Gross sales of Carrefour Brazil grow 7.2% in 2017

Carrefour Brazil informs on Tuesday (17/1) that there was growth of 7.2% in gross sales in 2017 and 5.3% in the fourth quarter of last year, compared with the same period in 2016. According to the statement from the retailer, sales for the year reached R $49.7 billion, equivalent to an increase of sales in the order of R $3.3 billion. Of this amount, 3% resulted from the same store sales performance. In the year to November, Carrefour Brazil gained market share in all retail formats, while the market share of Atacadão remained stable according to data from Nielsen. In the fourth quarter of 2017, gross sales reached R $13.6 billion.
Atacadão last year, gross sales reached $34 on the flag Atacadão R billion, a high of 8%, an increase of $2.5 billion compared to 2016 R. In the fourth quarter the increase was 7% to $9.3 billion. During the same period the increase in sales at the same stores concept increased 2.2% compared to 1.6% in the third quarter of 2017. According to the statement, the cash and carry segment represented around 69% of the consolidated gross sales of the Group Carrefour Brazil in the year 2017.
Express and e-commerce convenience stores (Carrefour Express) and Commerce of non-foods, together, accounted for 6% of sales, compared to a share of less than 2% in sales in the same period in the previous year and 8% in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Black Friday still retailer reported that sales growth of more than 50% of the Carrefour Retail stores versus a 5% growth for the physical retail sector (source Serasa Experian) and more than 150% of developments in e-commerce sales versus 10% growth of seto r (E-bit) during Black Friday. The launch of the initiative "Click and Collect" obtained positive results.
For the second consecutive year, the shops of Atacadão offered promotions for Black Friday, and that sales during this period grew by 76% in 2017, contributing significantly to the sales performance of the fourth quarter.
Opening October stores December 2017 29 new stores were opened, bringing the total number of stores to 634 by the end of December, representing an increase in sales of about 5.0% year against year, reaching 1,780,000 square meters.
Cash and carry model, were opened three new stores in the quarter: a Atacadão in Fortaleza, one in São Paulo and one in Minas Gerais. At the end of December, the Division Atacadão counted 169 stores, including 23 wholesale delivery units, totalling 930,017 m2 sales area (7.9% vs. 2016).
In Carrefour, the number of stores opened under the banner Express 22 units totaled 4T17, including the first store in São Paulo International Airport, in Guarulhos, bringing the number of stores to 119, of which 49 were opened in the last 12 months.
The two gas stations and a drugstore complete the expansion plan of the quarter. The brazilian operation has also opened a new supermarket store branded Carrefour Market in São Paulo.