Carrefour : Cepsa and Carrefour sign the renewal of the agreement to continue operating 'express' stores in service stations

On June 13th, Cepsa and Carrefour signed the renewal of the agreement to continue with the expansion 'express' stores in service stations. This renewal, which includes the opening of new stores up to 2018.

The companies began their collaboration in 2013 with the opening of ten pilot stores. At present, the network of Cepsa service stations in Spain already includes 175 Carrefour Express stores. This business model has proven a hit with customers and has managed to grow in record time: 75 stores in 2014 and 75 in 2015. Similarly, this year is to see the launch of around 85 further outlets.

The Carrefour Express outlets installed at Cepsa service stations extend the usual range on offer at service station outlets, offering guests the variety of a supermarket at competitive prices, while also offering the Carrefour brand. The aim of the outlets is to offer the user an alternative way to buy supermarket products without leaving the service station, giving the customer a closer, easier and more comfortable shopping experience, without having to travel to other premises.

To this is added the current discounted prices offered on fuel by the two companies. This enables customers to make a 4% saving when refuelling at Cepsa with the Carrefour club card, which becomes 5% during the summer months.