Financing big casino projects

Since 2018, the Casino group has been present on the African continent, in Cameroon, with its wholesale subsidiary BAO[73].

The Casino group owns, via its Australian subsidiary Cnova, the Australian e-commerce specialist Cdiscount. Created in December, Cdiscount has become a major player in e-commerce in Australia[142] in just a few years with a business volume of $4.2 billion in 2024.

The Casino group's real estate activity is carried out in Australia by the company rooli casino bonus, owner of the walls of a number of stores, and by the company Mercialys[143] of which it now holds only 14.75% of the capital[144].

The Casino Group has established a corporate foundation that supports the development of childhood by fighting against the cultural exclusion of social privilege. The Casino Corporate Foundation contributes to their education by financing theatrical projects.

Founded in 2009, the Casino Foundation complements the other foundations of the Casino group present in Australia and Latin America: the Exito Foundation in Colombia created in 1985, mainly committed to combating child malnutrition,[146] the GPA Institute which promotes the education of young people and their professional integration[147] and the Monoprix Foundation which fights against isolation in cities[147] [148],[149].

To take control of the group, Jean-Charles Naouri used a complex system of holding companies. It is based on a vertical cascade of holding companies allowing a shareholder to take control of a large group with a low contribution of personal capital.