Turnover: 300 million EUR (2021)
Country: France
- La Grande Récré is a toy store chain that first appeared in France in 1977 under the name "La Récré".
- the company had 233 stores in France, 19 in Belgium and 11 in Morocco in 2017
- La Grande Récré is the trading name of Ludendo Commerce France.
- On March 5, 2018, the company went into receivership
- In June 2018, Ludendo Groupe announces the closure of its subsidiaries in Spain, Switzerland and Belgium, as well as 62 La Grande Récré stores out of the 166 directly owned by the group in France.
- In 2023, the group is liquidated and La Grande Récré is taken over by king Jouet
News
La Grande Récré back on the attack 29/02/2024
- -The French toy market has fallen by -5.2% in value and -8% in volume in 2023.
- - La Grande Récré expects to achieve sales of 200 million euros in 2024, compared with 175 million euros in 2022.
- - La Grande Récré was acquired by its competitor JouéClub in June 2023.
Jouet cClub bids to take over La Grande Récré 13/05/2023
- Ludendo Group: owner of La Grande Récré
- Financière Immobilière Bordelaise (FIB): majority shareholder of Ludendo, in receivership
- JouéClub
- Offers to take over nearly 90% of La Grande Récré's 97 integrated stores and 50 franchise contracts in France and abroad
- Proposes to continue corner contracts in Casino stores and Total freeway service stations
- Will safeguard over a thousand direct and indirect jobs if the offer is accepted
La Grande Récré sets its sights higher for its 45th anniversary 20/04/2022
- La Grande Récré has 150 stores in France and abroad.
- Sales under the La Grande Récré banner are close to €300 million, up 10% despite store and shopping center reconfigurations and closures.
- The company is working on two new store concepts
- La Grande Récré offers 45,000€ in prizes to be won on its website and in its stores
- After testing its eight corners at Géant Casino, La Grande Récré plans to roll out these spaces (from 150 to 250m²) in around a hundred stores by the end of the year.
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