S.C. Galec (E.Leclerc)

S.C. Galec (Groupement d'Achats E.Leclerc) is the central purchasing and coordination cooperative for the E.Leclerc retail movement, one of France's largest and most recognized grocery and hypermarket chains. Founded in 1962 to serve the growing network of E.Leclerc stores, GALEC operates as the buying and logistics backbone for the cooperative. The broader E.Leclerc group encompasses over 720 stores in France and more than 80 additional locations across Europe including Spain, Portugal, Poland, Slovenia, Luxembourg, and Andorra — serving over 133,000 employees group-wide. GALEC itself employs approximately 800 staff and is headquartered in Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris.