The Competition Authority is currently examining the proposal to take over supermarkets under Intermark brand by the Guyanese group Sainte-Claire.
Stores belonging to the Eugène Thien-Ah-Koon group are in trouble, two of them, in Saint-Pierre and Tampon, even ceased their activity recently. The family group is in search of support and may have found it in Guyana. The Sainte-Claire group, Led by Éric Kuo Tsing Jen, already knows the meeting to be present in the travel sector, via Corsair and Navitour agencies. He would be interested in the resumption of intermark stores in Saint-Denis, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Pierre 400 and Saint-Joseph. With travel agencies, Large distribution is indeed the other profession of Eric Kuo Tsing Jen, who wishes to develop it. In 2020, He had bought the Ecomax brand, which now has 18 stores from 350 to 1,000 m2 in Guyana and Martinique. Its stores are a cleaning partner, The Hard-Discount brand in Intermarché. Sainte-Claire also has wholesaler activity and insurance activity in partnership with Allianz.