Multi-banner European retailer and distributor operating 700+ stores across Belgium, France, and Luxembourg
Colruyt Group is a large, diversified retail and distribution operator spanning Belgium, France, and Luxembourg with a tech stack built on Microsoft (Azure, .NET, Teams, SharePoint, Entra ID) and Adobe (Experience Platform, Analytics, Launch). Hiring shows a mix skewed toward senior engineering roles with parallel operational scaling—suggesting system modernization alongside store network expansion. Active projects span retail operations (theft prevention, price management, digital workplace), B2B CRM, and production-line work, indicating a business caught between legacy store-format challenges and digital commerce evolution.
Colruyt Group operates over 700 company-owned stores and 1,000+ affiliated stores under multiple banners (Colruyt, Okay, Bio-Planet, Cru in Belgium; Colruyt, Coccinelle, Panier Sympa in France). The group also runs DATS 24 fuel stations, Newpharma (online pharmacy), Jims fitness clubs, and Solucious/Culinoa (foodservice distribution). Manufacturing and production are in-house for private-label goods, including wine production. The workforce exceeds 33,000 employees; 2023/24 revenue was €10.8 billion. The company is publicly listed on Euronext Brussels.
Colruyt Group runs on Microsoft Azure (.NET, Azure App Service, Logic Apps, Cosmos DB), Azure Entra ID for identity, and Adobe Experience Platform with Analytics. Front-end uses React, Angular, and JavaScript. Data tools include SQL and Google Analytics. DevOps runs on Git and GitLab with Docker.
Halle, Flemish Region, Belgium. The company operates across Belgium, France, and Luxembourg with subsidiaries including Newpharma, Jims, and Solucious.
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