Leclerc history

In 1940, Laborer and Stitcher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Leclerc.

1949: Edouard Leclerc opens his first store.

By 1958, the Leclerc name was found on more than 50 stores.

1959: Company opens its first Paris-area store.

In 1960, the group launched a campaign to circumvent the distribution monopolies then in place, organizing protests by farmers in Paris to demand the right to sell directly to Leclerc, without having to go through a third-party.

1962: An association among Leclerc store owners is formed.

1964: Company opens its first hypermarket.

In 1970, the remaining Leclerc store owners reorganized their association as the cooperative Groupement d'Achat des Centres E. Leclerc, or GALEC.

In 1972, the first legislation designed to restrict the growth of the hypermarket trend in France--inspired in an attempt to protect the small merchant as the larger retail groups captured a greater and greater share of the retail market--threatened the growth of the Leclerc cooperative.

In 1975, Leclerc began organizing its own direct-purchasing facilities in cooperation with a number of independent fishing groups.

In 1976, Leclerc began opening its own gasoline stations, making purchases from independent oil companies outside of France, and cutting the price on a liter of gas.

In 1978 the group bought up a slaughtering facility in Brittany, then built a pork processing facility, France's largest, while also opening a salted meats plant to supply up to one-third of the cooperatives needs.

The company also created its own brand of clothing, Tissaia, in 1991.

1992: The first Leclerc in Spain is opened.

Making Jules Bianchi the only Formula One related death since Ayrton Senna’s death at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

1996: Company opens its first Leclercs in Poland and Portugal.

Charles Leclerc was born on the 16th of October 1997, making him 24 years of age at the time of writing and a Libra as per the Western Zodiac.

Born on the 14th of October 2000, Arthur Leclerc is the youngest of the three Leclerc brothers and a successful kart racer in his own right.

The new logo, created in 2003, highlights the company’s longevity, while retaining the heart symbol as the dominant feature of the Leclerc brand image.

Charles Leclerc went to École de Fontvieille (Fontvieille Primary School) in Monaco and later joined the Ferrari Driver Academy in 2015.

Fifth place at the French F4 Championship with two race wins (2018),

In his first season as a driver for Ferrari in 2019, Charles Leclerc achieved his first win at the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa.

Despite his channel being praised for its high production value and met with a positive response from fans, the channel has only posted three videos since its inception – with no activity being reported on the channel since 2020.