Auchan to cut 25% of GLA, the equivalent of 18 hypermarkets

While the transfer of 31 Casino stores to Auchan began on 14 May, Auchan (2023 sales: €32.9 billion, flat vs 2022), in a bid to rationalise costs, intends to reduce GLA in France by 25%. According to La Lettre, the reduction will affect 71 of Auchan’s 119 French hypermarkets. Running between 2025 and 2028, this affects a total 186,150 sq.m, the equivalent of 18 hypermarkets. The non-food departments of 25 hypermarkets will be reduced in 2025 (75,485 sq.m eliminated), followed by 17 in 2026 (45,