Private company

Simply Market

Logo: Auchan S.A., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

French supermarket brand

Simply Market was a brand of French supermarkets formed in 2005. This brand is a new concept to eventually replace Atac supermarkets. The brand belongs to the AuchanSuper subsidiary that manages the branches of Auchan supermarkets.2 It ceased to exist in 2019.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2005Founded1

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Photo: Brianza2008, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Simply Market was a brand of French supermarkets formed in 2005. This brand is a new concept to eventually replace Atac supermarkets. The brand belongs to the AuchanSuper subsidiary that manages the branches of Auchan supermarkets. The group planned to open 500 Simply Market supermarkets in France by 2015.2

The story

1959: Opened first supermarket in Bagneux Doc

1985: Creation of the first supermarket Atac

1996: Selling of the Docks de France group to Auchan

1998: Birth of the Atac group, a sibling of the Auchan Group.

2005: Launch of the brand Simply Market: opening of its first supermarket in Bagneux

2009: Launch of website 42 stores in Île-de-France, home delivery or removed

2009/2010: Transformation of Atac supermarkets to Simply Market

2016-2019: Transformation from Simply Market to Auchan Supermarche

From Wikipedia’s article on Simply Market, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • supermarket

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2019Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2005Founded Founded1

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