Faced with shifting market dynamics, French retailers Groupe Casino and Auchan Retail are planning to restructure their operations. Groupe Casino’s international development arm, ExtenC, is undergoing a major reorganisation to align with the group’s new strategy. ADVERTISEMENTThe goal of this project is to boost the performance of international stores and improve ExtenC’s overall profitability. Auchan RetailElsewhere, Auchan Retail is embarking on a transformation of its hypermarket model and planning to downsize 66 stores by 2027, according to a report on www.Capital.fr. For instance, the Perpignan hypermarket – initially planned to shrink from 15,000 to 10,000 square metres – is now confirmed to be reduced further, to approximately 8,000 square metres, by 2026.