Carrefour is a France-based supermarket group, with a global network of supermarkets. The first Carrefour store is located in Annecy near a crossroads (carrefour in French). This is the smallest Carrefour store in the world.
The group was created by Marcel Fournier and it grew into a network from this first sale's point. As of 2003, they were the world's second biggest supermarket chain, after Wal-Mart.
