Auchan

Five stars in class!
For the ten days I stayed in the town of Eu last year, I visited Auchan 7 times…
For those with the good chance of living within 100 miles of an Auchan, I suspect it’s taken for granted that such offerings exist. It’s clear that the business model works in France, where the enjoyment of food is paramount, and the notion of «healthful and wholesome diet» is understandably secondary given that enjoyment of a diversity takes care of that.
This review, therefore, is written for the vast majority of us in the States that would relish having an Auchan to go to — and to access the freshest ingredients from a broad spectrum of ingredients.
If the business model were to be compared to one in the U.S., the closest I could come to would be a «Super-​Walmart» — but what a travesty of a comparison that would be.
Auchan is rather like Costco — in the sense that Costco aims to provide the highest quality ingredients. But, Auchan is not a warehouse outlet — and therefore concerns itself with a VERY, VERY broad and deep spectrum of fresh foods.
What’s particularly fascinating to me is that this particular Auchan is effectively servicing three relatively small towns (or, relatively large villages).
There are Auchan stores across France, as well as in a dozen or so other countries. Doing a quick Wiki search, I see that Houston and Chicago were host cities to the only two Auchan stores in the U.S., but they were suffering losses because they simply couldn’t attain the economy-​of-​scale advantages they would have needed to thrive.
This review — ultimately — is a statement of envy to all of you that get to enjoy shopping here. The U.S., with all of our clear benefits as a nation, has NOTHING remotely close to an Auchan. Be happy with your lot!

Riesiger Supermarkt mit tollen Frische-​Angeboten. Gleich nebenan weitere Geschäfte (u.a. auch Aldi) und eine Tankstelle