The Carrefour Group, the first distributor in Europe and second in the world, with a turnover of 5.51 billion euros (2017), operates in Italy with 1,076 points of sale divided into 52 Carrefour Hypermarkets (of which 1 franchise), 407 Carrefour Market Supermarkets (of which 217 direct and 190 franchise), 601 Carrefour Express proximity points of sale (of which 181 direct and 420 franchise), 13 Cash and Carry (Docks Market and GrossIper ) and 3 Supeco stores.