[2][3] Carrefour ended their partnership with the Algerian group Arcofina on February 19, 2009.
"The concept of mass distribution does not work in Algeria," added Carrefour.
Before that, Carrefour had still only one store opened as of 2009, of 18 hypermarkets planned by 2012.
The private group Arcofina explained that there was a delay because of difficulties in finding available land for hypermarkets.
Arcofina is now focusing on opening hypermarkets in the future under the Ardis brand.