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Casino Shareholders, Creditors Clear Accelerated Protection Plan

Groupe Casino shareholders and creditors have given the green light to a plan led by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky to bail out the debt-ridden French...

European Commission Authorises Kretinsky-Led Consortium To Take Control Of Groupe Casino

The European Commission has authorised the consortium comprising EP Equity Investment III s.à.r.l., Fimalac and Attestor to take control of Groupe C...

France's Leclerc Still Selling Pepsi After Carrefour Drops PepsiCo Products

The head of France's biggest supermarket chain E. Leclerc said it was still selling Pepsi after rival Carrefour ditched PepsiCo products in the latest tug-...

Carrefour Drops PepsiCo For Now But Will It Make A Difference?

Carrefour says it has ditched PepsiCo products in four European countries for taking price hikes too far, but the negotiation tactic may have little impact...

France's Leclerc Backs Carrefour In Pressuring Food Producers

The chairman of France's biggest supermarket chain E. Leclerc called on all big consumer goods firms to lower their prices as he weighed in on competitor C...

French Inflation Rises 4.1% In December, As Expected

French consumer prices rose in December in line with expectations, preliminary data from the national statistics body showed, due to an increase in energy...

Carrefour Says It Will Not Sell PepsiCo Goods Due To Price Hikes

Carrefour is telling customers in four European countries it will no longer sell products like Pepsi, Lay's crisps and 7up because they have become too cos...

Kretinsky-Led Consortium Set To Own 53.7% Of Casino's Capital

A consortium led by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky will own and control 53.7% of French retailer Casino's share capital once a restructuring plan is co...