The Louis Delhaize Group is a Belgian-French retail group established in 1875 by Louis Delhaize. The principal activity is the operation of food supermarkets and hypermarkets in Belgium, France, Luxembourg and Romania.
On February 23, 2022, Louis Delhaize Group announced the renovation of all Match and Smatch banners in Belgium, scheduled to take place between 2022 and 2025, and the phasing out of the banners in favor of Louis Delhaize for Smatch and Louis Delhaize Open Market for Match.[1]
History
On 12 July 2023, Alexandre Bompard, CEO of the Carrefour Group, announced the acquisition from the Louis Delhaize Group of 60 Cora hypermarkets and 115 Match supermarkets in France.[2] A few days later, the Louis Delhaize Group announced the sale of the Cora, Match, and Smatch supermarkets in Luxembourg to E.Leclerc.[3]