Carrefour SA operates hypermarkets, supermarkets, and hard discount and convenience stores in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Its hypermarkets offer staple products; urban, casual, sportswear, and maternity lines clothing; home decoration products; and tableware collection. The company's supermarkets provide non-food ranges, such as apparel, culture and leisure, and tableware products. Its hard discount stores offer non-food items, self-service fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, and snacks. Carrefour SA was founded by the Fournier and Defforey families in 1959.