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The Colruyt Group operates in following 3 segments.
1. Retail:
This segment comprises the stores under own management: Colruyt, OKay, Bio-Planet, DreamLand, Dreambaby, Dream, Colruyt France and Coccinelle France. This segment accounts for 77.9 % of group sales.
2. Wholesale:
This segment accounts for 16.4 % of group sales.
● Belgium
Activities include: supplying independent shopkeepers and affiliated traders by N.V. Spar Retail and supplying members of Alvo, together with the activities of N.V. Collivery (home deliveries and food service) and Colex (export).
● France
Activities include: supplying independent shopkeepers and associates including Coccinelle, Coccimarket and Panier Sympa brands, together with foodservice operations (delivery to public bodies such as the army, hospitals, school canteens, etc.) form part of this segment. The 16 Codi France Cash & Cary stores ( North-East France ) are also included in this segment.
3. Other:
This segment comprises the following operations:
● DATS 24 Petrol stations in Belgium and France
● Druco: Colruyt Group printing works
● Intrion
This segment accounts for 5.7 % of group sales.
In addition there are a number of companies that perform corporate activities for the entire Group that could not be allocated to a specific segment. The most important of these are:
● Finco N.V. in which the Group's financial operations are concentrated. Until 31/12/2005 Finco N.V. also acted as coordination centre for the Colruyt Group.
● Infoco N.V. provides for all Colruyt Group's IT needs and development.
● Locré N.V. is the Group's insurance captive in Luxembourg.
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