A week before publication of the Q1 results, the exit options are becoming clearer for Casino (2022 turnover of €33.6 billion), which is plunged into a debt crisis (€6.4 billion) exacerbated by the rise in interest rates and a grocery business weakened by inflation. The group has to repay €1.2 billion of debt maturing in 2024 and €1.8 billion in 2025.
On 24th April, Intermarché announced that it was joining the planned merger between Casino France and the listed group Teract (Jardiland, Gamm Vert, Boulangeries Louise, Delbard, Frais d’ICI, and Bio&Co, with shareholders Invivo and Misters Zouari, Niel and Pigasse).