Who owns Carrefour (Middle East, Africa and Asia)?
Carrefour (Middle East, Africa and Asia) is made and sold by Majid Al Futtaim (the United Arab Emirates) under licence, an arrangement in place since 1995; Majid Al Futtaim does not own the name.[1][2][3][4] The Carrefour name is owned by Carrefour.
Evidence: Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC and its subsidiaries — directors' report and consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC reported
- Since
- Headquarters
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, Dubai
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › Grocery own brands
- Last verified
- · 4 sources
About Carrefour (Middle East, Africa and Asia)
Majid Al Futtaim holds the exclusive right to operate Carrefour in twelve markets across the Middle East, Africa and Asia and runs more than 390 hypermarkets and supermarkets under the name, offering upwards of 100,000 food and non-food lines. It opened its first store at City Centre Deira in 1995 and bought Carrefour SA out of the remaining 25 per cent of the hypermarket company in 2013, but the name is still not its own: Carrefour charges a sales-based franchise fee and the agreement runs to 2031.
Ownership timeline of Carrefour (Middle East, Africa and Asia)
Where Carrefour (Middle East, Africa and Asia) sits in Majid Al Futtaim
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Majid Al Futtaim
Majid Al Futtaim controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in grocery own brands, and who owns them
The 170 brands in grocery own brands on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is Cencosud, with 12; Majid Al Futtaim has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bretas | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Lucerne | Albertsons | 🇺🇸 United States |
| City Gross | Axfood | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Chalo | Empire | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Checkers | Shoprite Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Amanhecer | Jerónimo Martins | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| K-Citymarket | Kesko | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Farmer's Market | Loblaw | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Majid Al Futtaim
Majid Al Futtaim is a privately held company headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Majid Al Futtaim is a privately held Emirati group that builds and runs shopping malls, communities and hotels and then operates much of the retail and leisure business inside them. It opened the first City Centre mall in the United Arab Emirates in 1995 and now has 29 destination malls, more than 475 retail stores and over 625 cinema screens across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, on revenue of AED 35.9 billion in 2025. A good deal of what shoppers see under its roofs carries names it does not own: its hypermarkets trade as Carrefour under a franchise that charges it a fee on every sale.
Majid Al Futtaim: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇫🇷 Carrefour (Middle East, Africa and Asia) and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 327 brands that began in France. 102 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Carrefour (Middle East, Africa and Asia) among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Carrefour (Middle East, Africa and Asia)?
Majid Al Futtaim makes and sells Carrefour (Middle East, Africa and Asia) under a licensing agreement that has been in place since 1995.
Does Majid Al Futtaim own Carrefour (Middle East, Africa and Asia)?
No. Majid Al Futtaim holds a licence to make and sell Carrefour (Middle East, Africa and Asia), which is not the same as owning it. The name belongs to Carrefour.
Who owns the Carrefour (Middle East, Africa and Asia) name?
Carrefour owns the Carrefour (Middle East, Africa and Asia) trademark. Majid Al Futtaim pays to use it.
Where did Carrefour (Middle East, Africa and Asia) come from?
Carrefour (Middle East, Africa and Asia) originated in France.
Sources (4) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC and its subsidiaries — directors' report and consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 — Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC, Annual report; retrieved 21 September 2026.
- [2] Majid Al Futtaim — Retail — Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC, Official document; retrieved 21 September 2026.
- [3] Majid Al Futtaim — Our Journey — Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC, Official document; retrieved 21 September 2026.
- [4] Majid Al Futtaim Holding — Investor Presentation, March 2026 — Majid Al Futtaim Holding LLC, Official document; retrieved 21 September 2026.
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