Hey buddy. What's up?
Hey guys, how are you?
Your hair is falling a bit, you have to put it straight up.
Perfect. Now I have absolutely full confidence in myself. Listen, every time I invite you to see people ask questions, everything you want, because you have no filter, you have no barriers and you can change the world. Agreed?
Yeah.
Today, you are going to meet the big boss, the big boss of Carrefour, Alexandre... Bompard.
Alexandre Bompard. But I knew it, you are ultra mega cultivated. So promise me to be really very well-behaved because before meeting him, we have to go through the store right here. First rule, no announcements on the microphone. Second rule, no castles with toilet paper.
But actually, we do what we want, huh.
Where is Kai?
He left. Kai, Marseille my city, I love you, I wear your emblem, the colors. And go.
Look, no it's a pyramid. 3. OK, perfect. I'll take this. I'll take this.
Wesh.
What are they doing?
What can I get you?
I want the world, please.
Is it for an aperitif or dinner?
Aperitif.
What's your first name?
Tina.
Tina. You?
Manelle.
Manelle.
Kai.
Kai.
Isaac.
Isaac. And what's my first name?
Franklin.
No, it's not Franklin. No. Alexandre Bompard.
Not Alonzo, say Alexandre Bompard.
Alexandre. It's Alexandre for me.
Oh, are you from Frank Lampard's family?
From Frank Lampard? No, but he's a very good football player, Frank Lampard. But we're not the same family.
Just, why are prices super expensive in all stores?
Do you find prices super expensive?
Sometimes I buy Kinders but Kinder cost 8 euros, something like that.
Did you find that prices moved, that they increased?
Well, you're right. Actually prices did increase a bit.
Because the rabbits are listed on the stock market, right?
Yeah. It has nothing to do with being listed on the stock market, but that's not bad. Prices increased a bit 2-3 years ago, but now they're stabilized, at zero. But it's true it still feels expensive. However, all retailers, meaning all stores Carrefour, Leclerc, U, Intermarché, etc., work to keep prices as low as possible.
I have a question that I also asked the store manager. Have you ever called a Carrefour 'Carou'?
Yes, it's happened. Especially, you know, we are in Morocco, we have lots of stores in Morocco and Moroccans often say 'carou' when talking about Carrefour. And even here, it's an expression, we often say 'carreou'.
Yes. And you, does it happen to me to do that? Yeah, it happens.
But how did you become CEO?
Are you the son too? What do you mean?
Are you the son?
Am I the son of the former CEO? Oh no, I'm not the son of the former CEO because it's not my store. Carrefour isn't mine. Listen, what did I do? Well, I worked hard. Before, I was the head of Fnac and Darty.
And you bought Darty with Fnac?
And I bought it, you know everything. And then I was called to take care of Carrefour.
I have a question. Imagine by some huge coincidence, I make an app for Carrefour that allows easier payment. Would you take it or hire me?
No, but you, anything you do, I'll take it. I see it. So if you make an app, we'll take it.
OK. But how are you going to develop the app?
I have lots of tools that let me, like Claude Code, Claude, Perplexity, ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.
Do you know all the tools?
And so, what would your Carrefour app do, for example?
You want to buy something, you put it in your cart, but instead of scanning at the entrance, you scan it with your phone, then instead of going through the checkout, you pay on the app and then you can leave.
And can you develop that quickly for me?
Uh, it's still a bit long because you need a PayPal app and all that.
Okay. PayPal. But we'll try to do that before summer.
It's going to be tight because I have school, me.
You still have school. What would you do then if you were the boss of Carrefour?
Uh, I would put less sugar.
You would put less sugar.
You know? Uh, I'd put everything at 10 euros.
TV, PS5, Switch. Also 10 euros?
Come on, around 99 euros. 99 euros is a good price, you know.
Yeah, but in the store, you know there are lots of products under 1 euro, like fruits and vegetables under 1 euro.
Do you sometimes eat one of these products?
Do I sometimes eat things from the stores?
Like, when nobody's there, you sneak a little snack?
I take a small chocolate on the sly.
No, I don't do that. But whenever I go to stores, you know, I'm super greedy. So I take everything, because you're rich.
As soon as I walk around.
No, but you know, the teams in the store always want me to test lots of products.
Do you sometimes come do your shopping at your Carrefour?
Do you have the right to pay?
If the director pays nothing.
When I do my shopping, I pay.
And so, do you pay yourself?
