Alexandre Bompard

After Carrefour entered Israel through a franchisee in 2022, pro-Palestinian, trade union and human rights organisations called for a boycott. In 2025, Bompard stated that no Carrefour store was located in occupied territory. An NGO report published in May 2026 disputed this claim, identifying two franchisee-operated Carrefour stores in Israeli settlements.

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In February 2026, Alexandre Bompard appeared before a Senate inquiry committee examining manufacturers' and supermarkets' margins, against a backdrop of recurring suspicions about food price formation and the division of value between producers, manufacturers and retailers.

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A complaint filed in 2024 by former Casino chief executive Jean-Charles Naouri, concerning in particular suspicions of market manipulation and criminal conspiracy arising from the Carrefour–Casino tensions of 2018, led to a judicial investigation. On 3 February 2026, the offices of Alexandre Bompard and close colleagues were searched.

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Following the first plan in 2018, Carrefour continued workforce reductions, collective voluntary severance agreements and conversions of stores to lease management. In 2023, Le Monde described a fifth wave of departures since Bompard's arrival; according to trade union calculations, directly employed staff in France had fallen from approximately 115 000 to 85 000.

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Protagonist not prosecuted

Bompard's remuneration at Carrefour prompted several unusual votes of no confidence. In 2022, remuneration for 2021 was approved by only 58.83 %, with more than 41 % of votes against, amid debate over the level of executive packages.

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In November 2020, João Alberto Silveira Freitas, a 40-year-old Black man, died after being violently beaten by two security guards in a Carrefour store in Porto Alegre. The footage triggered demonstrations and a national debate on racism and security practices at Carrefour Brasil.

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Seven months after joining Carrefour, Alexandre Bompard presented a transformation plan involving €2 billion in savings, 2 400 voluntary departures at headquarters and the sale or closure of 273 former Dia stores. Unions believed that the real number of affected employees would be much higher and organised protests.

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Total remuneration awarded to Alexandre Bompard for 2016 at Fnac Darty was estimated at approximately €13.9 million, largely driven by older performance and share-option schemes whose value had risen substantially with the share price. The amount prompted trade union and media criticism.

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