Match is a Belgian multinational chain of supermarkets owned by Louis Delhaize Group.
Louis Delhaize Group, which owns Cora, Match and Smatch supermarkets, announced in 2023 that it will exit from food retail by selling activities in Belgium to Colruyt,[2] in Luxembourg to E.Leclerc[3] and in France to Carrefour.
[8] Approximately half were closed, the others being rebranded as Smatch small local supermarkets, with average sales areas of 400-500 square meters.
[10] Due to the losses recorded over the years, Loui Delhaize Group started closing stores.
[12] On 22 September 2023 it was announced that 57 of the 77 Belgian Match and Smatch supermarkets would be sold to Colruyt, and the remaining ones would be closed with 690 jobs to be lost as a result of the closures.
[13] In 2001, the group's other 14 Profi discount supermarkets were taken under the management of Match[8] and later rebranded as Smatch still being operated by SA Profilux company.
[18] In 2022, the group operated 115 stores in 14 departments in the northeast of the country, four warehouses with a net profit of 16.4 million euros.
[15] On 13 July 2023 Louis Delhaize Group announced the sale of all French food retail activities, including 55 Cora and 77 Match supermarkets for €1.05 billion to the former franchisor Carrefour.