Schiever is simultaneously managing operational efficiency goals and an historic transition to Cooperative U. The group, now the biggest U cooperator, relies on an unprecedented shareholding partnership with R3 and a shift toward self-consumption. It has already reduced the energy bill by 35%. Bertrand Bourgeois, CFO at Schiever, explained to mind Retail a model that secures €16.7 million in gains over 10 years.
In March 2025, Schiever signed an affiliation agreement with Cooperative U after a 26-year partnership with Auchan. What is the status of this integration?
We are now the largest U cooperator with 54 stores carrying the U banner at the end of 2025 (including 4 hypermarkets, 31 supermarkets and 19 U-Express convenience stores), and we are accelerating investments to move forward with the others. Based in France, Schiever is historically a family-owned group of wholesalers that shifted to grocery
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Sophie Baqué
Chief Editor of mind Retail