French Groupe Casino plans to open stores in Uzbekistan

The French retail giant Groupe Casino is interested in entering the Uzbek market, Spot reports citing the press service of the Tashkent Khokimiyat.

On January 24, Sharof Rakhmanov, Deputy Khokim of the capital for investment and foreign trade, received Ervan Huard, Director of Groupe Casino for cooperation with the countries of the Middle East and Central Asia. The guest provided detailed information about the company.

Huard also announced the interest of the group in the possibility of creating a trading network in Tashkent. Groupe Casino hopes for support from the khokimiyat, – he noted.

Representatives of the khokimiyat, in turn, expressed their readiness to assist investors. Rakhmanov noted the development of the modern retail market in Uzbekistan in recent years and indicated that Groupe Casino “will be able to occupy a worthy niche” in it.

For the representative of the company, they promised to organize a meeting with potential local partners with the support of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.