First Carrefour to open in Yerevan, most probably, in early March - ambassador
04.02.2015,
15:34
The first Carrefour hypermarket in Armenia will open in Yerevan, most probably, in the beginning of March, French ambassador to Armenia jean-Francois Charpentier told a press conference on Wednesday.
YEREVAN, February 4. /ARKA/. The first Carrefour hypermarket in Armenia will open in Yerevan, most probably, in the beginning of March, French ambassador to Armenia jean-Francois Charpentier told a press conference on Wednesday.
Preparations for the opening will be completed soon, he said.
Charpentier also said the management of the hypermarket will rather prefer working with local producers. Specific products, certain brands of wines and cheese in particular, will be also available in the shop, he said.
The preliminary agreement between Yerevan Mall trade center and Carrefour was signed in Yerevan on May 13, in the presence of the presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Francois Hollande.
Carrefour SA is a French retail trade company and operator of Carrefour, the world’s second biggest chain of hypermarket after Wal-Mart.
The hypermarket will be opened in the territory of Yerevan Mall that occupies premises of 66,000 square meters, of which 10,000 square meters are built up in accordance with Carrefour standards. –0--
