given the enormous difficulties it is experiencing, to want to concentrate on hypermarkets only.
p.s.: even in Italy , Auchan’s supermarkets, operated under various SMA and then Simply Market brands, had not been a success.
Compiled on 26 December , updated on 27 December 2025
