At present, Carrefour owns 236 stores in 73 Chinese cities, with a total of 66,000 employees.
Garnier said China's policy of pushing forward urbanisation means opportunities for the retail business.
"There are many opportunities in central and western China, such as Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Anhui and Jiangxi. We will open more outlets and put more resources there," state-run Xinhua news agency quoted the official as saying.