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This is a French version. The case describes the outcomes of the acquisition of Prisunic by Monoprix, with the financial help of Casino, one of France's largest supermarket companies, which also becomes a significant shareholder of the merged company. This operation should lead Monoprix to the critical mass in terms of cost efficiency. It should also permit cross-fertilisation of Monoprix's strengths in food and Prisunic's forte in fashion clothing. However, merging the two corporate cultures is not easy and multiple organisational and operational problems (especially in information systems) need to be solved. The Primo case is a 'natural' follow-up to the Monoprix case (598- 053-1). It illustrates the financial game that has been played by Monoprix in order to solve one of its 'headaches' - the insufficient cost efficiency. However, it challenges the students/participants on topics such as: how to build a successful corporate culture which integrates the strengths of both companies, how do you fine tune your retail concept(s) given the new portfolio of stores, how far can you, or should you, depart from your original concept? This case contains colour exhibits.