Mercure International is an Import-Export company, employing 5,000 people worldwide, including a hundred or so at its head office and operations in Monaco. It creates and operates shopping centres in West and Central Africa through franchises and international brands in the field of food distribution, sports, fashion and electronics. It operates more than 250 points of sale, from 50 to 5000 m2 depending on the concept, in 17 countries in Europe, the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, the Maghreb and Africa, where it holds leading positions in all its businesses.